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I used to think 'The Room' was the peak of bad cinema, but I was wrong
For years I told everyone that Tommy Wiseau's masterpiece was the only truly great bad movie. Then a buddy in Chicago made me watch 'Samurai Cop' with him last Tuesday. The scene where the lead actor's wig visibly shifts during a fight made me realize I'd been focusing on one-note weirdness instead of pure, joyful incompetence. Has anyone else had a movie completely change their bad movie scale?
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davidkim2mo agoTop Commenter
The Room's weirdness is its own perfect art.
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aaron8542mo ago
Ever think about how a movie can be so wrong it becomes right? That's what @davidkim is getting at. The Room isn't just a bad movie you laugh at. Its weirdness feels real, like Tommy Wiseau really believed every strange choice. That total lack of self-awareness is what makes it perfect. It couldn't be that good if it tried.
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king.eric13d ago
@aaron854 makes a fair point about The Room's weirdness being genuine, but I gotta push back a little. Samurai Cop is actually a better bad movie because it tries to be a legit action film and fails so completely. The wig shifting, the terrible dubbing, the lead actor clearly just wanting to finish his scenes. The Room has this strange charm that almost makes you feel bad laughing at it. Samurai Cop just lets you laugh without any guilt. Also @sagecooper, that cry for help comment hits close to home after watching samurai cop for the first time.
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