Cheers to Ed and Lugosi

Rating: 9/10 (28 October 2013)

Yes, I know. It is a shame on me that I just saw this movie this year. A classic Burton that I ignored and after see it I'm just in love.
I liked so much this movie that I made efforts to have Plan 9 to see after. The live of the worst director of all time is so good pictured that is impossible not have curiosity about it.
There are so many things here to be exalted. The brilliant performance of Johnny Depp is just a start.
But everyone knows him. So, let me talk more about Martin Bela Lugosi Landau, OK? He is amazingly spectacular. How not to laugh at him struggling with that octopus? How not to sympathize with him seeing his weakness, and forgetfulness that he suffered?
There is another scene that is simply stuck in my mind, that is the scene where there are a fake scenario and the guards raise it, in front of the producers. The question is: "Do you really know how to make a movie?" Of course not!
But what is the value of Ed Wood for the history of cinema? Some may value his works in a particular way, some may simply ignore it. But for me, what remains about Ed Wood, even confessing that I didn't see any of his pictures, is that he is a dreamer, a guy who strongly fought to make what he wanted, against everything and everyone. And no matter how bad are his works, he made his history. Yes, he did it!