Released in 1959 by Reynolds Pictures , the notorious Plan 9 From Outer Space is both a waste of time and a must-see. All acting in the film, including that by Gregory Walcott and Mona Mckinnon who play the lead roles, is absolutely terrible. Half of the characters in the film do not even speak and just walk around poorly pretending to be dead. The alien characters are cheesy and unbelievable. They never let the viewer believe that they are anything more than regular people in smocks who do bizarre 'alien" handshakes. The set in this movie, which consists mostly of cardboard pieces and phony UFOs, is equally to blame for the film's lack of realism and credibility. Although it is a complete failure on director Ed Wood's part, I would highly recommend seeing it for two reasons: to get a good laugh at its pathetic attempts at movie making and to learn everything that you should NOT do when making a film.
In director and producer Tim Burton's 1994 film Ed Wood, Johnny Depp stars as the talentless director previously mentioned in the above paragraph. Unlike Ed Wood's actual films, this one had great acting. Johnny Depp played the failing director perfectly, mastering both his attractive naïveté and disturbing qualities. The film provided an easy to follow plot and realistic sets (also unlike Plan 9). As a viewer, I stayed entertained by the film because I wanted the character of Ed Wood to succeed in his film making, although I knew he would not. His determination and obliviousness to his own lack of talents makes him a likeable character. I would recommend this movie to anyone who wonders how and why Ed Wood's films were always so terrible or to anyone who enjoys Johnny Depp or Tim Burton films.
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