Although this isn't technically an Ed Wood film (he only helped write it), it's very silly premise of a pretty woman being attracted to gorillas in more then an affectionate way has all the signs that this is an Ed Wood film, especially in his post Bela Lugosi film days (look at his film catalog such as Orgy of the Dead). I understand he has a loyal following and I like watching Ed Wood movies' from the 50s as well, but after watching some straight I realized I can only watch them if they are being riffed by a Mystery Science Theater 3000 or Rifftrax crew. In this case I watched it riffed by Rifftrax. The straight version is available on Youtube for free, the riffed version from Rifftrax is available for pay per view, or on Tubi free with limited commercial breaks (thats the way I watched it). I think that this Allied Artist production is less funny then when Ed was doing his films alone, here are real actors not women he picked up off the street, so I kind of sympathize for them being in this garbage. Lance Fuller is distracting because he has a constant smirk on his face even when the scene is supposed to be dramatic. Maybe he couldn't keep a straight face doing this shlock? The film posters for this show a blonde but Charlotte Austin is a brunette, go figure. Looking at the IMdb ratings, 57% rate it a 3 or less and I'm in that group. However, when its riffed its pretty good so I rate the riffed version a 7. Its one of the few things left for free to watch from Rifftrax that I haven't already seen and since it had a strong female role, my wife was interested in watching it with me, something she wouldn't be interested in if it was a space or Japanese monster film. So if you're looking for a Rifftrax date night film, this is a good choice. It's interesting that the highest demographic rating for this film comes from middle aged women too! Over a 5! It gets a 2 for me, I was cheering for the tigers to eat Lance and the ending was about the next best thing.
Review of The Bride and the Beast
