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On 9/6/2024 9:04 AM, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
> On 05/09/2024 11.02, Paul S Person wrote:
>> n Thu, 5 Sep 2024 14:03:44 +0000, Lenona <lenona321@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 16:42:53 +0000, Paul S Person wrote:
> 
>>>> I gave up on that a decade or more ago. My disappointment with films
>>>> that /looked/ OK but turned out to be was more like 100%. I went to
>>>> Red Box, but then got into online. I do pay for some films -- but not
>>>> $10, I have a limit of my own choosing -- on Amazon. I haven't been
>>>> inside a theater for a long long time, and never expect to be in one
>>>> again.
> 
>>> Well, I love the thrill of watching with a well-behaved audience and
>>> hearing their reactions. Depending on the movie, it's easy enough to
>>> avoid rowdy teenagers - or even stupid parents who won't take out their
>>> crying babies and rowdy children.
> 
> Hearing the audience's reaction? Really? Do you mean things like, "I
> knew it was the butler!" The only audience reactions I've ever heard
> were occasional laughter.
> 
> Well, except when I went to see PJ's _The Return of the King_. When
> Dernhelm did the big reveal, somebody jumped up, did a fist pump, and
> shouted out "Yeah!"

The one that I remember was when I watched the South Park movie on
its first run (1999), in a theater in the center of Silicon Valley.

At one point, a very pissed off general summarily executes Bill
Gates.

The audience burst into cheers.

pt