I watched BRIDE OF THE MONSTER . . . now what?

indianasmith · July 16, 2007, 11:51:36 PM

I found this fabulous Ed Wood collection for rent at our local Hastings - it includes GLEN OR GLENDA, BRIDE OF THE MONSTER, PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, THE VIOLENT YEARS, JAIL BAIT, and NIGHT OF THE GHOULS in a two DVD set, plus a documentary called THE ED WOOD STORY. My problem is I only have it till Thursday and I don't have time to watch them all. I know I want to see PLAN 9 again - my wife has never seen it.
Which other is the BEST example of Ed Wood's marvelously awful work? If I'm only going to pick one or two others, which should they be?

Shadow · July 17, 2007, 12:38:33 AM

I'd go with Glen or Glenda and Night of the Ghouls, but that's just me.

CheezeFlixz · July 17, 2007, 12:49:21 AM

What do you mean you don't have time to watch them all, what do you do ... sleep?

I guess GLEN OR GLENDA I haven't seen NIGHT OF THE GHOULS in over 20 years so I don't remember it.

RCMerchant · July 17, 2007, 05:19:29 AM

Well-you watched BRIDE of the MONTER-your life is now full. You never have to do anything else. You have reached Nirvana.

Scott · July 17, 2007, 06:17:18 AM

I say rent it again and watch the whole set.

If you can find it you should also watch ORGY OF THE DEAD.

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=a4RAO6DpDJU

The Burgomaster · July 17, 2007, 12:28:15 PM

I recommend NIGHT OF THE GHOULS. I have a copy of THE VIOLENT YEARS on a DVD from Something Weird. That one is very entertaining too, but Ed Wood didn't direct it. He just wrote it.

Torgo · July 17, 2007, 02:54:04 PM

MST3K Bride of the Monster Riffs
*"Her pencil's gone... It's back..." - Crow

*"Oh - well, he fell into the Billy Barty trap." - Joel

*"He's shooting at a different movie" - Crow

*"Hey, which of Shatner's "Becwar" novels did you guy's like the best?" - Crow

*"What? Son of a gun we're back here again, how'd we do that?" - Servo as hunters

*"Ah, just a sec, I broke a heel." - Joel as hunter

*"CUT! Hey, Bela, don't even think about it" - Crow

*"Don't worry, he's as gentle as a kitten." "Yeah, a big, bald, deranged kitten that could snap your neck like celery!" - Bela/Tom Servo

*"Uh, kiss the bird, Dick." - Joel as the Captain

*"Hey wait a minute, she skinned a 'Hostest Snowball' and now she's wearing it" - Joel

*"Oh Tor love this, Tor look fetching when Tor go to church." - Joel

*"Oh, how do I get into this painting?" - Crow as Prof. Strowsky

*"Parted from my wife and child..." - "And banned from MTV!" - Bela/Joel

*"Man... I wish they had a more effective monster. This is taking forever" - Joel

*"What's this? It say's, "Weird fingerless birdman under suspicion" - Joel as Captain reads a newspaper

*"Oh, God, no!! Does he have room for her down there?" - Crow

*"The night, the monster, and thou." - Crow as Prof. Strowsky

*"Cool, you can flush the fireplace" - Crow as cop

*"You know, this is Bela's best scene, and he's not even in in" - Crow

Just Plain Horse · July 17, 2007, 06:14:22 PM

I say make your very own BRIDE OF THE MONSTER bored game; first level- find Harvey B Dunn's missing finger in a scavenger hunt... on Varnoff's property.

Derf · July 17, 2007, 07:44:41 PM

I just recently bought this same set from a Half Price Books store. Bride of the Monster was the first one I watched, and I enjoyed its cheesiness tremendously. Then The Violent Years. It was both funny and painful (I was ready to beg for the death penalty rather than listen to the judge's lecture on morality). To me, Glen or Glenda is just painful to watch; it didn't entertain me. It was just sad that Wood was trying so hard to prove how "normal" transvestites are while failing so miserably at it. I'd personally recommend Night of the Ghouls or Plan 9.

Torgo · July 17, 2007, 09:55:41 PM

Which company has the most superior version of Plan 9 From Outer Space on the market at the moment?

Just Plain Horse · July 18, 2007, 05:07:09 AM

...or you could make your own BRIDE OF THE MONSTER video game- with new bonus levels like Whip Tor for power-ups. (cheat code BELA)

Andrew · July 18, 2007, 05:21:56 AM

Quote from: Torgo on July 17, 2007, 09:55:41 PM
Which company has the most superior version of Plan 9 From Outer Space on the market at the moment?

I have the Image DVD and it is very good quality. The screenshots in my review were taken from my Image DVD.

There is a DVD out by a company called "Genius" that apparently has both the B&W and a color version that is supposed to be good.