methylatedghosts
Can't brain. Has dumb.
Watching the monthly screening on of The Room last Friday night has got to have been the most fun I've ever had at the cinema.
Writer: Tommy Wiseau
Director: Tommy Wiseau
Producer: Tommy Wiseau
Main character: Tommy Wiseau
Budget: $6m-$7m (estimated) (some of it apparently came from Tommy importing "counterfeit leather jackets from Korea".. or something. As for the rest of it, no-one knows)
By now, you should already be drawing some conclusions on this film, if you haven't already seen it. Can a film possibly be any good, if one person covers at least 4 jobs in the production of it? And on only a few million dollars? Short answer, no. No friggen way. The longer answer, which I'll go into, is yes.
Tommy Wiseau, feeling frustrated after the film he'd written was rejected time and time again from major and minor film production companies, decided to do the whole lot himself. His idea, his vision was to actually come to life. This film takes a serious, hard look at betrayal and the nature of the relationships between friends and lovers.
Problem is, Tommy Wiseau can neither write movies. He also can't direct movies (The Room was shot both with 35mm film and high-definition cameras - because he didn't know the difference. I don't know the difference, but then... neither am I a director...). Finally, no-one in the cast can act. Everything about this film is poorly done.
So how can such a terrible film be such a wonderful experience at the theater?
Firstly, I went into it knowing to expect a bad film, and that it was going to be fun. I suppose it helped that I had some wine beforehand, and then bought another bottle at the cinema. Booze aside, here's what was so fun about it.
It's become an... interactive film. With 50-odd people in a theater watching this movie, all a little tiddly, it's kind of to be expected.
1) Throughout the film, some characters aren't even introduced. The audience meets this with a chorus of "WHO THE **** ARE YOU!?"
2) Occasionally, for some unknown reason there are picture frames with a picture of a teaspoon. The result? "SPOOOOOON!!!!!" and dozens of plastic spoons are thrown at the stage.
3) Johnny (Wiseau) is echoed by the audience in his most well-known line "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!"
4) Bad green screen panoramic shots of San Fransisco are met with "Meanwhile, in San Fransisco..."
5) The cameras constantly dip out of focus. Audience response? "FOCUS!!". The more emphatic response to the in-focus sex scenes, however, is "UNFOCUS!!!!!!" (believe me, they aren't pretty)
This list could continue, but I don't want to spoil all of it. Just know that the disjointed plot, poor acting, magical sheds, and football in tuxedos, all create the fun exciting experience that is The Room
There is general cheering, random applause, loud and rude comments. Even the occasional standing ovation, with an extra long one as the final credits roll. Everything that is wrong in this film is picked on and made fun of. Bathroom and cigarette breaks are timed with the awful, awful sex scenes (which last an eternity).
This film is about the best worst film in cinematic history. I have had more fun watching this film, than any other film I've seen. I recommend anyone to see it, as long as it's with a group of friends, and preferably in a theater where you know there are people who've seen it before and who know the cues to yell
View the trailer here:
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The Room - Full Length Trailer - YouTube
