High Hopes

Hello there.  For this next talking session I wanted to bring to peoples attention the underground movie entitled "The Room".  This movie came out in 2003 and was written, directed and starred in by a man named Tommy Wiseau.  He made this movie without any studio support and spent a whopping $6 million in production fees (couldn't tell from the looks of it however).  

The story line follows a love triangle between Johnny (Tommy Wiseau), Lisa (Juliette Danielle) and Mark (Greg Sestero), all of which have yet to really make a name for themselves.  But with the help of the room cult following might really become household names...... never going to happen.  

The key to this movie's greatness is that it appeared to originally be marketed as a drama/romance but as the filming progressed and the final outcome appeared so terrible it then was placed in the dark comedy category.  By the looks of the trailer and miscellaneous clips online it seems to be the proper move.  The Room's horrendous acting accompanied with its crazy lines truly brings a tear to your eye and a smile to your face.

I have yet to witness this film first hand, due to its short amount of time within the theaters because of bad reviews, but I am planning on attending one of its many midnight showings in the city of Boston.  

The Room might be ranked as one of the worst movies of all time but I am looking forward to ranking as one of the best in my heart.

Here is the links to the full trailer as well as some of the clips previously mentioned.  I hope you find this as enlightening as I have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCj8sPCWfUw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISXiFJS9D5A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plz-bhcHryc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi_ioe64Z5k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cIcwlR30Mg&feature=related

That should be enough to entice you to see the movie, I don't want to give it all away.