10 Years of Hating Movies
Tomorrow is the 10-year anniversary of The Editing Room. Seriously.
It all started on May 19th of 1998, after seeing the movie Godzilla and hating it. I put a fake script for the site up on my ISP’s web space (5MB free with each account!) Not long after, I saw Armageddon and hated that as well. I wrote another fake screenplay and put it in the same place. After a while, I had quite a collection of scripts, so I created a subdomain on a real web site and called it “The Editing Room“.
The site has changed a lot over its many years, but it has always been a great place for me to take a piss on movies I hate.
The site has experimented with visitor-contributed scripts, fake movie rumors, and even awards, but consistently the people who visit only care about one thing: abridged scripts.
I’ve written 196 abridged scripts on the site. Most of the earlier ones are fucking dreadful, and I can barely even remember seeing many of the movies I’ve mocked (I saw Simply Irresistible? Really?). I leave them up on the site because any time I remove one, someone e-mails me to say it was their favorite.
The site has been featured in Total Film, Entertainment Weekly, Forbes, Internet Advisor, Cracked, and recently the National Lampoon Humor Network. My Abridged Scripts have been copied verbatim onto countless blogs, livejournals, forums, humor archives, newsgroups, and forwarded emails. I’ve recieved at least 100 e-mailed marriage proposals and at least 1,000 e-mailed death threats. I like to tell people that I’m famous on the internet.
The Editing Room has always been the most popular personal web site I’ve ever created, and I hope it continues to grow in popularity. It staggers me to think I’ve been writing Abridged Scripts for ten whole years, but it staggers me even more to realize that there are so many people on the internet that enjoy reading them.
Thanks for visiting the site and making it what it is today.
thank you for writing funny things mister
May 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pmCongratulations!
…and thanks for all the laughs.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:01 pmI always get a laugh from your scripts, regardless of whether I’ve seen the movie in question or even somehow managed to like it. :) Please keep up the good work!
May 18th, 2008 at 10:16 pmAnd thank you for all you do, Rod. Your site has made me laugh countless times. I’m shocked when I look back and realize that I have been coming to this site to read your scripts since 2001. I think that is the longest amount of time I have returned to any website on a regular basis. Thanks for all the laughs and here’s to make more funny scripts :)
May 18th, 2008 at 10:59 pmCarry on the good work, mate! This is one of the few websites I make a point of checking up on, truly excellent stuff. Here’s tp another 10 years!
May 18th, 2008 at 11:24 pmIs the ten years taking into account there can be months between posts?
Really its been about 6 weeks.
May 18th, 2008 at 11:26 pmYou are a candle in a never ending dark cloud of shitty movies
Keep up the good work
May 19th, 2008 at 3:31 amAmerica needs you
Hi…
May 19th, 2008 at 4:36 amThough I don’t leave comments often, but I’m a big fan and I hope that you continue your successful and funny “pissing” on movies :)
Aw, it’s been ten years already? I’m sorry I took so long to discover this place.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:53 amLove it!
May 19th, 2008 at 5:58 amHurray! I have been visiting this site for a few years now *Don’t know how many* and still love it, Keep it up!
May 19th, 2008 at 7:23 am…Godzilla came out ten years ago?
Jesus Christ. I feel old.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:54 am#12: That’s exactly what I was thinking. And I actually rather liked Godzilla. It was fun. Meh. *shrug*
May 19th, 2008 at 9:05 amOh come now, Rod, all of your scripts are good.
… Except for maybe the Pokemon one.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:13 amThanks for giving me giggle fits during work. I hope you keep it up for a long time.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:29 amThank you from the bottom of my heart for your site My personal favorite favorite were the scripts for the LOTR and Star Wars trilogies
May 19th, 2008 at 9:37 amI’d be more concerned with the marriage proposals than the death threats. You can only die once, but marriage can make you suffer for years ;)
May 19th, 2008 at 10:25 amFunniest site ever man. Well maybe next to Cracked.com :P Jks. But keep it up. I hope u post the final Harry Potter, and the remaining bourne movies as well as possibly Shoot Em Up. I’d love to see that abridged coz the movie was terrible.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:06 amThanks Rod. Of all your scripts I think the Transformers one changed my life the most.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:12 pmAww Rod. Thank you so much for all these years of hating. We want you to know that we hate you too. You mean nothing to us. We really really hate you.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:17 pmLots of hate,
Movies.
ps: we’re plotting against you too.
Your site has been high up on my bookmarks since I first read one of your scripts published in Total Film (Gone in 60 seconds, I think it was). It had me laughing out loud, and so far you have never ever disappointed me; and I have read all 196 of them, and also all the other hilarious stuff like the Awards and the Message from Maltin (BTW, I wish you would write some more of that stuff, I love it). You are a truly talented man and I salute you.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:19 pmThanks for the 10 years of spot-on commentaries… I love you!
May 19th, 2008 at 1:35 pmRod … are you … dying?
May 19th, 2008 at 2:56 pmOh there is another Ryan, I would better start using my last name!
May 19th, 2008 at 3:38 pmRod TER single-handily got me through law school. I’ve been reading your scripts since 2000 and I’ve loved them all. Thanx so much for all the entertainment over the years! :D
May 19th, 2008 at 3:57 pmI dont really know how long I’ve been reading, I just stumbled across it some time. At least when it was that weird url….
anyway..congrats. now make with cloverfield, i loved the movie, and i want to see what you can do with it.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:56 pmI’ve been coming to this site since I was twelve (coming up on 8 years now) and your scripts never fail to make me laugh. Thanks for being hilarious.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:56 pmRod;
Happy Anniversary! Ever since a friend turned me onto this site, it’s been a cherished treasure, and your scripts have been an amazing pleasure to read! Here’s to the next 10 years!
May 19th, 2008 at 10:08 pm:-)
Thank you! and keep up the awesomely hilarious work!!
May 19th, 2008 at 11:07 pmJesus, I’ve been coming here 10 years..? God knows how many people I’ve sent your way over the years. Whenever anyone asks for a funny site, I send them here, to tvgonehome (sadly stale for about 6 years now) or the Stephen Hawking robotic exoskeleton onion page.
May 20th, 2008 at 5:05 amAny chance you could kill some more sims as a 10th anniversary present to those who’ve been with you from the start, I was always sad you didn’t carry that on a bit…
Congratulations on the anniversary, Ron. Keep the good stuff coming!
May 20th, 2008 at 6:33 amCongrats and thank you for the site.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:13 amCongratulations. I’ve been around for probably five or six of those years. Time flies.
May 20th, 2008 at 8:54 amThanks for the years of humor you’ve provided Rod, here’s to another ten.
May 20th, 2008 at 9:12 amCongratulations on 10 years. You have a real talent for detecting bullshit even I wasn’t able to pick up on in some movies.
May 20th, 2008 at 9:28 amThis site was one of my first bookmarks, and I still come back every so often to see how things are going. I got here the first time when some site had linked to your Matrix Abridged script. Absolutely love your take on the movies, good and bad. Love the upgrades to the site, and will continue to read as long as there are crappy movies to rip on!
May 20th, 2008 at 10:33 amWell done Rod, most people don’t stick with anything longer than afew years before gettign bored!
But you never DID explain where ter.aer0day.com came from… was it a reference to anything?
May 20th, 2008 at 11:35 amCongrats on the anniversary, Rod, and my compliments.
I’m curious, do you really hate all these movies? I find myself making fun of movies I like all the time, and I enjoy seeing them bashed here too.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pmCongratulations, and thanks for all the laughs you’ve given me.
May 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pmAnd what happened to Baglor?
May 20th, 2008 at 3:59 pmLike Batman, you have a defining tragedy in your life (seeing Godzilla), which provokes you to crusade against villainy and shitty dialogue for the good of all.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:47 pmSeriously, Rod, this site has been a favorite of mine for a long time and you’ve influenced my own writing and thought process when it comes to film a great deal. Thanks for being so consistently entertaining.
May 20th, 2008 at 10:19 pmWell happy anniversary (a late one at that). That’s pretty amazing it’s already been 10 years. Good Job.
May 21st, 2008 at 1:17 amCongratulations, Rod. Here´s to another 10 years!
May 21st, 2008 at 2:19 pmwe love you
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:38 pmDude, thats less than 20 scripts a year. Stop being so lazy and write more, MORE!!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:45 pmThanks to you for all your hard work, Rod.
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:42 pmThanks man, I wasn’t there from the start but here’s to another ten years of The Editing Room!
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 amobligatory ass-kissing comment
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 amCongratulaions on da 100 email marriage proposals rod. That i believe is the epecinter of your major achievments in the first 10 years of Editing Room.
So here’s just an idea, perhaps we could see in the next 10 years:
How about doing some scripts of TV shows aswell…there’s like a potential sea of horrible sitcoms and drama’s just waiting to be torn apart by astute critics like ur self eh?
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:47 am[QUOTE]Oh come now, Rod, all of your scripts are good.
… Except for maybe the Pokemon one.[/QUOTE]
Oh, come on! The Pokemon one was hilarious. Rod should bash more animated kids’ movies (but then again, it’s probably the equivalent to shooting fish in a barrel and therefore too easy for you to do. The movies for teens and adults are more your style). Here’s to ten more years of movie-bashing, Rod, and when I finally do become a big time screenwriter, I’d be honored if you trashed one of my films.
May 24th, 2008 at 3:55 amHey man
May 24th, 2008 at 10:27 amyour an amazzingly funny guy
but i may have to destroy you for
taking the piss outta 8 mile.
grrrr…..
Oh my god Rod please please Rip that god fucking awful Indiana Jones movie a new asshole as soon as you can. What a piece of shit movie, I was so close to walking out.
May 24th, 2008 at 12:50 pmI guess it good Godzilla inspired to do something out of someone. Keep up the good work.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:44 amYeah, Indiana Jones has to come next. Even Steven is such a douchebag.
Steven Speilberg: Ok, Shia, we want you to watch these James Dean movies, then attempt to reenact them exactly.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:16 pmShia LaBeouf: Best supporting actor, here I come!
Steven Speilberg: Er, I didn’t say act like John Travolta in Grease.
Stupid Audience: SHIA! WE LOVE YOU! WE DEMAND MORE SHIA IN EVERY MOVIE WE SEE! WE WON’T SEE IT IF IT DOESN’T HAVE SHIA IN IT!
Steven Speilberg *rolling in his piles of money*: Fuck it, do whatever you want. Aliens? Sure, why not.
after reading all of rod’s scripts, i pretty much hear his “voice” in my head now whenever I’m at the movies. it’s creep and funny. oh well.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:16 amjim:
That’s because I sit behind you in theaters and whisper in your ear.
By the way, can you go to an earlier show next time? I’m kind of sick of staying up so late.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:38 amThis site is a testament to the genius that one can stumble across on the Internet. Thanks for all of your hard work and please keep the scripts coming for another ten years.
May 28th, 2008 at 11:10 amI only found this site a few months ago so I have some catching up to do…
Love the picture captions by the way. I laugh every time at the one for ‘jumper’.
May 28th, 2008 at 6:21 pmholy shit, i just realized how long i’ve been reading this site. i REALLY need to get out more. keep kicking ass Rod, your scripts are awesome.
May 28th, 2008 at 6:22 pmYou’re the best damn part about watching movies, Rod.
Keep batting them out of the park.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:10 pmLove the scripts Rod, thanks for the laughs.
May 29th, 2008 at 7:44 pmCongrats with ten years of doing this, Rod! *puts on partyhat*
Want some cake?
@post 53 (babykins): Well, you ALMOST walked out, so that’s the point. I understand though, surviving a nuclear blast in a fridge, all right, I can suspend my disbelief enough for buying that. However getting someone out of a sinkhole with a snake, come on what the hell??!!
Indy 4 is almost too easy to make funny of. Also, you would have to choose between 50 different ridiculous caption moments that would all suffice with some humorous remark, the likes of which can only be found on this site.
May 30th, 2008 at 4:52 amRod, you do awesome work. Here’s to another 10 years!
May 31st, 2008 at 5:42 amI still remember finding ter.air0day.com back in high school and spending a few hours reading every script available and cracking the hell up. The site’s always been great! Also, I’d like to add my request to the pile of those asking for some Indy 4 snark. “WTF,” is about all I can personally come up with.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:29 pmIt makes me so happy to know that this site started with Godzilla. Boy, did that movie suck. Thanks, Rod!
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 pmDid you ever see a movie you liked?
June 9th, 2008 at 5:51 amI been reading your air0day website for a long time now (remember the funny glasses photos of you :P), and I can honestly say you are best entertainment available on internet in text format(sometimes pictures :P)
June 10th, 2008 at 12:24 amKeep on with the great job and please do new Indiana Jones if it passes the test of being not too lame to rip off on.
If you made a shirt that said air0day on it, I’d totally buy it. Do this.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:49 amLove the site, I come here often. It puts a smile on my face after a rough day. Keep up the good work!
June 11th, 2008 at 2:33 amI love this site, and I love reading it on my employer’s dime. But sometimes that’s not a good idea because nothing work-related makes me laugh that hard. Thanks!
June 13th, 2008 at 12:23 amDo you hate every movie you parody? Somehow I didn’t know that. Now I’m wondering how you could hate Iron Man…guess I’ll have to read the script to find out. :)
Congrats on ten years. It’s funny, funny stuff.
June 18th, 2008 at 3:36 pmWow good to see you’re still at it.
June 18th, 2008 at 7:45 pmI’ve been reading for just shy of ten years now. Clearly you and your site have achieved true “classic” status. Although not like Coke Classic, because that would imply that you sucked at one point. Congratulations on ten years of not sucking! :)
June 20th, 2008 at 3:03 pmLove the site - been reading since 1999. Keep it going man!
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:07 amMarry me!I’m going to kill you!
June 28th, 2008 at 5:56 amI first visited this website 3 years back and since then it is a mood refreshing site for me.
I love your scripts.
Keep it up.
July 20th, 2008 at 2:31 amHey, gotta say we totally love your scripts. We’re British and think you’re really funny for an American! Only joking - congrats on being funny for 10 years - you’re doing better than Friends. Can’t read a script on a film I like though or I can never take the film seriously again! All the best, keep up the epic work, Claire. (PS I haven’t got a split personality - my hubbie agrees with me!)
July 21st, 2008 at 11:58 amI found your site the other day, and I find your analysis (and, yes, writing) to be… glorious!
Keep up the awesome work.
July 28th, 2008 at 6:22 amI’m glad to read that the faults you pissing is the same faults I was pissed about. But a question pops in to mind: Is there any movie you do like? Cause you dissing pretty much dissing every film out there.
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:01 amThanks to us for reading?
No!
Thanks to YOU for making the bombastic ridiculousness of American cinema hilariously obvious.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:37 pm