Ed Wood Movie Review | Why This Film is Still Great 30 Years After Release!

Tim Burton's Ed Wood rocketed to the top of many critics lists of the best films of 1994. But a lot has changed in 30 years. Join Jason Peters & Ryan Seybold as they break down and analyze why this charming biopic still qualifies as a great movie about the bonds of friendship, however unlikely their origins.
Johnny Depp stars as the titular Ed Wood, in what is an amazingly charming and sympathetic portrayal of the man and his work. Martin Landau plays an aging Bela Lugosi, suffering from a profound addiction to morphine that has crippled him later in life. Through a series of circumstances, Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi connect and develop a pure, unironic friendship built on mutual respect and understanding of each others less ideal traits. 30 years later, Ed Wood remains a wonderful film.
Chapters:
00:00 - Program Intro
00:51 - Description of Ed Wood
02:32 - Jason & Ryan's Initial Thoughts
07:56 - A Charming Acting Ensemble Yields Consistently Sympathetic Characterizations
14:17 - Rick Baker's Effective, Understated Makeup
17:20 - A Tone of Warmth and Sympathy for an Ultimately Tragic Tale
24:45 - A Freewheeling, Loosely-Structured Screenplay about the Bonds of Friendship
31:00 - Tim Burton's Atypically-Traditional, Compassionate Direction
35:02 - 3 Adjectives to Describe Ed Wood
39:03 - Star Rating & Outro
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