So how bad is The Room

[Doctor Who?]

Have you seen the case for Uwe Boll's latest film?  It has a four  star review quoted on it and then in really tiny print under the review it just the quote came from 'film critic" not a web site called "film critic.com" or 'Some one Film critic" just the words "film critic".  He has sunk even lower then the Room.

[TravisW29]

Have you seen the case for Uwe Boll's latest film?  It has a four  star review quoted on it and then in really tiny print under the review it just the quote came from 'film critic" not a web site called "film critic.com" or 'Some one Film critic" just the words "film critic".  He has sunk even lower then the Room.

I don't know, at least Boll tried to pass the guy off as a film critic.

[Nergol]

My podcast does shamelessly take payola, in case anyone's interested.

Anyone? Anyone at all? Please?

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

I can't find any record of it winning said award on google outside of official The Room press releases. Just because I can't find anything doesn't mean it didn't win the award.... but it's kind of fishy.

http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/ - under "Awards" - 2004 in Miami in February....

GRAND JURY PRIZE
Feature: What's Up?
Short: Rita, Pigboy & Me
Documentary: Nellie - A life Worth Living

Honorable Mention
Feature: Sobreviviente
Short: Distance
Documentary: Life is a Dream
International Documentary: Odd Kid Out (Canada)

Audience Awards
Feature: The Room
Short: The End
Documentary: Subway Encounters - Reflections in Transit

Audience in Miami = They were high.

[mrbasehart]

Hmm..  Audience awards always seem the trickiest to judge: I mean, did they award The Room for it's artistic merit? Or did they award it because it was easily the craziest movie they saw that year?

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

And that "film festival" makes me think a bit of those "Who's Who" books that write and say you've been nominated to be listed....all you have to do is buy 100 copies of the book....

[mrbasehart]

And that "film festival" makes me think a bit of those "Who's Who" books that write and say you've been nominated to be listed....all you have to do is buy 100 copies of the book....

Exactly.  I can call myself a "published author" but that doesn't make me James Joyce.

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

And that "film festival" makes me think a bit of those "Who's Who" books that write and say you've been nominated to be listed....all you have to do is buy 100 copies of the book....

Exactly.  I can call myself a "published author" but that doesn't make me James Joyce.

Also found out that Wiseau won another film festival prize for Best Documentary.  He co-directed Homeless In America in 2004. The reviews on imdb.com and Amazon are generally positive....

Maybe he's not an utter douche after all?

[Doctor Who?]

And that "film festival" makes me think a bit of those "Who's Who" books that write and say you've been nominated to be listed....all you have to do is buy 100 copies of the book....

Exactly.  I can call myself a "published author" but that doesn't make me James Joyce.

Also found out that Wiseau won another film festival prize for Best Documentary.  He co-directed Homeless In America in 2004. The reviews on imdb.com and Amazon are generally positive....

Maybe he's not an utter douche after all?

I don't know he seems like the type who would get his friends and family to flood websites with glowing reviews.

Last time I checked The Room had an average rating of four stars on Amazon,and half the reviews talked about what great film it is.

[Lovye]

And that "film festival" makes me think a bit of those "Who's Who" books that write and say you've been nominated to be listed....all you have to do is buy 100 copies of the book....

Exactly.  I can call myself a "published author" but that doesn't make me James Joyce.

Also found out that Wiseau won another film festival prize for Best Documentary.  He co-directed Homeless In America in 2004. The reviews on imdb.com and Amazon are generally positive....

Maybe he's not an utter douche after all?

Sorry to burst your bubble there, Ducky, but, I read something (forgot where....cba to look it up now), a woman was pre-interviewed because she was there.  She made it VERY CLEAR that she was NOT homeless.  When they asked her how long she had been homeless, she decided to play along, but, was taken aback.

I haven't seen this documentary and I don't know if credits are listed as far as those they interviewed goes.  Basically Wiseau presented lies in this gripping documentary.

[doggans]

Last time I checked The Room had an average rating of four stars on Amazon,and half the reviews talked about what great film it is.

Most of which are ironic, or describing the experience of watching the movie. Unfortunately, Wiseau probably takes them at face value.

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Sorry to burst your bubble there, Ducky, but, I read something (forgot where....cba to look it up now), a woman was pre-interviewed because she was there.  She made it VERY CLEAR that she was NOT homeless.  When they asked her how long she had been homeless, she decided to play along, but, was taken aback.

I haven't seen this documentary and I don't know if credits are listed as far as those they interviewed goes.  Basically Wiseau presented lies in this gripping documentary.

And Trekkees  couldn't even get people's names right when they identified them onscreen and most of the people interviewed have serious issues about how they were portrayed (like the one Spiner fan who they claimed had even bought a house near him when she'd actually been living in that same house before he moved to the area).  Yet people still think that "documentary" is brilliant.

I saw that entry from the non-homeless woman on IMDB.com.  I'm glad she got to defend herself since evidently being identified as homeless is some kind of Scarlet Letter she couldn't live with.  I don't remember seeing any other people coming  forward like that - or are we assuming that everyone who was homeless back when this was made still are.

So you only know of A lie, not "lies" as you state.

She also doesn't say that it was Wiseau who interviewed her for this - and I doubt she would forget that face - so maybe he knew nothing about what went on in the pre-interview?   So now even though he wasn't there it's his fault she didn't have enough spine to stand up to the interviewers on camera?  What if it was his co-director who did it all without his knowledge?  Maybe it was Greg Sestero who did that interview?  He was probably felling Wiseau that The Room was brilliant the whole time they were making it so how trustworthy is he?

I haven't seen the documentary - maybe it is shitty and maybe his motives were good or weren't the best.

I just pointed out that he worked on a film about the homeless and the people who are trying to help them and so far all we know is that he and his co-director got an award for it and no one in the charitable community, the celebs interviewed or the Mayor of L.A. wants him lynched for what they did.

There's no fucking "bubble" to burst.  That's what "maybe" before "he isn't such an utter douche" meant.

[doggans]

Maybe it was Greg Sestero who did that interview?  He was probably felling Wiseau that The Room was brilliant the whole time they were making it so how trustworthy is he?

Hell, maybe he's the real-life best friend who stole Wiseau's girl and inspired the movie.

Actually, that's a depressing thought.

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Maybe it was Greg Sestero who did that interview?  He was probably felling Wiseau that The Room was brilliant the whole time they were making it so how trustworthy is he?

Hell, maybe he's the real-life best friend who stole Wiseau's girl and inspired the movie.

Actually, that's a depressing thought.

So to get back at him, he cast Sestero in this film and ruined his career!   Brilliant!   

[Lovye]

Sorry to burst your bubble there, Ducky, but, I read something (forgot where....cba to look it up now), a woman was pre-interviewed because she was there.  She made it VERY CLEAR that she was NOT homeless.  When they asked her how long she had been homeless, she decided to play along, but, was taken aback.

I haven't seen this documentary and I don't know if credits are listed as far as those they interviewed goes.  Basically Wiseau presented lies in this gripping documentary.

And Trekkees  couldn't even get people's names right when they identified them onscreen and most of the people interviewed have serious issues about how they were portrayed (like the one Spiner fan who they claimed had even bought a house near him when she'd actually been living in that same house before he moved to the area).  Yet people still think that "documentary" is brilliant.

I saw that entry from the non-homeless woman on IMDB.com.  I'm glad she got to defend herself since evidently being identified as homeless is some kind of Scarlet Letter she couldn't live with.  I don't remember seeing any other people coming  forward like that - or are we assuming that everyone who was homeless back when this was made still are.

So you only know of A lie, not "lies" as you state.

She also doesn't say that it was Wiseau who interviewed her for this - and I doubt she would forget that face - so maybe he knew nothing about what went on in the pre-interview?   So now even though he wasn't there it's his fault she didn't have enough spine to stand up to the interviewers on camera?  What if it was his co-director who did it all without his knowledge?  Maybe it was Greg Sestero who did that interview?  He was probably felling Wiseau that The Room was brilliant the whole time they were making it so how trustworthy is he?

I haven't seen the documentary - maybe it is shitty and maybe his motives were good or weren't the best.

I just pointed out that he worked on a film about the homeless and the people who are trying to help them and so far all we know is that he and his co-director got an award for it and no one in the charitable community, the celebs interviewed or the Mayor of L.A. wants him lynched for what they did.

There's no fucking "bubble" to burst.  That's what "maybe" before "he isn't such an utter douche" meant.

Sorry if I offended you (the, "fucking," implies that I did).  I thank you MUCHLY for the corrections and clarifications, though.  I got schooled!