The Room (2003), a Movie I've Seen Six Times


I have seen The Room six times.  That’s right.  Six times.  One, two, three...you get it.  That’s a lot of times for a movie that is known to be one of the ultimate bad movies.  Why have I seen The Room six times?  It’s because I enjoy it.  I love the hell out of this movie.  It might be terribly made, but I enjoy almost every minute of it.  I don’t want to write about that.  I want to tell you about my journey with The Room, from the first time I saw it, up until this most recent viewing.  Let us begin our journey.

Viewing 1:  It was winter 2010.  I was off of school for four months on a work term in which I didn’t end up being hired by anyone.  My friend from university had told me about The Room and had given me a copy to watch.  One night, I sat down, turned it on, and began watching.  Sadly, I was watching it by myself on my first viewing.  That is not how you want to watch the movie.  At first, I thought I was watching soft core porn.  There were enough sex scenes in the first half to make me think that.  When I got to the end of the movie, I hated it.  I had despised the time I spent watching it.  This would soon change.

Viewing 2:  It was summer 2010.  I was back at school, living in my dorm.  One Friday night, I had a couple of my classmates over.  There was me, the guy who had given me the copy of The Room, and another guy who had never seen it.  We decided to give that guy his first viewing.  I enjoyed the movie the second time.  It really is a movie that you enjoy more every time, and watching it with other people helps out.

Viewing 3:  It was also summer 2010.  Switch out the friend who had given me the copy for another friend who hadn’t seen The Room and it’s the same scenario as viewing 2.  I enjoyed it even more on the third viewing.  This movie was growing on me at a rapid rate.  I was falling in love with it.  No longer was I making fun of the mistakes, but I loved them.  Viewing 3 was the beginning of the transition.

Viewing 4:  It was winter 2011.  All four of us lived in a house together.  We decided to watch it again.  We began quoting the movie.  We started watching a Youtube video where a guy made a song about The Room.  It was official.  I was in love with the movie.  I’ve never not loved it since.

Viewing 5:  It was winter 2012.  We lived in a different house.  I sometimes went to a local independent theater.  That theater had an upcoming screening of The Room.  We all decided to go.  We got our spoons, and a football, and watched the movie in the theater.  It was an interesting experience.  I’m not going to see it in the theater again, but I’m glad I did once.  I love the movie, but the forced interactiveness of it wasn’t really my thing.  Also, whenever I threw a spoon at the screen as you do during the movie, I kept hitting the same girl in the back of the head.  Oops.

Viewing 6:  This was the recent viewing that I did for the Sunday “Bad” Movie blog posts.  I watched it by myself.  It may not have been as enjoyable as with a group, but I’m still in love with The Room.  However bad it may be, I enjoy it immensely.  There’s something about it that attracts me every time, and I adore the score.  Now I’m writing this for the blog.  That’s how the viewing went.

So that’s six times I’ve seen The Room.  That’s six times more than a lot of people.  I know that.  And some people might think me crazy for watching a movie this bad six times.  What can I say, other than that I love it?  I’m sure I’ll watch it again in the future.  If you decide to watch it sometime in the future, make sure to watch it in a group.  Don’t go in expecting greatness.  You will only be disappointed.  Just watch it with some friends, and bask in the badness.  That’s all you need to do.

There are some notes to make, so I’m going to make them:

  • The song I talked about having watched can be found here: 
  • If you have suggestions for future movies, contact me on Twitter, or leave a comment.

Comments

  1. Brittani BurnhamMay 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    Oh God, this movie. I absolutely agree with you that it is better to watch this in a group. The first time I saw it, I was alone and hated every moment of it. When I watched it again with my husband (and some alcohol) it was a lot funnier. I still can't believe a movie this bad exists.

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    1. JurassicGriffinMay 21, 2013 at 10:50 PM

      I have such a good time with it. After the first viewing, it's hard not to start liking the bad parts of it.

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