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"You're the ruler of the galaxy! Show a little taste!"
At last, the whole (shocking!) story of Edward D. Wood, Jr. I enjoyed everything, from the acting down to the musical score (fans of "Dracula" will notice that movie's opening theme plays in several scenes). Johnny Depp is a hoot as Ed Wood, and Martin Landau absolutely shines as Bela Lugosi---he certainly deserved the Ocsar he won for the role.

The film is by turns hilarious and sad. There are loads of great one-liners ("Yes, but if you take that ... and put a star in it, then you've got something!") and other endearingly funny moments. Landau's portrayal of Lugosi provides most of the pathos, showing us the tragic decline of a man who tried his best to work until the very end.

"Filmmaking is not about the little details. It's all about the big picture!" Tim Burton has done a wonderul job with both in this movie.

burtons valentine to an outsider artist and true auteur
every outsider artist i know that has seen this movie, loves it.
thats because wood was the patron saint of outsider artists (john waters used to be another one).
wood was also an auteur.
the fact that his movies are 'superifcially' awful is inconsequential.
i think a key in this film is when the baptist producers start yelling at him for making a movie which had numerous loopholes in logic.
wood defends his 'ineptitude' with 'its not about the details, its about the big picture'.
in many ways he was very right.
wood created a delightfully wacky, perverse ambience in everything he did.
and some of his films dont measure up to others.
night of the ghouls, for instance, doesnt have the wacky, fast paced wierdness of plan nine.
but woods personality was enforced upon all of his movies.
and, are his movies really bad?
well, in the sense of a narrative, logical piece of entertainment; yes.
but, his movies are amazingly entertaining for their eccentricities.
and a movie that is sooooo bad that its hilariousley entertaining is actually a far better movie than something like, say; 'willow' which is just simply bad.
as a matter of fact i'll take the personal stamp of wood over the compliant, lack of any style ron howard type any day.
and as for auteurs;
tim burton (who seems to be one of the most wildly uneven directors out there) is in step at least with wood in making everything he does recognizably his.
bless him for this film, which desperately needs a dvd release.

Plan 10 From INNER Space -- a true American classic!!!!
Yes, Eddie!
Not only Burton's best yet, but one of the finest
American films from the 90's -- or of any decade for that matter.
Cleverly written, lovingly directed, stylishly shot, acted
with empathy, scored and designed with tasteful camp, ED WOOD
is a virtual paen to Hollywoodism (whatever the hell THAT is!).

Just Czapsky's cinematography or Shore's soundtrack alone are
worthy of immense praise. And Tim Burton hits all the right notes flawlessly (for a change). Definitely his Citizen Kane.
Can't praise Depp and Lugosi enough, nor the editing, or....oh, hell! If you have any affection for the 50s, or B-Movies, or Bela Lugosi (God rest his soul), or Maila Nurmi (yum-yum), or angora, or pulp American cinema - meaning REAL American movies - then you should be a fan of this movie, regardless of what you think of Ed Wood's stuff.

Last point.
This movie is overdue for a worthy DVD treatment: docus, bios,
making-of-background -- the whole bit.
Was good enough for an Oscar for Landau, so why are we still waiting?
Yes indeed, pull that (angora) string!

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