Month: February 2024

One of the worst movies ever. There are so many that I won’t hand out the title that easily, I’ll let you decide for yourself. But this is definitely one of the best worst ever.

I think watching a reaction video is perfect for ‘The Room’, because it shows only the worst of the worst, so you waste less time being awed by just THE worst of one of THE worst. Good job by Emily guiding the room-virgins through it; it’s DEFINITELY better watching it with someone else.

The intro and outro are the only subpar parts.

Grade: B+

I like Ashleigh’s reactions in general, she’s laid back and also interesting; seems natural.

Nothing really *special* here, but a solid entry.

Wish there was much more footage and commentary *shrug*

Inspirational Quote: “Was John Carpenter OK?”

Grade: D+

Calm, pleasant, intelligent reaction. Some good points, nothing really “bad”.

I’d say it’s worth it.

Inspirational Quote: “Every time I look at it it gets worse.”

Grade: C+

The movie is a horrific piece of trash that is ripe for mockery.

It’s a husband and wife duo doing the reaction.

The wife, Emily, is at times adorable and at times out of her mind upset; and right on point with her commentary and physical reactions. Some good lines, some repellant physical shielding (to no avail).

The movie pummels you into submission and just doesn’t let up.

Nice post-movie rant also.

Inspirational Quote: “Anyway, I hear a mountain lion…”

Grade: B

I like Jen overall: she’s affable and she doesn’t seem to be trying too hard.

Interesting and intelligent commentary at times, I think.

Very few painful moments from her, and she’s good at pointing out the numerous painful moments in the movie.

About the movie…yeah, it’s bad. Really, really bad. Goes from a really bad setup to an even worse EXPLOSION of SHOCK AND TERROR!!!

Just…cr@p after cr@p after cr@p. Really nothing to salvage this. I wouldn’t say it’s QUITE as bad as ‘The Room’, but it is pretty darn horrific.

Inspirational Quote: “Oh. Oh…oh, no…ohhhhhh noooooo…..”

Grade: B

Man: Boring /annoying
Woman: Loud, too much d@mn swearing, but the occasional cool line.

Not worth it, especially given all your available FTW choices.

Inspirational Quote: “Is that the Millennium Falcon?”

Grade: D-

Ummmmm…dull.

If you can only watch one ‘The Thing’ FTW, then this will have to do. But given other options, just skip it.

Grade: D-

Want an emotional watch-partner? Well, she certainly qualifies for that. If, on the other hand, you hate screams, avoid at all costs.

She’s also emotional in gentle, pro-dog ways, which is cool.

Her analysis is a lot more basic than it is deeply analytical, so take that into consideration as well.

Grade: C+

A fairly-dynamic duo that works well together at watching and interjecting watches ‘The Thing’ and doesn’t skimp.

Some good commentary on the intellectual aspects and different hypotheses.

I could do with a little less overall moviemaking commentary near the end.

And I wonder how much of the camaraderie is genuine. But assuming it is, this is worth your time for both “watching partners” and good critical analysis.

Inspirational Quote: “Let alien dogs lie.”

Grade: B

Love her nails.

But on to the reaction…

She tends to ramble, sometimes about the subject at hand and sometimes about irrelevant mush.

But since the whole point of these is watching (part of) movies “with someone else” that hasn’t seen them before, then their quirks could potentially just make them more interesting to watch along with.

However I think there isn’t enough charm and too much mediocre-level analysis (as well as too many superior versions of ‘The Thing’ reaction videos) for this to be worth your time. Maybe give it a quick peek and decide for yourself.

Grade: D

Really bland entry, and there are plenty of superior ones out there.

Don’t waste your time.

Grade: D-

I was about to set this aside for the day or even dismiss it entirely, when I found that the host had some wit and natural brassiness to her. Still wasn’t sure how good it’d be, but worth a chance. *shrug*

I think in some cases (like this one, for example) the camerawork in a movie is a bit chaotic and imperfect for intentional reasons of tension, chaos and such, mostly re: horror movies…so we’ll agree (her and I) to disagree about that.

Highlights:
White Girl Dance Party
Alternate Ending finally made clear
Complex mathematics
*Censored*
More complex mathematics

Lowlights:
Plenty of jokes/clips fall flat…not horrific, just dull.
The movie itself is shown backwards. That is, right to left.

It has enough interest points, IMPO, especially as a new entry in the ‘First Time Watching’ genre, to be given a chance. But it’s just too flawed to rate it any higher.

Grade: C