Bride of the Monster (1955)

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As Good As It Gets

Absolutely the worst movie.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The pairing of Edward D. Wood Jr. & Bela Lugosi is perfect, from reviving his career with Ed and proving he could still act as well as he used too. His perfermance as Dr. Vornoff is maniachally and sadistically wonderful, from feeding people to a huge Octopus and his cruel treatment of Lobo (Tor Johnson). He also comes across as the perfect Mad scientist.Although the sets are poorly made, it certainly gives off a very eerie setting.Despite having no lines Tor Johnson delivers a wonderful portrayal as the "Atomic-Superman" Lobo."Bride of The Monster" is definetely one of Wood's signature films, and is definetely worth a watch.

It doesn't get any better than this. First class story and dialog. It really stands out. The last line alone is up there with Gone with the Wind and Casablanca. 'He tampered in God's domain!'Some great screams too, and that's just from Bela. One thinks of Frankenstein of course, but that doesn't have the layered depth that Bride does. Not only does it have Tor Johnson as the Frankenstein style monster Lobo, but it has one of the most frightening monsters to ever hit the screen. The dreaded killer octopus. I can't go near the ocean because of this film. But it's worth it.Hell, I'm just going to go with a spoiler here as I have never seen this effect used to such... effect.. in the history of motion pictures. A nuclear explosion! Wow. What great vision. It looks so real! And only meters from the cast. How did they all survive? Only the director knows. Ed Wood really knew how to create tension. You can feel like it like someone stretching your liver out through your nostril. It gave me shivers.I can see why no one has ever remade this film. Unlike say Superman, Batman or King Kong, it's simply unsurpassable. No one would dare. And not a CGI effect in sight. Ed was too much of a craftsman for that.A unique place in the history of cinema. Shame on anyone who rates it less than a 9. I'd give it a 10 if Ed Wood was in it. Perhaps one day, someone will be able to incorporate a shot from Glen or Glenda into Bride, with Tor Johnson handing Ed an angora sweater. The sphincter tightens at the thought.Genius.

Ed Wood Jnr has often been cited as the worst director of all time, and his films(Plan 9 From Outer Space especially) also get a similar reputation. I personally think that the distinction is unfair, there are certainly better directors than Wood and better made, written and acted films/movies out there of course, but- unlike something like anything Friedberg and Seltzer- Wood's films are entertaining and kind of like guilty pleasures. Great movies no they're not, but when someone says that they are among the worst of all time I'll respectfully disagree on that one. Bride of the Monster does have things wrong, the sets are wobbly, the special effects especially the octopus are fake, the story does drag at times and Loretta King displays no kind of acting talent whatsoever. (Paul Murco's small role is also rather embarrassing) Even with these, Bride of the Monster is still one of Ed Wood Jnr's better movies. Wood is never going to be up there with the greatest directors, but not the worst either, at least he directed with heart. Lugosi's fight with the octopus is absolutely hilarious and has to be seen with be believed, easily one of the memorable scenes of any of Ed Wood's movies. The dialogue has some very funny moments(of what I can remember only the final line really made me groan), but the I have no home monologue is really quite poignant. The ending is senseless indeed but a lot of fun, and while the story does drag at times and also a little senseless, I didn't ever feel my intelligence being insulted to unbearable degree(unlike the SyFy/Asylum movies). The acting is not amazing, but King was the only one really that came across as really, really bad. Tony McCoy is handsome and does manage to give some of his lines credibility and Harvey B.Dunn is very amusing. Tor Johnson is somewhat stiff but looks the part of a monster figure and he does provide some of the movie's most entertaining scenes. But it is really Bela Lugosi's movie, in his final role he gives a commanding and heartfelt performance, succeeding also in giving moments of banality some genuine meaning. Overall, not great but better than I expected it to be. 6/10 Bethany Cox

What can you say about Edward Wood Jr.? He's been called the worst filmmaker ever, yet his movies are so fun to watch regardless. This was the first movie I've ever seen of his and I had a fun time laughing at the sheer loopiness of it all.Wood's idol, Bela Lugosi, plays an exiled Soviet scientist called Dr. Eric Vornoff, hiding out in an ramshackle house in the middle of a swamp. Vornoff wants to create a nuclear-charged master race with which he can use to take over the world. He also has a mute, Tibetan lab assistant with an angora fetish named Lobo (played by wrestler Tor Johnson) who stumbles and fumbles around Vornoff's swampy bungalow for much of the film. Through the efforts of a young policeman and his Lois Lane-styled reporter girlfriend, Vornoff's world domination scheme is foiled.This movie has tons of silliness. One personal favorite is where Lobo mutinies against Vornoff and fights his shorter, platform shoe-wearing stunt double. Another funny scene: Vornoff's getting killed by his giant octopus and a random bolt of lighting strikes him, causing an atomic blast; the heroes watch the mushroom cloud from a safe distance of forty feet away!This is a movie you have to see to believe!