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The Room is considered one of the worst films ever made, amongst worthy contenders as Troll 2, Tough Guys Don't Dance and any film made by the likes of Ed Wood and Neill Breen. It is a drama that aspired to join the upper echelons of great dramas like A Streetcar Named Desire or Rebel Without A Cause, but instead is a classic for its terrible qualities. A screenplay with inept plotting; story threads looser than an untied shoe, ear-bleedingly bad dialogue, and nonsensical dramatic points. Performances that range from bland, to bad to just plain bizarre. Terrible direction, bad cinematography, random edits, pictures of plastic spoons and so.... much... football. The movie was directed by one Tommy Wiseau, who also wrote and started as Johnny, a man who loves his girlfriend named Lisa, who loves Johnny's best friend, Mark, played by Greg Sestero. Sestero, an actor without much luck or success until starring in this classic, eventually wrote a novel about the mystery of Wiseau, the making of The Room and the after-effects of this legendary bad egg, which this film, The Disaster Artist, is based on. James Franco dons the terrible wig and the odd, but infectious, European accent and also directs this tale on the meeting of Sestero (James Franco's brother Dave Franco) and making the film while also going into their friendship and how the film affected their lives. It's fairly refreshing look on how a bad film is made (like Ed Wood, but only on one film), showing the pure ineptitude of Wiseau in every department related to anything artistic (His acting, Sestero's hilarious reaction to reading The Room for the first time, Wiseau buying a film & digital camera, shooting side-by-side because he didn't know what the difference was) but is a gold mine with very deep pockets (Another unseen side in a film of this type, with a crew member scared of his paycheck bouncing in a bank). Even though the making of the film is the primary focus, the real meat of the film is the personal side of their weird friendship, how it began, the unease of Wiseau being jealous of Sestero and his career that could surpass Wiseau in fame (Namely, a would be cameo spot on Malcolm in the Middle offered by Bryan Cranston himself that is killed by Wiseau out of rage) and a scene that escalated to a fight on camera over betrayals from each party. It is a hilariously yet sad and a kind of pathetic look into filmmaking of the bad variety. James Franco, who also directs, delivers a terrific performance with a spot-on Wiseau accent that easily could've been a parody but injects enough heart in the performance to easily make him a human being, no matter how odd of a character Wiseau truly is. The other Franco also scores as the caring friend of Tommy, with the rest of the cast being absolutely amazingly good as those people who suffered for their art, or lack thereof. In fact, everything in the film is great, offering a superb look at a garbage masterpiece of junk cinema. Luckily the qualities of the film are transferred easily to this delectable Bluray combo pack. The picture quality isn't one of pristine condition, with the film shot digitally in low-light conditions oftentimes, which can muddy up the details, but it offers a sharp picture with clarity that could only be enhanced on UHD (Since it was finished in 4k, it would look great on that format). The audio isn't one to break the foundation of your 2-story home in the suburbs, but the 7.1 TrueHD offers a great experience with the lively LA scenes, music and dialogue reproduced without a hitch. The extras are decent enough, but could've had a nice feature length documentary on the making of the film, maybe a full on shot for shot remake of the Room, or even a copy of The Room included, but what's here is a nice addition. Starting off is a funny commentary featuring the two Franco's and the writers, but as a treat, we also have Wiseau and Sestero themselves on board and it's worth it for those two alone. Great stuff. Next up are 3 featurettes with an EPK behind-the-scenes look, a look on how James Franco perfected that accent and celebraties talking about Wiseau. Lastly, there is a hilarious gag reel (Josh Hutcherson's Denny is the highlight) and a trailer complete the extras, along with a DVD with the same extras and a digital code to complete this decent package. Overall, the film itself is worth it alone, but with a quality bluray presentation with some worthwhile extras, it's totally recommended.

I did not like this movie the first time I watched it. After reading the book, I felt the relationship between the two characters was not as strong and believable upon my first viewing. I have watched The Room several times and know enough about the making of it and the director to catch any Easter eggs or references this film may have called out. After the second viewing though, I appreciated it a lot more. I don't know what it was, maybe it was the people I watched it with or certain things I may have missed, but The Disaster Artists is a good movie. As a member of the film industry, this is certainly a love letter to all of those who inspire to see their films on billboards, have their name in lights, and just plain and simple, be known for something. After the second viewing I garnered more of that relationship and aspect and appreciated this film more.

I really liked this movie a lot. it’s not so much a great film in and of itself, but an homage to a horrible film that’s really great fun to watch. If you’re mildly adventurous, I’d recommend giving this thing a shot, even if you’re not a huge James Franco fan, he did good work here on a really unique project. Which for me is always worth rewarding! Comes with a DVD and digital code, so you can take it with you, or share with some friends.

The Room is one of the best bad movies I have seen in years. Disaster Artist tells the incredible true story about the making of that film. Franco is perfect in the role and does a fine job directing too. There are a lot of laughs in this script. One of my favorite parts is the side by side comparison of the scenes from The Room with their Hollywood counterparts. Excellent movie. Check it out!

So this movie based on a book, based on what's considered the worst movie of all time. This movie is hilarious. Not slapstick, but entertaining with the brothers James and Dave Franco. Dave plays actor Greg Sestero and James plays the weird Tommy Wiseau. Main cast and cameos are great. Also worth noting that James Franco directed the film.

James Franco can do no wrong. In his directorial debut he brings charisma, charm, and a real humanistic view to main character Tommy Wiseau. He also gives the viewer a delicate portrait behind the pop culture phenomenon film The Room.

Experience the thrilling story of America's top film auteur of the 21st century. Ok maybe not. But this movie is one of a kind. It's so funny it's sad. It's so sad it's funny. A great story on following through on friendships and your goals.

After watching this film i quickly realised that it was only meant to take advantage of the original film its based on and build comedy around it rather than use it to make its own statement as a drama

This movie is based on the true story of Tommy Wiseau and his movie The Room, called one of the worst films in history. It is very funny and James Franco does a terrific job playing the lead character.

The Disaster Artist is great for film lovers alike. Even if you've never seen The Room, it's still a great film about the love of movies.

Missed this in theaters and interested in checking it out. With the good deal and the good package of extras on the disc, this was worth a blind buy and I'm looking forward to watching it.

One of the best movies of 2017. Both the Franco brothers are great in this. Shame James did not get any awards for his performance!

This is a seriously good movie about the making of the worst movie of all time. James Franco is spot on and Oscar worthy.

What can I say? I love Tommy! This movie actually inspired me. Must own, hilarious and Franco portrays Tommy very well!

Best Buy has the best prices for DVD Purchases. Bought this movie and very happy with purchase.

I didnt know if this was going to be a great movie. I kind of went with the high ratings from rotten tomatoes and I was not disappointed.

If you love the room or hate it then I still recommend this movie and Franco brothers are spot-on

james franco really deserved more than he got for this film on all fronts. thanks.

Take something bad and make something good. That's what this movie is all about. Love it.

I wasn’t very familiar with Tommy Wiseau so I decided to check this out and I’m glad I did!