Posted by Vincent at bg-tc-ppp940.monmouth.com on August 07, 2001 at 23:13:34:
In Reply to: "Ed Wood" is indeed a masterpiece... posted by GuruAskew on August 07, 2001 at 22:01:53:
: But not because of Burton's direction. It's a masterpiece because of the performances (Depp and Landau, particularly) and the writing. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski wrote it. Sure, they wrote "Screwed" and "Problem Child", but they're responsible for two other masterpieces as well, "The People vs. Larry Flynt" and "Man On The Moon".
Not for nothing, but directors DIRECT their actors, and a great script can easily be fucked up in the execution.
And I'm not a fan of THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT at all.
Vincent