Cheering/Booing at cinemas

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-12-21 01:29pm

Lord Pounder wrote:I went to see RotK last night. There was massive screaming and uncomfortable squirming in seats when Shelob turned up. Unfortunatly it was me who did most of the screaming and squirming.

I expected to, but for some reason big, fuzzy spiders don't make me freak out as much as thin-legged ones.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-12-21 02:42pm

StarshipTitanic wrote:
Lord Pounder wrote:I went to see RotK last night. There was massive screaming and uncomfortable squirming in seats when Shelob turned up. Unfortunatly it was me who did most of the screaming and squirming.
I expected to, but for some reason big, fuzzy spiders don't make me freak out as much as thin-legged ones.

That's cos thin-legged ones are creepier.

Which reminds me of the antics of Eight-Legged Freaks... -growls- Fucking kids.

~ver

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-12-21 07:00pm

I actually managed to sit all the way through 8 Legged Freaks. As hard as that was. Last night i almost walked out. But my sister was kind enough to tell me to wise up as it was only CGI. Some people had it worse than me. I'd read the books and knew she was comming, 90% of the audience lastnight didn't.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-12-21 10:03pm

She lost all frightening aspects once she tried to jam Samwise up her bumhole.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-12-22 01:16am

Lord Pounder wrote: Some people had it worse than me.

When it comes to arachniphobia, yes.

There was some idiot kid at my school who liked to play Magic, but couldn't stand to even look at the illustrations of spiders. So he would force his opponents to turn them over.

I told him one day "Look, I hardly use spiders in my deck. If I happen to use a spider, it's for a goddamn good reason, and it isn't to fuck with your head. It's fucked enough as is. You tell me to flip my creatures over so you don't have to look at them, I'll hear it as a "I give up". If you can't stand it, don't play the fucking game."

Yes, he got on everyone's nerves.

Macross · Post by **Macross** » 2003-12-22 02:25am

AOTC when Yoda shows up to save Obi-Wan and Anakin their was cheering.

And in Star Trek: Nemesis, when Janeway showed up, their was some jeering... well not exactly jeering, but more of a "WTF is she doing here?"

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-12-22 04:20am

Wimps

At least Rocky Horror fans react with the movie in an interesting fashion. dancing, yelling occassionally throwing things....

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-12-22 12:16pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:Wimps

At least Rocky Horror fans react with the movie in an interesting fashion. dancing, yelling occassionally throwing things....

Toast, rice, toilet paper.
Water gun, newspaper, noisemaker.

Yep.. I'm ready to TimeWarp.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-12-22 12:18pm

LadyTevar wrote:
The Yosemite Bear wrote:Wimps

At least Rocky Horror fans react with the movie in an interesting fashion. dancing, yelling occassionally throwing things....
Toast, rice, toilet paper.
Water gun, newspaper, noisemaker.

Yep.. I'm ready to TimeWarp.

Don't forget the intiation of the virgins

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-12-22 04:07pm

Again my help with my sister and her friends.

Ok, *hands her and friends videocassete*

for a subposably "Clandestine" movie going she certailly had a lot of help.

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-12-22 07:10pm

Only time I've encountered the clapping/whooping/cheering thing is in the States, this latest trip being a prime example. Why are people clapping at the end of the film? The cast and crew aren't there, they don't know whether you clap or not. At a theatre show, then it's good to let the actors know you appreciate what they've done, but at a film showing?

Laughing during a film, happens all the time, and is normally a good sign, but the whole clapping and cheering thing... what's the point? I paid money to watch a film, not listen to some retard whoop at the top of his lungs at the start of a movie. Would you clap if it were a showing on DVD at you home? Of course not, so why do it at a cinema?

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-12-22 08:26pm

Rob Wilson wrote:Only time I've encountered the clapping/whooping/cheering thing is in the States, this latest trip being a prime example. Why are people clapping at the end of the film? The cast and crew aren't there, they don't know whether you clap or not. At a theatre show, then it's good to let the actors know you appreciate what they've done, but at a film showing?

Laughing during a film, happens all the time, and is normally a good sign, but the whole clapping and cheering thing... what's the point? I paid money to watch a film, not listen to some retard whoop at the top of his lungs at the start of a movie. Would you clap if it were a showing on DVD at you home? Of course not, so why do it at a cinema?

It's because you're a stuffy Brit.

... Sir.

Anyhow, in RotK, obviously there was much cheering and clapping, and I heard a good amount of laughter, especially from Gimli's "That only counts as one!"

Other than that, there have been moments, but I can't remember specifics.

What I do remember is seeing ANH: SE in theaters, and feeling a chill go up my spine when the words, "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." came up...

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-12-23 01:47am

Virtually every one of Gimli's ROTK lines got a laugh from the crowd, especially "Impossible odds? Certain death? What are we waiting for?"

And when Barad-dur collapsed, the theater went nuts. People were out of their seats and cheering, and I mean EVERY SINGLE PERSON.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-12-23 01:49am

Tonight I saw it again, but these three idiotic teenagers started giggling widly during the last few scenes. After the credits started to roll this guy chewed them out and called them "a bunch of jackasses." Pretty satisfying.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-12-23 01:58am

verilon wrote:Many, many times there was applause at the end of Moulin Rouge when I worked at the movie theatre.

~ver

Undoubtedly they were thrilled it was finally over.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-12-23 01:54pm

Joe wrote:Tonight I saw it again, but these three idiotic teenagers started giggling widly during the last few scenes. After the credits started to roll this guy chewed them out and called them "a bunch of jackasses." Pretty satisfying.

Tell 'that guy' I said thanks.

RedImperator wrote:
verilon wrote:Many, many times there was applause at the end of Moulin Rouge when I worked at the movie theatre.

~ver
Undoubtedly they were thrilled it was finally over.

EWGH! Seconded, Imperator! I have the same damn opinion of Chicago too, especially after one of my ex-roommates watched it *9* times in a row the same day the computer was b0rked. I still think his timing _wasn't_ a coincidence!!

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-12-23 03:04pm

Kuja wrote:Virtually every one of Gimli's ROTK lines got a laugh from the crowd, especially "Impossible odds? Certain death? What are we waiting for?"

His best was "...still only counts as one!"

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-12-23 03:23pm

StarshipTitanic wrote:
Kuja wrote:Virtually every one of Gimli's ROTK lines got a laugh from the crowd, especially "Impossible odds? Certain death? What are we waiting for?"
His best was "...still only counts as one!"

My favourite is "Quite handy in a fight"

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-12-23 11:23pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:EWGH! Seconded, Imperator! I have the same damn opinion of Chicago too, especially after one of my ex-roommates watched it *9* times in a row the same day the computer was b0rked. I still think his timing _wasn't_ a coincidence!!

JFC! I was lucky to manage to sit through it once.... Richard Gere singing should be banned in the Geneva Convention... That man has about as much singing talent as Mariah Carey... *shudders*

Hell, even Peter Jurasik proved he has more talent than those two combined when he sang "Me and My Shadow" for the B5 Blooper Reel....and that says alot!

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-12-24 01:35am

2000AD wrote:
StarshipTitanic wrote:
Kuja wrote:Virtually every one of Gimli's ROTK lines got a laugh from the crowd, especially "Impossible odds? Certain death? What are we waiting for?"
His best was "...still only counts as one!"
My favourite is "Quite handy in a fight"

Yeah, Gimli had a slew of good lines in this one.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-12-24 11:27am

Rubberanvil wrote:The only mass booing I've seen was when the "Mask Returns" teaser trailer ran before the ROTK came on.

Damn, yeah, I had no idea a film could make me want to harm a small child, but that one sure did.

The only film I can remember getting a cheer was ROTK, when Legolas takes down the Mumakil, and you can hear Gimli yelling indignantly. "That still only counts as one!" -That got a huge laugh out of the audience.