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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
Greg Sestero
4.29 AVERAGE
1.07k reviews for:
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
Greg Sestero
4.29 AVERAGE
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Much like the movie, deeply weird and deeply compelling.
I too wish to embrace the condition of Stevenness, where things happen for no clear reason, to an unknown purpose, at a fascinatingly inopportune time.
I too wish to embrace the condition of Stevenness, where things happen for no clear reason, to an unknown purpose, at a fascinatingly inopportune time.
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As an appreciator of The Room, I enjoyed the backstory of how the film came to be but ultimately I wanted more... the storyline never was a total hook for me. I wanted to know more about Tommy!!
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Minor: Suicide
Compelling, hilarious, and moving. The only thing I'll say is I do think at times the tone is a little self-important or even obviously flattering, but this is nevertheless a fascinating book about a fascinating film, story, and enigma. I definitely think less of the film adaptation now, what a wasted opportunity.
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The Disaster Artist is a must-read for anyone who's had to suffer through the unintentionally-hilarious catastrophe of a film, The Room. As told by Greg Sestero, the costar of that horrible tragicomedy and personal friend of its writer/director/producer/star actor, Tommy Wiseau, the Disaster Artist is an often-hilarious retelling of Sestero's start in acting, his friendship with Wiseau, and, of course, his experiences on the set of the Room. If you've ever wanted an explanation for Johnny's lumpy suits, the tuxedo football game, and, of course, the famous framed pictures of spoons, then you're in for a treat with this book. It also sheds some light on the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau himself.
I'm a little curious as to how accurate this book was, since Tommy himself claims the movie was meant to be a comedy, but it's pretty hard not to side with Greg. It's made me look at The Room in a new light, and I think I can appreciate it far better now.
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funny
medium-paced
Beautiful. Pure comedic gold. I wasn't familiar with The Room at all, so I started with the flower shop scene. I sat slack-jawed with amazement through 2 viewings then proceeded to laugh for roughly 20 min straight. After that I was hooked. I now can not believe I've scraped through life thus far without experiencing the surreal hilarity that is Tommy Wiseau.
I loved every minute of this book. In fact don't think I have ever laughed this much over any book. It's just incredible. And the authors accomplished the nearly impossible job of portraying all of Tommy's strange darkness without vilifying him. Tommy Wiseau is already such a caricature of a person, it would have been easy to keep him flat, one dimensional and entirely unsympathetic. Instead I found myself oddly charmed by this deeply flawed but incredibly original man and his mad dream.
I loved every minute of this book. In fact don't think I have ever laughed this much over any book. It's just incredible. And the authors accomplished the nearly impossible job of portraying all of Tommy's strange darkness without vilifying him. Tommy Wiseau is already such a caricature of a person, it would have been easy to keep him flat, one dimensional and entirely unsympathetic. Instead I found myself oddly charmed by this deeply flawed but incredibly original man and his mad dream.