This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and the DVD only makes it better. I was first shown 'Plan 9' by my high school drama teacher, and have adored it ever since. When it was shown to our drama class it was used as example of how not to do everything associated with a dramatic production. Since then I have watched it on VHS many times and have seen all of Wood's other works as well. I am quite a believer in Ed Wood as disillusioned anti-genius, a man who knew he wanted to make a movie but didn't know how to make a movie, nor had any of the right tools for making a movie, yet persevered happily in his craft. I regret that he died before his films gave him the notoriety he so richly deserved.'Plan 9' involves aliens (including the hilarious over-actor Dudley Manlove), and the resurrection of the dead through 'an electrode shot through the pinion pituitary' of recently deceased people, in this case Tor Johnson and Vampira, who will somehow keep the human race from discovering the 'solarminite' and exploding the whole universe. The sets are dreadful, the acting is unbelievably inept, and the whole production is crowned with the silliest dialogue (by Wood, of course) imaginable. All in all it adds up to a great time and a camp classic. The movie was popularized as 'The Worst Movie Ever Made' in the book "The Golden Turkey Awards" by Harry and Michael Medved. Some people are irritated with the brothers Medved for that pronouncement, but understand that it was the result of a poll of their readers.I personally think there are two basic groups of bad movies, movies that are bad but fun to watch (the famed 'so bad they're good' category), of which 'Plan 9' unquestionably leads the pack; and the alternative 'just plain unwatchable' type of bad movie, which are never fun to watch. I think that the beauty of 'Plan 9' is that Wood and his goofy assortment of friends and followers persevered and actually made this film. It wasn't good, but I argue that there is no way that it's the worst movie ever made for one simple reason: it entertained me. The very worst thing a film can do is to bore the audience, and despite it's flaws, 'Plan 9' never bores the audience; they may laugh at it and find certain components difficult to believe, but it is never boring. I think 'Plan 9' is actually one of the more genuinely interesting films I have ever seen, albeit, for all the reasons Wood never intended. Mind you, I am not mocking Ed Wood; I genuinely appreciate his giving us his body of work, particularly 'Plan 9', though 'Night of the Ghouls' is virtually as silly as this one.This truly is Wood's 'Citizen Kane', and the DVD has a wonderful two hour documentary from the early 1990s on Wood and the making of 'Plan 9', including a tour of the decrepit soundstage where the interiors were shot, and interviews with actors from the film, notably Vampira and Paul Marco (Kelton the cop from three separate Wood movies, including 'Plan 9') where a picture of Wood as a somewhat manic, innovative filmmaker emerges. The consensus seems to be that Ed was a nice guy that everybody liked despite his problems with alcohol and transvestism. Also included is the wonderful original trailer for the film, which is hysterical in its own right.This is a wonderful DVD, and I recommend it to anyone. 'Plan 9' is suitable for all audiences, but I particularly recommend it for people who can grasp the concept of a film so very bad that it's good. There are many inept filmmakers both past and present, but there will never be another Ed Wood!