Movie Fellows,
We are back! For how long no one knows! To celebrate our hiatus we watched a ‘good’ movie!
We’ve also been away from rabbit for so long that they made a bunch of improvements. We used the chrome plugin to stream the movie from my google drive and it didn’t crap out every 15 minutes like it did in the past. New addition Randy did get chosen by the cruel finger of Rabb.it to have the shitty connection.
Recap.
This is the rare occasion that I’ve actually read the book that the movie was based on before seeing the movie. Just like always, there’s so much more in the book. I think the story in the book is better because it leaves a little more to the imagination on Tommy and Greg’s relationship. I mean the big beats are all still there, but I felt Greg just seemed a little wimpy or passive. Maybe when Tommy’s actions aren’t right in your face, it seems more reasonable. (the weird moving out reaction, the sex scene)
They cut a bunch of the detail stuff that I feel makes the book make ‘The Room’ more enjoyable. The spoons pictures, the actors leaving and being recast (peter), the actors getting fired (original greg). But they left all the stuff that makes it a story about Greg and Tommy (I wrote this for you, except you didn’t cast him originally)
What is left is a good movie, it’s an exploration of why someone would be friends with a weirdo like Tommy. In some aspects I think all guys have a friend like that (to a lesser extent!) someone you met in college or high school who you stick by even though your reasonable adult friends can’t figure it out. Maybe that person will eventually get it together, or maybe they will fail so hard that they make you famous along with them.
I also literally forgot to take screenshots.
But anyway, how’s your sex life?
If we are going to get this back on track, it’s Q’s pick this week.
-Mark
The Disaster Artist is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by James Franco. It was written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell's 2013 non-fiction book of the same title. The film chronicles an unlikely friendship between budding actors Tommy Wiseau and Sestero that results in the production of Wiseau's 2003 film The Room, widely considered one of the worst films ever made. The Disaster Artist stars brothers James and Dave Franco as Wiseau and Sestero, respectively, alongside a supporting cast featuring Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, and Seth Rogen.
Principal photography began on December 8, 2015. A work-in-progress cut of the film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017; it was later screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, and also played at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it became the first American film to win its top prize, the Golden Shell, since A Thousand Years of Good Prayers in 2007.[5]
Distributed by A24 in the United States and Warner Bros. in international markets, The Disaster Artist began a limited release on December 1, 2017, before opening wide on December 8, 2017. It received positive reviews from critics, with the chemistry of the Francos and their portrayals of Wiseau and Sestero, as well as the film's humor and screenplay, receiving praise,[6][7] and was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2017.[8] At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, James Franco won the award for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy; the film was also nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.[9] Franco also received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the film earned a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards.
source : wikipedia