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Summary: The funniest movie since Dr Strangelove!
Review: The title of my review speeks for itself. While Stanley Kubrick's movie is bizarre beyond my belief, this one has the heart that the former lacks. Ironically, this one (being more of a drama) is by far funnier than most comedies that have come out in theaters in the past decade, and smarter too. This one actually has a story and all of the actors performances are amazing.
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Summary: Bad is good!
Review: First of all, why is this movie only 10.00? This is one of the funniest well acted movie I've ever seen, much better than some movies that are out now. Ed wood is so bad he's good! With an all-star cast why isn't it out on DVD? I recommand Ed for anyone thats strange and unusal!
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Summary: Wonderful! A Film Buff's Fantasy!
Review: First I would like to say, that I actually bought this film on a whim. I remember seeing it at the time of it's release, and I didn't really remember anything about it, but I've been informed that it is out of print an extremely rare find. So today, when I was in the store, I saw a copy there on the shelf, and said "what the heck, It looks good." So, as I am writing this review, the film is just finishing and I found it stunning. You do not even have to had previous knowledge of the worst director of all time (Johnny Depp as Edward D. Wood, Jr.) to enjoy the film. Some of Ed Wood's worst (best to his fans) films include "Glen or Glenda" and "Plan 9 From Outer Space". Johnny Depp gives an exceptional performance as Wood, who after constant disencouragement, does not give up his cause to produce his films. Although it is somewhat of a comedy, it is touching and tender. Although not for all tastes, this film will delight most all who view it.Cast:
Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), Martin Landau (The Fall of the House of Usher), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City), Bill Murray (Rushmore), Patricia Arquette (Bringing Out the Dead) Crew:
Director - Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands)
Written by Scott Alaxander and Larry Karaszewski (Man on the Moon) Rated R for Profanity, Drug Use, Crossdressing 1994/B&W/Touchstone
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Summary: So when is this comming out on DVD?
Review: I love this film like heck, great insight into the "worst director of all times".
Now when is this film ever going to reach DVD?
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Summary: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Film, Fame, and Fandom
Review: Whatever deficiencies Burton's biopic may have as a film are readily compensated for by a subject matter, script, and style so cinematically evocative that the viewer is apt to sense he's seeing many other films at the same time. Burton captures the fanaticism in every true movie fan, the sheer exhilaration experienced by the lover of movies of every artistic level, the driven exhuberance and enthusiasm that unite the best directors and their audiences. The posters in Woods' office--of "Kane," "Dracula," and numerous grade B movies--range from the sublime to the ridiculous, each betraying their owner's undiscriminating passion for films and his compulsive need to complete his projects. At one point he meets the great Orson Welles (an uncanny impersonation by Vincent D'Onofrio) who, like Wood, is struggling to finance his latest project--"Don Quixote," of all things! "All visions are worth fighting for," Welles counsels Wood, who takes the advice to heart. Sharp enough to know the greatness of "Kane" even in the fifties and smart enough to quote Coleridge's definition of imaginative art as "the willing suspension of disbelief," Wood remains oblivious to the fact that his movies are fooling no one--except himself. He watches them repeatedly and uncritically, mouthing each word of atrocious dialogue, shedding tears of pathos and joy, and always shaking his head in disbelief at the wonder of his own illusions. It's easy to see why Tim Burton would be drawn to a project such as this, and Burton's own attraction to the surfaces of the medium, to the light and shadow of the projected image, and his eye for the off-beat make him a creative and spiritual descendant of Ed Wood. And Ed, like every great director from Eisenstein to Burton himself, understands the very essence of cinema. It's not about the "reality" documented by the camera: it's about the creative, imaginative, inventive mixing and matching of strips of celluloid. Early in the film he makes the claim, "I could make an entire movie of stock footage." Many directors could, and have. But Ed is represented by Burton as being uncritical and fanatical about his projects to the point of being utterly and fatally careless as well. He's energetic, relentless, generous, but never exacting. The "details" don't matter, he tells his crew and producers on "Plan 9 from Outer Space." And so his failures, though no less resounding, are at least free of cynicism and are fueled by a vision of cinema in which the viewer's imagination can be counted on to replace verisimilitude. Wood brings to film-making a kind of free-spirited, carefree vision that disciplined film-makers like Burton know can never succeed with a public insisting that film simulate, and not merely symbolize, reality. My only reservation about Burton's impressive tribute is the casting of Johnny Depp as Ed Wood. Depp is a skilled, off-center actor and somewhat of a cult Hollywood figure himself. But Depp's adolescent voice and youthful appearance almost suggest a star-struck, recent teenager going for broke against all odds--a common, familiar theme throughout our culture. Wood, on the other hand, was an innocent, enchanted child-creature in a grown man's body. He's the amateur in us all, including those of us who might fit the description of a middle-aged yuppie in possession of nothing more than a camcorder, an iMac movie editing program, and a dream.
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Summary: My 200th Review!!!!
Review: Well folks, I thought long and hard on what film to mark my 200th review. I thought of this one. One of my all time favorite movies. Hopefully, it will be yours as well. Director Tim Burton really outdoes himself with this brilliant film about the worst filmmaker ever. Johnny Depp plays Ed Wood, a man so in love with Hollywood and filmmaking, that he doesn't see that he has no talent for it. But, in his own mind, he thought he was really making great cinematic art. He was a cross dresser who was not gay. He had a history of wearing pink angora sweaters. He would even sometimes wear them to work!. Ed Wood's films have become famous because of their horribly incompetent filmmaking. Bad actors, cheap sets and effects, and so on. But Good old Ed, god bless his heart, thought he was making 'Gone With The Wind' every time. Martin Landau is on hand delivering a jaw droppingly brilliant performance of old horror star Bela Lugosi. His performance is incredible. One of the best performances I've ever seen. He deserved ten Oscars instead of one. Bill Murray gives one of his best performances ever as Bunny Breckinridge, an actor of Ed's looking to having a sex change. Patricia Arquette and Sarah Jessica Parker play the women in Ed's life. Landau's own daughter, Juliet Landau, has a part. Burton's girlfriend Lisa Marie plays Vampira. The film was shot in glorious black and white, and it was a brilliant move on Burton's part. It really adds to the feel of the time and the movies Ed made. Depp is great. He is definitley one of the best actors of our generation. His interpretation of Wood is upbeat and hilarious. Even in the bad times, he still shows Ed having a sunny outlook. This is one great film that did not get great box office returns. What a travesty. Some people just don't understand things. I'm telling you right now : this is a great movie to be treasured. A genuine film classic.
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Summary: A declaration of love to the "worst moviemaker ever"!
Review: You may have never heard about the cineast Edward Wood, Jr, but if you love cinema, this film is made for you. More than a cinebiography of the late diretor, the movie is a declaration of love for filmaking itself. Shoot in magnificent black & white, the plot follows Ed during his 'rise' in Hollywood. Tim Burton is a great moviemaker and in this picture he is as good as he has never been. He does not hides his adimiration for Ed, and what he brings to screen is a passionate story made by someone who loves it. The cast is nothing but great. Of course, most of the show belongs to Johnny Depp, who deliveries a brilliant perfornance as 'the worst filmmaker ever'. Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Arquette are much more than fine as Ed's the love interests. Vincent D'Onofrio is as great as usual surprising everyone playing Orson Welles (In a key scene Burton puts together both the worst and the best director chatting in a bar ). And, Martin Landau is so good as Bela Lugosi that one might think he is 'possessed' by Lugosi himself. All in all, it is a great film. It's amazing to see Wood's adventures in order to finish - or even start- his pictures. If you like this movie, I also recomend you "Gods and Monters", "RKO 281" and "Shadow of the Vampire". They won't let you down!!!
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Summary: He's killed! Murdered! And someone's responsible!
Review: Ed Wood is quite simply Tim Burton's best film. It's a loving portrayal of the man who wanted more than anything to make it in Hollywood. Wood became only the second person to write, direct, produce, and act in his films, blissfully unaware of how inept he was in all four areas. Johnny Depp (is there anything he can't do?) plays Wood to the hilt. I dare you not to laugh when he tries to shake his head yes and no at the same time. Jeffery Jones is also great as Criswell, and is clearly having a lot of fun in the introduction. Bill Murray doesn't really look or sound like John "Bunny" Breckinridge, but I actually think he was much better for the role of the Ruler in Plan 9. However, the single greatest performance is by Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi. I had to watch the film twice before it sunk in that he was not the same guy! Overall, just a great film. It knows when to go for laughs and when to go for tears, and it's certainly better than anything Wood himself could have done.
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Summary: Tim Burton's best
Review: Ed Wood, was Tim Burton's best for sure. I enjoyed it from the beginning, which is an introduction like they made in cheap scary movies of these years to the great ending where they tell us everything that happened to the characters after the Plan 9 From Outer Space Premiere. it was funny and touching and I'll never see Edward D. Wood Jr. the same way. He was not stupid at all, he simply had no talent. He was nice and positive and happy most of the time, and he enjoyed his movies, he really thought his films were great. He is just the opposite of Orson Welles, who made Citizen Kane, the best American film. Ed Wood made the worst. Martin Landau was EXCELLENT in the role of Bela Lugosi, and his arms were disgusting (because of all the stitches he had) and he won the oscar for best supporting actor, but I thought Johnny Depp gave an AWESOME performance too. It represents the story of Edward D. Wood Jr. the best way we could imagine. The fact that the film was in black and white was another good point too...we were more in the atmosphere of old films. It was funny, smart, and it was not laughing at anyone, even with the main character (the worst director of all time) and that was a good surprise. The kind of film you have to watch over and over again...don't rent it, BUY IT. It is great! Not the best film I've seen, but quite a good piece of entertainment. I was surprised to see Bill Murray in this, who was in my mind a bad actor...but I realized he played in good films and in this one he did a very good job. When I'll see Ed Wood films, I'll remember how he was feeling and how he liked them, and I'm sure I'm gonna like them too, if I watch them with this idea in my head. Watch it at all costs...I didn't find it in the three first videos I went to, but I finally found it and enjoyed it.
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Summary: What a Film!!!!
Review: I first saw this movie several years ago on a rainy Sunday when it was playing (for reasons unknown) repeatedly on a local channel. The first time, I caught it in the middle but was so intrigued that I watched it again, and again. At that time, I didn't have a VCR, so I rushed to the library wondering "Who is this Ed Wood guy?" I was rather surprised to find, while thumbing through several biographies and interviews with those who knew him, that this movie was, for all intents and purposes, based on factual events (who would have believed it?). Ed Wood was definitely a unique (albeit misled) individual. I once saw (on a late-night "best of schlock movies" show) part of "Glen or Glenda" and laughed uproarously -at the bad acting, bad script, etc. However, I didn't watch it all. I have since rented "Ed Wood" many, many times and, after begging my (skeptical) boyfriend to watch it with me, we later spent a whole night guffawing our way through "Plan 9 From Outer Space", "Glen or Glenda" and "Bride of the Atom". Each was wonderfully horrid. As for the movie "Ed Wood" itself, WONDERFUL!!! Johnny Depp captures the idiosyncrasies of the man so well the viewer actually believes that he IS Ed Wood. With a wonderful supporting cast, including Bill Murray and Martin Landau (his somewhat crochety portrayal of Lugosi definitely deserved the Oscar it won him) this movie is a definite 4-thumbs-and-two-toes-up gem. Love the quotes!
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