Test Screenings

gmisk

Just wondering what test screenings people have been too?
What are the best and worst ones you have been at?

Best for me was Sing Street I saw a test screening about a year before release and it blew me away! very little changed on release.

Worst for me was Halal Daddy....not sure how that got a release....

I also saw a test screening in LA of a film called Cedar Rapids which was a fun film but the experience of being in a film studio was exciting!

homerun_homer

gmisk wrote: »

Best for me was Sing Street I saw a test screening about a year before release and it blew me away! very little changed on release.

So do we blame you for not blasting them enough in your feedback for how bad the ending was? :pac:

gmisk

homerun_homer wrote: »

So do we blame you for not blasting them enough in your feedback for how bad the ending was? :pac:

Ha funny you should say that!
Everyone really disliked the ending....and they changed it slightly but not enough, cracking film though still!

siblers

What happened in the ending in the version you saw?

Totally unrelated, but Cedar Rapids was actually a surprisingly good movie. Great performance by Ed Helms, who really hasn't impressed too much in the Office & in the Hangover films.

gmisk

siblers wrote: »

What happened in the ending in the version you saw?

It was fairly similar tbh.....

I dont remember there being a ferry and the rain stipping....i just remember a lot of rain and them huddled on that wee boat and then it ending

gmisk

Deleted User wrote: »

Totally unrelated, but Cedar Rapids was actually a surprisingly good movie. Great performance by Ed Helms, who really hasn't impressed too much in the Office & in the Hangover films.

I agree, I thought it was fun and the cast was terrific (John C Reilly and Sigourney Weaver!) but it never seemed to really take off when released

homerun_homer

gmisk wrote: »

I agree, I thought it was fun and the cast was terrific (John C Reilly and Sigourney Weaver!) but it never seemed to really take off when released

The name rang a bell, I googled it, read a little bit on wiki and realised I had seen this. Clearly forgettable for me, I can't remember if I liked it or thought it was middling.

gmisk

homerun_homer wrote: »

The name rang a bell, I googled it, read a little bit on wiki and realised I had seen this. Clearly forgettable for me, I can't remember if I liked it or thought it was middling.

My lasting memory from the film is John C Reilly with a bin lid pretending to be R2D2 in a swimming pool....I hope that scene made the cut!