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).
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
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.
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
Everything everywhere all at once
I think everyone was surprised at how much we all laughed and people were just happy
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…
Yep. It was a lot of fun honestly.
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Theatre full of Trekkies so it was a target audience only.
… Barbie.
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!
I’m glad to hear that! ☺️
You did a great job
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.
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.
The only time I’ve ever witnessed this was opening nite of “Star Wars” in La Puente/West Covina area ~ 45 years ago. Back then that was the title of the movie (not “A New Hope” Episode IV).
The Force Awakens. Not just at the end, though, but also when the opening crawl started and when every returning character showed up.
"I know what that is! I clapped when I saw it!
The ones I can remember…
- The Lion King
- Liar Liar
- Star Trek First Contact
- Muppet From Space
- Every Special Edition Star Wars movie
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Titanic
- Star Trek (2009)
- The Avengers
- Deadpool
But the biggest one, I mean roaring applause, was an advanced showing of Galaxy Quest. I’ve never had a theatrical experience like that before or ever again.
I agree with both Patrick Stewart and Johnathan Frakes when they say that Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek movie ever made.
Just as a disclaimer: I can count on one hand the number of films I’ve seen in the theater but the answer is “none”.
The Snakes on a Plane midnight release show was some of the most fun I’ve had at the theater.
Wyatt Earp. It was 3 hours long, which was not a normal thing with movies back then (also the movie just wasn’t that great). Halfway through people were starting to yell advice to Kevin Costner up on the screen, and when it finally ended, everyone clapped and cheered because it was finally over.
For me it was “The Last Samurai” and Return of the King"
