I have a whole new appreciation for Ed Wood's "achievement" after spending the better part of a lazy weekend watching some bargain basement movies purchased from Suncoast. I made the mistake of picking up a couple of those Brentwood DVD compilations of various crappy "horror" films, and let me just say that they make "Plan 9 from Outer Space" shine in comparison.
Ok, so Ed Wood didn't have the technical skills of a, say, Mario Bava, or even a Lucio Fulci, or whatever, but his incompetent nonsense has given me, and countless others, so many hours of entertainment and that counts for something. No, he had no talent whatsoever for filmmaking, but after watching some truly unwatchably bad movies, I can say that at least Plan 9 keeps your interest.
How can you not love the silly dialogue? ("Because all you of earth are idiots!") The amazing acting? (Casting an overweight Swedish wrestler who can barely speak English = genius!) The horrible props? (Look out for the pie plates on string!) And so much more!
This is one of my favorite crappy movies of all time, and seeing true crap has only served to confirm Plan 9's inept greatness to my mind.
Ok, so Ed Wood didn't have the technical skills of a, say, Mario Bava, or even a Lucio Fulci, or whatever, but his incompetent nonsense has given me, and countless others, so many hours of entertainment and that counts for something. No, he had no talent whatsoever for filmmaking, but after watching some truly unwatchably bad movies, I can say that at least Plan 9 keeps your interest.
How can you not love the silly dialogue? ("Because all you of earth are idiots!") The amazing acting? (Casting an overweight Swedish wrestler who can barely speak English = genius!) The horrible props? (Look out for the pie plates on string!) And so much more!
This is one of my favorite crappy movies of all time, and seeing true crap has only served to confirm Plan 9's inept greatness to my mind.