Guest kingkamala Report post Posted November 2, 2002 Is anyone hear as big a fan of Tim Burton's Ed Wood as King Kamala is. I mean everytime it shows up on one of my 300 movie channels I just HAVE to sit down and watch it. Maybe it's the fact George Steele is in it and maybe it's the fact that the movie is so damn quirky. Whatever it is, the movie is MY favorite Tim Burton movie. Not Batman, Not Pee Wee's big advenutre, not Edward Scissorhands, hell not even Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes . I just wanna hear if anyone else is a mark for this movie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted November 2, 2002 It's only one of my favorite movies of all time! I was shocked as hell at Johnny Depp's performance, showing that he is indeed capable of much more than most suspect him off. Sarah Jessica Parker pulled off a great performance, at least I loved it anyhow. Then we have Vincent D'Onofrio actually convincing me that he IS Orson Welles. Yes, it was THAT spot on. Also, don't get me STARTED on Martin Landau. I am basicly convinced that they allowed Bela Lugosi's spirit to enter Martin, as I am sure that it was him in flesh. Then of course we have another great performances from Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette, George 'The Animal' Steele, G.D. Spradlin, and Jeffrey Jones. One hell of a cast, for one hell of cinematic perfection. So yeah, I sorta LOVE the movie. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WrestlingDeacon Report post Posted November 2, 2002 I'm a huge fan too and it's on the constant rotation of films I watch at least every other month. A note on D'Onofrio's Welles that you might not know, his voice was dubbed by the same guy that does the Brain for Pinky and the Brain. Still, Vincent gets the look and mannerisms dead on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted November 2, 2002 I also love this movie. It's just a perfect movie for the subject of it. It was like being there working with Ed Wood. Everything was dead on. I hope it gets a great DVD release at some point in the near future. I stand by my believe that Vincent D'Onofrio is one the most underappreciated actors working today. I think the reason for this is because he's never "the star", but he always gives great preformances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted November 2, 2002 'ed wood' is one of my favorite movies from my childhood, & it's far and away the best movie tim burton ever made. absolutely no contest. the scene with orson welles is one of my favorite moments of any movie. and it's kinda funny how they decided to go with the time-warped orson welles (how he looked in 1941) instead of how he really looked in 1956. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cabbageboy Report post Posted November 2, 2002 Ed Wood is one of the few movies that I saw TWICE in the theater, and if you recall how lousy that movie did at the box office that was some feat! I saw it when it first came out, it was shown in a crackerbox theater at Showcase Cinemas. Then it tanked and dropped out of sight for months before the $1 theater Village 8 showed it. I saw it both times. Then got the tape when it came out. Needless to say I love that movie big time, I think it's the best movie of the past 10 years. Heh, I also have all of Wood's movies, at least the stuff he directed from his notable career 1953-61. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest saturnmark4life Report post Posted November 3, 2002 Martin Landau had me pissing myself in that film. GOOD STUFF, SIRS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dmann2000 Report post Posted November 3, 2002 I too was one of the 12 people who saw that film in a theater (In fact I've seen every film Burton's directed since Batman) The DVD was supposed to be released back in August but got put on hold (I heard Burton wants to get more involved in it WHOO!!) A note to you people talking about the Orson Welles meeting. That never happened, Wood wishes he'd been that lucky. It's called creative lisence. It's also why the film ends before Wood's life turned into directing softcore sex/monster films and he became an alcoholic dying in 1978 at 54. Read Nightmare of Ecstacy, which was the inspiration for Ed Wood (Turns out Wood's second wife, played by Patricia Arquette in the film, was a nasty bigot) "Let's hear you say Boris Karloff is a cocksucker" "Bunny!! Behave yourself, we want these Baptists to like us" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest C.H.U.D. Report post Posted November 3, 2002 Great movie! One of Burton's best films. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted November 3, 2002 A note to you people talking about the Orson Welles meeting. That never happened, Wood wishes he'd been that lucky. It's called creative lisence. It's also why the film ends before Wood's life turned into directing softcore sex/monster films and he became an alcoholic dying in 1978 at 54. Read Nightmare of Ecstacy, which was the inspiration for Ed Wood (Turns out Wood's second wife, played by Patricia Arquette in the film, was a nasty bigot) no shit it never really happened, nobody here was assuming that it did happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cabbageboy Report post Posted November 3, 2002 Yeah, I have the book as well and it is somewhat fascinating comparing the truth to the movie. In the movie Kathy is a totally nice character, the good girl he ends up marrying. Dolores Fuller was a mean bitch who gave up on Ed and belittled his movies. In reality it is a bit different. Dolores basically felt hurt that Ed gave away her part in Bride of the Monster to Loretta King (the chick who Ed thought had money to invest)....and she was already uncomfortable about his cross dressing. Kathy did strike me as a big time racist, kind of a bitch, and she had constant arguments and fights with Ed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted November 3, 2002 The DVD was supposed to be released back in August but got put on hold (I heard Burton wants to get more involved in it WHOO!!) That is truly great news right there. Well the Welles "meeting" was more of an encounter than an meeting, but yes i figured it was something that never happened Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted November 3, 2002 this movie ranks #2 on my all time favorite movies list. It gets funnier every single time I watch it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dmann2000 Report post Posted November 3, 2002 A note to you people talking about the Orson Welles meeting. That never happened, Wood wishes he'd been that lucky. It's called creative lisence. It's also why the film ends before Wood's life turned into directing softcore sex/monster films and he became an alcoholic dying in 1978 at 54. Read Nightmare of Ecstacy, which was the inspiration for Ed Wood (Turns out Wood's second wife, played by Patricia Arquette in the film, was a nasty bigot) no shit it never really happened, nobody here was assuming that it did happen. I realize I may have sounded like a smartass there. I didn't intend to come across like that. I blame the way I worded it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted November 3, 2002 Karloff...? Sidekick?? BORIS KARLOFF DOES NOT DESERVE TO SMELL MY SHIT!! That line, and "All right, let's shoot this fucker!" Just before he had to make the Octopus kill him literally had me in tears. That movie is absolutely hilarious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cabbageboy Report post Posted November 3, 2002 It's even funnier if you have previous knowledge of these actors and movies. Ed Wood is possibly the only movie I've ever seen that is hilarious and yet sorta sad at the same time. Many individual scenes are hilarious, like Lugosi fighting the octopus....yet it is sorta sad as well. I mean, it's hilarious seeing him get down and wrestle a fake octopus, but it's sad when you think about a great actor like Lugosi having to do that sort of crap. That's one of the best scenes in a movie ever. I've got an old rental of Invisible Ray, the movie that guy pissed off Lugosi by saying he was Karloff's sidekick. Lugosi is probably my all time favorite actor, he was just THE MAN. In 6th grade we had to give presentations about a famous person, using props. Some did JFK, some did Lincoln...I did Bela Lugosi and wore a Dracula cape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kingkamala Report post Posted November 3, 2002 Ed Wood is a great tragi-comedy with every funny scene there is sense of sadness to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MDH257 Report post Posted November 3, 2002 Ed Wood is wonderful. It is Tim Burton's best movie. Martin Landau deserved to win that Oscar (Sam Jackson should have been up for best actor, not supporting actor for Pulp Fiction). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BorneAgain Report post Posted November 4, 2002 Yeah, I have the book as well and it is somewhat fascinating comparing the truth to the movie. In the movie Kathy is a totally nice character, the good girl he ends up marrying. Dolores Fuller was a mean bitch who gave up on Ed and belittled his movies. In reality it is a bit different. Dolores basically felt hurt that Ed gave away her part in Bride of the Monster to Loretta King (the chick who Ed thought had money to invest)....and she was already uncomfortable about his cross dressing. Kathy did strike me as a big time racist, kind of a bitch, and she had constant arguments and fights with Ed. Yeah, I had heard that Dolores Fuller was unhappy on how she was portrayed in the film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vyce Report post Posted November 4, 2002 Gods yes, I DO love this movie. "That limey cocksucker doesn't deserve to smell my shit!" Fanfuckingtastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted November 5, 2002 This is my all time favorite movie and it was the one that made me want to get into the film industry. I saw it in 1994 or 1995 just after it was released on video and I have easily seen it 200 times. I actually know the film word for word now. Good to hear that others like it because everyone that I know that has seen it hated it. BTW, read Nightmare of Ecstacy by Rudolph Gray for the most amazing ed wood stories you'll ever read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted November 5, 2002 I love it Tim Burton's best work and Depp for that matter I was so glad when i heard it was finally coming to DVD Ive recomended it to many people but they all dont get it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cabbageboy Report post Posted November 6, 2002 It's odd but most of the really great stories about Wood are from later in his life when he was in the porno industry. All the stuff about him struggling, the horrible apt. he had, the black guys trying to steal his typewriter while he was in drag.....somewhat depressing stuff, but a sequel covering it would rock. As a matter of fact ED WOOD has been on TV this week quite a bit. I watched it a couple of times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted November 8, 2002 It's odd but most of the really great stories about Wood are from later in his life when he was in the porno industry. All the stuff about him struggling, the horrible apt. he had, the black guys trying to steal his typewriter while he was in drag.....somewhat depressing stuff, but a sequel covering it would rock. As a matter of fact ED WOOD has been on TV this week quite a bit. I watched it a couple of times. I have always thought a sequel would be awesome too but I think Tim Burton was really trying to preserve the image of Ed in his version of Ed Wood. While that movie is pretty accurate it leaves out a lot of information which looked damaging to Ed Wood. I respect Burton for doing that but a sequel would have to really dip into the things that the first film was afraid to cover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
