Rating: 
Summary: The KING of B-Movies!!!!
Review: I got this movie as a present from my friend, and the first time I watched it, I couldn't stop laughing. (And all the other times)Ed Wood made such an incredibly pathetic attempt to make a Sci-Fi movie with "Plan 9 From Outer Space." The seemingly infinite amount of mistakes make this movie hilarious. THIS MOVIE SUCKS SO BAD, IT'S GREAT!!! Bela Lugosi was replaced with a much taller and younger man in the movie due to his death, and he crappily portrays himself as Bela by holding his cape over his face the entire time. There is only about 2 min of stock footage of Bela that is repeatedly played over and over and over... The best part is the terrible special effects, such as the flaming saucer at the end, which you can tell is tiny, because the fire is obviously the size of a flame on a match! Very funny. Oh yeah, if you own this movie, scan through to about 34 minutes into it, watch it for about 2 min, and you'll notice that day miraculously switches to night (and vice versa) TEN TIMES!!! So, if you want a very good laugh, BUY PLAN 9!!! (Don't waste your money on the more expensive version on DVD)
Rating:
Summary: Out of this world!
Review: "Plan 9 From Outer Space" has been dubbed the worst film ever made. I can't disagree with that. Here are just a few of the things that qualifies it for that title. - When the police drives from the town to the cemetary time somehow switches from night to day back to night. - The Swedish accent of wrestler Tor Johnson, playing a police officer / walking corpse. - The six feet tall, blonde chiropractor that replaced deceased Bela Lugosi. - The plates-glued-together UFO's with strings completely visible. - The cardboard tombstones that wiggle. - The cemetery ground, obviously a piece of fabric covered with leaves. - The plot, or rather lack thereof. - The dialogue, hilariosly funny only because it's meant to be serious. - The actors. Nuff said. Still, it's also one of the best films ever made. Ed Wood Jr. was a filmmaker with a passion. He wanted to make films, so he made films. You can't help but respect that. That's why this movie deserves five stars, and "Deathstalker III: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell" deserves none.
Rating:
Summary: Future Events Such As These Will Affect You In The Future!
Review: This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and the DVD only makes it better. I was first shown 'Plan 9' by my high school drama teacher, and have adored it ever since. When it was shown to our drama class it was used as example of how not to do everything associated with a dramatic production. Since then I have watched it on VHS many times and have seen all of Wood's other works as well. I am quite a believer in Ed Wood as disillusioned anti-genius, a man who knew he wanted to make a movie but didn't know how to make a movie, nor had any of the right tools for making a movie, yet persevered happily in his craft. I regret that he died before his films gave him the notoriety he so richly deserved. 'Plan 9' involves aliens (including the hilarious over-actor Dudley Manlove), and the resurrection of the dead through 'an electrode shot through the pinion pituitary' of recently deceased people, in this case Tor Johnson and Vampira, who will somehow keep the human race from discovering the 'solarminite' and exploding the whole universe. The sets are dreadful, the acting is unbelievably inept, and the whole production is crowned with the silliest dialogue (by Wood, of course) imaginable. All in all it adds up to a great time and a camp classic. The movie was popularized as 'The Worst Movie Ever Made' in the book "The Golden Turkey Awards" by Harry and Michael Medved. Some people are irritated with the brothers Medved for that pronouncement, but understand that it was the result of a poll of their readers. I personally think there are two basic groups of bad movies, movies that are bad but fun to watch (the famed 'so bad they're good' category), of which 'Plan 9' unquestionably leads the pack; and the alternative 'just plain unwatchable' type of bad movie, which are never fun to watch. I think that the beauty of 'Plan 9' is that Wood and his goofy assortment of friends and followers persevered and actually made this film. It wasn't good, but I argue that there is no way that it's the worst movie ever made for one simple reason: it entertained me. The very worst thing a film can do is to bore the audience, and despite it's flaws, 'Plan 9' never bores the audience; they may laugh at it and find certain components difficult to believe, but it is never boring. I think 'Plan 9' is actually one of the more genuinely interesting films I have ever seen, albeit, for all the reasons Wood never intended. Mind you, I am not mocking Ed Wood; I genuinely appreciate his giving us his body of work, particularly 'Plan 9', though 'Night of the Ghouls' is virtually as silly as this one. This truly is Wood's 'Citizen Kane', and the DVD has a wonderful two hour documentary from the early 1990s on Wood and the making of 'Plan 9', including a tour of the decrepit soundstage where the interiors were shot, and interviews with actors from the film, notably Vampira and Paul Marco (Kelton the cop from three separate Wood movies, including 'Plan 9') where a picture of Wood as a somewhat manic, innovative filmmaker emerges. The consensus seems to be that Ed was a nice guy that everybody liked despite his problems with alcohol and transvestism. Also included is the wonderful original trailer for the film, which is hysterical in its own right. This is a wonderful DVD, and I recommend it to anyone. 'Plan 9' is suitable for all audiences, but I particularly recommend it for people who can grasp the concept of a film so very bad that it's good. There are many inept filmmakers both past and present, but there will never be another Ed Wood!
Rating:
Summary: It's worth the money!
Review: I'm constantly mystified that people call this the worst movie ever made. True, the dialogue, special effects, acting, etc, clearly aren't on par with the big budget sci-fi movies Hollywood was cranking out at the time. However, if a movie is as entertaining as this one -even if it's not in the way its creators intended- it can't be that bad. I've watched this movie countless times and I never fail to laugh at the absurdity of it all. Nowadays, no one could intentionally create a comedy to be as entertaining in the way "Plan 9" is. It's a great party film if you have quick witted friends. If you really want a BAD film, watch "Wild Wild West." "Plan 9" may have UFO's made out of pie pans; but at least it doesn't have a stupid 80ft spider. There's a difference between entertainingly bad and just plain bad. "Plan 9" is the former. I think Ed Wood -the original "Bowfinger" - would be surprised to know that his "masterpiece" turned out to be exactly that. A masterpiece. Well, maybe not in the vein he intended! Buy this movie!
Rating: 
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!
Rating:
Summary: wood; a true auteur!
Review: people get caught up in labels.
the fact that ed woods film's are technically terrible doesnt really matter at all.
what does matter is the man was a true auteur in every since of the word and i will take his very evident style ( stamped and present in every one of his films) over the assimilated craftsmenship of undistinguishable directors like ron howard, for instance (be honest, can you really find a recognizable style in any of ron's films? like victor fleming, he wont go down as a great director simply because he's merely a compliant craftsman, albeit; a good one).
but wood's films ARE TRUE ART by a true artist. like john waters, mario bava, sam peckinpah, or todd browning, wood's film have his aesthetical and personal stamp all over them.
i'll take that true independant and artistic spirit any day!
Rating:
Summary: Eddie, take a bow!
Review: Let's start off by stating a fact that no so-called poll will ever refute. 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' is emphatically NOT the worst movie ever made. Better candidates for that title are 'Red Zone Cuba' and 'Wild Wild World of Batwoman'. Granted, Ed Wood movies are sort of an acquired taste, and Plan 9 is *the* definitive Ed Wood film. It's not as disjointedly surreal as 'Glen or Glenda' or as weirdly bleak as 'The Sinister Urge'; it's in many ways his masterpiece. All the elements are in place: deranged dialogue, shots that can't decide if they're day or night, police cars that change make and model, and of course Bela Lugosi -- posthumously. And you know what? Plan 9 is actually a likeable movie, affably goofy and entirely unpretentious. Frankly, it's better than some of the dreck pushed on us by mainstream Hollywood ... c'mon, what sounds more fun: watching Plan 9, or Dude, Where's My Car? This DVD includes interviews with Johnny Depp and Martin Landau of the 'Ed Wood' movie, and Dolores Fuller, Kathy Wood and Maila 'Vampira' Nurmi, as well as Bela Lugosi Jr and archive footage of Bela Sr. Get it, you know you want to. :)
Rating:
Summary: Russcat55 Movie definitely a winner
Review: Why this movie got to be titled as the worst ever made is beyond
me. After viewing for myself with an open mind,I find it rather
entertaining. Yes it is silly in spots. But remeber! This is
science fiction which is supposed to be fantasy and not reality.
To bad not too many people accept science fiction as such. In
this picture,(obviously made on a shoestring budget)Wood demon-
strates what a little imagination combined with little money can
do. I found the acting to be great,the plot well defined and it
moved gracefully to it's climax. But I think the best thing about
the movie was the message it left for us all as regards to human
character. Quite frankly we are all stupid with regards to our
personal prejudices and all we think about is making weapons
of one kind or another to destroy somebody. Otherwise,the movie
is great. I take my hat off to Ed Wood as a genius who had a
great imagination regardless of his lifestyle.Maybe the moral
of the story is open or minds and keep our mouths shut!!
Rating:
Summary: inspector clay is dead and somebodys responsible!
Review: vampira.
to johnson.
a dead bela lugosi.
comic releif in a film full of comic relief.
what more can you ask?
throw a party, grab a six pack and enjoy yourselves.
the quintessential party film and THAT is high praise indeed!
Rating:
Summary: wowza, this is a jewel of a film!!
Review: Gregory Walcott (Jeff Trent), Mona McKinnon(Paula Trent),Duke Moore (Lt. John Harper),Tor Johnson (Dan Clay), Vampira (Vampire Girl), Bela Lugosi (Ghoul Man), and Criswell playing himself star in Edward. D Wood Jnr's masterpiece "Plan 9 from outer Space." This classic creation from the brilliant mind of Ed Wood is about as good as it gets. A masterpiece in every sense of the word, Plan 9 from outer space is a piece of art. A terrifying threat from outer space comes with the power to make the dead come alive. One by one, the undead are being brought back to terrorise the living. The police are sent to investigate the strange happenings in the cemetary. Will they be able to stop the body snatchers from outer space!! Tor Johnson gives the performance of his lifetime as the inspector Dan Clay, he's totally believable and mind numbingly horrific as he is brought back from the dead. Vampira also shines in her role as - vampire girl! You may have nightmares and not be able to shake off the memories of her terrifying visage as she walks and stalks her prey. This is also the last chance to view the mighty Bela Lugosi as he gives his final performance here. It's only a brief part as he is seen grieving his dead wife at the beginning, as he sadly died before filming finished his part was then played by a chiropractor friend of a friend of Ed Wood. Look out also for a powerful cameo by the director playing the guy holding a newspaper. Be warned, this film is not for the faint of heart, horror fans only please for this lesson in terror is almost too much to bear!! Ok, seriously folks, this is the best of the best of "B" grade sclock that has been produced. There are more laughs to be had here than the average Hollywood "comedy" and it's a true joy to behold the master in his top form here. Witness night turn to day then back to night in the graveyard. Marvel at Tor Johnson's mumbling as "Lobo" gets to finally speak. Watch as cardboard gravestones are knocked over by the bumbling cast. Hear the hysterics of the alien leader and above all be entertained by this wonderful movie by the king of the B grades himself - Edward D. Wood Jnr. Enjoy and thanks for reading.
| 
