In fact, Plan Nine From Outer Space is unintentionally hilarious. The cheesy special effects, the inappropriate use of stock film footage, the obvious breaks in continuity and the outrageously bad dialogue combine to make this movie a lot of fun, if viewed with the right people.
Never mind that the tombstones are made of cardboard and bend on screen, director Ed Wood truly believed in his product. There have been men who made films for profit, there have been men who made films to exploit: Ed Wood made them because they were inside him, and he needed to get them out. That sincerity, in the face of total ineptitude, makes each one of his movies, and particularly Plan 9 From Outer Space, something special. Bad, but special.
Never mind that the tombstones are made of cardboard and bend on screen, director Ed Wood truly believed in his product. There have been men who made films for profit, there have been men who made films to exploit: Ed Wood made them because they were inside him, and he needed to get them out. That sincerity, in the face of total ineptitude, makes each one of his movies, and particularly Plan 9 From Outer Space, something special. Bad, but special.
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