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Summary: Plan 9 is a classic. But buy the 2 disk version of this DVD.
Review: The film: ***** The DVD: *I've just readed the Charles Varland's review. Too late, i think. But he express exacly what i feel. I boght this film with illusion, and the 10$ looks a good deal for a B-film. I thought it was the same editorial as the two disk version, but a cheaper one. But it is not. First, the screen is fullscreen. OK, I can live with it in this movie wich is not widescreen. But, what is that logo on the corner of the screen? IT IS A "PIP" LOGO ON THIS DVD! SOMEBODY PLEASE PUT PASSPORT VIDEO IN JAIL! I must admit that the logo is 70% transparent, but there it is, catching my atention. It's like wath TV. The other edition has better quality and better content. So if you love this film think twice or you lost 10$ first.
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Summary: The Absolute Nadir
Review: Without doubt or question the *worst* science fiction movie of all time. No modern release, not Starcrash, not Barbarella, has ever managed to displace Plan 9 as the absolute pits of SF cinema - and with a little luck none ever will. You name it, it's rotten; the acting, the sets, the plot (what plot?), the dialog (my GOD! that dialog), and above all the direction! This movie is in fact so incredibly bad it passes beyond pain into hilarity.
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Summary: LOW BUDGET COLD WAR ANALOGY
Review: Director Wood's mis-understood attempt to make sense of the Cold War that existed between NATO and the Soviet Union. The opening prophecy was as dumb as the prophecies of our leaders at the time. The ridiculous aliens portrayed in this film were surrogate commies. Things to laugh at, and not take seriously. The cheap effects served as reminders of our infantile state of technology. The famous so-called mis-takes, were actually deliberate attempts at satirizing our supposed dominance in the world. ~ fumblin', bumblin' ~. And he was right. Watch it again. This time note how it mirrors the absurdity of that era. A better than average take on the jaded emotions of the time.
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Summary: The Best of the Worst!
Review: This may actually be "the worst movie ever made." One critic counted 73 cinematic errors in it, from jump cuts to flubbed lines. Another counted 82! The story itself is not what makes it so bad. There were a lot of sci-fi/horror B-movies made in the '50s with stories as bad as this one. But they were made largely by professionals, and looked it onscreen. It's the utter ineptness by almost everyone connected with PLAN 9 that makes it stand out at the bottom of the heap. Still, Edward D. Wood, Jr. can be considered a successful filmmaker if only because he did make the movies he wanted to make, despite all the odds against him. It's just too bad that his recognition came so long after his passing. PLAN 9 is available from two different studios on DVD, Image Entertainment and Passport Video. I have both, and the best version is the one from Image. The picture quality is very good and the disc features the documentary "Flying Saucers Over Hollywood" which is very interesting and amusing. There's a lengthy chapter index and the theatrical trailer also. The Passport Video disc has less good picture quality--the image is sharp but there's a slight flickering effect and a logo present all through the film in the bottom corner, PIP, which reminds me of the cable TV channel logos so prevalent and obnoxious today--and short interviews with six people (Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Johnny Legend, Bela Lugosi, Jr., Maila Nurmi (Vampira), and Dolores Fuller) connected not only to PLAN 9, but also the movie ED WOOD. Of these, the most interesting one is with actress Dolores Fuller, who is somewhat catty (justifiably so) about the actress, Sarah Jessica Parker, who portrayed her in ED WOOD. There's a short chapter index and some trailers of other Ed Wood movies, and the theatrical trailer of PLAN 9, and that's it for bonus features. Not bad for the money, though. True PLAN 9 fans will probably want both versions, but if you only want one, I recommend the Image Entertainment edition. You get more for the money. And remember, as Criswell said, "Future events will affect you in the future!" How could they not?
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Summary: Worst movie ever made
Review: This is the worst movie I've ever seen that was intended to be shown at a theater. The whole "Ed Wood was the worst director so you have to see this" thing only goes so far. This movie was beyond bad. There were only bits and pieces that remotely appeared to be professional. The acting, story, scenery, special effects, and costumes were terrible. The dialogue was even worse. The lighting was even worse than that. Surprise, surprise, the makeup was good. No other redeeming qualities in this thing except that it's SO bad, you feel sorry for the director and for some of the actors if these were the best roles they could get. I guess if you watched it enough times then you may enjoy picking out all the lighting, dialogue, scenery, and acting mistakes. That's not for me.
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Summary: Ed, you tried so hard....
Review: This has been applauded by many as the worst movie of all time. To those earthlings who declare that, I find them stewpid...STEWPID! Actually, Ed Wood's own later classic, "Orgy of the Dead," is worse, as are "Vampire Men from the Lost Planet," by God only knows who, and others. Indeed, I've read one critique of this cult classic as carrying an anti-nuclear message, not unlike that of, say, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" which would have been shunned had it been done by a film maker whom anyone took seriously. So Ed Wood, the "genius with no talent" may have been ahead of his time! Ed's history is an interesting one. He was probably too nice to be a GOOD director. But his friends loved him. And he DID try. That's more than I can say for many a diretor some of whom have been riding on their laurels for decades. Ed's choice of stars was....dubious. And his sets left something to be desired. You can learn more about all of this from films ABOUT "Plan 9," at least one of which is also available from Amazon.com! (It is part of my Wood collection!) In short, this is a MUST for you bad film afficiandoes. Enjoy it, and reflect that there are scores of trash films from that era which don't even deserve the adulation this one got, partly because of Ed's idiosyncrasies, partly because, well, it IS Plan 9.
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Summary: Meaningful and Sublime!
Review: In this complex masterpiece Ed Wood proves himself.
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Summary: Ed, you tried so hard...
Review: First, for those who label this the worst film of all time, Shame on you! Have you seen Wood's "Orgy of the Dead"? It's painful to watch. Then there's Tucker's "Robot Monster," and whoever's "Vampire Men from the Lost Planet." To them, "Plan 9" is Kubrick! Actually, if you've studied Edward D. Wood, Jr., "the genius with no talent," you gain some respect for him. A little anyway. He DID try. All right, he wasn't successful, but he DID try... I also read one critique of this classic which contends that because Ed was...Ed, he could get away with a kind of anti-war view that no one else would have gotten away with at the time it was released. So Ed not only served a "redeeming social purpose," but may have been ahead of his time. All the other stuff has already been said, the Lugosi stand-in, who happened to be Mrs. Wood's chiropractor, the stock footage. Yeah, yeah. Enjoy this one. At least it has a cult following. There was a lot of rubbish released in that era with less imagination the Ed had. Mr. Wood, rest in peace, and know that I'll watch this, as will most of the other reviewers. Oh, and before I forget, I recommend a couple of movies ABOUT this one. Yes, they DO exist. You'll appreciate the film even more!
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Summary: Entertaining bad filmmaking
Review: Edward D. Wood Jr. was a bad filmmaker. And this is a bad movie. It is so bad it's entertaining and fun to see. I had quite `high' expectations on this movie, because I had heard so much about it, about how bad and funny it was. And so it was, but maybe not really as funny as I thought it would be. But it is worth seeing. I love the bad actors and the vampire girl, played by Vampira (aka Maila Nurmi). And all the plot holes. But what really makes it so bad, is that it really is serious. I think Ed Wood really had a message he wanted to tell with the movie. I think he wanted to tell us to be careful and not push science to a level where we create things we can't handle and that can be dangerous to us. I'm not really sure how to rate this movie. The filmmaking is worth one point out of five, but the entertainment is, I guess, worth a four. Watch it and see for yourself!
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Summary: "You're so stupid! Stupid!"
Review: Don't know how to exactly review this one, seeing that it's the worst movie ever made, but I'd give this three stars for sheer enjoyment. You'll laugh a lot, and it's real easy to make comments MST3K-style. Man, was this a bad movie! How can a filmmaker make this and truly believe its good? Ed Wood was insane! Notables: guy going around pretending to be Bela Lugusi (because he died during filming), the aliens' "anti war" speech, and the stupid monotonish dialogue of just about everybody. You'll love to hate this movie.
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