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Overrated and overhyped

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

There are written articles, books, and discussions regarding almost everything about "Plan Nine from Outer Space." I offer a new take on the film. Do you think Ed Wood (consciously or subconsciously) planned to make a satire of the flying saucer invasion pictures released in droves during the 1950s? One can certainly consider "Plan Nine From Outer Space" a spoof of these "Outer Space" types of films. Finally, a question for the ages, asked by the countless, but still unanswered and unknown. Whatever happened to the first eight plans?

Director Edward D. Wood, Jr. makes an earnest attempt at a sci-fi story, though this movie is famous for being labeled as the 'worst film ever'.Aliens arrive on earth in the form of toy flying saucers filled with beings who sport fancy hairdos and shiny blouses. Earthlings must join together to thwart the extra-terrestrials while concomitantly trying to discover why the visitors are here.Greg Walcott gives a good performance in the role of an airline pilot as does Lyle Talbot as an army general. Also starring wrestler Tor Johnson as a police chief, horror film legend Bela Lugosi as a widower, beautiful vampiress Vampira, and psychic Criswell on hand to deliver an introductory narrative.Followed by Ed Wood's sequel 'Revenge of the Dead' (1960), later renamed 'Night of the Ghouls' by a videographer whom had nothing to do with either film at the time of their release.

This movie begins with a popular—but quite untalented—Hollywood celebrity by the name of Jeron Criswell King giving an introduction to this film. From there the story begins with an old man attending the burial of his wife. After the funeral the gentleman goes home to mourn his loss while the gravediggers finish their task of burying the casket. Unfortunately for them, aliens from outer space bring the corpse back to life and the zombie then proceeds to kill the two gravediggers. Around the same time a flying saucer buzzes a passenger airliner flying en route to Los Angeles and almost causes the pilots to lose control of their aircraft. Upon landing both of the pilots and one of the stewardesses report what they have seen but are told by the army to keep everything secret. Unfortunately, not only are other flying saucers seen in various cities in the United States but something very strange begins to happen in the same cemetery where the two gravediggers met their fate. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this is definitely one of the worst movies I have ever seen. While I can overlook the fact that the special effects were extremely basic (given that the movie was produced in 1959) I cannot overlook the extremely bad acting so easily. Additionally, I should also mention that the costumes worn by the aliens were extremely basic and cheap-looking as well. At any rate, having said all of this I can only say that this film was a total waste of time and I would recommend viewers look elsewhere for their movie entertainment as this film is just plain awful.

If you you're an elitist who can't stomach a movie that provides nothing but pure entertainment then this isn't for you.But if you've got an open sense of humor and a taste for irony then this is worth a look.There are plenty of other comments that deal with the details of just how fascinatingly poorly done Plan 9 is so there's no point in going there. This is one of those rainy night movies to be savored with goofy friends and a healthy intake of mind-altering substances. The fact that some creative 7th graders could have done a better job with almost every aspect of the film just adds to the comedy.A load of fun for even the most grim-faced curmudgeon. If you can't find something to laugh at here, there's something wrong with you.