Cinema Speculation
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Quentin Tarantino
- ISBN：B09V3FTWKY
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Reviews
Steve Sanders
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Like a Tarantino movie， the book is funny， often profound， never boring， and a little problematic （whoever produced the audiobook really should have told him to dial down his “black voice”）。
Judy
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Listening to Quentin go off about the Los Angeles Times Film Critics is honestly my new favorite thing。
Andrew
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Took my time reading through this because I honestly didn't want it to end （also I was a compiling a watch list of films to track down）。 It's a mix between an outright memoir and a straightforward discussion of some of the most formative films of Tarantino's youth。 The way he writes about even the most familiar movies （I've seen "Dirty Harry" quite a bit！） makes you want to drop everything and revisit them immediately， but I suppose his enthusiasm for the medium isn't exactly breaking news。Much Took my time reading through this because I honestly didn't want it to end （also I was a compiling a watch list of films to track down）。 It's a mix between an outright memoir and a straightforward discussion of some of the most formative films of Tarantino's youth。 The way he writes about even the most familiar movies （I've seen "Dirty Harry" quite a bit！） makes you want to drop everything and revisit them immediately， but I suppose his enthusiasm for the medium isn't exactly breaking news。Much the same way the resonant emotion of the Aldo Ray segments in his "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" novelization shone through， the climactic chapter here about Tarantino's part-time babysitter and sort of surrogate older brother Floyd can't help but stand out。 Everyone's got that person who showed them the ropes， who influenced them to pursue their passions， who may or may not still be an important figure in their lives anymore， and we should all be so lucky to write about them as eloquently as Tarantino writes about Floyd。 。。。more
John Schorg
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This reads like a series of lectures that Tarantino might give on his favorite films， and it is very entertaining in that light。 As with most of his stuff， Tarantino gets a little tiresome when he tries to impress you with how much he knows， but the journey is always worth a look。
Danny Marcalo
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I thought the novelization of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was ok， but unnecessary。 This book is much more interesting。 Tarantino is obviously very passionate about the films。 On the one hand he has a lot of understanding about the narrative structure as well as the symbolism of the films he is reading。 On the other， he has a lot of background knowledge， from research or simply knowing the people involved and having talked to them。 I liked the aspects of his own life he inserts。 The endless m I thought the novelization of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was ok， but unnecessary。 This book is much more interesting。 Tarantino is obviously very passionate about the films。 On the one hand he has a lot of understanding about the narrative structure as well as the symbolism of the films he is reading。 On the other， he has a lot of background knowledge， from research or simply knowing the people involved and having talked to them。 I liked the aspects of his own life he inserts。 The endless movie watching in theaters with his mom and the changing men in her life。 The reaction of audiences to specific scenes。 This truly is a memoir， a personal history with Hollywood and the films of the 1970s and it is great fun to read。 。。。more
Ben Sinclair
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For anyone with an interest in ‘70s American filmmaking， this was a pretty huge geekout， blending personal memoir with film criticism （and not the overly theoretical kind）
Phillip Nicholson
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Context is everything！ Fastest book I’ve read this year and absorbed every word。
Ryan
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QT imagining what a De Palma-directed Taxi Driver would've been like was deeply pleasing to read， including imagining Travis's botched assassination in style of Carrie's meticulous prom scene。 QT imagining what a De Palma-directed Taxi Driver would've been like was deeply pleasing to read， including imagining Travis's botched assassination in style of Carrie's meticulous prom scene。 。。。more
Matthew Wilder
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A+ on Quentin’s mom’s black boyfriends。 The stuff on cinema， not so much。Recommendation to QT: take a breather from seventies movies。 For one year solid—all of 2023–watch only the works of 1932。
Asad
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Finally a film related book that isn't boring。 Finally a film related book that isn't boring。 。。。more
Martin
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This is absolutely the most fun I've had reading a book of film/criticism/history。 Hands down。 And the best volume of film criticism that I've read in years。 Partly because Tarantino and I are roughly the same age， and I grew up enjoying similar movies， when I could see them。But mostly because of his knowledge， and outright enthusiasm for the movies he's discussing。 We don't get bogged down in technical analysis， although when it's offered it's illuminating and to the point。Also， his biographica This is absolutely the most fun I've had reading a book of film/criticism/history。 Hands down。 And the best volume of film criticism that I've read in years。 Partly because Tarantino and I are roughly the same age， and I grew up enjoying similar movies， when I could see them。But mostly because of his knowledge， and outright enthusiasm for the movies he's discussing。 We don't get bogged down in technical analysis， although when it's offered it's illuminating and to the point。Also， his biographical asides， and memories of seeing the films add a personal touch that is missing from a great deal of film criticism。 （Add to the fact that he writes the way normal people talk- Like reading Steinbeck。 This is not a dry academic tome。）Every so often， I say this about a book。 This is the book that makes me so glad I'm a book seller， because I cannot wait to share it with people。One last thing。 Based on his first two books， not to mention his screenplays， Quentin is one hell of an author。 Regardless of how many more movies he makes， I sincerely hope he keeps writing。 。。。more
LiA
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Via netgalley bekam ich die deutsche Ausgabe von Cinema Speculation， meine Rezension bezieht sich also auf diese。 Was vermutlich ebenso für das englische Original gilt ist， dass QT sein überbordendes， unfassbares Filmwissen ebenso exzessiv über die Lesende ausschüttet， wie seine Filme überwältigend und faszinierend sind。 Fakten， Details， Anekdotisches， Analytisches， Spannendes， Unbekanntes， viel viel Unbekanntes， Amerikanisches。。。 Nie war mir bewusst， wie wenig ich über das Kino weiß。 Anderersei Via netgalley bekam ich die deutsche Ausgabe von Cinema Speculation， meine Rezension bezieht sich also auf diese。 Was vermutlich ebenso für das englische Original gilt ist， dass QT sein überbordendes， unfassbares Filmwissen ebenso exzessiv über die Lesende ausschüttet， wie seine Filme überwältigend und faszinierend sind。 Fakten， Details， Anekdotisches， Analytisches， Spannendes， Unbekanntes， viel viel Unbekanntes， Amerikanisches。。。 Nie war mir bewusst， wie wenig ich über das Kino weiß。 Andererseits: Vermutlich muss ich / will ich gar nicht Alles wissen。 Bei der Lektüre erinnerte ich mich daran， wie ich vor vielen Jahren bei der Bremer "Profile Intermedia" einen geplant 30-minütigen Vortrag zum Thema "Film & Design" als Intro （oder Extro） eine Sondervorführung des US-Westerns "Die glorreichen Sieben" dolmetschen sollte。 Wie gesagt: 30 Minuten war der Plan。 Der eingeladene Spezialist für Special Effects sprach bereits 90 Minuten und ein Ende zeichnete sich nicht ab。 Er wusste unglaublich viel， und vieles von dem， was er schilderte， war unglaublich interessant。 Aber irgendwie doch （zu） viel （für den Moment）。 Bei einem Buch ist es anders。 Das kann man zwischendurch weglegen。 Ein Vorteil。 Und Tarantinos "Cinema Speculation" ist ja auch in Kapitel zu einzelnen Filmen unterteilt。 Jede:r kann sich also rauspicken， was sie/ihn interessiert。 Ein bisschen stört und nervt die deutsche Übersetzung， die sicherlich korrekt ist， aber， anders als der Verlag ankündigt， nicht "die Stimme Tarantinos" （wie wir sie aus seinen Regiearbeiten kennen） authentisch vermittelt。 Deutsch ist - sorry to say - zu behäbig und zu schwer。 Jeder nett ins Englische eingestreute Fluch kommt donnernd daher， und wirkt gelesen viel imposanter als QT je wäre。 Im übrigen ist die Nennung der deutschen Filmtitel bei den englischen Originalen zwar informativ， wird aber jedesmal durch ein vorgestelltes "dt。" eingeführt。 Da （gefühlt） Hunderte von Filmen mit Titel genannt werden， ist das schlicht überflüssig。 Die Leserin wird realisieren， dass es der deutsche Titel ist。 Vielleicht wäre eine Filmliste im Anhang die bessere Lösung gewesen。 Dass Tarantino selbst hier und da redundant ist und spätestens ab Mitte des ersten Kapitels klar ist， dass er als kleiner wilder frecher Junge bereits jede Menge Doppelvorstellungen von mehr oder weniger brutalen Erwachsenenfilmen im Kino sah， so dass sich die ständige Wiederholung dieser Aussage eigentlich erübrigt， sei ihm nachgesehen。 Er ist halt Quentin Tarantino， und das Buch für jede:n Filmfan mit Sicherheit eine sympathische Lektüre und ein echter Wissensschatz。 Ich würde， um den authentischen Autor zu genießen， aber unbedingt das englische Original empfehlen。 。。。more
Mike Gonzalez
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