He could make dialog such as "I have proven that I am alright!" sound good. Lugosi's "I have no home" monolog is beautiful. He makes empty dialog sound meaningful and implausible scenarios seem poignant (well almost poignant). He is old and looks weak, but he carries the movie like a true champion. The movie has its flaws, but Bela is not one of them. Bela is given a chance to shine in his final starring performance and shine he does. If Ed Wood was a bit unimaginative, he at least knew what it was that made Lugosi a legend and reprises little details, from the mad scientific leering of the Devil Bat to the idiosyncratic hand gestures of White Zombie. One reason for this is that Bela Lugosi gets ample screen time. Okay, I am gonna admit it - I like it! If you look past the cheesy octopus (no worse than the hysterical devil bat), the cheap sets and the lame acting (better than Scared to Death!), if you suspend a little disbelief and realize this movie was made for a song - then actually it is pretty darned good. Frankly compared with Scared to Death and the Devil Bat- the film truly looks like a masterpiece - and truth be told it isn't that bad. Bride of the Monster is the best of Ed Wood's films.
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