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So I found this truly remarkable review of Good Omens, the novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, from 1990, in the New York Times.
It is worth reading for the sheer level of "Oh my god".
I particularly enjoyed the bit where he casually trashed the band Queen, and implied nobody had thought of them for years, nor should they. I also enjoyed him name-checking three films as if we'd all seen them, two of which are completely forgotten by film history. They NYT has always had a rich vein of utterly demented and very badly wrong reviews of fantasy and SF (c.f. their initial reviews of the GoT TV show), across various media, but this is a real triumph of "getting it wrong" whilst simultaneously sounding truly incredibly pleased with yourself. I do appreciate the vaguely gonzo style at least.
If you know of other reviews that have aged poorly, and I know there are many out there, please add them to this thread.
It is worth reading for the sheer level of "Oh my god".
The Four Bikers of the Apocalypse (Published 1990)
www.nytimes.com
I particularly enjoyed the bit where he casually trashed the band Queen, and implied nobody had thought of them for years, nor should they. I also enjoyed him name-checking three films as if we'd all seen them, two of which are completely forgotten by film history. They NYT has always had a rich vein of utterly demented and very badly wrong reviews of fantasy and SF (c.f. their initial reviews of the GoT TV show), across various media, but this is a real triumph of "getting it wrong" whilst simultaneously sounding truly incredibly pleased with yourself. I do appreciate the vaguely gonzo style at least.
If you know of other reviews that have aged poorly, and I know there are many out there, please add them to this thread.