Comment posted on Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) by Kevin
I dunno. The movies you mention would make it really hard to choose. I’ve never seen “The Corpse Grinder”, but Manos is definitely in the running. It’s also here in both MST3K version and plaini. I think Eegah would also have to be considered in the worse film ever competition. Teenagers from Outer Space? Teenage Zombies?
Roger Ebert said Plan 9 was the worse movie. I think if it’s not, it’s close. Maybe you should consider it in the “it’s so bad it’s good” category.
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- I think we could say the same thing about most of the Ed Wood films. Glenn or Glenda… Jailbait…. etc.
- There is one more that at least deserves dishonorable mention. A real t*rdsickle. A new low in scifi history.
http://retrovision.tv/freevideo/cosmos-war-of-the-planets-1977/
Cosmos, War of the Planets! Booo!
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my son loves this film ! may be a good dream for kids ?
I used to see this in FAMOUS MONSTERS sometimes in the 70s
and it was a total mystery to me as it was never shown
on Boston TV….saw this for the first time (way late) around
2003 on DVD and watched it at least 5 times…its hilarious!
Worst movie ever made? No way!
PINK FLAMINGOES is the worst movie ever made, along
with THE CORPSE GRINDERS and MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE
and that’s just out of movies made prior to STAR WARS.
THE PLAN 9 COMPANION, which is in the PLAN 9 DVD is
a must-see as it goes in-depth for 2hrs about PLAN 9.
I dunno. The movies you mention would make it really hard to choose. I’ve never seen “The Corpse Grinder”, but Manos is definitely in the running. It’s also here in both MST3K version and plaini. I think Eegah would also have to be considered in the worse film ever competition. Teenagers from Outer Space? Teenage Zombies?
Roger Ebert said Plan 9 was the worse movie. I think if it’s not, it’s close. Maybe you should consider it in the “it’s so bad it’s good” category.
Totally right + Plan 9 fits it like a role model..
MANOS was shot with a spring-loaded Bell + Howell
camera, I can’t remember wether it was 16mm or 8mm
but in some scenes it really looks like 8 + you’ll also
notice that the individual scenes are’nt very long
because the camera is spring driven and runs out
of power real quick….The lighting job was pretty botched
in most places but if they lit it up good, it would
probably would have just looked fuzzier.
Teenagers from Outer Space had all this solved from the start.
Although Black + White, Tom Graeff studied his Cinematography
well, and used the best equipment he could get with excellent results
that last to this day…
O.k. there’s some med-school skeletons for props and you can
tell the saucer’s made of wood -but that’s just it- the clarity, focus, and
end result of the film is so good that you can see the nail marks on
the UFO + a lot of high detail.
The optically inserted “Gorgons” are favorite laugh to many
too as they look just like they originate from a projector
+ scared the hell out of me when I was a little kid.
Considering that and more,
the story ends on a high-note
and I can’t fault a movie for
trying to do that as well,
so I’d personally put this one up a couple of notches.
There is one more that at least deserves dishonorable mention. A real t*rdsickle. A new low in scifi history.
http://retrovision.tv/freevideo/cosmos-war-of-the-planets-1977/
Cosmos, War of the Planets! Booo!
you can tell criswell is reading off a card
As a retired psychoanalyst and published film critic I would like to add that I find Ed Wood, Jr. an interesting person. Plan 9 is hardly the worst film ever made. If one studies Wood, his life and personality, I submit that this film is a con job and a calculated joke on Wood’s part.
I think we could say the same thing about most of the Ed Wood films. Glenn or Glenda… Jailbait…. etc.
My nomination for the worst movie ever is
ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES