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I was at a midnight showing of 'Troll 2' in Austin and something clicked...
The whole crowd was shouting lines at the screen and laughing at the bad acting... it wasn't about the movie being good, it was about the fun we all had together. I used to just watch these films alone and feel a bit silly, but seeing 200 people cheer for the worst scenes changed my mind. Now I always try to watch a bad movie with friends or at a theater event. What's the best group watch you've had for a terrible film?
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samflores19d ago
Man jakewhite you nailed it with that "bad movie alone is just a bad movie" line. That's exactly how I used to feel, like I was wasting time watching something awful by myself. But now I get that the whole point is the chaos of sharing it with people. The Room sounds like an absolute blast, I've heard the spoon throwing is legendary. There's something special about a whole room of strangers deciding to have fun with something terrible instead of being bored by it. It really does turn a bad movie into a memory you actually want to keep.
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jakewhite1mo ago
Your story hits on something I've seen a lot. A bad movie alone is just a bad movie, but a bad movie with a crowd turns into a party. It's about the shared experience, not the thing you're watching. The best group watch I ever had was for "The Room" at a local bar. The energy in the room was wild, with everyone throwing spoons and yelling. It made me realize a lot of hobbies are like that, where the social part is what makes it fun, not the activity itself.
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christopherw341mo ago
Totally get what you're saying about the crowd thing. Had the same experience with a terrible old monster movie at a friend's house last month. We spent the whole time making up dumb lines for the characters and laughing way too hard. Honestly the movie itself was forgettable but hanging out with everyone made it a great night. It really is all about who you're with.
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nelson.vera1mo ago
My friend went to one of those "Mystery Science Theater" style shows for a really old, cheesy sci-fi film. They said the whole audience was just ripping on the bad effects together, and some guy in the front row had a running joke about the alien's wig that had everyone dying. The movie was awful, but she still talks about how fun that night was.
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