• @Susaga@ttrpg.network
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    401 year ago

    None. Is this an American thing or something? I have never had this happen, or even heard of it happening except in America. It seems so weird to me to applaud people who can’t hear you.

  • Spaghetti_Hitchens
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    271 year ago

    Independence Day

    Caught a sneak peek the week before it opened. As soon as Will Smith punched the alien and said, “Welcome to Earth,” everyone cheered and it was a nonstop thrill ride that had the entire audience engaged.

    When the credits rolled, there was a legit standing ovation. It was the single best crowd I’ve ever watched movie with.

    • @lechatron@lemmy.today
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      111 year ago

      Same for me, went to watch it on Independence Day and it was a wild ride! Some guy jumped up and yelled “FUCK YEAH, GET SOME!” when Will punched that alien. By far the greatest movie experience I’ve ever had.

    • Yooo, I forgot about that!!! Same at my theater in NYC!!

      I also ran out of the theater crying when the alien grabbed the scientist in the lab. Oh those young memories hahaha

  • Shambling Shapes
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    251 year ago

    The Passion of the Christ. I was very confused that people thought it was a good film. And in my specific case, confused about why my school thought it was a good idea to take a bunch of minors to see a very gory R-rated film. That was the most violent movie I had seen up to that point. The whole experience was surreal, and not in a good way.

  • @jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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    201 year ago

    Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring.

    Opening night, midnight screening, it was amazing. When the opening voice over started, a hush fell over the theater so solemn you’d have thought some sacred deity had descended from upon high. At the end everyone clapped and cheered. I think I even high-fived some random theater goer outside we were all so jazzed

    • slazer2au
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      21 year ago

      When Aragon kills the Urakai leader in FOR the audience cheered, which I found weird. Then when the film ended there was a collective awww.

      • @jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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        oh yeah I think my audience did that too! after the initial shock of seeing him drag Aragorn closer by impaling himself further on his sword was so terrifying, that the beheading that followed was almost like a “Indiana Jones just shoots the crazy swordsman guy” moment

  • @TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world
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    191 year ago

    Endgame was a pretty lively experience when it came out. Felt like the whole theater was enjoying the fuck out of that movie lol. When Captain America picks up Thor’s Hammer people went nuts haha. Hype was enormous and they delivered imo (a little bit fan service for sure but overall great film to see in theaters).

  • @MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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    The midnight premiere of Star Wars Episode 1. That was the same year I graduated highschool and I had never seen such an event at a movie theater! There were fat middle aged guys wearing the same Star Wars tshirts they bought in the 80s, now 2 sizes too small. There were people waiving plastic lightsabers. It was glorious…

  • elrac
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    161 year ago

    I saw a free preview screening of Mission to Mars right before it came out. That horrible movie ended and the theater was dead silent, then someone yelled out, “I didn’t have to pay to see that pile of crap”. Everyone applauded.

  • Gormadt
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    161 year ago

    Rocky Horror Picture Show

    But that’s kinda expected when watching it

  • @Czarb@lemmy.world
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    121 year ago

    What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Theatre full of Trekkies so it was a target audience only.

    • naura
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      51 year ago

      Nice. I went to see the picard season three finale and same. It was so fucking good and we were able to share it with all the trekkies.

  • Drusas
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    The only time I have encountered applause in a movie theater was during the opening night for Snakes on a Plane. It was like a festival atmosphere. There were literally people in costumes, dressed up as planes and snakes and planes covered in snakes. It was kind of awesome, to be honest.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    111 year ago

    Rejected by Don Hertzfeldt.

    In fairness, it was a screening with Don Hertzfeldt… or it was supposed to be. He was sick or something, but we didn’t find that out until the end.

    • @ShunkW@lemmy.world
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      101 year ago

      We went to a screening of The Room that Tommy Wiseau was supposed to do a Q&A after. He didn’t show either. Probably for the best cuz we were mocking it the whole time and throwing plastic spoons at the screen.

      • Rhynoplaz
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        Are you sure he didn’t show? Or did he run away crying after seeing you disrespect his art?

  • @Vegan_Joe@lemmy.world
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    111 year ago

    Went to Fahrenheit 9/11 on opening day, and the entire theater clapped at the end.

    I’m not sure anyone there necessarily thought it was a good movie, but we were all unified in our disdain of George W. Bush.

  • @Steve@startrek.website
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    101 year ago

    I recall hearing that there was applause when the aliens in Independence Day blew up the white house, but it didn’t happen when I went to see it.

    • snooggums
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      51 year ago

      Had a bunch of drunk college at my theater, so the whole viewing was pretty rowdy. I applauded with the crowd, it was just a fun time.

    • @ChexMax@lemmy.world
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      You seem disenchanted, but there was clapping at the end of my viewing of Barbie, too, and I loved it. The atmosphere of the theater was so upbeat and fun! So many people were dressed in pink, and everyone kept saying “Hi, Barbie!” As we entered and exited the theater. This was a couple weeks after the premiere, and people were still having fun with it. A real sense of playfulness. One of my favorite theater experiences!