"Plan 9 From Outer Space" has been subjected to a good of reverse criticism, that is to say, people who say that its so incredibly lousy, that its actually fun to watch.
This is just not true. Granted, the production values are abysmal. It is sort of fun to watch the paper plate UFOs, and count how many times the same footage of Lugosi is used. Even so, the plot is so incredibly tedious, that its a chore to watch this movie.
There is almost no action in it, and every important plot point is explained in endless exposition. Its dull, moves at a snails pace, there are only about four sets used, the plot makes no kind of sense, and the acting isn't amusingly bad, its just bad.
Ed Wood was not a visionary, he was an incompetent man who had no kind of talent. His lack of attention to detail, is just insulting to the audience. He exploited everyone he came across in order to get his movies made, and films like this were the end result. It really wasn't worth the effort.
If you want to laugh at something camp, try watching some of the other horror films of the same era, "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," for example, or possibly a serial.
I think its time that we put away Ed Wood's work. He doesn't even deserve a place as an amusingly bad director. He just truly had no talent.
This is just not true. Granted, the production values are abysmal. It is sort of fun to watch the paper plate UFOs, and count how many times the same footage of Lugosi is used. Even so, the plot is so incredibly tedious, that its a chore to watch this movie.
There is almost no action in it, and every important plot point is explained in endless exposition. Its dull, moves at a snails pace, there are only about four sets used, the plot makes no kind of sense, and the acting isn't amusingly bad, its just bad.
Ed Wood was not a visionary, he was an incompetent man who had no kind of talent. His lack of attention to detail, is just insulting to the audience. He exploited everyone he came across in order to get his movies made, and films like this were the end result. It really wasn't worth the effort.
If you want to laugh at something camp, try watching some of the other horror films of the same era, "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," for example, or possibly a serial.
I think its time that we put away Ed Wood's work. He doesn't even deserve a place as an amusingly bad director. He just truly had no talent.