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DVD Ed Wood (Special Edition)
Edward D. Wood Jr. was an actor writer-director-producer, occasionally in drag, who combined meager bursts of talent with an undying optimism to create some of the most bizarrely memorable "B" movies to ever come out of Tinseltown. Though Wood died in obscurity as an alcoholic in 1978, his films have been considered cult classics for years. He is consistently voted the worst director who ever lived. You would think this an odd subject, but director Tim Burton harnesses the undying hopefulness that made Wood such a character. Shot in black and white, just like Wood's creations, this stylized, witty production captures the poetic absurdity of Wood's films and his unconventional life. Burton's recreation of Wood's wonderfully awful Plan 9 from Outer Space looks much better than the original low-budget quickie. Burton tackled an extremely strange subject matter for a biopic, but Wood is presented as naive almost to the point of delusion, so the story works. The pace sags in the middle, as the weirdness starts to wear thin, but Depp proves himself an adroit actor, even while wearing angora and a blonde wig. Wood's unconventional repertoire company is faithfully reproduced, including an Academy Award-winning Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi. Landau is pathetic, droll, and charismatic as the elderly junkie who made his last screen appearances in Wood's films. --Rochelle O'Gorman
i have loved this film for years and i feel that it's overlooked. many tim burton fans have not seen this movie, which is a shame because it's brilliant. johnny depp, as always, gives a memorable performance as edward wood, the famously awful movie director. the movie is both comic yet sad at times. i recommend it to any burton fan.
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Johnny Depp plays Ed Wood, the irrepressible director of bad movies such as PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. He never shoots a scene twice, and never gives up no matter how bad the reviews. Wood surrounds himself with a crew of misfits and other Hollywood rejects, all of whom are absolutely hilarious. Wood himself fits right in due to his habit of dressing up in woman's clothing. The movie is shot in B & W, in order to capture the feel of the time. The highlight is undoubtedly Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi; Landau must have channeled the spirit of Lugosi for this stunning performance, full of depth and tragic-comic pathos. The relationship between Lugosi and Wood is quite touching. The greatest strength of this movie is all the wonderful quirky characters who help Wood make his movies. Amusing and even hilarious---not in a laugh-out-loud-rolling-on-the-floor way, but with a richer and deeper humor that stays with you.
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Tim Burton's ED WOOD can't be faulted for its technical expertise. Burton has captured the feel of the fifties and evokes a sense of warped nostalgia in chronicling the misadventures of one of Hollywood's worst movie makers. While Johnny Depp captures the mystique of this man, I never felt empathic towards him or his vast collection of really awful movies. It is Oscar Winner Martin Landau whose performance as Bela Lugosi truly embodies what this movie is all about. His portrayal of the legendary Dracula is tragic in his quest to capitalize on a faded stardom. The fact that he appeared in so many of Wood's movies only underscores this tragedy. The movie includes nice turns from Bill Murray, George Steele, Vincent d'Onofrio, Lisa Marie, Patricia Arquette and Sarah Jessica Parker, but ultimately I found it boring. Unquestionably good moviemaking, but not necessarily good entertainment.
This disappointment from Jim Jarmusch stars Johnny Depp in a mystery Western about a 19th-century accountant named William Blake, who spends his last coin getting to a hellish mud town in Texas and ends up penniless and doomstruck in the wilderness. A benevolent if goofy Native American (Gary Farmer) takes an interest in guiding Blake on a quest for identity in his earthly journey, but the film is really just a string of endless shtick about inbred woodsmen, dumb lawmen, and a trio of irritable killers. With Robert Mitchum, Iggy Pop, Gabriel Byrne, Alfred Molina, and a noodling soundtrack by Neil Young. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): Johnny Depp - Gary Farmer Director(s): Jim Jarmusch DVD Release Date: Released the 03 July 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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You will never get this much Wood for the money at any lumberyard. Nobody will ever accuse Ed Wood of being in Spielberg's or Lucas' class, but he certainly ain't the worst director of all time. I think you will have to look to Phil Tucker or even Roger Corman for that. And Plan 9 is NOWHERE near being the worst movie ever made.
Actually, the best movie of the set is Bride of the Monster, where a well advanced in years and heavily addicted to morphine Bela Lugosi proved that he could still act even under the most unfavorable of circumstances. Ed Wood deserves a Nobel Prize for allowing Bela to go out on his feet doing the thing he loved the best. And don't forget that former Mr. America Steve Reeves later of Hercules fame got his acting start in Jail Bait, although I found... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Ed Jr. Wood DVD Release Date: Released the 12 October 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This is the movie that Leonardo DiCaprio received an Oscar nomination for, five years before Titanic. And, in fact, this is the movie that should have made him a star, he's so good in it. Based on the novel by Peter Hedges (who adapted his own book) and directed by Lasse Hallström (My Life as a Dog), this is the funny, moody tale of a young man named Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) who lives at home in a small town with his 500-pound Momma (beautifully played by nonpro Darlene Cates), his mentally retarded younger brother Arnie (DiCaprio, utterly convincing), and his sisters. Not a lot happens--Arnie keeps climbing a water tower and getting stuck; Gilbert is involved with a married woman (Mary Steenburgen), then meets a nice new girl in town who's closer to his age... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Johnny Depp - Leonardo DiCaprio Director(s): Lasse Hallström DVD Release Date: Released the 17 November 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Fans of the testudinate pace and art-house vibe of writer-director Sally Potter's other works (Orlando, The Tango Lesson) will likely enjoy The Man Who Cried. Fegele (Christina Ricci) is a Russian Jew separated from her father as a child. Raised as "Susie" by an English family, she makes her way to Paris, where although the city's multiculturalism is vibrant, the Nazis are already on the rise and the secret of her origin becomes increasingly dangerous. The cast of The Man Who Cried is excellent; Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, John Turturro, and Harry Dean Stanton all do fine jobs in what could have easily degenerated into an accentfest. Depp and Ricci do very well with minimal dialogue--both go through the entire movie almost without speaking. The film moves at a... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Christina Ricci - Cate Blanchett Director(s): Sally Potter DVD Release Date: Released the 02 January 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers.... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Tim Burton DVD Release Date: Released the 05 September 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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