SCREENING REPORT
Volume 1, Collectors Edition
FILM:
CITY:
ATTENDANCE (%): 100%
Full TICKET
RATIO:
ATTENDANCE: All Seats
Full and some had to stand.
WALKOUTS: Maybe 5
left when John said, “keep it in a safe place.”
A Theater Employee said, “They waited
at the door to see the end, so they could be the first one out.”
SCREENING
INFORMATION: 5020 Millertown Pike-> Carmike 10
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SCREENING TYPE |
DATE |
THEATRE & CAPACITY |
TIME |
PROMO VALUE |
GENERAL REACTION |
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Advanced |
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Carmike |
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N/A |
Fair |
DEMOGRAPHICS:
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% MALE: |
60 |
% BLACK: |
10 |
% HISPANIC: |
0 |
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% FEMALE: |
40 |
% WHITE: |
90 |
% ASIAN: |
0 |
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AGES: |
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% 0 - 12: |
0 |
% 13 - 17: |
5 |
% 18 – 24 |
40 |
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% 25 - 34: |
20 |
% 35 - 49: |
30 |
% 50 +: |
5 |
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PRESS ATTENDEES/
REACTIONS:
Outlet
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Journalist |
Reviewer or Feature Writer |
Reaction or Comments |
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1 |
Betsy Pickle |
KnoxNews Sentinel |
Good 3 Stars |
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1 |
102.1 Star |
Radio Station |
Good 3 Stars |
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1 |
90.3 College Radio |
TheTorch |
Good |
AUDIENCE REACTION:
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22male “Pretty Good” “Nice FX” “Meeting
Gabriel very cool” “Giving Satan the finger, not very funny” |
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26Male “The Acting was not the best” “I got
what I paid for, wasn’t let down” |
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58Female “The Man pulls his cancer out; and
that is why he didn’t die. I liked that”
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? Female: Betsy
Pickle from the |
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37Male “It was
Okay, I liked the Locations.” |
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14Female “The Scene
Where Isabella’s sister was flying through walls, I was Surprised.” “When |
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Another 14yold
Female said, “I wouldn’t so much call this a scary movie. It’s more freaky. I like how he points out sometimes you might
even have to die to really believe in a higher power, and really understand
what life is about. Good that it also included some humor.” |
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61 year old Man
said, “Somebody is on bad drugs.” I must agree with that. |
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While Someone was
leaving said, “Petty Good, better than I expected”. |
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Not A Blockbuster,
But a Movie for College Student’s to Study. I personally think in the long
run By me: Dale Jeffries Film Study Student
and Director at 30yrs old and still Male |
TRAILERS (if any):
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Studio |
Film |
Audience Reaction |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Screening Reps
Report:
This is my first Professional Review for WB
Pictures, and in my career.
Scene (1): Nice Opening:
Reaction was good when the car hits the man. Someone said, “God”. Fear
Scene (2): Good
Scene--No Response
Scene (3): Intro to
the main Characters: Scary, some transition to the music not in sink. Mickey
Mouse-ing techniques with the editing could have been
better before the point when John heals her with his thumb. Keanu Reeves says,
“Mirror three feet high” and for some reason this line was funny for a few
audience members. I do not know why either, may have been because of the corny
line. Would have to see this part again where I could focus in more.
Scene (4): Move the
Car scene: Good Job on the effects and some laughed on the lines right before
Reeves walked out of the room.
Scene (5): In the car
traveling: The lines, “let him know” was laughed at in this scene and John,
John, John John is said way to much here by Chaze.
Scene (6):
Confession—No Response
Scene (7): Pool: No
Response—Don’t see how this scene is connected yet.
Scene (8): Blood spit
out in sink—Audience response Normal “yuk”
Scene (9): Got laughs
from the lines of the black lady.
Scene (10): Hospital
room:—no response yet. Wondering and trying to understand at this point.
Scene (11): Man Jumps
over fence: Getting to the story board at this point/seems like the 2 story
going on point. Seems like a two narrative turn and twist here. Good.
Scene (12): Funny
again before the lines finger puppet.
Scene (13): Somewhere
in here John was said to many times again, and I’m not sure the scene fits the
story.
Scene (14): Library:
Many stories going on again here, confusing the audience to much. The director
is doing a better job getting to the story line when John says, “I was born
with this curse” or “he knows he was born with this curse”. They are lots of
laughs at the end of the scene when “he’s fucked”.
Scene (15):
Scene (16):
Detective: Isabel Saying
Scene (17): Trying to
get the Matchbox: This Mise-en-scene portion of the
movie did not connect to the narrative (was not clear with what the matchbox
had to do with the movie). Kicking the
water was funny to some audience members, but more bizarre for me is why did Francis
Lawrence decide to keep the water on the camera?
Scene (18): Red room
Club: To many Johns in the script. Not sure way John is said so many times.
Scene (19): Many
scenes (stories) not flowing at this point. No Reactions here.
Scene (20): “What
kind of Mental patient Kills herself” Scene may need some Mickey Mouse-ing with it as a Director I may think about making this
scene more serious. -Funny to some-
Scene (21): Up to
this point, I think the flow of excitement needed much more work. This is the
Producers’ job and Directors job to get a second opinion while in Pre, Post and
Production.
Scene (22): Got some
laughs at, “close your eyes” “suit your self”. (Good Scene all together here)
Scene (23): Very bad,
bad, bad transition with the bus. The editors mistake here.
Scene (24): Holding
the Cat while Reeves wets his feet scene. Audience laughs at her saying, “be
careful with that cat”. Nice Transition with the sound and her hair. (Good Job
Here)
Scene (25): In hell
Scene: Isabel is in hell because she commits suicide. Good story and effects here
with the Mise-en-scenes. (Great Job here)
Scene (26): John
Finds out Isabel kills her self. (Good transitions with music)
Scene (27): Priest
Freaks out: Fear is showed very well here and it is clear that the devil is in
control of the Alky priest. (Good Scene for the story)
Scene (28): Boy looking
out bus: Transition not well around this point and needs clarification on what
the shot has to do with the story.
Scene (29): Cops find
dead priest: Bowling ally Good Suspense for scene. (No Reactions here) Just
mine, maybe to suspense and tends to exhaust people.
Scene (30): Hospital
room Scene: Confused, but focused on trying to fig out point.
The
Twist in the movie is at this point for me.
Scene (31): Car Ride
to the Bowling Ally up to the end of the scene where she finds the coin and the
honey jars on the ceiling with the knife and the gun John carries with his to
his next scene: Not Sure how the Mise-en-Scenes fit
in to action. The props and costumes should have been emphasized more for
precision here in this scene. The clues are not collaborating with the audience
and for what reason?
Scene (32): John
said, “No turning back.” The detective (Rachel Weisz)
Acting was not effective in this scene and she seemed out of balance with
Reeves here. People are laughing around this scene. Some laughing may be because of the suspense
to the movie and laughing is natural when focused or nervous like an actor or
actress gets in a performance. Weise seems to be acting
in this way, causing the viewers not to feel the emotions that are supposed to
be evoked. The prep Actor or the director could have helped her with getting in
the mood on every scene: this would help the movie tremendously.
Scene (33): Clues not
being explained well again. The General Warning Sign is burning away and is not
even as clear to the smartest. A 14 year old girl gets the meaning better than
adults. She quoted once again; “I like how he points out sometimes you might
have to die to really believe in a higher power…” A child can understand dieing
better than us. This is a big hint is it?
I got the feeling at this point
that this movie is going to be a, oOo I get it now. I
finally understand!
Scene (34): Killing
the Devil or his helper: the helper is the poky dot tie man. (Good Scene)
Scene (35): Crossing
over or sucked out the building as some understood it: Good Scene and starting
to make a little more depths to the expanding mind.
Scene (36):
Transitions to the red room: John needs to use the chair. The writer got a
laugh at the line, “by the way.” Good job on all work at this scene. And at the beginning of this red room the
supporting actor had a good line too for once, “he knocked you out”. However,
Scene (37): Bad transition
again in the editing and story here at this point.
Scene (38): Now
getting back to the front story with the knife. A rule of thumb in directing
movies or plays is start at a point and end up back there. Jump in, jump out
and back in again. The moment of truth is about to be revealed somehow.
Scene (39): Getting
better with Transitions.
Scene (40): “My name
is John… Deporting… Go to Hell” This part is Excellent.
Scene (41): Swimming
pool baby in tummy: Very well rounded scene. At this point I started to get the
sick feeling in my tummy. Everyone did a good job evoking the suspended
emotions here.
Chaze-Not the best supporting Actor, but has hit
some good lines. I think he could have been better if the producer/writer gave
him some better lines. His dieing scene was good.
Scene (42): The Baby
and angle scene: The baby was not clear to me in this scene and the arm bands
on the angle did not make brains. I think the arm bands could have been the
mark of the beast. The devil’s helper said once upon a time about something of
a first born child if he kills him. And she, (the detective) ended up killing
him with a gun. Ok, is the child the antichrist that lives in the end? You
decide this one for your self. Mise-en-Scene needed
work here. I really did enjoy the freeze effect with the hair. Around this part
is my favorite of the movie and does put the rest of the movie effects to shame
(competition wise). However, even a simple effect can top the chart the story
here gets reviled deeply all around.
Scene (43): “I got
Stock” was and is the funniest line in the whole movie, and got the biggest
laugh of course. However, is a phrase that is used but never in this way have I
ever heard. “I got Stock” is original for comedy practice. The lines come
around the Soul Collector line/scene. And indeed, “cut your finger… Got one
too” made the top laugh. Spirit Destiny is trying to con
Lucifer saves detective and her
unborn child because
Anyway, the angle in scene 43 prays
out loud and says, “Father.” Someone “don’t have her back anymore” according to
the dialogue.
Scene (44): “My
Sister Isabel” John finds out his sister is Isabel as we do too. Maybe, it is a
trick to get him to accept the mark of his destiny. However, he slashes his
wrist and accepts to save his loved ones in return he enters hell or does he?
Very good at this point good but you have to think really deep and for the ones
who have no education on the backdoor of revs would not get the movie or part
here.
Scene (45): A Bright
Light Resurrection like ET bird did once upon a time here, but in a
Scene (46): Lucifer
tried to pull out his lungs and kill him anyway but God let him pull out his
cancer instead, and once again God told the Devil
Scene (47): Put this document “some
where safe” because this is my most thought out work and is worth a lot of
money I do believe in what I do as a College Student Majoring in Film Studies.
Relating to the movie on the other hand John said, “Put it somewhere safe” (the
knife or our hearts is it?). However, 5 people may have walked out at this
point. Indeed, “some like it some don’t” John Constantine said.
The End!
I would rate this
movie as a director’s point of view as a 5 star (*****) movie when it comes to
my quote, a Movie for College Student’s to Study. I personally think in the
long run
I say this because it
is a very educated movie but at the same time children can fig out the simplest
of things like the burning Doctor’s General HEART Warning on a pack of smokes.
Dale Jeffries
Extended Audience
Reviews
14 Year old said,
“Have to die to
really believe in a higher power” (also said) “I liked it when the glass shattered
and that seemed as if time had stopped. Made me upset Lucifer took Isabel’s
sister though. Special effects are good. Honestly, it was a little drug out at
times. Could’ve used better story line to help viewers understand what exactly the
story was getting across, more clearly. The Ending was pretty good how it kept
you in suspense whether he was going to heaven or hell. Although, the movie a
little confusing to me.”
58 Year old Woman
Positive – “The movies
special effects were great. Story at times was confusing. The movie Kept my interest
until the last segment, than I became bored. The conclusion should have been
more exciting at the end. Movie lasted too long. If last scene was sharpened;
than it would have rated more with me. The scenes I liked the best is the real
life situations such as man hit by a car. Left a shock with the Audience
because seem so real. The drowning of the girl in tub left you unable to breath.
The suicide of slashing the wrist made you not want to look (scary). Did not
see anything sad in the movie: because you really did not get to know the
characters deeply. The characters are just in and out of situations. Funny was the finger. Started off great and
the ending left you a feeling of wanting to leave before the movie was
over. There were scenes that I thought
was more real than the Exorcist.”
61 Year old Man
My favorite easadropping quote I heard, “Somebody is on Bad Drugs.”
“Dyslexia is a gift
to help others see what they can’t see--Dale Jeffries Film
Director/Producer/Writer”
“Over Coming is the battle that
is achieved only through others encouragements”
I hope you like very much. I have put my heart and soul in
this work.
I give you consent to use and abuse my thoughts anyway you wish as long as you
give me the recognition that (I did it) everything I wrote is mine and my own
to share for the purpose of growth for the Movies that I love so much. I hope
the entire Cast and Crew sees this review and deciphers through it to become
better at what they do. And for the Advertising I hope this helps you in deeper
pockets to spread the wealth around our new circle. I want to thank all of you
for giving me this opportunity I enjoy so much, and have trained for in school
for 24 years now.
I want to thank you Dena and Laura for giving me this job as WB Pictures
Screening Rep in
“Dyslexia is a gift to help others see what they can’t see--Dale Jeffries Film
Student Director/Producer/Writer and Over Coming is the battle that is achieved
only through others encouragements”
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