# L.A. dopers -- wanna go to a test screening of my film? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778 "2001-09-05T00:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/1 "2001-09-05T00:51:19Z")
Sorry for the late notice on this, but we only just decided to do this today. Sort of a spur of the moment thing. Anyway, we’re screening a rough cut of the film tomorrow, Sept. 5th, in West L.A., at 4pm and 8pm. The screening room is pretty small, so I have to limit the number of people who can come, but I’d love to have some dopers show up and give notes, if possible. I know you guys are smart and have great taste, so I can trust your notes. Except if you tell me my film sucks, then I won’t trust your notes at all. 🙂 If you think you might be interested, e-mail me, and I’ll let you know the details: [dnschneider@earthlink.net](mailto:dnschneider@earthlink.net) Hope a few of you can make it! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/2 "2001-09-05T00:56:07Z")
I may be able to make it to the 20:00 show. E-mail sent. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/3 "2001-09-05T01:16:34Z")
[dnschneider@earthlink.net](mailto:dnschneider@earthlink.net): Hey, you aren’t that Twisted Sister guy are you? How about that Deuce Bigalow guy? Good luck on your movie! ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/4 "2001-09-05T01:23:19Z")
**I** need a ride there and back! ::sobs:: Somebody help me! ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/5 "2001-09-05T01:31:54Z")
**Johnny L.A.** is taking me! I wuv you Johnny! ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/6 "2001-09-05T04:48:59Z")
Dee SNYDER! Dee SNYDER was the lead singer of Twisted Sister. But if you see me in person, I could see the confusion… ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/7 "2001-09-05T04:51:09Z")
Oh, and truth be told, I’d rather be compared to the Twisted Sister dude than Rob Schneider anyday. And that ain’t saying too much. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/8 "2001-09-05T05:03:37Z")
I’ve heard Morph sing along to TWISTED SISTER. I never thought he would bounce that much when only being thrown out of the car at 25. I was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/9 "2001-09-05T05:10:10Z")
Hey **Anamorphic**! I have sitting next to me…okay, not really but I bought _SHORT 11: Ecstasy_ upon your recommendation. You rule! Hate\*(\*A Comedy) rules! I’m sure your new heist/rave film rules! Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/10 "2001-09-05T05:15:38Z")
Question: for those of us unable to make it, is there anything else we can go to that you’re inviting us to? 🙂 How’s things? ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/11 "2001-09-05T05:30:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sue Duhnym \* > \*\*Hey **Anamorphic**! I have sitting next to me…okay, not really but I bought _SHORT 11: Ecstasy_ upon your recommendation. > > You rule! Hate\*(\*A Comedy) rules! I’m sure your new heist/rave film rules! Good luck! \*\* Woo hoo! Thanks, Sue! Glad you enjoyed Hate… and thanks for buying it! > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Doobieous_ > **Question: for those of us unable to make it, is there anything else we can go to that you’re inviting us to?** Don’t worry, Doob. There’ll be other screenings down the line. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/12 "2001-09-05T05:43:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anamorphic \* > \*\* > > Don’t worry, Doob. There’ll be other screenings down the line. 🙂 \*\* I’ll keep that in mind ;). By the way, i finished the script weeks ago, and loved how it all turns out! Very different, very good. My kind of humor! ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/13 "2001-09-05T09:07:07Z")
Oh sure, after I _leave_ the state, all the cool stuff (i.e., Dopefests, Madonna, doper movie screenings) happen. I see how it is… ---
**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/14 "2001-09-05T21:40:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KKBattousai \* > \*\*Oh sure, after I _leave_ the state, all the cool stuff (i.e., Dopefests, Madonna, doper movie screenings) happen. I see how it is… \*\* We can’t help it if your life doesn’t revolve around us! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/15 "2001-09-06T01:46:38Z")
I’m about to leave. I’ll let you all know how it was. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/16 "2001-09-06T12:52:47Z")
Can I actually review a film after five hours of sleep? I’ll try… I liked it. Good script, good dialog, good acting, good editing. I really liked the soundtrack. (You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but I like techno.) I was grinning like a loon all the way through it. (Although the only loon I saw when I was in Canada a couple of weeks ago wasn’t grinning. It just floated around on a lake making noise.) The cinematography and editing styles, plus the techno sound track reminded me of _Run Lola Run_ – which I think is a great film. The characters were hilarious, especially the “sidekick” (sorry, I don’t recall his name). Definitely worth a look, and I’ll be watching for the DVD. Well, that’s all I can do this early in the morning without finishing my espresso. ---
**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-wanna-go-to-a-test-screening-of-my-film/79778/17 "2001-09-06T15:41:37Z")
I thought it was clever with a lot of energy and it was funny, too, although it wasn’t strictly a comedy. Good performances with a very interesting editing and film style that matched the movies mood well. I liked the dialogue because it was not self-serving, it sounded real. I wouldn’t have thought Stiffler would be right for that role, the brainy ‘mastermind’, but he pulled it off really well. It should keep him from getting typecast as the guy from “Dude, Where’s My Car?”.