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Ed Wood

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Ed Wood

Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeffrey Jones

Story of low-budget Hollywood director Edward D. Wood, Jr., whose notoriously bad cult films include Glen or Glenda? (USA/1953) and Plan 9 from Outer Space (USA/1956).

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  • irisheyes686
    September 23, 2009
    irisheyes686
    Really weird movie. The acting was really good, but it was just so strange!
  • SirPant
    September 9, 2009
    SirPant
    An affectionate tribute to a fellow director unfortunately regarded as the worst in the business. The cast deliver excellent performances, especially the leads, Depp and Landau, in what is Burton's best and most unappreciated film of his career.
  • QueenCityFilms
    May 13, 2009
    QueenCityFilms
    Brilliant film...always overlooked. Seems like fans of Burton almost never bring this movie up...I think it's one of his best. Depp is hysterical.

    THESE BAPTISTS ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY. THEY'RE STUPID STUPID STUPID!

    Martin Landau delivers probably the best performance of his c...( read more)areer as Bela Legosi. The scene where he wraps himself up in a plastic octopus in a pool at 4 in the morning is hilarious.

    The whole movie kicks so much ass, and yet I consistently come across people who haven't even heard of it. Idiots
  • phubbs1
    May 9, 2009
    phubbs1
    Very moving and sensitive, I like old black and white monster flicks and Mr Wood was great at it..in a sense haha. This is still dark with Burton's style but still very strong and gets the story across beautifully, by the end of the film you will feel very close to all members in...( read more)volved and you wont want the story to end.

    A good cast of the usual Burton suspects really helps as they are all pretty kooky themselves hehe its a film of character actors and outcasts which suits Burton to a tee. The 'classic' feel of a proper black and white film isn't really there I must admit, Burton isn't a great director in that sense, this film isn't an epic for sure, its more of a TV movie really. Plenty of little Burton touches throughout add charm and actually do assist in the films content and there's a lovely undercurrent of humour during the film which adds a very pleasant appeal to the whole thing.
  • 76Majikat
    March 1, 2009
    76Majikat
    A quirky true story about the man who was considered the ?worst Director?, told in a slight tongue and cheek manner, yet creatively put together and made for interesting viewing.

    This is the type of film that will probably appeal more to those who have an interest in all aspec...( read more)ts of film making. A slightly different type of project for Tim Burton, but you can certainly see in parts, why he was attracted to this project.
  • ElCochran90
    November 7, 2009
    ElCochran90
    Tim Burton's homage to the guy that was considered as the worst filmmaker of his time is an explosive tribute of wonderful uniqueness, stylish sensations and a mirroring of the technical beauties that enhanced the brilliance of a good classic film. Burton goes much more beyond th...( read more)e definition of a spoof. He mocks Ed Wood while mocking himself! An extraordinary contribution to Hollywood's modern filmmaking.

    87/100
  • myfavchords
    November 5, 2009
    myfavchords
    This film has a great entertaining script and two outstanding performances by Johnny Depp and Martin Landau. The rest of the cast does a fine job as well. I highly recommend this film.
  • kzhope
    November 3, 2009
    kzhope
    Ed Wood es una biopic acerca del que, para muchos, es el peor cineasta de la historia: Edward D. Wood Jr. A diferencia de lo que se podría pensar sobre una película de esta naturaleza, este trabajo germinal de Tim Burton no pretende ser una parodia descarada sobre el direc...( read more)tor de The Bride of the Monster, sino que utiliza el talento de los actores en personajes muy bien elaborados para dar como resultado una comedia fresca y de refinada manufactura.

    El filme se desarrolla en el periodo en que Wood creó sus más célebres "obras maestras" y pone en un papel central la relación del director con Bela Lugosi, el legendario Drácula de Universal Monsters; así como en la afición de Ed Wood por vestir con ropa femenina. El argumento central de la película consiste en la lucha de un ingenuo cineasta admirador de Orson Welles por llegar a ser el mejor director de Hollywood, un sueño que se verá eclipsado por los incesantes fracasos de Wood en todas las películas que, con esfuerzos, logra filmar.

    Con el paso del tiempo, Ed consigue la amistad y el afecto de un grupo de actores, de segunda o en decadencia, y, a pesar de las malas críticas hacia sus películas, se da cuenta que al final del camino su única misión era hacer lo que el creía bueno y llevarlo lo más alto posible. El resultado: Plan 9 from Outer Space.

    Sin duda, Ed Wood cumple su objetivo como una comedia ligera y le permite a la audiencia entrar en contacto con la vida de un cineasta tan histórico como Wood, sin embargo, es importante decir que sufre de los mismos problemas de la mayoría de las películas biográficas al no poder condensar la vida de una persona en un metraje de buen ritmo, esto en cuanto a edición se refiere. Por otro lado, pese a tener un guión (teóricamente) correcto, el clímax no llega en ningún momento y la película no solo se siente incompleta, sino que el argumento termina dependiendo únicamente del trabajo de los actores y del disfrute generado al espectador por una fotografía en blanco y negro creativa y muy acorde con el mood de la serie B.

    Normalmente reconozco el trabajo de Johnny Depp en papeles protagónicos de este tipo, sin embargo, es notoria la falta de fuerza del personaje creado por él para esta película, pues es un personaje con el cual es difícil formar empatía y el cual no tiene una personalidad suficientemente elaborada como para ser el pilar de el filme. Mención aparte merece la actuación de Martín Landau, quien interpreta un personaje secundario en el reparto pero crucial para la trama (Bela Lugosi), una muestra estupenda de un elaboración de un personaje complejo, entretenido y fiel a la naturaleza de la película.

    A pesar de que defectos como estos ponen a Ed Wood por debajo de otras películas de Burton, no limitan la experiencia del espectador ni nos impiden ver la sombra del genio detrás de Edward Scissorhands

    ***1/2
  • speeddubya
    November 1, 2009
    speeddubya
    a slap on your imagination
  • kieranmcintyre100
    October 30, 2009
    kieranmcintyre100
    i gotta say
    this is the best movie ever made with Johnny Depp
    a failed director with a low budget
    who doesn't give up is really great
    martin landau as bela legousi is one of the best performances by a supporting actor
    tim burtons best work
    It's kind of weird that a transves...( read more)tite likes making low budget films but thats what makes ed wood my favorite B-movie director
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