Tommy Wiseau's "The Room"

They're wearing tuxes because they're doing a wedding rehearsal, right? I never really figured that out either

I've seen a lot of bad movies - including the one with the infamous "GARBAGE DAY!!" scene (still my favorite scene of all time). The Room is kinda like that scene, over and over again. It's so perfect that it rises above parody. Especially the scenes with the guys just hangin' out, talking women, and throwing footballs. Like, "so, how is your sex life?" is a funny line, but the way he says it apropos of nothing in some random coffee shop conversation is what makes it so great.

yeah, it's pitch-perfect wtf-ness nonstop.

oh i think we all know i don't mind being a cliche, croup.

i tend to think bad movies like "Snakes on a Plane" or "Birdemic" will probably be forgotten in a few years, but "The Room" is going to be a classic my whole life

It's kind of amazing someone could still pull off an Ed Wood-ian triple threat with seemingly no self-awareness at this late a day, but Tommy Wiseau, man...Tommy Wiseau.

I was hopeing a thread like this ouiwld come

I have this movie on both my ipods for quick viewing at any time

if anyone ever makes another movie about a man who was raised on Mars for 30 years, then given a human form and transported to Earth in an attempt to blend in and make friends with humans, Tommy Wiseau should play that man

UNFROZEN CAVEMAN LAWYER: THE MOVIE

The Goofball Who Fell To Earth

see how great it is when total creative control is given to a madman?

It's also important that he have no access to any actors or crew members with more than the most basic levels of competence at their disposal

i'm pretty sure europeans can think of some times when that didn't pan out so good

xpost

Roman Polanski?

It's a good thing Tommy was able to explore his artistic impulses rather than enter politics in whatever magical country he came from

Latveria, maybe

if anyone remakes kiss meets the phantom of the park we at least know we've got our gene

It's a good thing Tommy was able to explore his artistic impulses rather than enter politics in whatever magical country he came from

for whatever reason I'm really hoping that his real place of origin never gets leaked. there are so many questions about the guy, but he talks SO MUCH and everything he says just adds more questions while resolving nothing. that's part of what makes him so awesome.

It's also important that he have no access to any actors or crew members with more than the most basic levels of competence at their disposal

the crew seemed decent though didn't they? the actors were not great but most of them were like 4th or 5th choices and aren't even really actors so for that they did alright. the only actively terrible actor was the guy who was dating Lisa's sister, he seemed to be the only one who didn't play his part straight at all. the problems with the movie had to do with the pacing and the dialogue, which Tommy apparently was reluctant to change no matter how much the actors tried to "help him out". apparently in the first cut he kept saying "you're TAKING me apart, Lisa!"

i know it's been posted already but this interview with Lisa is so good:
http://www.praxismagazine.com/interview/jdan.htm

Lisa's sister

?!?!?!?!?

or friend? i think her name was michelle. he's the guy who's making out with her on the couch when his underwear mysteriously ends up in the cushions

the crew seemed decent though didn't they?

I SAID basic competence

"me underwears" he calls them xp

yeah what is with that guys jaw???

i like the story about how he was a negligent director b/c he would disappear every 10 minutes or so in order to psyche himself into character

I like the doctor in the movie - he is such an awful psychologist - for no reason he suddenly labels Lisa a psychopath - just becuase she is having an affair

I'm going to start referring to sneaking booze as "psyching myself into character" now

xp probably the best character is the guy who he inexplicably gets replaced with like 80% of the way into the film

you mean the "i feel like i'm sitting on top of an atomic bomb waiting for it to explode"-guy

the only actively terrible actor was the guy who was dating Lisa's sister, he seemed to be the only one who didn't play his part straight at all

C'mon this guy was great! Such a natural "freaky jock". I've known guys like him.

I. Am wAtching magical mystery tour right now which is I nfinetly unwatchable. At least the room is endearing. What r

Btw anyone see Troll 2??

It's an entertaining film but not quite in the same league of ed woody wtf. Especially fun for a cheap 80s horror but fits that fomat well enough.

Who Here Has Seen Troll 2?

don't you link at me!

you know, i have still never seen this

― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Friday, June 17, 2011 1:35 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

at this point though it kinda feels like reading the bible. i'm so familiar with the big scenes from reading about them in other places that what's the point.

― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Friday, June 17, 2011 1:36 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

it's still worth seeing! the great thing about this movie is the all-you-can-eat levels of wtf-ness even during the scenes that haven't already been youtubed to death.

ok that's overselling it a bit, but still

also u should read the bible

it's nuts man!

lb otm

Also would like to add that, despite the fact that everyone thinks it's necessary to watch this movie in a group, the best part of watching it alone is that you can unselfconsciously skip the sex scenes. They're just too much.

If you skip the sex scenes you are skipping the sex scene songs, and I would never want to do that.

YOU ARE MY ROOOOOOOSE

srsly, the pain of watching those sex scenes is essential

belly button thrustin'

leathery reptile-skinned gyrating tommy in those scenes one of the crowning achievements of the film imho

we finally watched Birdemic last night and it is incomparable to the Room. the former is your standard poorly made terrible flick. The Room is sublime.

wouldn't say that Birdemic is "standard", I have never seen nor could I imagine a movie as poorly made as that one, but yeah, you can't really compare the two. before I watched The Room I was told a lot of things like "it's not just your standard "so bad it's good flick, it's something different" - 20 years from now nobody will remember stuff like "Snakes on a Plane" but I'll bet they're still watching The Room

it was exceptionally poorly made, yes, but I could barely watch it bc of that. soooo boring.

"quiet storm"

it's better if you've ever tried to make movies in high school with a group of friends since it kind of brings back memories

obviously birdemic is terrible since it gets off on the wrong foot right away via an excruciating credits scene - I mean the movie is 45 minutes in before the plot goes anywhere at all...pretty remarkable