tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post4347742191557231344..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Ed Wood (1994)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-74279108149956771652013-12-05T20:28:01.830-08:002013-12-05T20:28:01.830-08:00Thanks J.D. You can tell Burton was really committ...Thanks J.D. You can tell Burton was really committed to this one. His films after this, while very entertaining, seem to the lack the spark of his earlier flicks leading up to "Ed Wood". <br /><br />Still, I can't imagine this film ever being one with mass appeal. There are too many things that general audience wouldn't like or appreciate. This came out on video when I worked at the video store, and I can tell you, it was a really hard sell to get folks to rent it. Only people who knew about Ed Wood, or about the film itself seemed interested. But I can say I was one of the few people who saw the film in its original theatrical run. Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-32281470632765136292013-12-04T10:23:12.254-08:002013-12-04T10:23:12.254-08:00Hands down, Burton's masterpiece. I think the ...Hands down, Burton's masterpiece. I think the commercial failure of this really stung him and I believe he's said as much in interviews. Fantastic biopic that not only celebrates movies but the act of watching them as well. If you think about it, Wood is a fan of his own films, tirelessly championing them to anybody who will listen.<br /><br />Anyways, fantastic review! You really did the film justice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-25817935622246381112013-11-15T15:22:00.051-08:002013-11-15T15:22:00.051-08:00Yeah it is really hard to classify this movie. I d...Yeah it is really hard to classify this movie. I don't think of it as a comedy either, but as a really quirky drama. But I end up laughing most of the time. Yeah, I think most folks write off the 50s because of the more splashier colorful 60s, but as you say there was a lot of changes going on in the earlier decade. Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-11358099467325584662013-11-15T10:36:42.247-08:002013-11-15T10:36:42.247-08:00This was a wonderful film. Yes, my enjoyment surel...This was a wonderful film. Yes, my enjoyment surely was aided by having seen his movies as a kid -- they were a recurring part of Saturday morning fare on the independent TV channels. In everyday social matters, the 50s were at one and the same time more reactionary and more revolutionary than is commonly remembered, and this film catches that sense well. Besides, it's funny despite not being, in the usual sense, a comedy.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com