# “The Room” (2003) vs. “Room” (2015) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-2003-vs-room-2015/853484 "2020-05-09T18:07:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-2003-vs-room-2015/853484/1 "2020-05-09T18:07:07Z")
If you were foolish enough to click on this thread, be aware that this thread was posted in the Cafe Society forum for at least the following two reasons: 1. There is no forum on this message board titled Really, Really Stupid Stuff. 2. I have not been outside nor have I interacted with humans nearly enough in the last few weeks. Please compare and contrast\* the 2003 film “The Room” starring Tommy Wiseau and the 2015 film “Room” starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. I’ll start. The title of both films contain the word “room” but only the title to the 2003 film contains the word “the.” In getting my facts straight for this post, I see that there is also a 2019 film titled “The Room.” I haven’t seen it yet. Has anyone else seen it? Is it as good as the original “The Room”? \*I seem to recall that there was a recent thread concerning the phrase “compare and contrast.” ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-2003-vs-room-2015/853484/2 "2020-05-09T18:17:00Z")
[This billboard](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=dRQ6cf2y&id=E4D0E0188558E42D7410DADD16B0862A195A85EE&thid=OIP.dRQ6cf2yIJD7B1rKFHbgbgHaDt&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffsmedia.imgix.net%2Fc7%2Fc0%2F23%2Fbe%2F59c0%2F49d4%2Fb3de%2Fafd8aa9c3783%2Fmaxresdefaultjpg.jpeg%3Frect%3D0%2C59%2C1280%2C640&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=1200&exph=600&expw=1200&q=%22the+room%22+billboard&simid=608034830443611391&selectedindex=1&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=3fb5b2cb-3d4d-4201-921e-e5a311511d8c&shtk=R29sZGVuIEdsb2JlczogU2V0aCBSb2dlbiBUZWxscyB0aGUgU3Rvcnkgb2YgJ1RoZSBSb29tIC4uLg%3D%3D&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIHd3dy5pbnZlcnNlLmNvbQ%3D%3D&shhk=fTrM4c5Yu9N3qiPba5BmTPVJGX7Utdue8cklVGqDEJc%3D&form=EX0023&shth=OSH.LcHWk%252F7G6ELGT1os8zEDsQ) for “The Room” (2003) was up in West Hollywood for about two years. Every time I saw it, I thought, “Must be torture porn – that creepy-looking guy gets people into his room and they never get out alive, until someone does, and that’s the story.” (Okay, I didn’t think those exact words every time; I was kind of preoccupied with driving.) A few years ago, I heard about **The Disaster Artist**. :smack: “Right, that billboard!” And my original assessment of **_The_ Room** was not that far off from the premise of **Room**. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-2003-vs-room-2015/853484/3 "2020-05-09T18:44:27Z")
I thought a great sketch for _Saturday Night Live_ could be done when Brie Larson is the guest host. In this sketch, Larson plays herself. She is on a film set. She is talking with the director/scriptwriter about the film. She says, “You know, I was a little wary about doing this movie. It struck me as strange to do a sequel to _Room_, especially since I was only given a synopsis of the script. I don’t even know who else will be in the film. What’s going on in the next scene?” The director says, “You know, I’ve watched your film so many times. It’s so complex that it’s like I’m seeing a new movie each time I see it. O.K., this sequel is about what happens to Joy Newsome a few years after she and her son have escaped from being in that shed. Joy has finally recovered enough that she is now willing to have a boyfriend. In this scene you enter the room from over there and confront your boyfriend about your problems with him.” So Larson enters the room as the filming starts. There on a couch is Tommy Wiseau. He’s the unannounced cameo guest for that week on _Saturday Night Live_. He exclaims, “You’re tearing me apart, Joy!” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-2003-vs-room-2015/853484/4 "2020-05-09T22:29:08Z")
> [@Ynnad](#): > > In getting my facts straight for this post, I see that there is also a 2019 film titled “The Room.” I haven’t seen it yet. Has anyone else seen it? Is it as good as the original “The Room”? I haven’t seen it but I feel confident in saying it’s better than the 2003 movie. From descriptions, it appears to be a horror movie with the same basic idea as “The Monkey’s Paw” - the characters have the ability to make wishes but the wishes go bad. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-2003-vs-room-2015/853484/5 "2020-05-10T00:31:29Z")
Room was a much better film. The room was terrible arthouse garbage that was probably done to launder drug money somehow.