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Re: Tommy Wiseau's new shark horror movie

Applerill — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:21:17 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 06/15/2020 14:21

When I think about it, I guess I’m more of a Wiseau completist than most people, as I found his The Neighbors series amusing enough (I still think about the scene where they pass around a $20 bill across the room through a chain of people who owe each other), and while I remember very little of it, the “competent” filmmaking of Best Friends Volume 1 actually made The ridiculous plot twists way more viscerally astounding when I saw it at the Music Box a couple years ago. So I still have hope that, if this comes out at all, it’ll be a pretty pleasant surprise.

Re: Tommy Wiseau's new shark horror movie

LedZep — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:13:12 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 06/15/2020 10:13

PurpleHazel wrote:

That’s true, but Wiseau is such a uniquely absurd character that even a “bad bad” movie by him seems like a lot of fun.

Re: Tommy Wiseau's new shark horror movie

mickilennial — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 05:23:01 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 06/15/2020 09:23

no

Re: Tommy Wiseau's new shark horror movie

PurpleHazel — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:38:13 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 06/15/2020 02:38

Think the last update, which said it wasn't ready to be screened, was Sept. 2019. Hopefully they finished shooting before the pandemic. Have a feeling they didn't. And like Applerill said, there's always a chance it won't come out at all.

LedZep wrote:

It's gonna be a 10/10

It could be bad-great, or it could just be bad-bad. When an outsider artist -- for purposes of this discussion, I'm calling Wiseau an outsider writer-director-actor -- is aware that his work is beloved because it's bad, can he repeat the success? If he deliberately sets out to make a bad movie -- assuming he does -- instead of making a bad one thinking he's making a good one, does the self-awareness make it bad-bad instead of bad-good?

William Hung's American Idol audition was hilarious, though uncomfortable because he seemed like he might be mentally challenged to some degree. When he performed on the season finale in a ruffled shirt with professional stage lighting, the magic was gone, because he sang better -- it was still bad, but not bad enough to be funny anymore.

The trailer's not that funny and the scenes seem more professional, so maybe the Hung example's apropos.

Re: Tommy Wiseau's new shark horror movie

Applerill — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:54:58 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 06/14/2020 18:54

Maybe if it’s delayed (which it’ll probably fucking have to be if it comes out at all), maybe it can open Cannes 2021

Re: Tommy Wiseau's new shark horror movie

LedZep — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:19:03 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 06/14/2020 18:19

It's gonna be a 10/10

Tommy Wiseau's new shark horror movie

Spyglass — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 01:29:22 GMT

Author: Spyglass

Posted: 06/14/2020 05:29

Big Shark. It's just called Big Shark. Tommy fucking Wisaleau. I've never been this excited for a shark movie before.

It's supposed to come out this year.