My simultaneous favorite and least favorite thing to see when entering a theater is a huge hoard of people. This can make finding a good seat annoyingly difficult, and of course (as Matt would be quick to mention), greatly increases the chances of cell phones going off, people talking, babies crying, etc.
However, an audience has a life of its own. I find it so gratifying to be laughing along to the same jokes with a large crowd, hearing girls scream (again, often along with) at the scary parts, gasp at the twists, and in rare cases even clap or boo at the end. The best case for this was probably Return of the King which Matt and I saw at Silver City on, I think, opening day a few years ago. It made the experience that much more enjoyable because everyone was so into it.
The theater was also completely packed when I recently saw The Departed. This was mostly a good thing except for when the silly blonde Western girls (who else could it have been?) laughed at the dramatic climax. I can only assume this was because they clearly just did not understand what was going on. But at any rate, this is a huge part of why I love going to the movies.
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Definitely an enthusiastic crowd can add to the movie-going experience. One of these days we need to take in a Rocky Horror Picture Show viewing where people are throwing dry toast at the screen and the rest of it. Now that's a crowd experience!
Ah yes.....midnight madness featuring RHPS! An event not to be missed.
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