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Summary: Depp's on fire
Review: one of my all time favorite Johnny Depp movies. nicely done in black in white about a director, Ed Wood(superbly and awesomely played by Johnny Depp), who is one of the worst directors ever and he gets to work with Bela Lugosi(a great performance by Martin Landau). full of other wonderful cast members with Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray and Juliet Landau(Drusilla on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and who is also Martin Landau's daughter). fun from start to finish.
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Summary: The A-movie of B-movies
Review: This slow paced comedy might not be for everybody, but film buffs will love it. Tim Burton brings us this true story, two Oscar winner, about a film director/transvestite who is widely regarded by critics everywhere as the worst filmmaker of all time.Shot in glorious monochrome, the story essentially documents the fall and fall (no rise) of the manic Ed Wood (Johnny Depp on top form) who managed to make a stream of low grade B-movie motion pictures with aged and failing Dracula star Bela Lugosi (Oscar winning performance by Martin Landau) who just happens to be hooked on morphine at the time. Essentially the story is about Wood and Lugosi as one strives to make horror movies and the other strives to battle his addiction. Along the way they manage to pick up the most unusual of characters to help them with their productions. What happens next is a series of disasters, mostly comical in nature with very serious interludes involving Lugosi getting treatment for his problem. Its wicked good fun, downright hilarious at times and the acting is on top form.
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Summary: WHY IS THIS NOT ON DVD!!!!!!!????????????
Review: Why have they not put this on dvd! First they have a release date
and then they pull it! However, they manage to give European countries the benefit of a nice edition with plenty of extra features! I personally think we should petition on this one. Anyone who has seen the movie doesn't need another review from me, I simply want to vent my burning frustration over the hold up on getting a dvd of this. They should make a two disc special edition to make up for taking this long and that is if they ever release it here. Nuff said from one major peeved fan.
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Summary: A Loving Tribute to Ineptitude
Review: Why make a movie that pays homage to the man universally regarded as the worst filmmaker of all time? Well, simply because the word "worst" doesn't even adequately describe Ed Wood. He was the ABSOLUTE worst, unrivalled in his consistently mindless disregard for decent production values, intelligent scriptwriting, coherent storytelling, and competent acting. If he were just "the worst," he would be no more than a mere footnote in filmmaking history. But by single-handedly redefining the standards of ineptitude, Wood achieved that rare status of lovable loser. I mean really, you have to admire someone who pursues his craft with so much grit and determination and so little talent. It may seem ironic at first, but it makes pertect sense that this story of z-grade moviemaking requires an a-grade cast. And we have one, in Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, Martin Landau (in an Oscar-nominated performance) as Bela Lugosi, Sarah Jessica Parker as Dolores Fuller, Jeffery Jones as Criswell, George Steele as Tor Johnson, and Bill Murray as Bunny Breckinridge. Think about it: these people had to recreate the filming of Wood's movies, deliver their lines like rank amateurs, look serious but come out funny, and do all that with a straight face. Try that, folks. Appreciate too, the film's most unforgettable line. At the premiere of Plan 9 From Outer Space, Wood declares with unqualified conviction, "Yes, this is the one I'll be remembered for." Whether you're a fan of bad movies or not, you just have to see Ed Wood. It's not often that a film comes along that makes you root for a man who so admirably succeeded at being a failure.
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Summary: Johnny's BEST Performance
Review: I'm a huge Johnny Depp fan and even though ED WOOD is not my favorite movie or Johnny movie..I still love it. Mainly because it is his best acting performance to date. He is amazing in this...he is gold. Untouchable. You don't even know it's him. Wow. See it!!!
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Summary: Tim Burton's Lost Masterpiece
Review: Doubtlessly the most underrated and misunderstood movie in this brilliant director's career - look, it isn't even available on DVD yet! - Ed Wood is one of Tim Burton's best movies, right up there with his four timeless masterpieces - Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Batman. It's very different from anything else he's done before, though. Even the music is different - it was composed by Howard Shore ('The Lord Of The Rings') instead of Tim's regular partner since the beginning, the brilliant Danny Elfman. Few of Burton's beloved motifs are to be found here. I think the reason is that he meant for Ed Wood to look like an Ed Wood film rather than a Tim Burton film - and it works, down to the black & white and the cheesy dialogue. It's a camp masterpiece, and essential for Burton fans. Granted, Tim's choice of subject matter for this film - a biography of the worst director in history - may seem odd, but then again he was never the kind of director who repeats himself (except for the excellent Batman Returns, of course). And in his skilled hands, the rather messy storyline makes for a wonderful comedy that is absolutely hilarious - but also, at times, touching. The character of Edward Wood (played skillfully by the one and only Johnny Depp) is so absolutely pathetic that he can really get to you - his incredible ambition even at the face of repeating failure ("...The worst movie you ever saw? Well, my next one will be even better!"), his childish enthusiasm, his absolute assurance in his 'vision' (his wonderful dialogue with Orson Wells) and lack of patience to get it done with (he does one take for every shoot) and his fondness for women's clothing make him a unique and lovely character, and in Johnny's hands he is brought back to life. The rest of the cast is also wonderful, and a great deal effort was put into choosing actors as similar as possible to the real people they're portraying. Best of all is of course the wonderful Martin Landau who does fantastic job as horror superstar Bela Lugosi. Jeffery Jones as Criswell, Bill Murray as Bunny Breckinridge, pro-wrestler George 'The Animal' Steele as Tor Johnson and Sarah Jessica Parker as Dolores Fuller, as well as all the rest, are terrific. I recommend seeing at least one of Ed Wood's films (preferably 'Bride of the Monster' or 'Plan 9 from Outer Space') before watching Ed Wood, and that would give you a much better perspective at the film and the characters. In any case Ed Wood is well worth watching if you can get your hands on a VHS copy, and let me know if someone gets the brains to release it on DVD.
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Summary: PULL THE STRING!!! PULL THE STRING!!!
Review: Well, as most of you know, the DVD of Ed Wood does not exist right now. This is a farce. If ever a movie deserved to be immortalized on DVD, it's Ed Wood. This is one of the Top 5 comedies of all time and hands down the best Tim Burton film of all time. Martin Landau gives one of the best performances in the history of American cinema. Bela Lugosi was a very challenging role (with his drug addictions...not to mention his Hungarian accent). Landau pulls off the performance beautifully. Johnny Depp is his usual brilliant self as the ever-positive but often careless director Edward D. Wood Jr. Another very pleasant surprise in this film are the two comic villains in the wood production company: George "The Animal" Steele as Swedish wrestler Tor Johnson, and Lisa Marie as Vampira, a 1950's Elvira. They both add a great deal of charm to this film and they both look stunningly similar to the characters that they play. Bottom line: the performances are spectacular, the direction is flawless, and the story is true...you can't make this stuff up. I like to think of this film as both a comedy of circumstance about Ed Wood, but most of all a tribute to a man who was proud to be "in pictures."
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Summary: Burton excels again
Review: What better man to tackle a biopic of the legendary worst director of all time Ed Wood than Tim Burton? Master of the weird and wonderful (see Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice) Burton shows a remarkable amount of compassion, relating Burton's career up to the premiere of his fabled worst movie, Plan 9 From Outer Space. Tracking through his relationships with his girlfriends and aging actor Bela Lugosi, there are equal parts sympathy and wonder at Wood's bizarre life, films and the band of misfits that surround him. Johnny Depp is obviously at ease with director Burton, even to the extent of playing off Wood's penchant for wearing angora blouses and skirts with panache. His earnestness lifts the movie from what could easily have been made something far more depressing given Ed Wood's spectacular failure with regards to his career. Martin Landau, in an Oscar-winning performance, is very impressive indeed as Bela Lugosi, playing his extreme patheticism and drug addiction in a brave and unflattering light. The rest of the cast are good also, including the novelty of seeing Sarah Jessica Parker as Wood's girlfriend. Clearly a versatile actress she should find no problem finding work once TV's Sex And The City has finished. Juliet Landau (Buffy The Vampire Slayer's Drusilla) puts in a good turn as one of Wood's leading actresses. Whilst there are parts that drag, Burton's minute attention to detail (which never takes your attention away from the movie itself) makes it seem like you're watching a real 50's movie, especially given the mannered yet somehow realistic performances. It might not be Burton's most accessible or even most enjoyable picture, but it stands as something of a standout in the genre of the biopic. It's strange, magnificent, on a grand-scale, in short exactly what how you can imagine Wood wanting his life to be committed to film.
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Summary: "You're the ruler of the galaxy! Show a little taste!"
Review: At last, the whole (shocking!) story of Edward D. Wood, Jr. I enjoyed everything, from the acting down to the musical score (fans of "Dracula" will notice that movie's opening theme plays in several scenes). Johnny Depp is a hoot as Ed Wood, and Martin Landau absolutely shines as Bela Lugosi---he certainly deserved the Ocsar he won for the role. The film is by turns hilarious and sad. There are loads of great one-liners ("Yes, but if you take that ... and put a star in it, then you've got something!") and other endearingly funny moments. Landau's portrayal of Lugosi provides most of the pathos, showing us the tragic decline of a man who tried his best to work until the very end. "Filmmaking is not about the little details. It's all about the big picture!" Tim Burton has done a wonderul job with both in this movie.
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Summary: "I'm a Director, Producer, Actor, and Writer!"
Review: "Ed Wood" is the very interesting story of the, considered by most, Worst Director Of All Time. And guess what? IT'S directed by one of the BEST directors of all time: Tim Burton. In the 50's, the direcor/producer/actor/writer named Ed Wood made numerous B-movies that starred Bela Lugosi, a swedish wrestler named Tor, his girlfriend, and other friends of his. Maybe it was the lack of funds. Maybe it was the lack of experience. But Ed's movies just weren't good! "Ed Wood" is his story. It tells of how Ed (played by Johnny Depp) meets his hero, Bela Lugosi, and is his friend until he dies. It also tells of his struggles to get his movies made. And when they finally are, he ignores the terrible reviews and gets started on the next film. This guy was driven and is really entertaining to watch. If you enjoy this movie, then you should rent some of Ed Wood's real movies! It's interesting to see how accurate the crew of "Ed Wood" was at re-creating the badly acted scenes from such movies as "Bride of the Monster" or "Plan 9 from Outer Space".
Final Grade for "Ed Wood": B+
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