History Quotes / TheRoom2003

-->'''--Tom Bissell, in his essay for [[https://harpers.org/archive/2010/08/cinema-crudita/ Harper's Magazine]], "Cinema Crudité."'''

->''"You don't understand anything, man. Leave your *stupid* comments in your pocket!"''

-->'''--Johnny'''

-->--'''Johnny'''

--> '''Johnny,''' arguably the most famous line of the entire movie.

…You'll learn that you don't need common sense to enjoy a bad movie. All you need is Tommy Wiseau, a football to play catch with, a framed picture of a spoon and [[{{Mondegreen}} Sexilisa]] always wanting to have sex with you."''

->''"And looming over it all: Tommy Wiseau, a colossus of terrible movie making; a mystery to this very day; a man who made such an exquisitely awful movie that countless articles have been written about it AND THIS IS ONE MORE; a man who occasionally tries to hint that [[ParodyRetcon this was his intention all along -- to make a "comedy!"]] He is some sort of twisted marketing genius, and his money may well have come from selling Serbian children's kidneys on the black market. But no, ''The Room'' was not an intentional comedy. You cannot fake stuff this bad. It is a relationship melodrama gone unimaginably wrong, and [[SoBadItsGood one of the funniest movies you'll ever see]]."''

->''"''The Room'' is a menagerie of conveniences, contrivances, and cliches. With ridiculous characters whose motivations change every few minutes, sets that look like they belong in a 60's episode of ''Series/DoctorWho'', and writing and dialogue SO bad that it makes crap like ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' seem like ''Film/PulpFiction'' in comparison. And you know what? It's fucking glorious!''
-->--'''Alex''', ''WebVideo/IHateEverything''

-> ''"''The Room'' is a phenomenon because it is the perfect storm of incompetency and passion. But it also contains a serious intellectual component. Watching the film is like watching a child throw a temper tantrum all the while deconstructing the language and grammar of mainstream Hollywood cinema. Yet the film isn’t satire; the audience needs to laugh at it and make jokes out of it to turn it into satire... The pleasure of watching ''The Room'' comes from interacting with it. It’s like a game. I think most audiences know that the cinema-machine is designed to put us to sleep and fill our heads with ideas and dreams; The Room is the exact opposite of that. It activates the audience and gives them control. It is an intellectual and social EVENT."''

->''"Well, roses had a good 2000-year run as symbols of love and beauty, but that's all over now."''
-->'''--[[Podcast/RiffTrax Mike Nelson]]''' in reaction to the first of this movie's many Creator/{{Cinemax}}-style love scenes.

->''"It sucks out your mind and replaces it with stupid!"''
-->'''--[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] to WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'''

->''"And looming over it all: Tommy Wiseau, a colossus of terrible movie making; a mystery to this very day; a man who made such an exquisitely awful movie that countless articles have been written about it AND THIS IS ONE MORE; a man who occasionally tries to hint that [[ParodyRetcon this was his intention all along -- to make a "comedy!"]] He is some sort of twisted marketing genius, and his money may well have come from selling Serbian children's kidneys on the black market. But no, The Room was not an intentional comedy. You cannot fake stuff this bad. It is a relationship melodrama gone unimaginably wrong, and [[SoBadItsGood one of the funniest movies you'll ever see]]."''
-->--'''[=RiffTrax=]''', via '''Website/{{Cracked}}'''

-> ''"The Room is a phenomenon because it is the perfect storm of incompetency and passion. But it also contains a serious intellectual component. Watching the film is like watching a child throw a temper tantrum all the while deconstructing the language and grammar of mainstream Hollywood cinema. Yet the film isn’t satire; the audience needs to laugh at it and make jokes out of it to turn it into satire... The pleasure of watching The Room comes from interacting with it. It’s like a game. I think most audiences know that the cinema-machine is designed to put us to sleep and fill our heads with ideas and dreams; The Room is the exact opposite of that. It activates the audience and gives them control. It is an intellectual and social EVENT."''
-->'''--Ross W. Morin''', who [[http://www.rossmorinfilm.com/the-citizen-kane-of-bad-movies.html famously]] [[https://filmfubb.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/faq-you-ross-morin/ declared]] the film to be "the [[Film/CitizenKane Citizen Kane]] of bad movies"

-> ''"The Room is a phenomenon because it is the perfect storm of incompetency and passion. But it also contains a serious intellectual component. Watching the film is like watching a child throw a temper tantrum all the while deconstructing the language and grammar of mainstream Hollywood cinema. Yet the film isn’t satire; the audience needs to laugh at it and make jokes out of it to turn it into satire... The pleasure of watching The Room comes from interacting with it. It’s like a game. I think most audiences know that the cinema-machine is designed to put us to sleep and fill our heads with ideas and dreams; The Room is the exact opposite of that. It activates the audience and gives them control. It is an intellectual and social EVENT. That’s why watching The Room on your own isn’t quite as much fun."''
-->'''--Ross Morin''', who famously [[https://filmfubb.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/faq-you-ross-morin/ declared]] the film to be "the [[Film/CitizenKane Citizen Kane]] of bad movies"

->''"And looming over it all: Tommy Wiseau, a colossus of terrible movie making; a mystery to this very day; a man who made such an exquisitely awful movie that countless articles have been written about it AND THIS IS ONE MORE; a man who occasionally tries to hint that this was his intention all along -- to make a "comedy!" He is some sort of twisted marketing genius, and his money may well have come from selling Serbian children's kidneys on the black market. But no, The Room was not an intentional comedy. You cannot fake stuff this bad. It is a relationship melodrama gone unimaginably wrong, and one of the funniest movies you'll ever see."''

-->- '''[=RiffTrax=]''', via '''{{Website/Cracked}}'''

-->'''--[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]'''

->''"I did not hit her, it's not true! That's bullshit, I did not hit her! I DID NOT!...[[MoodSwinger O hai Mark.]]"''

-->'''--[[Podcast/RiffTrax Mike Nelson]]''' in reaction to the first of this movie's many {{Cinemax}}-style love scenes.

-->'''--[[{{Podcast/Rifftrax}} Mike Nelson]]''' in reaction to the first of this movie's many {{Cinemax}}-style love scenes.

-->- '''Rifftrax''', via '''Cracked'''

-->'''--[[RiffTrax Mike Nelson]]''' in reaction to the first of this movie's many {{Cinemax}}-style love scenes.

-->'''--[[WebOriginal/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]'''

-->'''--[[AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]'''