Greetings,
Oh, HI, people who read my blog!
Okay, so this is going to be kind of a different review for me. First of all, I already reviewed The Room in a more traditional sense. You can go back and read that if you must. So, technically, I won't be talking about the movie, per se, but more the experience of...well, experiencing it through the eyes of Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, a.k.a. the awesome dudes of RiffTrax.
It was such a nice thing being able to attend something like this, considering that where I live rarely has such events. Okay, to be fair, it wasn't actually taking place where I live. I think they said they were in Nashville; I was here. And now I have ANOTHER reason why I wished I was in that city. The first, by the way, is because I heard Bob Gaudio lives there. Unless Jersey Boys wasn't accurate. But that CAN'T be! Back to my point. I got to see The Room in a big (or ya know, average sized) old (okay, eleven year old) fancy (well, they have nice bathrooms) movie theater, which is enough of a treat, but, of course, it was accompanied by a fantastic RiffTrax commentary. But let me back it up a bit.
We walked into the theater, and I assumed the screen would be filled with the usual move trivia and other assorted crap that no one cares about. NO! No, we got those things RiffTrax style, too. In other words, BETTER! What are the odds! Also, Weird Al was playing. Good times, indeed, because I thought they were playing actual "Blurred Lines". Gross. And creepy. Anywho...Then, the guys came out to greet us all over the country...and Canada. Fine. Before the feature presentation, we were treated to some expected banter, which included a reminder of it being Orson Welles' birthday. Perfect timing for such an event. Then, they gave as best of an explanation of what the heck The Room is that we can hope for. You know, for the virgins. Also, I was pleasantly surprised that we go to see them riff on a short film. Something about teaching kids from a million years ago how to make boats out of trash. What? Those kids had to do something when they weren't under their desks hiding from the A-Bomb. Oh, 1950's. Never change.
But after all that, we got down to the business at hand. If you've ever seen The Room, you'll know that it basically does the work for you when it comes to mockery. And yet, I still feel like these guys work really hard to sift through the millions upon millions of jokes that can be made about this film in order to find the best for us. They just hit everything so perfectly, as usual, practically reading the minds of the audience and also everyone who has ever seen the movie in the last dozen years since its birth. They were even nice enough to warn us about certain things we were going to see. Again, if you know The Room, you WILL know to what I am referring. They're called "pants" Mr. Wiseau, and they are a beautiful thing. Actually, I almost feel like all their positive energy and hilarity was infused into the audience with which I saw it. So much laughter and even some live riffing from the people around me made for a great night. I love having a good audience when I go to the movies. It's rare.
Okay, I guess that's all I can say. This experience was amazing! That's sounds good enough, right? Honestly, if you ever get a chance to go to one of these Live RiffTrax events, go. No matter the movie, just go. You WILL have a good time. And isn't that a nice thing to have happen these days? To go to the movie theater and know, without a doubt, that you will have fun. That pretty much happens never. I know I certainly don't trust the movie making people and the things they put out to take care of that. I'm looking at YOU, Maleficent! Bottom line, if you're looking for a good time, call the RiffTrax guys. Yeah, that probably sounded not the way I wanted it to. Oh, well.
Love and full moons,
Becky the Writer
