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The posts in the Top Gun thread has had a near consensus about the sequel needing to be seen at the theater to get the fullness of its awesomeness.
The movie theater experience has almost become extinct. Covid came close to delivering a deathblow. That's too bad.
It made me think of the times I have been at a theater with a large crowd and the scenes that provoked serious emotional reactions.
List your experiences.
There's Something About Mary: I saw this on accident the Friday it was released. The restaurant my girlfriend and I had reservations for was overbooked, and we had to wait for three hours. We went into the theater to kill time, with zero knowledge of what the movie was about.
The only time I can say the walls shook, and the floor quaked with laughter. All the reaction shots were like a jolt of lightning throughout the room.
Ben Stiller's nutsack
Cameron Diaz's hair
The tanned lady's boobs
Brett Fav-uh-ruh
The only time I recall hearing people gasp for breath.
Austin Powers: Goldmember
The opening scene with Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow and Danny Devito came out of nowhere. I remember the audience reacting with shock and then laughter.
The Ice Storm
When the little boy touched that fence there was a collective gasp in the audience. When Kevin Kline found his body and brought him to Sigourney Weaver, there was sobbing and people looking away from the screen. That was a tough scene to watch.
The movie theater experience has almost become extinct. Covid came close to delivering a deathblow. That's too bad.
It made me think of the times I have been at a theater with a large crowd and the scenes that provoked serious emotional reactions.
List your experiences.
There's Something About Mary: I saw this on accident the Friday it was released. The restaurant my girlfriend and I had reservations for was overbooked, and we had to wait for three hours. We went into the theater to kill time, with zero knowledge of what the movie was about.
The only time I can say the walls shook, and the floor quaked with laughter. All the reaction shots were like a jolt of lightning throughout the room.
Ben Stiller's nutsack
Cameron Diaz's hair
The tanned lady's boobs
Brett Fav-uh-ruh
The only time I recall hearing people gasp for breath.
Austin Powers: Goldmember
The opening scene with Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow and Danny Devito came out of nowhere. I remember the audience reacting with shock and then laughter.
The Ice Storm
When the little boy touched that fence there was a collective gasp in the audience. When Kevin Kline found his body and brought him to Sigourney Weaver, there was sobbing and people looking away from the screen. That was a tough scene to watch.