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'?

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drewgonzalez1d ago

Adamr14 gets it, but it's still just a bad movie lol

kellys781d ago

Ever see Rocky Horror? The crowd yelling at the screen is half the fun.

adamr141d ago

Wasn't there a whole thing about how the callbacks got started? I heard some of the lines people yell came from a live stage show where the audience just started talking back. It makes sense that a movie that weird would end up with that kind of crowd. The midnight show vibe is its own beast, you can't really get it from just watching at home. That shared chaos is the whole point.