Wow.
A movie that needs to be seen to be believed.
Some claim this is the worst film ever made, and they may be correct. And yes - it is worse than movies like Troll and Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes, or any other b-movies. Movies like that are silly and they know that they are silly. The Room, on the other hand, is trying for high art. The writer-director-star Tommy Wiseau is going for Oscar Gold, and even cites Tennessee Williams as an influence. This is supposed to be searing drama.
It's searing something.
So the plot? Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) loves his girlfriend Lisa (Juliette Danielle), who is sleeping with his best friend, Mark (Greg Sestero). There is also Denny, the 18-year old (maybe?) orphan who keeps trying to jump into bed with Johnny and Lisa (pillow fight!) and who has a deadly problem with a drug dealer - for one scene. That whole plotline appears and then disappears after that one scene. It must be in the movie to show that...hell, I don't know. I just don't what to say. Except this.
YOU MUST SEE THE ROOM. It is magnificent in its badness. It sells out movie screens across the country. It has won Audience Awards at film festivals. And all because of how absolutely dreadful it is! Tommy Wiseau's painful acting, goofy laugh, and strange indeterminate accent is downright charismatic - again, in a horrible way. How did this guy get $6 million to make this movie? He is my new hero!
There are some must-see movies in this world: Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabia, the original Star Wars Trilogy, Lord of the Rings. And for entirely different reasons, The Room. It is a must-see. It is a must-see-to-believe.
It's searing something.
So the plot? Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) loves his girlfriend Lisa (Juliette Danielle), who is sleeping with his best friend, Mark (Greg Sestero). There is also Denny, the 18-year old (maybe?) orphan who keeps trying to jump into bed with Johnny and Lisa (pillow fight!) and who has a deadly problem with a drug dealer - for one scene. That whole plotline appears and then disappears after that one scene. It must be in the movie to show that...hell, I don't know. I just don't what to say. Except this.
YOU MUST SEE THE ROOM. It is magnificent in its badness. It sells out movie screens across the country. It has won Audience Awards at film festivals. And all because of how absolutely dreadful it is! Tommy Wiseau's painful acting, goofy laugh, and strange indeterminate accent is downright charismatic - again, in a horrible way. How did this guy get $6 million to make this movie? He is my new hero!
There are some must-see movies in this world: Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabia, the original Star Wars Trilogy, Lord of the Rings. And for entirely different reasons, The Room. It is a must-see. It is a must-see-to-believe.
I will be quoting this movie for years to come. Who can forget the drug dealer that disappears? The cancer subplot that goes nowhere? Or the actor that was recast, due to creative differences? YOU MUST SEE THIS MOVIE, WHILE DRINKING WITH FRIENDS!
ReplyDeleteI love this movie! Oh hi, Mark.
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