Disagree. Landau's Hungarian diction is much more clear and understandable. His pace is much better than Bela's. Of course, everyone has a preference and their own opinion.
Landau's is good but Lugosi seems more calm and settled... Landau seemed to have rushed it in to much and some of the dialogue dosen't really match Lugosi's word for word... But still what steals the show and why I think Lugosi is better is the evil laugh at the end! Don't get me wrong Landau's is good to but Lugosi is the all time best!
This shows that Bela Lugosi is a fantastic actor, because he did all of that perfectly in one take as many of Ed Wood's movies were shot that way [one shot].
The real Bela's pronunciation of "despised" makes all the difference in the world. Landau's version spits out the word in defiance. Bela shows more sorrow in his manner... brilliant!
sad that Bela's son thinks Ed Wood just "took advantage of" Bela and "ebarrassed him in bad movies"... I agree with Greg: Ed gave Bela some great lines and made him feel important again. Ed was a true fan of Bela. nothing wrong with that. Landau totally deserved his Oscar for this.
Well to be fair to Laundau it's hard to act liek another person because only that person cna fully act like themselves, but he was fantastic still and he definately deserved that Oscar. But Bela... wow. I cna't believe he never got an Oscar. Even in Wood's films he was great. Just that look and voice he did when he started his lines. He had a sad look growing more and more intense and evil while Laundau looked evil from the start. Laudau is great at impersonating him, but Lugosi is Lugosi.
It's so ironic that Landau, perfect as he was, got an Oscar for virtually becoming a man who was never even nominated, and Lugosi should have been nominated for the 1934 version of "The Black Cat". His performance in that was brilliant, and there has rarely been such palpable pain onscreen.
This comparison shows that Landau was great, but Lugosi was genius. Wood's dialogue in the scene was utter shit. Landau makes it funny as hell. Lugosi makes it genuinely poignant. He was truly brilliant.
Marty Landau is fantastic, no one could do that part better.
Lugosi, however...now we're talking old-school masterful. He takes the absolute lousiest writing and third-rate camera work and delivers a performance that makes one's hair stand up. My GOD, the emotion!
This reminds me of hearing something like "Little Wing" played by Stevie Ray Vaughn. Yeah, sounds great! THEN you hear the first two seconds of Jimi Hendrix' version and it's like "OK, never mind."
What works for Landau is that he captured the feel and spirit of Lugosi, and his general presence, PERFECTLY, without doing an exact imitation or a caricature. That's the mark of a great actor, and that's why Martin Landau deserved the Oscar.
Landau does a good Lugosi, a faithful but not totally exact. But in the scene Landau cannot pull off the Lugosi Dracula's Laugh. Bela deserved a lot more than he got. In much as his character Dracula, Bela is now immortal, at least in the hearts of those who admire him.
The whole thing of this was that Ed Wood, as cheesy as his movies were, gave this great man a bit of happiness in his old age. God bless Ed Wood for making Bela feel wanted and needed , not washed up; and we see from the scene that he was still a GREAT actor. repaet: God Bless Ed Wood for making Bela happy . .
Notice the way Lugosi puts his head down and pauses for sympathy before leading into the "I have no home" line. His performance is more subtle at this point. Martin Landau is too good an actor to do an exact copy, and has his own style, but he captures the feeling and deserved his Oscar. Lugosi actually pronounces the word "world" pretty well if you listen carefully.
Bela Lugosi died over 50 years ago, yet there are few people on the planet who don't know who he is. Why? Because he was part of the masterpieces created by the entertainment corporations of the 30's & 40's better known as Movie Studios. Today's garbage are poor re-creations left over from the studio's junk yard.
@IMBakz Oddly enough the sequels back then usually surpassed the original, Bride was better than Frankenstein and "House Of" was better than The Wolfman.
Both were good I would have to give the edge to Lugosi. Landau's rendition looked well rehersed but lacked non verbal expression. When you look at Lugosi you catch far more non verbal ques as to the emotion.
lol, I don't know if its possible but I thought Landau was actually better than Bela :L
xaxie1 1 day ago
Wow, Bela Lugosi did a great job imitating Martin Landau. He must be a good actor.
strangelycutlemon 1 month ago
Disagree. Landau's Hungarian diction is much more clear and understandable. His pace is much better than Bela's. Of course, everyone has a preference and their own opinion.
hillock10 1 month ago
Bela Lugosi nailed it.
eliz7212 1 month ago
Bela Lugosi is amazing...............
madmad44444 2 months ago
Lugosi is head and shoulders above Landau here.
e5acf4 2 months ago
Landau's is good but Lugosi seems more calm and settled... Landau seemed to have rushed it in to much and some of the dialogue dosen't really match Lugosi's word for word... But still what steals the show and why I think Lugosi is better is the evil laugh at the end! Don't get me wrong Landau's is good to but Lugosi is the all time best!
TheVblogs 3 months ago
Both amazing
Lucignolone90 3 months ago
This shows that Bela Lugosi is a fantastic actor, because he did all of that perfectly in one take as many of Ed Wood's movies were shot that way [one shot].
Jangwoofilms 4 months ago
Landau does the impossible here, give him credit.
BroadwayG 5 months ago
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I actually believe him
grendelee 5 months ago
Notice how Landau says "vorld", while Bela says "world".
Nefarioso 5 months ago 2
The real Bela's pronunciation of "despised" makes all the difference in the world. Landau's version spits out the word in defiance. Bela shows more sorrow in his manner... brilliant!
aschoch0226 6 months ago 4
Woooow
davidnagash 8 months ago
Art imitating life imitating art. Brilliant! Thanks for posting ...
DigitalLazarus 8 months ago
Both rocks!!
Darkangelrock92 9 months ago
ed/bela.r.i.p.
evol1349 10 months ago
Incredible acting by Landau!
Landro621 1 year ago 7
The Ed Wood music is so awesome XD
PhangirlMusician 1 year ago
Both did a great job, but Lugosi's laugh is unrivalled.
Vebinz 1 year ago 7
@Vebinz
Mr. Landau also needs to work on his R's a bit. A Hungarian always rolls it off the very tip of his tongue.
logik316 11 months ago 3
sad that Bela's son thinks Ed Wood just "took advantage of" Bela and "ebarrassed him in bad movies"... I agree with Greg: Ed gave Bela some great lines and made him feel important again. Ed was a true fan of Bela. nothing wrong with that. Landau totally deserved his Oscar for this.
Madkre8tor 1 year ago 8
I think ed wood is one of those people whose movie's were so bad that they're good
roboguy75 1 year ago
Much as I think Landau deserved the Oscar, I like Bela's reading of this scene better... that's not a diss toward Martin, but a tribute to Lugosi
crizzy71 1 year ago 2
Nice editing!
darthjsin 1 year ago
It's amazingly good acting
Wowbagger86 1 year ago
Could Béla's hands BE any bigger?
Gelertsrock 1 year ago 2
My goodness Bela Lugosi's hands are fucking huge and his fingers are really long... Making his horror roles even better!
MagellanOfBass 1 year ago 4
Well to be fair to Laundau it's hard to act liek another person because only that person cna fully act like themselves, but he was fantastic still and he definately deserved that Oscar. But Bela... wow. I cna't believe he never got an Oscar. Even in Wood's films he was great. Just that look and voice he did when he started his lines. He had a sad look growing more and more intense and evil while Laundau looked evil from the start. Laudau is great at impersonating him, but Lugosi is Lugosi.
balrog13571 2 years ago
It's so ironic that Landau, perfect as he was, got an Oscar for virtually becoming a man who was never even nominated, and Lugosi should have been nominated for the 1934 version of "The Black Cat". His performance in that was brilliant, and there has rarely been such palpable pain onscreen.
This comparison shows that Landau was great, but Lugosi was genius. Wood's dialogue in the scene was utter shit. Landau makes it funny as hell. Lugosi makes it genuinely poignant. He was truly brilliant.
Nemesis7293 2 years ago
Marty Landau is fantastic, no one could do that part better.
Lugosi, however...now we're talking old-school masterful. He takes the absolute lousiest writing and third-rate camera work and delivers a performance that makes one's hair stand up. My GOD, the emotion!
This reminds me of hearing something like "Little Wing" played by Stevie Ray Vaughn. Yeah, sounds great! THEN you hear the first two seconds of Jimi Hendrix' version and it's like "OK, never mind."
mattleemattlee123 2 years ago 7
What works for Landau is that he captured the feel and spirit of Lugosi, and his general presence, PERFECTLY, without doing an exact imitation or a caricature. That's the mark of a great actor, and that's why Martin Landau deserved the Oscar.
PonyHorton 2 years ago 3
Jeez-I'd hate to live on the difference between these two masterful readings...
easguitar 2 years ago
Landau does a good Lugosi, a faithful but not totally exact. But in the scene Landau cannot pull off the Lugosi Dracula's Laugh. Bela deserved a lot more than he got. In much as his character Dracula, Bela is now immortal, at least in the hearts of those who admire him.
DragonlordWarlock 2 years ago
The whole thing of this was that Ed Wood, as cheesy as his movies were, gave this great man a bit of happiness in his old age. God bless Ed Wood for making Bela feel wanted and needed , not washed up; and we see from the scene that he was still a GREAT actor. repaet: God Bless Ed Wood for making Bela happy . .
GregERobertson 2 years ago 64
Lugosi has a tear in his eye so he wins!
omegaman59 2 years ago 6
Notice the way Lugosi puts his head down and pauses for sympathy before leading into the "I have no home" line. His performance is more subtle at this point. Martin Landau is too good an actor to do an exact copy, and has his own style, but he captures the feeling and deserved his Oscar. Lugosi actually pronounces the word "world" pretty well if you listen carefully.
axecalibore 2 years ago 7
Bela Lugosi died over 50 years ago, yet there are few people on the planet who don't know who he is. Why? Because he was part of the masterpieces created by the entertainment corporations of the 30's & 40's better known as Movie Studios. Today's garbage are poor re-creations left over from the studio's junk yard.
IMBakz 2 years ago 40
@IMBakz look to the Silver Screen THE PHANTOM is Coming.....
thecopykidofthestarz 1 year ago
@IMBakz Oddly enough the sequels back then usually surpassed the original, Bride was better than Frankenstein and "House Of" was better than The Wolfman.
Clay3613 4 months ago
Gotta love how depp is watching at the background, hes funny even when he doesnt doing anything. Its like,,Thats what im talkin bout bitch!"
DjMontana42X 2 years ago 3
For a sec i've though that Landau is Béla and Béla is Landau.
DjMontana42X 2 years ago 4
Martin Landau is amazing... but he cannot top Lugosi, he is the very best
czpeti 2 years ago 6
Landau was better Lugosi than Lugosi
mrkvamaster 2 years ago
Both were good I would have to give the edge to Lugosi. Landau's rendition looked well rehersed but lacked non verbal expression. When you look at Lugosi you catch far more non verbal ques as to the emotion.
crty81 2 years ago 3
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How funny is it that Landau is so much better than the real Lugosi?
mantiXcore 2 years ago
KONKAH DE VÖLD!!
izihbo 2 years ago 3
Both absolutely fantastic! Landau was a PERFECT Bela Lugosi!
orgixvi3 2 years ago 3
Landau kicked ass in this... but Lugosi was a God.
DoctorIvanSFN 2 years ago 2
Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant, This guy totally rocked in Ed wood, It was amazing, thanks imbra
sancalls 2 years ago
Martin Landau was amazing.
AlmostEthical 2 years ago
Rice of People? The San Francisco treat?
frogsalbatou 2 years ago