Plan 9 From Outer Space

The info on the case says it all. Don't wear your serious hat when watching this or you've no chance of enjoying yourself, this must be savoured like a vintage wine. The story? involves aliens returning the dead back to life to stop the human race from destroying the universe, and its their 9th plan, why couldn't they have shown us the other 8?, Ah well, at least we have this little gem. The hysterical dialogue is delivered with such straight-faced sincerity that you can't help but laugh, as you are reminded of films like The Naked Gun, or an episode of Police Squad, yep, I kept expecting Leslie Nielsen to walk on. Bela Lugosi strolls menacingly around a cemetery, while Vampira is er, Vampira, the Zombie-like police inspector (Tor Johnson) becomes (yes, you've guessed it) a Zombie! What more can I say? this is the finest worst movie ever, you have to love director Ed Wood for giving the world this classic. Oh, and don't choke on your popcorn with laughter. The movie has been remastered in colour, and it looks ok, the sound is mono, no subtitles. The movie is 75 minutes approx.

Well, my friends, it seems that future events DID affect this film in the future. Not just content to use their Blu-ray-guns on this classic, those Earth fiends at Legend Films have only gone and dropped the Colouranite bomb on it as well. Cue dialogue - Colonel Tom Edwards: "This is the most fantastic story I've ever heard." Jeff Trent: "And every word of it's true, too." Colonel Tom Edwards: "That's the fantastic part of it." So, are all of Earth idiots by allowing this to happen? It seems not. If, like me, you know, love and have this film already in its original black and white, this is a welcome alternative edition for you to own. The actual blu-ray itself is region-free and plays fine in a PS3. Don't expect any widescreen or 5.1 surround, the picture is displayed in 4:3 ratio, and audio is 2.0 stereo. This is a film made in 1956, remember, so don't expect miracles! However, the quality of the transfer to blu-ray is very impressive. The picture is very sharp, and very clean, (though with the odd scratch still there that couldn't be restored), and much better to look at than the dvd version. The actual colourization is done very well, so now it just looks like a movie that was shot in colour. It appears that the people who decided on the precise colours to use had some fun, just check out the Aliens' purple uniforms and their Ruler's (Bunny Breckinridge giving a very camp I-can't-be-bothered-I'm-too-good-for-all-this performance) lime green shirt and pink boots! And watch Eros's face turn green when he is hit. Which leads me to a point that purists might not be happy with. This is something which didn't happen in the original b&w version, obviously, as you wouldn't see it, but there are two other alterations to the film which are more intrusive to anyone who knows the film well. Legend had auctioned off the opportunity to have a photograph digitally inserted into a picture frame on Paula Trent's bedroom wall during her scene with the Ghoul Man, and so now there is a modern picture of the winning couple in it. This is made even more obvious by the fact that the picture changes to one of a building a few seconds later in the same scene! The other alteration is that a previously plain gravestone which is by the side of the murdered Inspector Clay now has the names 'Paula & Russell' inscribed on it. Maybe I'm being picky, but I did find these two things slightly distracting and incongruous to the viewing experience. Though I wouldn't imagine most people will even notice these things. Or they probably wouldn't have till I pointed them out...sorry! As for extras, there aren't many, and frankly the MPIC dvd release has better ones, including the documentary Flying Saucers over Hollywood. The blu-ray does have quite an interesting pop-up trivia quote option, though this can sometimes be hit and miss. It is mostly informative, but I did feel that they missed a few tricks. For instance, they could have mentioned that the actor in the quick shot of a man holding a newspaper was actually Ed Wood. And maybe I didn't need to know quite so much about the subject of pillow-hugging that went on for, well, nearly all night. Unless, of course, I'm missing something here, and they're just joining in with the Woodian spirit of "Hey, that looks good, let's stick it in the movie!" So, all in all, this colourized version is definitely a worthy addition to the film collection of any Ed Wood fan. Or to anyone new to the man, who can appreciate and find humour in a film whose cast is composed mainly of the director's backers and misfit friends, whose acting is atrocious, whose dialogue is inane and nonsensical, whose continuity is completely off, whose special effects are atrocious, whose end result is the display of enthusiasm over ability. I love this film. It never fails to make me laugh and entertain me. And now it's in colour too! So, go and watch it. And, should you fail to like it, then all I can say is......"Your stupid minds! STUPID! STUPID!!!"

Plan 9 From Outer Space is poorly crafted. The acting is atrocious. The special effects are pathetic. The script is beyond catastrophic. The film's biggest star Bela Lugosi died before production started and they replaced him with a double wearing a cape over his face - The real Bela only appears briefly in prerecorded footage. It's all deadpan with actors seemingly oblivious to the film's shortcomings. Flawed dialogue is delivered without irony and there are no winks to the camera. However these things work to the film's advantage. The inconsistencies and mistakes are funny and very watchable, whether it is bad acting or a rubbish flying saucer on a string, Plan 9 is really entertaining - You will be amazed how many mistakes you will spot in every scene and this accidental feature in the film will keep you watching until the end. Plan 9 is loved by many and I value my copy as much as anything by Stanley Kubrick. This edition of Plan 9 also contains the rather splendid 2 hour documentary 'Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion' featuring interviews with Vampira, Joe Dante, Conrad Brooks, Sam Raimi and many more.

A Classic American B movie of the 50's when these were all to common, and thank god for them as my childhood in the 70's was littered with examples of myself staying up on a weekend night to watch these on various repeats. Just love this one as it's one of the best and most loved of all the era. A True classic! DVD was in excellent condition, picture and transfer were great and very pleased.

The colorised version of this makes this classic a little more watchable - and to better appreciate the sheer "badness" of it all (which seems to be the reason why any of us are watching it). This colorised version also features a commentary/riff from Mike Nelson of MST3K fame which is worth a watch ... although I found myself going back to the original audio for occasional repeat viewing. There are a few annoying things such as the inserts (images in photo frames and names on tombstones) that were auctioned off and added during the colorisation process, but these fortunately pass quickly - and maybe just add a little more to the story behind the film and it's unexpectedly devoted fan base. The video quality is quite reasonable given the age and nature of the film - although there are some issues with depth and banding in the opening scenes with Criswell (but I can live with it since it's still a gazillion times better than the dark and murky black & white prints that I've previously needed to contend with).

Film meraviglioso (per chi ama il genere). Buona qualità della conversione da pellicola a dvd. COnfezione discreta. Ordine arrivato nei tempi stabiliti. Imperdibili le scene con il sostituto di Bela Lugosi (morto durante le riprese) che recita nascondendo il volto.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and the DVD only makes it better. I was first shown 'Plan 9' by my high school drama teacher, and have adored it ever since. When it was shown to our drama class it was used as example of how not to do everything associated with a dramatic production. Since then I have watched it on VHS many times and have seen all of Wood's other works as well. I am quite a believer in Ed Wood as disillusioned anti-genius, a man who knew he wanted to make a movie but didn't know how to make a movie, nor had any of the right tools for making a movie, yet persevered happily in his craft. I regret that he died before his films gave him the notoriety he so richly deserved. 'Plan 9' involves aliens (including the hilarious over-actor Dudley Manlove), and the resurrection of the dead through 'an electrode shot through the pinion pituitary' of recently deceased people, in this case Tor Johnson and Vampira, who will somehow keep the human race from discovering the 'solarminite' and exploding the whole universe. The sets are dreadful, the acting is unbelievably inept, and the whole production is crowned with the silliest dialogue (by Wood, of course) imaginable. All in all it adds up to a great time and a camp classic. The movie was popularized as 'The Worst Movie Ever Made' in the book "The Golden Turkey Awards" by Harry and Michael Medved. Some people are irritated with the brothers Medved for that pronouncement, but understand that it was the result of a poll of their readers. I personally think there are two basic groups of bad movies, movies that are bad but fun to watch (the famed 'so bad they're good' category), of which 'Plan 9' unquestionably leads the pack; and the alternative 'just plain unwatchable' type of bad movie, which are never fun to watch. I think that the beauty of 'Plan 9' is that Wood and his goofy assortment of friends and followers persevered and actually made this film. It wasn't good, but I argue that there is no way that it's the worst movie ever made for one simple reason: it entertained me. The very worst thing a film can do is to bore the audience, and despite it's flaws, 'Plan 9' never bores the audience; they may laugh at it and find certain components difficult to believe, but it is never boring. I think 'Plan 9' is actually one of the more genuinely interesting films I have ever seen, albeit, for all the reasons Wood never intended. Mind you, I am not mocking Ed Wood; I genuinely appreciate his giving us his body of work, particularly 'Plan 9', though 'Night of the Ghouls' is virtually as silly as this one. This truly is Wood's 'Citizen Kane', and the DVD has a wonderful two hour documentary from the early 1990s on Wood and the making of 'Plan 9', including a tour of the decrepit soundstage where the interiors were shot, and interviews with actors from the film, notably Vampira and Paul Marco (Kelton the cop from three separate Wood movies, including 'Plan 9') where a picture of Wood as a somewhat manic, innovative filmmaker emerges. The consensus seems to be that Ed was a nice guy that everybody liked despite his problems with alcohol and transvestism. Also included is the wonderful original trailer for the film, which is hysterical in its own right. This is a wonderful DVD, and I recommend it to anyone. 'Plan 9' is suitable for all audiences, but I particularly recommend it for people who can grasp the concept of a film so very bad that it's good. There are many inept filmmakers both past and present, but there will never be another Ed Wood!

0 ou 5 étoiles : il n'y a pas d'intermédiaire, ça dépend de la façon dont on envisage l' "oeuvre". Ce film est connu pour être le plus mauvais film de l'histoire du cinéma et il tient ses promesses : fautes techniques, effets spéciaux à deux balles (même pour l'époque), décors à hurler de rire. Pourtant, les acteurs essaient vraiment de jouer leur rôle avec conviction, c'en est attendrissant. Quelques passages remarquables : - La scène dans l'avion : il faut un moment avant de réaliser qu'il s'agit d'un cockpit avec deux pilotes (c'est leurs casquettes qui m'ont fait comprendre...). A noter le coup de flash avec l'ombre d'un gros micro. - La soucoupe volante au bout d'une ficelle n'est pas mal non plus. - Et aussi la horde des vampires (des deux vampires) qui déferle du cimetière. - Le ball-trap avec les trois soucoupes volantes. J'ai un concours permanent avec un copain : celui qui ramènera le nanard le plus indiscutable, genre dîner de cons cinématographique. Beaucoup se situent dans les années 50, à base de martiens désintégrateurs, de monstres aquatiques et autres araignées hypertrophiées. Là, il va avoir du mal à rattraper le coup, le gars. Pour ceux qui espèrent passer la soirée avec un bon film : passez votre chemin (même, fuyez ventre à terre). Pour les esthètes qui apprécient la poésie de ces vieux films de série Z maladroits, comme un archéologue se passionnerait dans l'étude des pissotières paléolithiques, vous pouvez envisager l'acquisition de ce monument du genre.

In der Begleitdokumentation zum Hauptfilm wird der wohl zutreffendste Satz zitiert, den man über Plan 9 From Outer Space sagen kann: Wann und wo auch immer Sie diesen Film sehen - es wird sich sehr schnell anfühlen wie 3 Uhr nachts. Unter all den künstlich zu Kultfilmen hochstilisierten Versagern der Kinokunst - man denke z.B. an Galaxina, der einfach nur billig, langweilig und inkompetent gemacht ist - ist Plan 9 einer der wenigen wirklich sehenswerten Filme. Aber warum? Zunächst einmal möchte ich meine persönlich geteste Reihenfolge bei der Beschäftigung mit dem Phänomen Ed Wood empfehlen, denn sie hat diverse Vorteile: ZUERST sehe man den von Tim Burton gedrehten Film ED WOOD mit Johnny Depp in der Titelrolle. Belohnt wird man mit einer wunderbar kurzweiligen Spielfilmbiographie, die um so mehr fasziniert, als man weiß, daß es Ed Wood so ähnlich wirklich gegeben hat. Das bereitet einen schönen Filmabend und steigert zugleich durch die Episoden am Drehort von Woods Filmen die ungläubige Vorfreude auf den bekanntesten der vier Filme Ed Woods: Plan 9 From Outer Space, der ja eigentlich Grabräuber aus dem Weltall heißen sollte. Man will unbedingt erfahren, ob der Film tatsächlich so schlecht ist, wie man vermutet. Tim Burtons ED WOOD-Film endet mit der Premiere von Plan 9. DANN genieße man den Film selbst - auf vorliegender DVD in Englisch mit zuschaltbaren (leider ziemlich verfälschenden) deutschen Untertiteln. Man stellt fest: er ist noch viel schlechter, als man zu hoffen gewagt hatte, und man kann sich darauf verlassen, daß man einen weiteren sehr belustigenden Filmabend hat. Man wird sich angesichts einer komplett sinnfreien Story, der völlig talentlosen Darsteller und der Requisiten aus dem Zukunftsfundus von Rudis Resterampe der absurden Faszination des Filmes nicht entziehen können. Denn was man sieht, ist nicht nur offensichtlich schlechtes Kino, sondern vor allem das Gelingen einer großen kindlichen Vision: in Plan 9 kann man im Kinoformat die Fantasie eines Kindes bewundern, das selbstvergessen aus Pappe und Lego Raumschiffe und Tentakelmonster aus Gummiringen bastelt. ZULETZT gönne man sich die Dokumentation zum Film, bei welchem Darsteller und Helfer Ed Woods dem Geheimnis seines Jahrzehnte später entstandenen Kultstatus auf den Grund zu kommen versuchen. Ich war begeistert angesichts der vielen Details, die mir im Nachhinein als in Tim Burtons Film authentisch bewußt wurden (dessen Werk sprüht vor historischen Details und Bildzitaten). Trotz gelegentlicher Längen - den Besuch der leeren Gerümpelbude, in der 50 Jahre früher Plan 9 gedreht worden war, hätte man sich sparen können - ist die Doku sehr sehenswert und spürbar mit Liebe zum Thema gemacht. Die Mitwirkenden sind sichtlich stolz darauf, Ed Wood gekannt haben zu dürfen. Und selbst der Dozent, der seine Liste von einigen Dutzend dramaturgischer Kardinalsfehler in Plan 9 herunterrattert, tut das mit der Begeisterung eines Liebhabers. Plan 9 From Outer Space ist deswegen ein so sehenswerter schlechter Film, weil er uns teilhaben läßt an der kindlichen Freude des Erzählens. Es ist ganz tief unten nicht die Botschaft eines Films, die uns im Kino anrührt, nicht ein berühmtes Gesicht, nicht eine tolle Musik oder eine aufgemotzte Effekteschlacht - es ist die schlichte Freude der Teilnahme an einer Geschichte, am Erzähltbekommen. Ed Wood lädt uns mit seiner Naivität ein zurückzugehen in die Zeit, als wir eigentlich schon alt genug zum Lesen waren, aber es liebten, wenn Mami oder Opi uns abends etwas vorlasen. Oder als wir zum erstenmal draußen zelteten und spätnachts am Lagerfeuer einer eine Stegreifgeschichte erzählte, von fliegenden Untertassen und Untoten und dem gegen alle Kugeln gefeiten Monster, das PLÖTZLICH (dramatischer Schwenk mit der Taschenlampe) vor uns zu Staub zerfiel... Plan 9 hat außer dieser reinen Erzählfreude so überdeutlich nichts, aber auch wirklich gar nichts von dem vorzuweisen, was man als Kinogänger für selbstverständlich zu halten gelernt hat, daß man ihn - ganz wie eine Kindheitsfantasie - entweder liebt oder lächerlich findet. Man gibt ihm entweder fünf Sterne oder minus fünf Sterne. Ich gebe ihm fünf.

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