Glen or Glenda?

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Summary: Great movie, bad dvd
Review: Especially considering the outrageous price for this dvd, the fact that the print and sound quality of this version is incredibly low makes this a very disappointing release. That and the fact that there are several minutes missing on the dvd that were on the VHS version! Image usually has such high standards. My advice... skip the overpriced dvd and stick with your VHS copy. This butchered print doesn't do Ed Wood's bizarre and poigniant vision justice.

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Summary: Exhalted Brilliance!!
Review: Future editors should use the dream sequence as a baseline.

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Summary: Not a perfect print; Ed's meisterwerk still shines
Review: Glen or Glenda is, of course, Edward D. Wood Jr.'s autobiographical exploitation anti-masterpiece. If you've already seen it and you're reading this, you're no doubt a fan. If you haven't seen it, let me try to describe the indescribable: imagine one of those creaky old 16mm Coronet instructional grade-school films, only about transvestism, featuring Bela Lugosi, and codirected by Bunuel and Warhol. When they were both twelve years old. Dizzingly absurd dialogue and imagery abound, intercut with dry clinical discussions of transvestism, transsexuality, and hermaphroditism, delivered in tones of heartfelt tolerence. What really amazes me is the guts it must have taken for Ed Wood to make this movie at all in the moral and political climate of the early 50s. Wow! I love the (autobiographical) part about the TV soldier going into battle with his ladies' undies on underneath his uniform! As noted by others, the "lost" scenes of bondage although they serve no real purpose and just slow the film down). This is one that really has to be seen to be believed; every bad film fan needs a copy of this in their collection.
Of course the question on every GoG fan's mind is: how's the print quality? I was curious myself, but wary of buying after reading a very negative review in Scarlet Street last year complaining about the quality of the source print. After viewing the disc, I am glad to report that overall it's quite acceptable, if not pristine. The worst of the damage amounts to a half dozen or so noticeable jump cuts, some sporadic scratching, and the usual light speckling throughout. Tonal values and detail range from very good to excellent throughout and the print is fairly sharp (if not as crisp as Image's Bride of the Monster transfer). The original "Glen or Glenda" title card has been cobbled together from freeze-frames (does no intact high-quality footage exist?), though Wade Williams has this time tastefully placed his copyright notice elsewhere. Despite the SS reviewer's claims that much better prints of the film are widely available on video, I've yet to run across one. This DVD easily blows away the numerous TV prints and VHS pre-records I've watched, owned, and rented over the years, including Rhino and Video Yesteryear's VHS editions. Large sections of the DVD are nearly blemish-free and the audio is clear. Extras include 16 chapter stops and a longer, cleaner trailer than I've seen before. Unless you're holding out for a truly flawless copy, I think this will do nicely for most viewers; I am not at all unhappy with the purchase.

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Summary: The dullest movie ever made.
Review: I am a fan of 'bad' movies like the one's Wood produced, but this movie is just painful to watch. Clocking in at a little over an hour it feel's like three. Bela Lagosi is just perposturous and Wood, in the title role, is no better. This was supposed to be his outing himself movie but it is just plain stupid. When Bela looks down on a crowded street and say's, with a stright face, "People, always going somewhere" you would be wise to just turn the film off. Woods first, and worst film Glen/Glenda is for the hardcore Ed Wood fans. Other's avoid this like the plauge.......

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Summary: Pure Agony
Review: I am a huge fan of the Tim Burton flick Ed Wood. I couldn't wait to see the original Glen or Glenda. Suffice to say this is the worst movie I've ever seen. It was pure agony sitting through it. I really wonder how critics can call Plan 9 from Outer Space the worst. Apparently they haven't seen this one. The only redeeming quality it has is Bela Lugosi screaming "Pull the skrings!" Bizarre to say the least. Don't say you weren't warned!

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Summary: If you judge this as a piece of surrealism, it is quite good
Review: I enjoyed this as a piece of 50's schlock, done in the gritty style of B movies of the era. If you have seen Un Chien Andalou or have some familiarity with Salvador Dali, a lot of the weirdness in the film will make sense to you (well, maybe not sense, but you'll understand why it's there). If you view this as a piece of surrealism you'll have a lot higher regard for it, and you'll wonder why Ed Wood didn't receive better regard from the critics. This is his best film in my opinion. Too bad Salvador Dali and Ed Wood never hooked up in real life -- Dali enjoyed people who were sexually ambiguous, and Ed Wood certainly delivered there.

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Summary: This was the worst movie that i have ever seen!
Review: I have just seen the worst movie that I have ever seen and probably will ever see in my entire life! Was Ed Wood mental?

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Summary: The Genius Capitulated
Review: I received the box set for christmas, and they are by far the best movies, Edward D. Wood Jr. have done. He's an excellent Director. I highly recommend the mvies.

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Summary: Wonderful Movie
Review: I received the box set for christmas, and they are by far the best movies, Edward D. Wood Jr. have done. He's an excellent Director. I highly recommend the mvies.

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Summary: excruciating
Review: I viewed this movie out of curiosity after seeing Ed Wood and Plan 9 from Outer Space (Both of which I loved). The description of Glen or Glenda in the movie Ed Wood as a "stink bomb" is one of the understatements of the century. Viewing Glen or Glenda was so agonizing, so excruciating, I have to admit that I was unable to watch the whole thing. I do believe that I made it through nearly all of it. But it just seemed to go on and on and on. You know how like being tortured would cause minutes to seem like hours? Similarly, every minute of Glen or Glenda seemed like an eternity. Now,Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space is considered to be one of the worst films of all time, but you see, it's WONDERFULLY AWFUL. Glen or Glenda is just horribly awful. I am left with no desire to ever see (or attempt to see) this movie again. I feel strongly that Glen or Glenda is the absolutly most horrible film experience of my life. Nothing else even comes close...
I highly recommend this film to anyone who wants to approximate the experience of delirium tremens.