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I think Tim Burton took the easy way out, portraying Wood as a zany, overly-optimistic nut. With the exception of the Bella Lugosi and [the brief] Orson Wells characters, the film plays as a camp take on 40's-50's high jinks-type films. A far more difficult [and more satisfying] approach would have been to give us the real deal. Martin Landeau's Lugosi played it straight, and that performance is the only one to draw the viewer into the film. Too bad, as getting to know the real Ed Wood [as we get to know Lugosi] would have made for real cinema.
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wood been nice with more serious approach - guess lucky to get anything -- wish "Andy Kaufman" film had been done by someone else with some other lead...ever see "The Very Sensuous Wife"? - lol- great song.
I think that the theme in the film which came through was that Ed Wood was a film lover, and despite his ineptness as a film maker, still made films. He viewed himself as a serious film maker. I suspect that he was zany, which Depp did a great job demonstrating.
I thought the movie absolutely succeeded on its own terms. Depp seem to revel in the role and the supporting players were outstanding.Maybe its just me, but a straight movie about a cross dressing hack of a director of the worst B-movies ever made sounds like a yawner. This is one I watch, to the consternation of Mrs. Nasty, damn near every time it shows up on HBO or Skinnemax. I think even with the over the top portrayal by JD, Wood's legacy, such as it is, is well served by this flick.
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if you did a movie about the second part of ED WOOD life it would be a sad downer of a movie. rhu
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