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I watched Elf in an empty theatre and I thought it was just OK. Then I watched it at home with friends and we were all laughing and I thought it was hilarious.
One thing I still can't have is the immersive experience of sitting down front with the big screen and the surround sound. It's worth $5 for the matinee for that.
my dad went to see Poltergeist in the theatre and the scene where JoBeth Williams character falls in the pool with the skeletons, somebody yelled out "get out of the pool, bitch!!". so that's become a common saying around our house when people are in the pool.
Laga, you need to see the Elmo/Kevin Clash documentary. It's currently making the festival circuit, but I'm sure it'll get distribution in theaters or TV soon.
PBS in the winter.
cool!
It's going to be part of the Independent Lens series, so, uh, check your local listings....
I had seen all the Marx Brothers' films on TV or video by the time I finally went to theatrical showing. They were edited to allow time for the laughs, so they work so much better with a full house.
I still remember going to see the first LotR movies late in the run. I went into an almost empty theater and spotted a row of teenage girls who, on a second look, were wearing elf ears.
awwwww!
The preview showing of Serenity I saw definitely gave me a "my people!" vibe.
That's a special case, though. Not quite the same vibe as the noir festival, I suspect.
I was also glad I saw the opening midnight showing of Dark Knight. It was worth the sleep dep.
A friend of mine once cracked the crowd up at a theater showing Legend. When Mila walks through the gauzy-floaty things wafting through the forest, he yelled out, "She's innocent already, we GET it!"
He also name checked the Rolling Rock fairy.
He was much more amusing than the movie.