colossus-4
Joined Mar 1999
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This is a weird film.
Only in the 70s could it have been made.
If you were there and you missed it. Get it. At least for a night.
If you let it, it will infect you. It's like Rocky Horror without the lame Trench-coat Mafia leanings. It's pure Paul Williams. Do you remember "That's the hell of it!" from the Hardy Boys Halloween episode. That's from this movie. So see it.
Only in the 70s could it have been made.
If you were there and you missed it. Get it. At least for a night.
If you let it, it will infect you. It's like Rocky Horror without the lame Trench-coat Mafia leanings. It's pure Paul Williams. Do you remember "That's the hell of it!" from the Hardy Boys Halloween episode. That's from this movie. So see it.
I was one of the first of my generation to appreciate Plan 9. In 1974 I was begging my friends to come over for a Plan 9 party when it appeared, as it usually did, on one of our syndicate stations. I've watched it grow in popularity until it reached the silver screen, in "ED WOOD." And I've read these reviews and all seem to settle on certain points as the worst. "Your stupid minds, stupid...Stupid!" is a favorite. The wobbly tombstones. The bad dialogue delivered so badly-Criswell. And I agree. But if you really want to enjoy this film again (after beating it to death) read the Ed Wood Jr. biography "Nightmare of Ecstasy." You'll thank me. Not only will it make you aware of other Ed Wood treasure's but you'll hear, in their own words, the stars, backers, and friends of Ed Wood explain how such a phenomenon came to exist. The film Ed Wood was based on this book (loosely.) You'll love it. A hint, the best Ed Wood dialogue is from "Orgy of the Dead"(Something Weird Video.) Just some friendly advice.
Sounds like a cool documentary. Ghosts, huh? Tell me more. Well, forget it Pal! Lotsa luck!
I should explain, if you don't know already, The Amazing World of Ghosts is a con job. The cheapest film ever made. In fact no film was even shot for this "movie." The "director" simply seems to have bought a stack of old reels of celluloid from a swapmeet, containing nasa animation, street scenes, and meandering footage of the sun and sky, and un-cleverly editing it into a frighteningly boring melange which stretches one's incredulousness to new levels. On top of the visual inside joke (which it must be) a narrator blathers on about things "speculative and mysterious." The fractured and inane narrative is actually quite hilarious at first, unintentionally(?), and then becomes positively infuriating. It quickly starts making no sense and goes on and on for what seems like over an hour. In reality it is well over and hour, and the challenge of "The Amazing World of Ghosts" is not to gain an insight into existence but to try not to pull it out of the VCR and hurl it at the ground after the first twenty minutes.
If the IMDb folks think this is just some scathing comment without merit, ask around. Not only is this film nauseating but it's insulting. Check out the scene with the black folks dancing on the street to a calypso band. The narrative over that scene is the stuff that law suits are made of.
You will actually feel your mind slipping into away as you watch "The Amazing World of Ghosts." They made another one which is not credited on IMDb, but I don't remember the name. I will ask the experts.
I should explain, if you don't know already, The Amazing World of Ghosts is a con job. The cheapest film ever made. In fact no film was even shot for this "movie." The "director" simply seems to have bought a stack of old reels of celluloid from a swapmeet, containing nasa animation, street scenes, and meandering footage of the sun and sky, and un-cleverly editing it into a frighteningly boring melange which stretches one's incredulousness to new levels. On top of the visual inside joke (which it must be) a narrator blathers on about things "speculative and mysterious." The fractured and inane narrative is actually quite hilarious at first, unintentionally(?), and then becomes positively infuriating. It quickly starts making no sense and goes on and on for what seems like over an hour. In reality it is well over and hour, and the challenge of "The Amazing World of Ghosts" is not to gain an insight into existence but to try not to pull it out of the VCR and hurl it at the ground after the first twenty minutes.
If the IMDb folks think this is just some scathing comment without merit, ask around. Not only is this film nauseating but it's insulting. Check out the scene with the black folks dancing on the street to a calypso band. The narrative over that scene is the stuff that law suits are made of.
You will actually feel your mind slipping into away as you watch "The Amazing World of Ghosts." They made another one which is not credited on IMDb, but I don't remember the name. I will ask the experts.