Since I reviewed the film about Edward D. Wood Jr., on Monday, I thought today would be nice to do a couple films from his collection. I haven't seen many but both films had a similar element of awful.
A bad guy draws the son of a famous plastic surgeon into a life of crime. During a robbery the son kills a security guard and shoots at a woman witness. She gets away and tells the police.
The bad guy kidnaps the son and forces his father to change his face so he can escape. I wont give away the plot twist, lets just say people get crossed and double crossed.
With some decent actors the plot had some value, but Wood just rushes every shot and sets scenes like a high school biology film. We, the audience, should lose ourselves in the world presented to us. Not here. We find ourselves laughing and scratching our heads.
Library: As part of the Ed Wood Box Set. Bandon & North Bend.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047127/
Amazon: The Ed Wood Box (Glen or Glenda / Jail Bait / Bride of the Monster / Plan 9 from Outer Space / Night of the Ghouls / The Haunted World of Ed Wood)
It's been a while since I've seen this one. I remember it involved vampires, zombies and aliens. Bela Lugosi plays what they listed as a "ghoul man." Only he died partway through the film.
Apparently, the aliens come to earth to stop humans from developing a bomb. They create a few zombies to aid them. Look for the cardboard tombstones and nonsensical scenery changes as Wood apparently ran out of budget for sets. Then toward the end of the film a faith based agenda develops.
According to his biopic I reviewed on Monday, Wood got funding from a church and promised to make a movie for them. Never one for re-shoots, he leaves in mistakes and bad acting.
Unlike other dogs, the entertainment value here lays in how terrible it all is. Grab a bunch of friends and some popcorn and look at a couple terrible films.
Library: As part of the Ed Wood Box Set. Bandon & North Bend.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077/
Amazon: The Ed Wood Box (Glen or Glenda / Jail Bait / Bride of the Monster / Plan 9 from Outer Space / Night of the Ghouls / The Haunted World of Ed Wood)
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