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A Class of Its Own
by Travisimo (movies profile)
Feb 16, 2008
10
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10 people found this review helpful
To give Plan 9 just an F would not be doing it justice. It deserves to be graded on a whole other scale, something I like to call the Hilariously Awful Scale. I've seen some movies that deserved an F that I just hated! The thought of watching those types of movies just makes me mad and irritated. However, with Plan 9, it was an F-movie that makes you laugh.
I compare it to William Hung, who went on 2004's American Idol and did that hilariously awful rendition of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs." Sure Mr. Hung's performance made you laugh (especially when he stunned Randy and Simon by saying he never took a singing class), but among the class of professional singers out there, Mr. Hung can only get an F. He should not be singing, as Ed Wood really shouldn't have been making movies.
Ed Wood's story in Plan 9 was just ridiculous and corny, and there was nothing he could do to overcome the shortcomings he faced when making this movie (Bela Lugosi's death, Vampira being contractually forbidden from speaking in this movie, etc.) And let's not forget about the hilarious "special effects" and the wonderful space-like sets. I'm surprised to see that this movie was made on a $60,000 budget. Where exactly did all that money go?!
Nevertheless, I do have to give props to Ed Wood for never giving up when he probably should have. If he felt he was making good movies and put all his heart and soul into them, more power to him! But I don't think I'd be doing his cult legacy any justice by giving him anything higher than an F. Mr. Wood, you were definitely one of a kind!
My Hilariously Awful Rating: 9/10 |
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