Plan 9 from Outer Space

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Summary: No Publicity is Bad Publicity
Review: This film proves that no publicity is bad publicity. This is definitely not the worst movie ever made, but it would certainly have been forgotten if not for the fact that it was labelled as the worst movie ever. The ample narration in this movie gave the movie a documentary favor which was probably intended. The special effects were cheesy, so what. The acting and dialogue were reminence of high school production. Some facial expressions were priceless. All these are indications that the movie was made quickly with a low budget, which it was. I liked this movie more than, say, The Hulk. I did not fall asleep watching Plan 9, which I did twice watching The Hulk.

This DVD also featured a documentary about the film. The documentary was decent. It featured some of the actors and actresses years after the film was made.

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Summary: A train that derailed while on the right track...
Review: This film, above all, is a classic. I give it points for entertainment value alone, because you can't NOT laugh at it: the editing is nonexistent, the script is absurd, and the acting is a joke. However, I also have to say that I think Edward D. Wood, Jr was on the right track as far as the message goes (against nuclear weapons and war). This is a must-see for anyone, especially students studying filmmaking or acting because it shows quite clearly what NOT to do. It's something everyone should experience, even if it's a once-in-a-lifetime!

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Summary: Wood's Masterpiece.
Review: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE is often considered to be both Ed Wood's best film and "the worst movie of all time". Do you see the illogic there? How can it be Wood's "best film", yet the "worst movie of all time"? It really isn't. Wood made lots of films that were ten times as worse than PLAN 9 and there are a lot of movies being churned out in theatres today that are just awful. If nothing else, PLAN 9 is amusing and at least has a story, convoluted as it is. Besides, it was the last film Bela Lugosi ever made.

The plot revolves around some aliens who are resurrecting dead people to have them kill other people they can resurrect so that they can teach the Earthlings a lesson. That pretty much sums it up. What that summary doesn't include are all the great visual gags: from the flying saucer plates on string to doors without any doorknobs. It's all fun, fun, fun.

Ed Wood was a filmmaker with a passion to make movies. He wanted to make movies, so he did. Had he been alive today, he probably would be a fairly famous filmmaker and not the shunned director he later became.

PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE is bizarre and kind of dumb. However, it's also hilarious to watch and is better than many movies being made today. If nothing else, it's worth watching for it's place in movie canon.

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Summary: Grave Robbers on DVD!
Review: The classic "so bad it's good" Edwoodian farce of foolishness GRAVE ROBBERS FROM OUTER SPACE (this was the original title of PLAN 9, which I prefer) is out on DVD. You've read the reviews, so you know all about the unintentional cinematic stupidity of classic lines like "You are all interested in the future for that is where we will spend the rest of our lives," Future events as these will happen in the future," "You people on earth are IDIOTS!" "Inspector Clay is dead-MURDERED! And SOMEBODY'S RESPONSIBLE!' etc. This BAD drama which unintentionally works so well as good comedy comes in a fine transfer with some original credits. A bonus is a documentary with some interviews with the original stars which tells you all you want to know (and then some, it's a bit long) which will give you, as Criswell says in the introduction-"The SHOCKING TRUTH, about GRAVE ROBBERS FROM OUTER SPAAAAACEEE!!!" Have your friends over for beer and pizza with this DVD and enjoy!

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Summary: As Good As Bad Gets
Review: "We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember, my friends, future events such as these will affect you in the future."

"Modern women!"
"Yeah, they've been the same down through the ages."

The above are samples of dialogue from "Plan 9 From Outer Space," and the script is the most coherent component of this film. Be warned, this is B-movie magic in its purest form; it seems that not a penny was spared...err, I mean spent in the acquisition of props, sets, or competent actors, and the result is one of the funniest films ever produced.

Here's a rundown of the plot: aliens want to bring earthlings to the bargaining table, and to achieve this they reanimate the dead. The extra-terrestrials hope that the fear of seeing walking dead will force the governments of Earth to...oh, it doesn't really matter. You see, this is a movie where a "detective" scratches his neck with the barrel of his revolver, night and day repeatedly alternate within scenes, and flying pilots speak to the ground crew on an actual telephone.

It's a fine line, sometimes, between a one-star review and a five, but, this is a fun film, a classic, one that deserves to be laughed at and, eventually, loved by any viewer with a sense of humor. So, watch and giggle as each low-grade actor delivers his campy lines with absolute conviction and cardboard tombstones wiggle when bumped.

And, with that, let me leave you with one more classic bit of dialogue:
"Visits? That would indicate visitors."

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Summary: Bad movie,but load of laughs!!!
Review: I'm sure that everyone knows about this turkey,so I won't bore you with the plot,if you call it one.This is Ed Wood's so-called masterpiece and that's saying something,since it's so inept.Scenes go from day into night in a split second...the bad acting...different police car arrives at the cemetary...stock footage...Need I go on?? NO! This movie is good if you like to have a good laugh and see all the mistakes and not to expect any logic if you're a big sci-fi fan...If only MST3K got ahold of this one,but then again,the movie does enough damage to itself!!....

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Summary: Perfect for our stupid, stupid minds!
Review: One of those rare movies you can't help but fall in love with. Seemingly a blueprint for Mel Brooks' "The Producers", this is living proof that when all the ingrediance are the worst possible, something unbelievably good may arise. This movie has it in spades. It's probably the best non-intentional comady to date. You can get everything you need from every other review, the only thing I'd ad is to get Tim Burton's "Ed Wood" as a companion to ad to the fun. First watch "Plan 9", then see a recreation of how it was put together. And you thought this movie was unbelievable. Any video collection is certainly incompleat without "Plan 9". Why? Because all you people of Earth are idiots! Your stupid, stupid minds! That's why you must be destroyed! (Fun factiod...the original title for this film was to be "Grave Robbers From Outer Space".)

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Summary: The Ultimate Plan 9 DVD!!!
Review: This is by far the best Plan 9 DVD out there. The transfer,while not perfect is superb!!! And the 2 hour (yes I said 2 hour docomenary) is mega cool!!! This DVD from Image is buy far the best version of this cult classic!!! A trailer for the movie is also included!!! Perfect for Ed Wood fans!!! Five Stars!!! A+

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Summary: Unintentionally funny with an intelligent purpose.
Review: Some have suggested this is the "worst movie ever made", but I would disagree. Instead, this is the most popular Atomic Age cult film of the 20th century! Although some of the acting is laughable, you still are pulled into the story. Those who have seen the movie are aware that we are all "stupid, stupid, stupid." However, I would find it insulting to suggest that this movie was stupid, but instead an unintentional classic that blends wonderfully with any 1950s sci-fi collection. In fact, I would go so far as to insist the decade would be incomplete without this excellent example of how what "not-to-do" has become exactly what "to-do" as it continues to expand its audience.

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Summary: PLAN 9, completly benign
Review: Trust me, this movie is everything you've ever heard and beyond. It's filmed in two different places (completly random), so the setting goes from day-night-day and then!!! night again, followed by day. All of that took place in 10 min. both in real life and movie time.
One of my absolute favorite part had to be when the saucer appeared in the sky on a wire and everyone in a passing car dramiticly points at it, in unisin. Is that a great movie or what.
The "hard core" detective completly earns the name captain obious. Oh, and be sure to watch the part when the police officer is trying to kneel on a tombstone, and repeatedly almost falls over. It's in the bottom left corner. Some other things to look for are the cars passing by in the background durring the day. They don't seem to mind zombies comming after them. There's a great World War clip. If you miss it the first time, don't worry, it comes back. thrice.
In short, even though this movie is painful to watch, and most just keep watching it, hoping it gets better (it doesn't), I can almost promise you you'll talk about it. Good movie if you're bored out of you mind.
Enjoy