Roger Corman Vs. Ed Wood

[Leah]

Which is worse

[venomx]

I like Corman films.

[Mr. DS]

Corman actually made money off a lot of his movies according to him in interviews so I'll vote Ed as the worst. 

[The Burgomaster]

No comparison.  Wood was terrible.  Corman was at the helm of some bad movies, but also some pretty entertaining movies.

[WingedSerpent]

Uwe Bowell ultimately makes the worst films.  Although I do like the fact he challenged his haters to a boxing match.

[LilCerberus]

Tough call, seeing one was a producer, & the other was a director.

Sorta' make me wonder how an Alien ripoff of Wood's would've turned out.

Anyway, neither are as painful to watch as Larry Buchanan.

[3mnkids]

Uwe Bowell ultimately makes the worst films.  Although I do like the fact he challenged his haters to a boxing match.

He would be my pick as well.

[Jim H]

Roger Corman directed more than 50 movies.  It's pretty fair to compare him to Ed Wood. 

Roger Corman is a far superior director.  He did A Bucket of Blood, and the quasi-remake Little Shop of Horrors.  Both of those films are better in every way than basically all of Ed Wood's films put together.  For that matter, the Raven is also a quite entertaining and enjoyable little film. 

All of Ed Wood's films are pretty terrible, even if they are enjoyably so.

[the ghoul]

Your addition of the "someone else" choice made this one a no-brainer.  There are LOTS of films out there that are way worse than those directed by Wood or Corman.  Ron Atkins anyone?  Or even Peter Jackson for that matter.

[RCMerchant]

Tough call, seeing one was a producer, & the other was a director.

Sorta' make me wonder how an Alien ripoff of Wood's would've turned out.

Anyway, neither are as painful to watch as Larry Buchanan.

Can't argue with that. Jerry Warren stank too.
Wood's movies were insanely bad-bad as good.
Corman could tap into teenagers brains .


A clip from Warren's FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND-


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u8W5UFUGiM

[AndyC]

Roger Corman is a far superior director.  He did A Bucket of Blood, and the quasi-remake Little Shop of Horrors.  Both of those films are better in every way than basically all of Ed Wood's films put together.  For that matter, the Raven is also a quite entertaining and enjoyable little film. 

True. Roger Corman's films speak to his skill as a filmmaker and businessman. He sets out to make a movie with a specific market, budget and schedule in mind, and turns out something that is, at worst, goofy but fun. His best movies are classics. And as far as I know, he's never lost money on any movie he's produced. Corman also gets points for giving breaks to young up-and-comers like Ron Howard and Francis Ford Coppola. He could recognize talented people who wanted the opportunity more than the money, give them a tight budget but turn them loose creatively. The results speak for themselves.

Wood didn't come close to that level of talent or business acumen. But I also agree there are far worse directors than Ed Wood. His movies are fun, if nothing else. I think LilCerberus is absolutely right that Larry Buchanan is far worse.

[venomx]

My favorite Roger Corman movie is The Haunted Palace w/ Vincent Price.

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To Andrew or Mod, Is it ok to post links to full movies like the one above? ... I'm not sure. Thanks.

[LilCerberus]

Just to clarify on my earlier comment;

I must admit, I know very little about Ed Wood outside of Tim Burton's portrait of a guy not rooted in reality.

I once made it about halfway through Corman's book "How I made a hundred movies in Hollywood & never lost a dime", which left me with the impression that he had already developed a reputation as a successful producer & astute businessman well before he tried his hand at directing, which is why I felt the need to make the distinction.

It's kinda' like trying to compare The Polonia Brothers to Timbo Hines, or Timbo Hines to James Panetta.

[Rev. Powell]

To Andrew or Mod, Is it ok to post links to full movies like the one above? ... I'm not sure. Thanks.

My opinion is no, unless the movie is public domain (unlike many Corman pictures, THE HAUNTED CASTLE isn't).

[Dennis]

I think that the biggest difference between the two is that Roger Corman, while not concerned to much with the film's content, did want to actually turn a profit on the movie. Ed wood, on the other hand, probably didn't have a very clear idea of what, if anything, he was trying to do. I must admit though that I've enjoyed the work of both men equally, which is something that has always amazed my wife.