Edward D. Wood Jr. is widely considered to the worst director of all-time. This reputation is, in my opinion, not at all justified. While he was certainly a vastly untalented director, there is no doubt that Ed was enthusiastic about his work and an imaginative man, who made his movies out of love for cinema rather than for cash. What he directed to be Sci-fi an Horror movies turned out to be unintentional comedies, and his work has long (and rightly) become cult.
"Bride Of The Monster" is one of these movies that have been considered as enormously amateurish trash by many, but that are adored by lovers of odd little treasures of that kind. This is also remarkable for the fact that it features the great Horror icon Bela Lugosi, who, in his final years, had befriended Ed Wood, in his last speaking role. The movie furthermore features Ed Wood movie regular Tor Johnson, another incredibly funny performance I recommend this movie for. The plot is, as usual for Ed's movies, extremely messy and makes little sense, but it certainly does entertain in its very special, highly amusing manner. I don't want to give too much of it away, people should experience this themselves, as "Bride Of The Monster" really is a film that lovers of odd cult-cinema should appreciate. And what would be a bigger joy for a Horror fan with a sense of humor than to hear the great Bela Lugosi give weird, amusingly stereotypical vintage sci-fi speeches and laugh diabolically. If you are familiar with Ed Wood, and if you liked "Plan 9 From Outer Space", go ahead and see "Bride Of The Monster" as soon as you can. Fans of Ed Wood's amateurish, but highly amusing and lovable style of film-making will have a blast!
"Bride Of The Monster" is one of these movies that have been considered as enormously amateurish trash by many, but that are adored by lovers of odd little treasures of that kind. This is also remarkable for the fact that it features the great Horror icon Bela Lugosi, who, in his final years, had befriended Ed Wood, in his last speaking role. The movie furthermore features Ed Wood movie regular Tor Johnson, another incredibly funny performance I recommend this movie for. The plot is, as usual for Ed's movies, extremely messy and makes little sense, but it certainly does entertain in its very special, highly amusing manner. I don't want to give too much of it away, people should experience this themselves, as "Bride Of The Monster" really is a film that lovers of odd cult-cinema should appreciate. And what would be a bigger joy for a Horror fan with a sense of humor than to hear the great Bela Lugosi give weird, amusingly stereotypical vintage sci-fi speeches and laugh diabolically. If you are familiar with Ed Wood, and if you liked "Plan 9 From Outer Space", go ahead and see "Bride Of The Monster" as soon as you can. Fans of Ed Wood's amateurish, but highly amusing and lovable style of film-making will have a blast!