Ed Wood! (Ed Wood (DVD))

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Product:	Ed Wood (DVD)
Date:	03/07/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very intimate and stylish

Disadvantages: Doesn't cover his downfall too well

Tim Burton is frequently praised for his visually stunning works of cinema, and Depp not only for his talent as a performer, but his good looks also. Ed Wood, one of the best collaborations between the two, has never particularly achieved the audience it deserves, all the more shameful because it features perhaps Depp's best performance. This picture, which took years and years to wriggle free from "development Hell", is a superb biopic that's as much infused with Wood's own kitschy sensibilities as it is Burton's quirky artistry.

Following the life of notoriously bad director Ed Wood, who has even been called the worst director of all time, it documents his rise to fame, the production of several of his hilariously bad films, and touches on his harsh downfall only slightly. The most compelling component, however, is the document of his friendship with Bela Lugosi, played superbly by Martin Landu, who won an Academy Award for his work. Sadly, Ed Wood wasn't nominated for Best Picture in 1994, although it was a year chock with superb films such as Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, and the Shawshank Redemption.

Tim Burton's passionate ode to the life and times of "the worst director of all time", Ed Wood, features arguably Johnny Depp's best performance, yet is most memorable for Martin Landau's fantastic, Oscar-winning portrayal of screen legend Bela Lugosi. One of Burton's best films, melding his usual stylistics with compelling thematics extremely well.

Summary: A loving document of Wood's career