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burns.jenny•6h ago

My uncle swore by The Room for bad movie nights back in 2008

He kept telling me it was the pinnacle of so-bad-it's-good cinema and I finally watched it last weekend... turns out he was right, that plastic spoon scene still cracks me up. Has anyone else had a recommendation from years ago that actually held up?

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young.nora•15h ago

That guy at the thrift store who called 'The Room' a masterpiece

I was digging through a bin of VHS tapes and this older dude next to me grabs a copy of 'The Room' and goes 'this is the Citizen Kane of bad movies.' He spent 10 minutes explaining how Tommy Wiseau's acting is actually genius-level trolling. Has anyone else met a random stranger who totally changed how you see a so-bad-it's-good flick?

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sarah_patel25•20h ago

Heard a guy at the video store saying 'the room' is overrated...

I was browsing the cult section at Family Video downtown and this dude was telling his friend that Tommy Wiseau's acting is 'just bad, not fun bad.' Should we be worried that the next generation won't get why we love these trainwrecks, or am I overthinking a random comment?

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the_linda•1d ago

Had to pick between The Room and Birdemic for bad movie night last Friday

I went with The Room because my friend swore it was the godfather of so-bad-it's-good flicks. Three people walked out after the rooftop scene, but the rest of us were crying laughing at the football toss. What's your go-to for introducing newbies to this glorious dumpster fire?

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claire_hart53•2d ago

My buddy's take on Troll 2 totally flipped my opinion

I was over at a friend's house last Tuesday and we were talking about the worst movies we've seen. He said something like 'Troll 2 isn't a bad movie, it's a masterpiece of sincerity.' At first I thought he was joking, but then he explained how the actors are giving it their all, the director believed in his vision, and that's what makes it so fun to watch. It hit different because I always just laughed at it before, but now I see the heart behind the mess. Has anyone else had a bad movie click for them after hearing someone defend it like that?

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jana_hart18•2d ago

Watched The Room and then Birdemic back to back, total game changer for my bad movie rankings

I used to think The Room was the king of so-bad-it's-good movies, but after a double feature last Saturday with Birdemic, I saw a clear before and after. The Room has this weird charm and quotable lines, but Birdemic's plot holes and terrible CGI birds made me laugh way harder over 2 hours. Now I'm ranking Birdemic as my number 1 disaster flick. Anyone else have a movie that totally shifted your bad movie tier list?

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harper_foster•3d ago

Hit 100 bad movies watched this year and it felt weird

I keep a list of every so-bad-it's-good movie I watch, and last night I crossed 100 with "Birdemic 2." That's a lot of terrible acting and wobbly effects. Anyone else track their bad movie count or just wing it?

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ericj45•3d ago

My last Bad Movie Night ended with a literal smoking microwave

So last Friday I was hosting Bad Movie Night to watch "The Room" (you know, the one with the football in the tuxedos) and I decided to make popcorn. Well, I put the bag in for 4 minutes like normal, but my microwave is from like 2005 and it just started sparking and smoking, filling my whole apartment with that burnt electronics smell. I had to unplug it and fan the smoke detector for 20 minutes while my friends laughed at the irony of watching a disaster movie inside a disaster kitchen. We ended up ordering pizza instead, but the smell hung around for two days. Anybody else had household stuff fail at the worst possible moment during a movie night?

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the_spencer•19d ago

The guy at the video store who insisted Clerks was a masterpiece

I rented Clerks back in 98 from a Blockbuster in Akron and the clerk spent 10 minutes lecturing me about how it changed cinema. It's a black and white movie about a guy who can't open the store shutters and a hockey game on a roof. Has anyone else had someone oversell a movie that's really just barely okay?

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jana_hart18•21d ago

Shoutout to the guy at the thrift store who told me to watch 'The Room'

I was digging through a bin of old DVDs at the Goodwill on 4th street last Saturday when this older dude just walked up and handed me a copy of 'The Room'. He said 'this is the worst movie ever made, but you'll laugh the whole time.' I took it home and watched it with my buddy Mike that night, and now we quote it all the time. Anyone else have a random stranger turn them onto a bad movie classic?

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susan_wright34•22d ago

Tried hosting a "so bad it's good" movie night with The Room and my friends walked out after 20 minutes

I learned that not everyone appreciates beautifully terrible cinema like I do, so has anyone else had to pre-screen your bad movie picks before subjecting your unsuspecting buddies to them?

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kim_johnson51•24d ago

Watched "The Room" for 5 years before I noticed the football scene was supposed to be funny

I used to think that movie was just a weird drama with bad acting. Then a friend pointed out the whole rooftop scene where they toss the football back and forth, and I just sat there confused. He started laughing his head off and said "you know this is supposed to be a comedy, right?" That's when it hit me that I had been taking it way too seriously for half a decade. Anyone else miss the joke for way too long?

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janarivera•24d ago

Heard a guy at the theater say bad movies are better drunk. Tried it sober.

I overheard some dude in line for The Room say the only way to get through bad movies is with a buzz. So I watched Birdemic: Shock and Terror totally sober last week and honestly it was even funnier. Anyone else watch these sober or do you need liquid courage?

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the_richard•25d ago

TIL that watching a bad movie alone is NOTHING like watching it with friends

I spent Tuesday night watching 'The Room' by myself and barely made it through 20 minutes before I got bored. Then Friday I dragged three friends over to watch it and we were dying laughing the whole time, pausing every 5 minutes to rewind the weirdest scenes. Has anyone else noticed how a bad movie's entertainment value totally depends on who you're watching it with?

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terryw67•25d ago

Can we talk about how long it takes to find a truly bad movie?

I mean, I spent like 45 minutes scrolling through streaming services last Friday trying to find something so bad it's good for our movie night. I ended up picking this 80s horror flick called "The Evil Below" that had a ship captain fighting a kraken with a harpoon. The acting was terrible and the effects were awful, but it took way too long to hunt down something that hit that sweet spot. Has anyone else run into this problem where you spend more time searching than watching?

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nora110•27d ago

The night at Joe's Pizza Hut that ruined blockbuster rentals for me

Back in 2008 I was at a Pizza Hut in Toledo, Ohio with a group of friends for our bad movie night. We rented "The Room" on DVD from a Blockbuster down the street, and the disc was so scratched it froze 12 times during the viewing. That one disaster made me switch to streaming only for our monthly get-togethers. Has anyone else had a rental experience so bad it changed how you source your movies?

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jennifer204•29d ago

The local cinema had a dollar night for bad movies and I walked out a changed person

Last Tuesday at the Regal on 5th they showed 'The Room' for a buck and the crowd was going crazy throwing spoons. I always watched bad movies alone at home but seeing 50 people laugh together at the terrible acting was way more fun. Has anyone else had a theater experience that made bad movies way better?

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fiona985•1mo ago

Tried a Sharknado marathon with my book club and it backfired hilariously

So my book club (we usually do serious literary fiction) agreed to watch all 6 Sharknado movies in one Saturday for a laugh. By movie 3 at 4 PM, two members were genuinely arguing about the physics of tornados carrying sharks. One person unironically said 'the CGI gets better after the first one' and I nearly choked on my popcorn. Has anyone else tried to force a so-bad-it's-good movie on people who take things too seriously?

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wendysanchez•1mo ago

Spent $40 on a used copy of “The Room” and it was totally worth it

I found a beat-up DVD of The Room at a thrift store for $40, which is way too much but I had to have it. Watched it with my buddies last Friday and we were crying laughing at the football scene and Tommy Wiseau’s accent. Has anyone else overpaid for a bad movie that ended up being the best night ever?

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gavinb97•1mo ago

That $7 thrift store DVD of The Room was the best investment I ever made

Picked it up last weekend on a whim and it was the highlight of our movie night. We had 10 people over and everyone was laughing at the terrible acting and weird plot. Anyone else got a cheap bad movie that turned into a regular watch?

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grace89•1mo ago

Watched "The Room" for the first time last weekend and now I get the hype

I used to skip bad movies on purpose, but my friend brought over a copy of this 2003 disaster and I couldn't stop laughing at the weird football scene. Has anyone else had a movie totally flip your idea of what's fun to watch?

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kim_johnson51•1mo ago

Hot take: The Room is way more fun to watch with friends than alone

I used to watch bad movies by myself on my laptop, just quietly judging the terrible acting and weird plot holes. But last month I dragged three buddies over for a viewing of The Room and we did the whole throwing spoons thing, shouting at the screen. It was so much louder and funnier than my solo sessions, and my friend Dave even brought a bottle of scotch to pass around during the awkward love scenes. Has anyone else noticed how bad movies turn into comedy gold when you have a crowd reacting together?

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eva_thompson•1mo ago

The Sharknado effect on our movie nights

Our group used to watch actual good movies, but after we saw Sharknado in 2014, everything changed. We started seeking out the worst stuff on purpose, like 'The Room' and 'Birdemic'. Now our whole night is built around laughing at the bad effects and weird plots. What's the most ridiculous 'so bad it's good' movie you've seen lately?

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tara_patel•1mo ago

Watching 'The Room' used to be a solo cringe fest for me

I'd just sit there shaking my head at the bad acting and weird plot. Then a friend in Austin made me watch it with a group, and we all threw plastic spoons at the screen and yelled the lines. It turned a truly bad movie into the most fun I've had in months. Has anyone else had a movie that got way better with a crowd?

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grace89•1mo ago

I used to think 'The Room' was just a dumb meme... then I saw it with 50 people

For years I rolled my eyes at the hype, thinking it was just internet nonsense. A friend dragged me to a midnight screening in Austin last month, and the place was packed. Seeing everyone throw spoons at the screen and yell lines back at the terrible green screen scenes... it clicked. It's not a movie, it's a live event where the bad parts are the whole point. That 3 hour disaster changed my mind completely. What's another movie that needs a crowd to really 'work'?