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One of the best films ever made about one of the worst film
makers ever. This film left me stunned and enchanted. Depp is really powerful as Ed Wood. Wood comes off as one of the most childlike humans on a serious mission without the skill or means, but enough gumption and belief in his mission to make some really bad films, so bad that they're classics. This is a kind of behind the scenes drama of a group of people who don't really have the big name, big money to be taken seriously or be given credit to make a film. But the people are all too real and gain much empathy with the average movie goer. It's like an outsider's view for the outsider.

Funny and disturbing.
It is hard to describe a movie that has so much humor yet you feel great empathy for its characters. Ed Wood, played by Johnny Depp is living in a world of disillusion and he thinks his films are classics in the making, although nothing could be further from the truth. Its kind of like laughing at someone without them being in on the joke. The same holds true with the Bela Lugosi character played flawlessly by Martin Landau. He gets caught up in this world of B movies and thinks he is part of creating great art, not realizing Ed Wood is a hacker director. His morphine addiction is portrayed very harrowingly and shows a great conflict in the perfect movie world in Ed Wood's mind. They feed off each other. Ed Wood being a great admirer and Lugosi needing to be recognized as an actor again..It really becomes a "tragic" comedy of sorts for both characters. In actuality, Ed Wood became a porno movie director before his death, epitomizing the worst in people. I don't think the character that Johnny Depp was portraying would approve, being a lover of real movies. The two main characters disillusionment is very very sad. Despite all that the movie is very good and a great homage to the B movies of the 50's and 60's.

Ed wood is great ....
Is a wonderfoul movie with a great performance of Jhonny Deep and Martin Landau.
This is another master piece of Tim Burton.

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