Fantastic!

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Blistering performances.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

When I heard that Plan 9 From Outer Space was being remade, I was actually kind of excited to see it. Not because I thought it would upgrade the original, but because the original was so bad - without trying to be - it was fun to watch. I think that's why this remake falls so flat. The original was so bad it was good. This one is just plain bad.Spoilers ahead, so read at your own risk.Now, I have to admit that I watched the movie from about the 20 minute mark to the end on 2x speed because it turned into another mind- numbing zombie chase movie. First off, you never see the aliens like you did in the original. The only "alien" you see is just a glowing orb or something in a school. There's no jump-suited aliens discussing the plan and no flying saucers.Second, there's no day/night and then day/night transitions of the police (or anybody) driving down a road. Nor is there any stock footage and the same shots shown over and over just for the sake of scene transition. Third, there's no recitation of the iconic "stupid! STUPID! STUPID!" line. That HAS to be in there somewhere.Basically, This remake can't make up its mind if it wants to be another chapter or take-off of "Night of the Living Dead" or a cross between WWZ and Thundarr the Barbarian. They removed too many of the elements that made the original what it was - a cheap, bad sci- fi zombie alien movie - and just left the mindless zombies to run amuck. Now, to be fair, the original Plan 9 wasn't exactly Othello revisited, so one shouldn't expect this remake to transform it into something that it's not. But I was expecting something that would be mildly watchable either (a) because of improvements or (b) because of its campyness. Unfortunately, it provided neither. The original had a "make a movie on a shoestring budget" feel and look to it. This remake lacks even that.

Plan 9 is set in Nilbog, a town invaded by aliens. It begins with Mister Lobo playing Criswell, the kiss-curled real-life American psychic (1907-1982), whose mental powers are completely ignored here. Equally, the actor couldn't look less like Crisswell. What we get is the kind of OTT performance that lets you know exactly the style the makers of this remake of 'Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)' (often labelled the worst film ever made) are embracing. There are some pleasing nods to the original of course. The bereaved gentleman played by Bela Lugosi hangs himself whilst wearing a Halloween Dracula cape, Lucy (Sarah Eshleman) playfully dangles a light-shade over a miniature town model, echoing the hub-cap spaceships in Ed Wood's project.'Night of the Living Dead (1968)' and 'The Fog (1980)' are also referenced, as are scenes from other well-known horror films.For me, 'Plan 9' is guilty of the same thing as the film that inspired it: it is a little boring. Not so bad it is good, not so bad it is bad, it just continues long past the point the audience cares. A cheap, campy film with often (deliberately?) cardboard performances and lacklustre monsters, encompassed in a pulpy sci-fi concept, is only entertaining for a limited time before the audience want something more 'solid' to invest in. Taken as it is, it might well be best watched with friends, over pizza and other occasional distractions.

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.

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.