Friday February 10th: Does the idea of test screening mean that we, as audience are getting the kinds of movies we want to see? Embed a video clip or trailer of a movie you did not enjoy. Explain what you would have changed if you could have been part of the test screening audience.
Yes, I would say test screening gives us the kind of movies we want to see, or at least the idea tries very hard too. Test screening is having an audience view the movie before it is released, so film makers can see if it has the effect they want the film to have. The most effective way to do this would be to do a screen test with it's targeted audience. If the desired reaction occurs from the audience, film makers have succeed in their job, if not, they regroup and make changes. By doing this, the public is getting movies they would like to see, (generally, this is putting aside the fact that not everyone likes every movie, even if they think from commercials and previews they might enjoy it.)
The movie "Four Christmases" with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn is a movie that I really did not enjoy. To me, this movie shouldn't even exist. It's too much like the 2004 Christmas comedy "Christmas with the Kranks". The plots are similar, but "Four Christmases" did not succeed as a Christmas movie, or a comedy. So, to me, the whole project of the movie should have been rethought. At Christmas, people usually don't run away from their loved ones, they want to be with them. So, I think that's a personal thing, not liking the story, but still, if it was going to become something, it should have been seriously rethought.
Given the movie obviously materialized, I would have changed the pairing of the main characters. Both Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn are good actors, but they're not good together. To me, they didn't have on screen chemistry- they just didn't mesh well as an on screen couple.
I also feel, this shouldn't have had a Christmas theme. It may have been funnier if it hadn't been Christmas related. Having a raunchy, humorous movie at Christmas doesn't fit the category of Christmas movies to me.
All around, it was just an unfortunate movie.
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