The Disaster Artist [Blu-ray + DVD]

After reading up on the backstory of this movie, I watched it a few years ago and really enjoyed it.After my son started to see memes and videos of Tommy Wiseau from 'The Room" (the source material behind this film) on the internet, I decided to rent this one again so he could see if for himself.Just as I wasn't disappointed the first time when I watched it, he loved it on his initial watch as well.Great job by the Franco brothers.The side-by-side scene comparisons before the credits at the end is worth the price of renting it alone.

What a crazy movie. It’s even more insane because it’s based upon a true story. At its heart The Disaster Artist is about two guy’s dreams about Hollywood. Everything focuses upon James Franco’s character. He’s a complete maniac. And yet he was able to make his dream come true in a completely unpredictable way. I ended up just wanting to see what Franco would do in each scene. He’s yelling and screaming at people. He’s throwing his soul into a scene in another. He’s jealous in the next. Really you have to see this film.

James Franco directs and stars in this character study of filmmaker Tommy Wiseau, based on the book  The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made  (2014) by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell. There’s a tendency for biopics like this to pack all the entertaining content into the first half and then they drag on and on, struggling to tell the rest of the story. The Disaster Artist mostly avoids this pitfall.The Disaster Artist (2017) traces the rise of mysterious and eccentric actor and filmmaker Tommy Wiseau and his tumultuous friendship with the much younger Greg Sestero. Wiseau and Greg meet in an acting class, where Greg is drawn to Wiseau’s fearlessness and determination.The two decide to move to Los Angeles and pursue acting careers. While Greg is able to land a few bit roles, people are turned off by Wiseau’s strange behavior, accent, and overconfidence. Frustrated by lack of forward momentum, Wiseau decides to write, produce, and direct his own film starring Greg and himself.The project begins with promise, but things quickly go south as it becomes apparent Wiseau has more confidence than skill or experience. He continually references Hollywood to justify his bizarre behavior (“we’re making real Hollywood movie!”) and refers back to other directors’ outrageous behavior to excuse his own. Ironically, what he produces is so bad it goes down in history as one of the worst films ever made.I never watched The Room (2003), and I don’t understand people’s fascination with bad movies or why they become cult classics. I guess it’s a way to live vicariously or somehow feel attached to something unique, similar to why reality TV is so popular.Although Wiseau’s erstwhile friend, Greg Sestero (Dave Franco), is the film’s protagonist, James Franco steals the show as Tommy Wiseau. Real-life brothers Greg and James Franco had genuine chemistry on screen, but James is clearly the stronger actor of the two and fully committed himself to the role.Wiseau is fascinating because he wants all the accolades of stardom and celebrity, without doing any of the work. He thinks he can simply buy his way into infamy, and he actually succeeds, though not in the way he intended.Much like the appeal of the film it’s centered on, The Disaster Artist is really only interesting in the same way a car accident is interesting to passing motorists. The audience wants to see why the movie is so bad, and learn the secrets of its mysterious creator.The message of the movie is that entertaining people, even with a bad movie, is redeeming. Despite all the heartache, wasted time, and abuse, Wiseau was able to bring joy to his audience, and we want him to succeed because we all feel like the underdog and all have dreams of creating something other people will appreciate.

Ha. I loved this movie. Great acting. James Franco at his best. This is worthy of a repeat. And I like they used related actors.

I've never seen The Room, and I most likely never will. I was familiar with the story, though, when I rented this on Prime.I don't think I'm spoiling anything when I say that The Room is reputed to be one of the worst movies ever released in theaters. The Disaster Artist is a quasi-biographical movie based on a book of the same name.The first logical question is probably: "do I need to watch The Room before I see The Disaster Artist"? From my perspective, I think that watching The Room fits into the "nice, but not necessary" category.With James Franco and Seth Rogen producing/starring/directing, you already have some idea of what kind of movie this is. However, there's more to it than you might think. It's probably best to think of this as a dramedy. All told, it's one of the weirdest stories that's actually true. The casting of Dave Franco (Greg) opposite James Franco (Tommy) is distracting. While it must be cool to work with your family, their resemblance is obvious, so it does take you a little out of the premise that their characters are strangers.The movie is full of actors that I like, but I can't think of any outstanding acting performances. James Franco definitely puts in some work as Tommy, but the acting definitely skews heavily in the direction of comedy. In truth, the film is probably more entertaining as a comedy, than as a straight biographical film. Not to get too meta here, but the acting OF THE acting is top-notch. The conclusion of the movie includes scenes from The Room, which illustrates just how much effort went into the reproduction. It's impressive, really.If you are fascinated by The Room, or just like Franco/Rogen joints (har), you'll like this movie. If not, it's still not a bad way to spend an hour and a half.

if u can get through the first 30 minutes, it gets better.

Der Film The Room und Tommy Wiseau sind hierzulande eher unbekannt, was kein Wunder ist: Das 2003 erschienene Machwerk ist in Deutschland nie ins Kino gekommen, auch eine deutschsprachige DVD-Variante kam nicht heraus. Viele Kritiker bezeichneten The Room als schlechtesten Film aller Zeiten: Der Streifen, der als Drama gedacht war, hat eine haarsträubende Handlung mit Nebensträngen, die sich völlig im Nichts verlaufen, außerdem wäre "dürftig" als Beschreibung der schauspielerischen Leistungen noch geschmeichelt. In der (mehr als dilettantisch gespielten) Hauptrolle ist Tommy Wiseau, der auch für Drehbuch und Regie verantwortlich ist, selbst zu sehen - und über Tommy Wiseau ist recht wenig bekannt. Man weiß nicht, wie alt er ist und wo er eigentlich herkommt - die Vermutung liegt nahe, dass er in Polen geboren wurde. Zudem verfügte der Mann über eine riesige Menge an Geld, dessen Herkunft ebenfalls unbekannt ist. Nur Talent für Filme hat er leider überhaupt nicht, wie The Room eindrucksvoll beweist - zu Kult wurde der Streifen (zumindest in den USA) mit der Zeit dennoch, aber hauptsächlich nur deswegen, weil er so unfassbar schlecht ist (ähnlich wie die Filme von Ed Wood aus den 1950ern). Und hier kommt The Disaster Artist ins Spiel.Der 2017 erschienene Film greift das Buch The Disaster Artist von Greg Sestero auf, ein Freund Tommy Wiseau, der zudem eine Hauptrolle in The Room übernommen hat. Erzählt wird die Geschichte von Tommy (hier gespielt von James Franco, der auch Regie geführt hat) und Greg (gespielt von James Francos Bruder Dave), die sich 1998 in San Fancisco kennenlernen und beide gerne bekannte Schauspieler werden wollen. Irgendwann ziehen sie gemeinsam in Tommys Wohnung in Los Angeles, wo sie versuchen, Rollen an Land zu ziehen, was nicht von Erfolg gekrönt ist. Da Tommy aus unerfindlichen Gründen reich ist, beschließt das Duo, einfach selbst einen Film zu drehen. Ahnung oder Erfahrung haben sie nicht, aber dafür große Ambitionen. Was dabei herausgekommen ist, ist im ersten Absatz zu lesen.The Disaster Artist ist nicht nur ein unterhaltsames Biopic, sondern auch eine gelungene Komödie, die deswegen so lustig ist, weil sie eine Geschichte erzählt, die unglaublich aber (höchstwahrscheinlich zumindest größtenteils) wahr ist. Die deutsche Synchronisation ist zwar nicht übel, doch so richtig authentisch ist halt nur die Originalsynchro, da James Franco Tommy Wiseaus eigenwilligen Akzent und seine Betonung wirklich toll imitiert. Überhaupt spielt er den extzentrischen Wunderling ganz hervorragend. Wie viel Wert auf Details und Authenzität gelegt wurde, sieht man vor allem ganz am Ende, wenn Originalszenen aus The Room neben den nachgedrehten Szenen aus The Disaster Artist gestellt werden. Dieser Film über einen der schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten ist einer der besten Filme, die ich in letzter Zeit gesehen habe. Ich empfehle allerdings, sich vor dem Anschauen zumindest ein paar Szenen aus The Room (Stichworte: "Oh hi, Mark!" und "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!") bei Youtube anzugucken - als Grundlage sozusagen.

You need to watch "The Room" first and then you can appreciate this film so much more for its obscurity. It is funny, uplifting, and makes a great movie night experience. James Franco is like Tommy Wiseau's twin with his mannerisms and is the perfect fit.Excellent quality dvd, no issues with shipping or delivery.

Peliculón, quizá un poco agridulce porque al poco de aparecer comenzaron a salir a la luz las fechorías de James Franco con ciertas damas y eso, aunque no se haya llegado a probar en tribunales, te joroba un poco la película.Es una cinematización del libro homónimo que escribió Greg Sestero, coprotagonista de la película The Room de Tommy Wiseau. Trata sobre cómo se conocieron ambas personas y como acabaron rodando la susodicha en un clima de locura y obsesión.No sé si alguien que no haya visto The Room disfrutaría de esta peli. En cualquier caso creo que lo hará mucho mucho más si lo ha hecho. En casa es prácticamente los 100 minutos de carcajadas cada vez que se ve.Se incluye audio en inglés, castellano, alemán e italiano y subtítulos en castellano, francés, noruego e inglés y alemán para sordos (raro ¿eh?). Los extras están bastante bien: comentarios de los hermanos Franco, Greg Sestero, los screenplayers y el mismo Tommy Wiseau, un documental sobre la creación de la película, sobre su dirección y uno específico sobre Tommy Wiseau (lo poco que nos deja saber de él).Por otra parte incluye el código para añadir la película a tu blblioteca de flixster a modo de descarga digital.

I was not expecting this film to be as kind, I guess is the word, as it was, given the subject matter. It isn't mean-spirited or mocking anyone (which would be so easy to do), but does portray fairly the bizarre and pretty funny circumstances and history of The Room. James Franco is excellent as well.

Le pasa lo mismo que a todas las ediciones de Warner, los comentarios del director, actores y el propio Tommy Wiseau no disponen de subtítulos, con lo cual es obligatorio saber inglés para disfrutar de el extra más interesante de este Blu-ray.Por lo demás, buen sonido y buena calidad de imagen.