LyricofFlowerdance Woman:"Theyservethepurposeofchanginghydrogenintobreathableoxygen.Andthey''reasnecessaryhereastheairis,onearth." Man:"ButIstillsay,they’reflowers." Woman:"ifyoulike..." Man:"Doyousellthem?" Woman:"I''mafraidnot…" Man:"But,maybewecouldmakeadeal?" AsongfromthefilmPlan9fromouterspacedirectedbyEdwardDWoodJr
Plan9fromouterspace’smoviereviewfromTimeOutFilmGuide Crowned‘TheWorstFilmEverMade’atNewYork’sWorstFilmFestivalin1980,thisdeservesitsnicheinhistoryforfeaturingthelastscreenperformanceofBellaLugosi,asaghoulresurrectedbyspacevisitorsforuseagainstscientistsdestroyingtheworldwiththeirnucleartests.TwominutesofLugosiinhisDraculaoutfit,shotforanotherWoodfilmabandonedwhenLugosidied,aresupplementedbyfootageofanunemployedchiropractorhiredasadouble;agoodfoottallerthanLugosi,heofcoursekeepshisfacewrappedinacape.Butthat’snothing;wealsolearnthattop-levelPentagonofficesarefurnishedwithonelampandtwotelephoneseach,whilethebedroomfurnitureofonecharacterisexactlythesameashispatiofurnitureofthepreviousscene.ItallendswithfamouspsychicCriswellasktheaudience,‘Canyouproveitdidn’thappen?Godhelpusinthefuture’.Prophetic. Userreviewsofthisfilm Stuartsaid; PostedonJan21th201009:50 Forthosewhohaven’tseenit-GO!Ihaveneverlaughedasmuch-tearsrollingdownmyfaceetc.mypersonalfavoriteofmany,manyscenesisinthegraveyardwhenthedetectivesays:”yes,it’samurderandsomebody’sresponsible.”apartthatisfromtheflyingsaucers(paperplateswrappedinaluminumonwiresand…yougetthepicture.) Stewartsaid; PostedonNov22th200919:05 ThisfilmhasbeendescribedastheWorstFilmEverMadeandit’seasytoseewhy.So,whydoesithavesuchacultfollowing?Itishilariousforallthewrongreasons,BellaLugosi,whoappearsatthebeginning,diedbeforethefilmwasmadeandhischaracterwasthenplayedbyanother,whoistallerandyounger.Tohidethis,hewalksaroundholdingacapeoverhisface-bizarretosaytheleast,butjustonereasonwhythisfilmissofunny.Thedirector,EdwardD.WoodJr.,madesometrulybadmovies,but,inhisdefense,hemadethemallwithvirtuallynomoneyandwhilehisskill(orlackof)maybewanting,hispassionformakingfilmsshinesthough.Manyoftoday’sdirectors,withtheirmillions,canonlydreamofhisbeliefinwhathewasdoing-PaulW.Andersontakenote!!!somefilmsaresobadthattheyarejustBAD,whileotherstranscendthatlabelandbecomeworthyadditionstoanycollection.Thankfully,thisfilmisoneofthelatterandamovieIamhappytohaveinmycollection. |
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