Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

slightlymad22 Continuing my plan to watch every Johnny Depp movie in order, I come to Ed Wood (1994) This is one of the best movies of 1994 for me. Depp's performance of the title character is so enthusiastic, you can't help but like him. His enthusiasm is contagious. He should have received his second Oscar nomination here, as it was, he was ignored again, and remained without a single nomination for several more years. Depp is superbly backed up by a ridiculously talented cast. Martin Landau is simply superb as Bella Lagousi, Bill Murray was also deserving of an Oscar nod, but like Depp he was ignored. Sarah Jessica Parker, Mike Starr, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones and Lisa Marie all stand out too. There is not a weak link in the cast.The heart of the movie is not between Ed Wood and one of his women but his relationship with Bella Lagousi. A man he truly adores.The movie won two Oscars. One for Martin Landau in the Best Supporting Actor category and one for Best Make Up and opened to great reviews but was a box office bomb. Grossing only $6 million against an $18 million budget. Was it the fact it was released in black and white?? Was it that it was released one week after Don Juan Demarco, the subject matter??? Whatever it was that turned audiences off, it's a real shame, as it's a great movie filled with great performances.

elie-music If you are a Burton/Depp fan this is the one for you to enjoy! I won't spoil anything of the movie i'll just say that I really enjoy this movie, it has fun parts, dark humor everything to enjoy a good dramatic-comedy biography movie. I think its one of Burton's best treasure of his filmography and one of best Depp performance ever.

Victoria Fisher I won't write a lot about this masterpiece but I can only say that this Burton's film is one of the best his jobs. I think so not only because I love his movies but also because he created a film which, in my opinion, reflects Wood's personality perfectly. Johnny Depp did his best. He did what not every actor could do to my mind. I also liked that movie is black and white. Thus, I could better feel the epoch which is shown in the film. I gave 7 because some scenes of the film seemed too long but it is not a big problem. The film is great and I definitely recommend it.

Thomas Drufke Leave it to Tim Burton to direct a film about the "wackiest" filmmaker of all time. But in all seriousness, Ed Wood may very well be the best directing job of Burton's career. It's funny, strange, and rapidly paced. Burton deserves credit.I really love when movies take place within the world of filmmaking, especially during the 1950's. It was just an interesting time to be involved in the film business. Perhaps nobody more interesting than Edward D. Wood Jr. Although apparently much of the film's details were made up for the movie itself, it's hard not to get a kick out of Wood's story. A man stumbles himself into Hollywood with little to no experience, and manages to garner decent budgets to make multiple films, that's Hollywood 101.One of Burton's greatest qualities is the ability to develop a great journey for the characters. Ed Wood has a clear beginning, middle, and end, but it's the stuff along the way that makes for the most entertainment. The sheer absurdity of Wood's story is really where Burton tends to bring out his best work. Watching a man without any real talent as a filmmaker plow his way through studio executives and convince actors to join him in his quest makes it all the more amazing. I mean come on, this guy compares himself to Citizen Kane on multiple occasions.As for the performances, there's almost too many good ones to mention. Johnny Depp, in his second Burton feature, begins to show exactly why he's one of this generation's greatest talents. He easily could have been nominated for an Oscar here. It's also the first real time he played such a uniquely strange character, something he's got himself stuck into doing these days. Martin Landau, who did win an Oscar for his turn as Bela Lugosi, is what makes this film work so well. It can get tiresome watching Wood's undeserved success, but Landau works so impeccably well as a drugged up Lugosi. I couldn't have imagined someone better in that role.The rest of the cast and crew also deserve credit, mostly for succeeding in making such a strangely delicious film. After a while, you begin to go along with the joke of Wood's career. And to look up and see that there's still plenty that isn't falsified makes it all the better.+Unique characters and story+Movie about movies+Burton's tight directing8.0/10