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Originally Posted by PatW
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Unfortunately, not a lot was factual - especially not the Bela Lugosi dialogue and nonsense such as his living all alone without anyone (he was married to his last wife and living with her at this time). He was also addicted to drugs without doubt, but the movie could at least have mentioned that it began due to medication for a chronic pain problem with the actor's sciatic nerve in his leg, and not just "to get high".
When I first saw ED WOOD I was impressed and tickled just at the sheer fact that a movie was even made
at all about such a director and all these old stars. But as time goes on I grow less fond of this overrated film each time I revisit it, and it's like one big joke. I generally think Johnny Depp is a good actor for these days, but as Ed Wood he is way too over the top and animated, unlike any real person. I think that Tim Burton's film made Ed Wood and his old terrible movies "cool", and whatever impressions many who had never heard of Wood or Lugosi before have begun to develop are due to this sham of a film.
I was waiting for the shoe to drop once Michael Elliott said he and I haven't had any arguments or debates so far in this thread! I knew the tranquility couldn't last forever (he quite loves this film!).
