Had to pick between 'The Room' and 'Birdemic' for movie night with friends

Last Friday I had to choose which bad movie to show a group of 5 friends who had never seen either one. I went with 'The Room' because I figured the nonsense plot and Tommy Wiseau's acting would be easier to laugh at. Turns out it was the right call, because everyone was quoting lines like 'You're tearing me apart, Lisa!' for the rest of the night. One friend even brought a plastic spoon to throw at the screen during the awkward sex scenes. But I'm curious, has anyone else had a group that just didn't get the humor of these kinds of movies? What's your go to bad movie for introducing new people to the genre?

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claireo677h ago

Oh wow, I gotta hard disagree with you on this one. You say "easier to laugh at" but honestly, Birdemic is way more of a trainwreck that just keeps giving. The Room has moments but it drags in places, whereas Birdemic's bird attacks (with that terrible CGI and the actors just flailing around) had my group crying with laughter nonstop. The awkward romance subplot and the random singing about "hanging out with my family" is pure gold that never gets old. Plus my friends still randomly flap their arms and make squawking noises months later, which is way better than throwing spoons if you ask me.

benflores6h ago

Get where @claireo67 is coming from. Birdemic's awkward pauses and that terrible green screen are a different kind of funny. Watched it once with a buddy who kept rewinding the bird attack scenes to laugh at how the actors just stand there. The Room works better for me because the dialogue is so bizarre it turns into a game of "what will he say next." Both are solid picks, just depends on if your group wants to laugh at the acting or the effects.