Nostalgia Critic: "The Room"

There's a movie made by an unknown actor/director/writer/executive producer/producer (check the credits) named Tommy Wiseau that is considered one of the worst movies out there.  It's a little independent film he made based on his novel and screenplay called "The Room."  I have not seen it, but it is developing a cult following along the lines of "Plan 9 From Outer Space."

Well, last week the Nostalgia Critic (Doug Walker) gave a hilarious review of this film, even by the end of the review recommending it to people just so they could see how bad it is.  Before him, a newer reviewer going by the name Obscura Lupa had also done her own review of the film.

By this week, both reviews have been removed from the website.  Why?  Wiseau-Films made a copyright claim on the fact that they used footage from the film to make their point.

Well, at the moment Obscura Lupa's review is stil MIA, but the Nostalgia Critic's take is up at YouTube.








I'll talk a little more about this in the podcast this week, but just thought I would post this to give you guys a preview of at least one of the topics I'll be talking about this week.

Update: Fellow TGWTG contributor Brad Jones (The Cinema Snob) made his own contribution to the recent events.

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 7/31/09

This week, Roger Ebert reviewed the following movies:

Funny People -- 3 1/2 stars
Malls R Us -- 3 stars
Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg -- 3 stars

Also being released this week: "Aliens int he Attic," "Adam," "The Cove," "The Collector," and "Thirst."

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 7/26/09

I know, I'm late on these. I had a paper to write before the end of the weekend. Here are this week's Roger Ebert reviews.

Orphan -- 3 1/2 stars
The Ugly Truth -- 2 stars
G-Force -- 2 1/2 stars
Humpday -- 3 1/2 stars
Katyn -- 3 1/2 stars
Munyurangabo -- 4 stars
Unmistaken Child -- 2 1/2 stars

Also coming out this week: "The Answer Man," "Shrink," and "In The Loop."

As soon as hubby stops playing his game, I will have a Trailer Sunday post very, very soon.

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 7/17/09

This week Roger Ebert reviewed the following movies:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- 3 stars
500 Days of Summer -- 4 stars
Three Monkeys -- 3 stars
Dead Snow -- 2 1/2 stars
The End of the Line -- 3 stars

Also being released this week in Los Angeles and New York only: "Homecoming."

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 7/10/09

This week Ebert reviewed the following films.

Bruno -- 3 1/2 stars
The Hurt Locker -- 4 stars
Il Divo -- 3 1/2 stars
Blood: The Last Vampire -- 3 stars
I Love You, Beth Cooper -- 2 stars

Also coming out this week: "Soul Power."

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 4th of July Edition

A typically big weekend for movies. This is what Ebert has reviewed this week.

Public Enemies -- 3 1/2 stars
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs -- 3 1/2 stars
Julia -- 4 stars
The Girl from Monaco -- 3 stars
I Hate Valentine's Day -- 1 1/2 stars

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- The Late Edition

Sorry, folks. Been at my mother's all weekend. Here are this week's reviews.

Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen -- 1 star
Whatever Works -- 3 stars
Cheri -- 3 1/2 stars
My Sister's Keeper -- 3 1/2 stars
Big Man Japan -- 3 1/2 stars
Jerichow -- 3 stars
The Stoning of Soraya M. -- 3 stars

Also being released this week: "Surveillance" in limited release, and "The Hurt Locker" in New York and Los Angeles.

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 6/19/09

Year One -- 1 star
The Proposal -- 3 stars
Seraphine -- 4 stars
Food, Inc. -- 3 1/2 stars
Moon -- 3 1/2 stars
Tetro -- 3 stars
Of Time And The City -- 3 1/2 stars

Also coming out this week: Woody Allen's "Whatever Works" and Sundance favorite "Dead Snow."

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 6/11/09

The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 -- 2 1/2 stars
Away We Go -- 3 1/2 stars
Imagine That -- 2 1/2 stars
Tulpan -- 4 stars
Enlighten Up -- 3 stars

Also out this week: "Moon" in limited release and "Tetro."

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 6/5/09

This week's Roger Ebert reviews are:

Land of the Lost -- 3 stars
The Hangover -- 3 1/2 stars
O'Horten -- 3 1/2 stars
My Life in Ruins -- 1 1/2 stars

Also being released this week: "Away We Go."

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 5/29/09

Here are this week's Roger Ebert reviews.

Up -- 4 stars
Departures -- 4 stars
Easy Virtue -- 3 stars

Other movies coming out this week: Drag Me To Hell.

This Week's Roger Ebert Movie Reviews -- Memorial Day Weekend Edition

I haven't done these in awhile, but now that I'm starting to increase the input here again I think now's a good time to get back in to them. For those just joining the blog, the reason I run down Roger Ebert's reviews in particular is because often his thinking is closest to mine when it comes to films. Not always (I disagree with his 3 star review of "Angels and Demons"), but most of the time.

For your Memorial Day weekend enjoyment, here are the movies Ebert reviewed this week.

"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" -- 1 1/2 stars
"The Girlfriend Experience" -- 4 stars
"Summer Hours" -- 3 stars
"The Brothers Bloom" -- 2 1/2 stars
"Adoration" -- 3 stars
"Terminator Salvation" -- 2 stars

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews - 10/24

This week, Roger Ebert reviewed the following films.

Happy-Go-Lucky -- 4 stars
Changeling -- 3 1/2 stars
Filth and Wisdom -- 2 stars
Pride and Glory -- 2 stars

Also opening this week: "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," "Saw V," "Synecdoche, New York" in limited release, "Passengers," "I've Loved You So Long" in limited release, "Let The Right One In" in limited release, and "Peur(s) du Noir" in limited release.

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 10/17

This week, Roger Ebert gave "W" four stars. Why am I not surprised?

Otherwise, here are the rest of his reviews for this week.

The Secret Life of Bees -- 3 1/2 stars
What Just Happened -- 2 stars
Sex Drive -- 2 stars
Toots -- 3 stars
Moving Midway -- 3 stars
Tru Loved -- 1 star

Also opening this week: "Max Payne," and "Morning Light" in limited release.

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews 10/10

This week's reviews are mostly smaller films.

Rachel Getting Married -- 4 stars
Body of Lies -- 3 stars
The Express -- 3 stars
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers -- 3 1/2 stars
City of Ember -- 2 1/2 stars
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer -- 3 1/2 stars

Also coming out this week: "Quarantine," "RocknRolla" in limited release, "Happy Go Lucky" in limited release, and "Nights and Weekends" in New York City only.

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 10/3

I skipped last week's list unintentionally. I won't make that mistake this week. So here are this week's reviews.

Flash of Genius -- 3 stars
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist -- 2 stars
Religulous -- 3 1/2 stars
Appaloosa -- 3 stars
How To Lose Friends and Alienate People -- 3 1/2 stars
Blindness -- 1 1/2 stars

Also being released this week: "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," "The Express," "Rachel Getting Married" in limited release, "An American Carol," and "Ballast" in limited release.

I will be putting up my own review of "An American Carol" sometime this weekend. I plan on seeing it this afternoon.

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews 9/19/08

This week, one choice on the list has been an anticipated one, but for the wrong reasons -- the Dakota Fanning film "Hounddog," which drew some negative press because of a scene where her character gets raped by an older boy. Ebert gave it 2 stars in his review. So how did the other releases fare this week?

Ghost Town -- 3 stars
Lakeview Terrace -- 4 stars
Trouble the Water -- 4 stars
Towelhead -- 2 stars

Also being released this week: "My Best Friend's Girl," "The Duchess" in limited release, "Appaloosa" in limited release, and "Igor."

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews -- 9/12

The list is late today because of some family matters I was taking care of today.

Yes, I do realize that Ebert wrote a scathing opinion this week on what he thought of Sarah Palin. First and foremost, though, he's a film critic. My message to him: don't quit your day job. Here are his reviews for this week.

Burn After Reading -- 3 stars
The Women -- 3 stars
A Girl Cut In Two -- 3 1/2 stars

Also released this week: "Righteous Kill" starring DeNiro and Pacino, "The Family That Preys," "Towelhead" in New York and Los Angeles, "Flow: For Love of Water" in New York and Los Angeles, "Surfer, Dude" in limited release, and "Proud American" in limited release.

A Note On Doing Product Reviews

Today, I just got my first offer to do an unbiased review of a product on this site from a company. I decided to check out the company, but decided not to for two reasons.

One, the product they were wanting me to do a review on was for a treatment for urinary tract infections. I've only had one in my life, during the pregnancy, so I wasn't the best person to determine whether it actually worked or not.

The other reason is because I'm breastfeeding my son when I can, so I don't want to put anything in my body that could potentially go into the breast milk and affect him.

With that being said, I did want to state that I am not above doing unbiased reviews for products on here, if offered. But there are a few guidelines, so if you are a company that is looking for someone to do an unbiased review of your product, keep these things in mind.

1) My opinion will be totally unbiased. Don't expect me to give anything a good review just because you give me the product to try.

2) Because of the reason stated above, I will not review vitamin supplements or anything considered "medicinal."

3) However, I am willing to try anything else, such as gadgets, baby items, DVDs, etc., and give an honest opinion.

If enough companies contact me on this, the reviews may get moved to yet another created blog specifically for product reviews. Baby item reviews would most likely get moved to Christopher Jacob's Own Little Play Place automatically at this stage. But for now, I'll keep them here.

This Week's Roger Ebert Reviews 9/5

Since The Little One is down for a nap, here are this week's Roger Ebert reviews.

I Served The King of England --3 stars
XXY -- 3 1/2 stars

Also coming out this week: "Bangkok Dangerous" and "Everyone Wants To Be Italian."

Also of note: will "Tropic Thunder" make it week four in the number one spot this week?