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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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davidkim
davidkim13d ago
The Room's weirdness is its own perfect art.
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aaron854
aaron85413d 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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sagecooper
sagecooper13d ago
Was my whole bad movie phase just a cry for help?
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