I had never heard of this attempted Pick-Up Artist movie. I’m so intrigued. Mostly because during college that book was infecting the male population at a rapid rate.
Great take on The Room. When I watched it, I felt similarly. It doesn’t do much to the story we already know and feels like a lap around nostalgia.
'What’s disappointing is that this movie lacks any value for someone not well-versed in “The Room”. It’s mostly a greatest-hits package of your favorite bad movie, but this time the faceless bully is Zac Efron.'
Exactly this. Unless you (fortunately-unfortunately) have some foreknowledge of The Room itself or have read the book, the movie doesn't do nearly enough to really engage with the absurdity of the whole thing or, per Sestero's telling, the exhausting experience that was actually getting through filming, via Wiseau and his megalomaniac incompetence.
I've always just presumed that since Wiseau (and Sestero) were kinda-sorta in the orbit of the whole thing, they chose not to push too hard. Doesn't Wiseau show up at the end? I remember him being around Franco quite a bit while he was doing press, at least.
What I can't believe is the news that Bob Odenkirk is supposedly remaking The Room as a "legitimate" movie. It isn't the come-from-behind arc it would no doubt be framed as and Wiseau just doesn't need the screen time.
Apparently the remake, which is streaming in August, is for charity. I can get behind that.
The thing about Wiseau and Sestero being in the orbit of the movie is that the movie is based on Sestero's book, which is really candid about how creepy and uncomfortable it was rooming with Wiseau as a fellow actor and eventual collaborator. That stuff didn't make it into the movie, but I would think there was comfort there. I dunno. I read the book and thought, "DePalma."
Ah, I didn't know that detail, about it being for charity. That definitely frames it in a better light, for sure.
I feel like I should give the book a reread. I remember enjoying it quite a bit but it's been a while and I won't deny I'm fuzzy on some of the particulars. Sestero's honesty stood out, though.
I had never heard of this attempted Pick-Up Artist movie. I’m so intrigued. Mostly because during college that book was infecting the male population at a rapid rate.
Great take on The Room. When I watched it, I felt similarly. It doesn’t do much to the story we already know and feels like a lap around nostalgia.
Yeah, I'm assuming the moment for that adaptation of The Game has come and gone, unless someone wants to do it as a period pic.
'What’s disappointing is that this movie lacks any value for someone not well-versed in “The Room”. It’s mostly a greatest-hits package of your favorite bad movie, but this time the faceless bully is Zac Efron.'
Exactly this. Unless you (fortunately-unfortunately) have some foreknowledge of The Room itself or have read the book, the movie doesn't do nearly enough to really engage with the absurdity of the whole thing or, per Sestero's telling, the exhausting experience that was actually getting through filming, via Wiseau and his megalomaniac incompetence.
I've always just presumed that since Wiseau (and Sestero) were kinda-sorta in the orbit of the whole thing, they chose not to push too hard. Doesn't Wiseau show up at the end? I remember him being around Franco quite a bit while he was doing press, at least.
What I can't believe is the news that Bob Odenkirk is supposedly remaking The Room as a "legitimate" movie. It isn't the come-from-behind arc it would no doubt be framed as and Wiseau just doesn't need the screen time.
Apparently the remake, which is streaming in August, is for charity. I can get behind that.
The thing about Wiseau and Sestero being in the orbit of the movie is that the movie is based on Sestero's book, which is really candid about how creepy and uncomfortable it was rooming with Wiseau as a fellow actor and eventual collaborator. That stuff didn't make it into the movie, but I would think there was comfort there. I dunno. I read the book and thought, "DePalma."
Ah, I didn't know that detail, about it being for charity. That definitely frames it in a better light, for sure.
I feel like I should give the book a reread. I remember enjoying it quite a bit but it's been a while and I won't deny I'm fuzzy on some of the particulars. Sestero's honesty stood out, though.
Totally forgot that Dave Franco played Sestero...surely his inclusion could get people to forgive his brother.
I loved this movie, and I don't really give a shit that James Franco was subsequently cancelled after it was released.