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I ain't knockin' this Wood
In the mood to watch something cheesy and offbeat, I hit the local rental place, and discovered "Ed Wood", the offbeat biopic of Hollywood's most legendary cheesiest movie director, just waiting for me to snap it up and take it home for a night of viewing. And what a night it was; I loved just about every moment of this little cinematic gem! The big draw for me was Johnny Depp's weirdly optimistic and incredibly sincere portrayal of the title character, who sets out to make the greatest films the world has ever seen... and fails in spectacular fashion.

The next big thing was Martin Landau's Oscar-winning performance as the over-the-hill morphine addict Bela Lugosi. What wonderful mood swings! What a great to-hell-with-it attitude! What a Hungarian accent! And let's not forget the climax as our beloved hero cheerfully realizes that his epic space zombie drama "Plan 9 from Outer Space" will be "the one they'll remember me for!" Too bad he never knew just how right he was-and yet, so wrong...

Also included with the feature presentation are the usual bonus features: trailers, behind-the-scenes/making-of featurettes, and a pretty informative commentary track that lets the viewers know which parts of the movie actually happened, which parts were based on actual events, and which parts were pretty much made up... but seemed to fit right in anyway (like Wood's chance meeting with Orson Welles (played by a dubbed-over Vincent D'Onofrio, AKA "Private Pyle" from "Full Metal Jacket")). And of course they go over how the movie turned the whole "One man's struggle to realize his ultimate dream and be a great success" genre of biopic on its head. You know, in case you couldn't figure it out on your own...

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Great Satire about the 'Worst Director in the World' Edward B. Wood
Johnny Deep gave one of his best preformances in this hilarious and somewhat sad satire about a non-bankable second generation director. The remarkable thing about this movie is not just quick biopic about a person as said by his collegues, but Johnny Depp actually potrays perfectly the role of Ed Wood at play. How he spoke to actors, his craft, and every thing that shed a bit of light on what Ed Wood was thinking when directing his so-called 'masterpiece. I was easily ammused by the black-and white shot of the entire movie and how it gave that feel of Ed Wood's filmmaking era.

The acting was top notch, both from Depp and supporting actor, Bill Murray. I wouldn't call it the greatest movie ever made, but it is one of the best i've seen simply because it goes even deeper into Hollywood and exploits the glitz and glamour for what it is.

This is a potrayal of the man who was actually dubbed Worst Dirctor. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it or rent it. If you like 'Ed Wood', then glance through 'Simone' starring Al Pachino as a failed filmmaker who creates a computerized actress that becomes a box-office smash.

Ed Wood
Burton is a visionary; a sheer genius, as proven in this film ~ a classic in its own right.

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