So what does this have to do with "The Room", you might be asking? Well, as they dub over very bad movies, it was only a matter of time before I stumbled upon it, and stumble I did.
"The Room" is an independent film that came out in 2003, and is arguably the worst movie I've ever seen. The only reason anyone even knows about it is because of the cult status it has gained since its release, becoming a "midnight movie" with audience participation parallel to that of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show". What's more is that the director is constantly promoting the film, milking it for every penny its worth (which should be nothing), to the extent where he attends these midnight viewings whilst everyone else is making fun of his movie. Bizarre, no? The next question you might be asking is "why would I want to watch what you called 'the worst movie ever'?" So, without further ado, I present to you 5 reasons to watch "The Room":
1) It's so bad, it's good. You may hear this about a lot of movies, but "The Room" is the absolute definition of this statement. The acting, the story, the serious mood...somehow all together, these create the perfect concoction of comedy. It's absolutely hilarious, without even trying to be. You'd swear that you have to try and make a movie this bad, but you can just tell it isn't. It's 100% legit, which in some ways kind of makes it sad at the same time.
2) The Characters. I've already mentioned how bad the acting is, but wherever the director found these people is beyond me. The director, Tommy Wiseau, actually plays the main character in this movie, and is as bad an actor as he is bizarre. He has a ridiculous accent of some European origin, yet it's hard to place from where exactly.
The characters' interactions with one another is really what makes this movie go though, as it sometimes seems like they're receiving little to no direction. They highly overreact to little things, and then are completely emotionless to things they should have reactions to (the main female character tells her mom "not to worry about it" after her mom reveals she was diagnosed with cancer...but don't worry, this is a MINOR subplot).
3) The Seemingly Directionless Narrative. This movie jumps from one event to the next, with seemingly no concept of time. Characters appear on screen, without ever being identified, and then disappear without anyone seeming to notice they've gone. Many things happen that don't make sense, or are at the very least just flat out confusing. Character motivation just seems to be thrown out the window, as everyone is bi-polar (not really, but it sure feels that way). The main plot is already pointless and boring, so everything in between catches your attention and just confuses the hell out of you.
The strangest thing by far is the random sex scenes. Every so often, you'll be treated to a long, random, and frankly, pretty boring sex scene between two of the characters. They are so unnecessary and not in the least bit 'hot', and they go on forever. It's almost like a god awful softcore porno at times.
4) The Quotability. Even almost a week later, I find myself quoting some of the characters' idiotic statements. And you can't miss them either, because they are repeated almost to the point where you feel like it's intentional. The phrase "don't worry about it" is used over 30 times in this movie, and that's not a joke. I already noted how Wiseau's character has a Borat-like accent, and it only adds to the magic of the script's awful dialogue.
5) Trying To Figure Out Why It's Called "The Room". Most of the movie takes place in the apartment of two of the main characters, but it has little to no relevance to anything involving the movie's plot other than being a setting. The room isn't haunted or anything, it's just a room. The characters spend some time in the bedroom, on the roof, in the streets...it just doesn't totally make sense. I mean, it sort of makes sense, but it really doesn't. You'd have to go too deep into the (clearly) deranged mind of the director to figure it out.
So in case my reasons aren't enough, let me give you the guarantee that you will laugh at least once at this movie. I would strongly recommend downloading it, because it's really not worth your money, but it's totally worth seeing. I also would like to add that Rifftrax makes it even more funny, and I think you'd be cheating yourself if you miss out on it. In fact, do what I did: go straight for the Rifftrax dubbed version online. Their commentary detracts nothing from it, only adding to the madness, and they point out things you may have even missed in the midst of your constant head shaking.
So get online, search for it in google (there's torrents and streams galore on there, I recommend OVguide for streams), and enjoy. You wont regret it.
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