what are peculiar things you've seen or witnessed at a movie theatre?

When I saw E.T. in 1982, the entire audience (this was a huge theatre) stood up on their feet and clapped at the part where the bikes fly... it wasn't even over... they all stood up. I've never seen that since.

During the Exorcist 3, this figure comes out suddenly in robed in bed sheets with big silver surgical shears... and I never heard an entire audience scream so loud... and then laugh at themselves a few moments later.... again it was a packed theatre.

During Scary Movie, when the guy cums a fountain, people shouted, and two guys jumped up and high fived each other.

the only reactions i ever notice in audiences at my local theatre is
the insane chatter during the crucial parts of movies.

last week i went to apocalypto and somehow these two guys behind me,
ended up chatting through about 70% of the film.

i moved away from them during the trailers and commercials but when
i looked over from my new seat i could see them chatting constantly.

why do people go to a movie to talk? you'd think they'd go to some
nice bar to have a drink or something if they want to do that.

the other thing i really hate is how people never seem to notice
the less obvious jokes or references. everyone laughs at all the
obvious slap stick kinda jokes but the more subtle things go all
but unnoticed. and then when you laugh at them they turn around,
looking at you like "wtf is up dude, shut up, we're talking!"

i remember seeing Match Point in the theatre and these this lame
couple in front of us kept talking about the plot the whole damn
time:

"why did he kill the neighbour? this is so stupid! what is this
all about? who writes a script like this? who could come up with
this? this is so far fetched"



in the end i just leaned over and said:

it's based on Crime and Punishment. geez, he's even reading the
book at the beginning of the film. half of the plot concerning
the murder is played out exactly like in the book.

a girl tried to set another girl's hair on fire when i went to see 'willard'.

i don't think it was a response to the movie, though i like to think that seeing crispin glover and rats on the big screen drove a moviegoer to violence.

Anx said:

I live in San Francisco and whenever there is anything un-PC, like an un-PC trailer, people in the audience boo. It's one of the hazards of living here.

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A couple of towns applauded so much back in the day during Charlie Chaplin's "The Gold Rush" when he made the bread rolls dance that the projectonist re-wound the film and played it again. CGI, my ass!

Pizzat said:

also people ducked and ran when a projected train was shown coming up the tracks a few years before that...

The entire audience laughed at Ingrid Chavez getting hit by a jeep in Graffiti Bridge. That says so much.

Cape Fear and The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover had the most people walk out I'd ever seen.

I saw Rocky Horror once, and this woman took the roll of toilet paper that had landed on her and screamed at the person who threw it, then insisted on her whole group of friends leaving the theater with her.

I saw Disco Dolls in Hot Skin (porno w/John Holmes) in 3-D at a midnight viewing. One guy was so drunk and disruptive that by the time the lesbian strap-on scene started, security had to escort him from the theater. My (then) boyfriend, on the other hand, fell asleep.

When I saw Purple Rain last year at BAM, the whole audience was into every scene. That was fun...except again, some drunk guy that had to be escorted from the theater.

Also, I saw The Wizard of Oz in Grant Park, Chicago. When Toto escaped from what's her name's bicycle basket everyone cheered.

"also people ducked and ran when a projected train was shown coming up the tracks a few years before that "

I do remember reading that, too! I completely forgot. How funny.

Sign O The Times during NYC premiere week
had people screamin (in joy) during Housequake.

origmnd said:

I missed it on it's intial run, but I heard people were dancing in the aisles, even though it wasn't packed.

Recently lots of hooting and hollering at DREAMGIRLS.

When I saw PURPLE RAIN opening day. This girl got out of her seat when Prince's father hits him. She was like "AW hell, naw, don't you ever hit my....." I'm sure you get the rest.

When I went to see Little Miss Sunshine there were only about 15 of us at the theater. The ending had us all literally rolling in the aisles.




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A trailer for North Country with the dramatic voiceover that made everyone laugh:
"Academy Award winner, Charlize Theron, Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, Academy Award winner Robert Duvall, Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson... AND.... SEAN BEAN"

Seriously it sent everyone into hysterics

Half the audience falling asleep...wish I could remember the name
of the movie.

obsessed said:

this happens to me a lot the films are not that bad but stil I fall asleep.

oldpurple said:

Awwww, really? Do you ever go back to the same one then?

That was the one and only time it's happened to me....I couldn't believe it actually.

When they brought "Star Wars: A New Hope" back to screens in 97, the theater looked like a comic con. People were running up and down the aisles, having lightsabers battles. It was very cool.

I went and saw "Rocky Balboa" opening night and people were commenting on the fight as if it was an actual HBO bout. "Get up, Rock! Come on!"

When I saw "Crocodile Dundee 2", there was a couple making out something fierce and everyone couldn't help but notice. When the dude disengaged from his woman long enough to get some popcorn, people applauded as he walked up the aisle.

GottaLetitgo said:

Ellie said:

I will never ever ever ever forget seeing Dancer In The Dark in a theater in SF...(dont even know which one it was anymore)...

People were violently crying as if at a funeral. This huge ass masculine built dude was siting in front of me and all I could see were tears falling on the side of his cheeks and he never once wiped them. then the movie ended not a single sound could be heard except for people crying...and this one girl in my row had to be carried out of her seat.

speaking of silent. i will never forget seeing Eyes Wide Shut in a theater. the first sign of things gone wrong was when folks started to laugh at the horrible piano score a third through the film...then, when the movie ended and Nicole Kidman asks "Do you wanna fuck" everyone busted up laughing. Then it got dead silent and the credits started. I think everyone was shocked that thats how the film ended cause everyone sat there silent. And then everyone collectively realized it was all over and got up and started to quickly walk out the theater. I have never seen people exit a theater so fast...so fast even that we ended up jam logged at the exit. Those stuck (including myself) laughed one final time.

More recently, when we went to see The Departed, people were screaming stuff like "Oh my god!" towards the end of the movie when all that shit goes down. The lady in front of us turned around and was like "what in the hell!". It was pretty fun cuz we were all laughing.

sosgemini said:

God "eyes wide shit" has to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

I went to see a film in Spanish with subtitles here in the U.S and it was mostly Hispanic people in the audience. My friend is not Hispanic and he found it kind of different that people were talking more, and reacting by voicing their opinions to different parts of the film, but there was a scene in which a character reveals a pregnancy and the entire audience I am sure minus my friend gasped outloud!
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"Dancer in the Dark" had one older woman weeping and being comforted by her friend when I saw it.

The Iron Giant had many men weeping at the end when I saw it... it's cartoon!

ufoclub said:

Nothing Beats a Rocky Horror Picture Show experience!!!

DexMSR said:

I got kicked out of the theater before the Movie even started

EverSoulicious said:

Witcha Drunk Arse!!!

Whap!!

DexMSR said:

umm not me Actually my THEN drunk ass husband and his friend were wasted( I got to drive lol) got us kicked out. He tried to smuggle in beer and shrooms. When they pulled us aside they pulled aside 3 16 year old girls and he kept saying to them....."you guys are busted now, you all are going to jail. Be ready to be someone's prison bitch".....That was one of MANY clues I should have seen to leave his dumb ass.....

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