Plan 9

I have seen a lot of zombie/horror films and I have to say that this one was very palatable. The acting was sub par and the story line was pretty good for been a low budget film. I laughed a few good times out loud at the crazy things that no sane or even insane person would do. But isn't that what makes a good campy horror film. "Dont go in there!" "Shoot him, don't walk away" and so on. Worth the time if you have the time. If you want to go watch a mainstream horror film and be bored half way though, then by God, go and do that. But I like to be entertained to the point of not switching it off after 10 minutes. I always give movies 5 minutes, then 5 minutes more if I am intrigued. I stuck with this till the end, no second guessing!

I'm not sure what possessed anyone to do a remake of Plan 9, and this version is hardly watchable at all. The attempt to take the base story and take it seriously was simply a mistake. If you want entertainment, watch the original movie, which is so awful, it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

You can tell if a movie comes from the heart or from wanting to cash in on a quick buck. This remake is a good example of what fans of the original film can make as a love letter to Ed Wood.

There are some changes between the original and this remake but it was done with a loving and caring hand.

If you enjoy B movies this is one to catch.

Cult films, just like music, are made by people that have no clue what they're doing, but have a strong vision and giving it 100%. Trying to do something badly, unfortunately doesn't yield the same result. And that's where Plan 9 comes in. It's not nerdy bad, which obviously works sometimes - it's just plain boring bad. Scenes are too long, lit badly (not bad enough to be funny mind you) and although the viewer is introduced to a few quirky characters, there's just no substance to hang on to. There's a lot of over acting mixed with under acting and all things considered, the movie just come across as a "fun" art school project. And not in a good way I might add. A+ for trying tho.

Plan 9 (2015)

** (out of 4)

A UFO is seen coming into a small town and later that night there is some sort of strange light that causes the dead to come back to life. A group of survivors try to fight off the zombies and make it until morning.

As the title and opening scenes clearly suggest, this here is a remake of Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s 1959 film PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE but it actually could have been another remake of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Those looking for a director remake of the Wood might feel cheated as there are some obvious nods to that film but once all the zombie action starts it's your typical George Romero type setting with people trying to stay in doors while zombies are on the outside.

With that said, director John Johnson has actually made a good looking movie that at least looks professional unlike so many other low-budget movies out there. I was a little worried that we were going to be getting some poorly made film but that wasn't the case at all. Visually the film was quite good and at least you could tell that there was talent behind the camera in many jobs. I thought the editing was quite good and several of the performances were better than you'd expect.

The film also had some nice gore shots. I'm not going to say the work is on the same level of Tom Savini but it's much better than you typically see in these types of movies. There was even some nudity thrown in, which as all horror fans know is pretty hard to find these days. PLAN 9 certainly isn't a masterpiece but it's mildly entertaining. The biggest problem I had with the film is that at 106 minutes it's way too long. The film really could have lost fifteen to twenty minutes.