Review of Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) by George O — 14 Oct 2009

Plan 9 may be the greatest accidental comedy ever made. It goes beyond "so bad it's good" and enters into mad genius territory. The phrase "bad idea" never seems to have found it's way into Ed Woods vocabulary.

Everything about this movie makes me laugh. The acting, the dialogue, the sets, and the editing are atrocious (I guess four wrongs make a right). To me Ed Wood will always be one of the greatest directors ever, not because of skill, which as we all know he didn't have, but because of his determination.

Here's a guy who had proven himself to be a horrible filmmaker, yet he still managed to get backers thanks to his refusal to take no for an answer. It drives me nuts when people compare him to Uwe Boll.

First of all, Boll never had to fight to get one of his pieces of shit made, he gets all of his funding from the German Gov't. Second of all, his movies are so bad they're not even worth making fun of.

Ed Wood, on the other hand, fought hard for his crap. His movies have an admirable innocence about them. They are completely free of pretension (and sanity). This is one movie that every movie fan should see at least once in their lifetime, and if, like me, you love campy horror movies then this is sure to become one of your favorites.