tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post8653865829543685075..comments2023-03-31T06:55:42.398-07:00Comments on Dinner With Max Jenke: Got Wood?Jeff Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-1943430793464655702009-07-20T21:13:55.710-07:002009-07-20T21:13:55.710-07:00You really do owe it to yourself to at least watch...You really do owe it to yourself to at least watch 'Plan 9' and 'Glen or Glenda'. For all their ineptitude, they are genuine and sincere cinematic statements, and 'Plan 9' especially just has everything in the way of classic horror/sci-fi atmosphere you could want. <br /><br />I used to love the 'Golden Turkey Awards' as a kid, and I still owe it a debt for pointing me in the direction of several movies I still enjoy to this day. But now, I just look at it as kind of an elitist book written by people who just don't get a lot of the movies they trash. I will remain an Ed Wood fan (and an H. G. Lewis and Cash Flagg fan) forever. I'd much rather watch one of their earnest failures than most of the competent but mediocre horror/sci-fi/fantasy films that flood video stores these days.Bob Igniziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630416222197419152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-27433490165018988802009-07-20T00:25:56.817-07:002009-07-20T00:25:56.817-07:00I've always managed to enjoy Ed Wood's mov...I've always managed to enjoy Ed Wood's movies without the irony factor... I saw a few of them on TV as a kid without any hipsters around to comment on how bad they were.<br />The main problem with them is just that they never had the budget to pull off any of Ed's big ideas. <br />I'm pretty sure I've seen much worse movies disguised behind zillion dollar effects budgets... that didn't have anywhere near the heart that Wood's efforts had.Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-50189157908468593142009-07-13T10:13:20.360-07:002009-07-13T10:13:20.360-07:00Wings, Marty, FF - thanks for the comments! It'...Wings, Marty, FF - thanks for the comments! It's funny - at this point it's not as though I'm actively avoiding seeing a Wood film but more a matter of other things always coming first. I don't know how younger fans just getting into horror/sci-fi/exploitation today can possibly catch up on everything. I always have a stack of new films on deck to watch in addition to the many older favorites in my collection that I'd love to take another look at. <br /><br />As for Blood Feast, I remember Fangoria devoting a full color page to a Dr. Cyclops review of it back in the day and being blown away from the stills by how ghastly it looked!Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-76568013127897687732009-07-13T09:45:43.523-07:002009-07-13T09:45:43.523-07:00I too have never sat through an entire Ed Wood fil...I too have never sat through an entire Ed Wood film. However, I think Tim Burton's <i>Ed Wood</i> is great -- it's the film that made me take Johnny Depp seriously as a vastly talented actor.<br /><br />And as far as H.G. Lewis, you owe it to yourself to at least watch <i>Blood Feast</i>. It's so over-the-top with the blood and gore, you'll forgive the laughably bad acting.<br /><br />Lewis is now considered a guru in the world of direct marketing. In my line of work, I've met him on several occasions -- very personable and self-effacing.FilmFatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572370403623288465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-88890160573333138692009-07-13T06:58:56.227-07:002009-07-13T06:58:56.227-07:00Great word, 'douchery'.
Yes, you should w...Great word, 'douchery'.<br /><br />Yes, you should watch a Wood, an Milligan and an Adamson, and yes, they're as incompetent as you fear. But you WILL, especially knowing what you're in for, recognize the sincerity and effort that went into their productions. It ain't too late.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100664402039080434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-24403650593786460122009-07-12T12:36:40.262-07:002009-07-12T12:36:40.262-07:00Great post. I have seen some of Wood's films, ...Great post. I have seen some of Wood's films, and it can be hard to make it through. But there is a lot to be said for the effort put into them, even if the talent wasn't there to back it up.Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.com