okay so: it is canonically impossible to see a tentpole movie in Atlanta anywhere near opening week and not experience five to seven discrete pockets of hollering; this CAN be additive but I've had bad auditory processing since I was a kid and can't tune out ambient noise to save my life HOWEVER
I will forgive the guy bellowing at the screen throughout the movie tonight, I will forgive him just about anything, because the first thing he said, in reaction to Superman's first entrance, which is very dramatic and is followed by a hush of silence, was: "OH SHIT IT'S SUPERMAN"
*yes, yes he did appear to be on a date. I hope she appreciates his talents
Three centuries ago... Three decades ago... Three years ago... Three months ago... Three days ago... Three hours ago... Three minutes ago... Three seconds ago that guy shouted "OH SHIT ITS SUPERMAN"
The greatest theater moment of my life somehow involved Batman v Superman and something exactly like this
wait. were you in the screening at Atlantic Station that was inexplicably full of drag queens, bc that's how I saw it and it was *transcendent*
Oh god I wish. So about 10 minutes after from the Martha moment, like very well removed, Wonder Woman was showing up, a guy loudly exclaimed “THEIR MOMS HAVE THE SAME NAME”
oh my god
I don’t know if I’ll ever feel that kind of joy again
Just wait for the Mr. Terrific movie
I must have found the two reviews on all of Satan’s accursed internet that don’t like the movie for non-Armond White reasons so I’m glad to hear it’s a good time
I am barely superman literate at all but I thought they pulled it off, ymmv
king shit
hope with my entire heart that this was a first date and eventually becomes the foundation of a how my parents met story
every time she tells the story to future family & friends, he goes “oh hell, here she go with this story”—but he says this lovingly, waiting for her to tell it for the 989th time
six kids, minimum
This is the Waluigi to "That's Chappie"
I was so happy Ma and Pa Kent had actual Midwestern accents. When Ma Kent first spoke, I sat up and said, "Grandma?"
I love this being a regular thing for you. The only time I’ve experienced this was seeing the 1989 Batman in a Tulsa theater and the entire audience gave a hooting/hollering/fist pumping standing ovation the first time the Batmobile was on screen.
RIP the movie theatre in union station in DC back in the day, the perfect interactive movie experience. the beloved saw the matrix there. during the big neo/trinity scene, a young man stood up and screamed "YOOOOOO that [soft-a n-word] bout to get him some ASSSSSSSSSSSS!" it was immaculate.
Yeah, I was, uh, removed from the theatre by a friend during that scene. I had just been dumped by my first serious GF, wasn't doing too well with that and, uh, was not ready for some "redemptive power of love" nonsense ruung an otherwise decent sci-fi flick.
“Noooo, you did NOT kiss Darth Vader! Darth VADER girl!!!” I would give a toe to have seen Avengers:Endgame opening night at Union Station
"FUCK HIS ASS UPPPPPPP" -Godzilla (2014), first time the big guy showed up
appropriate
An opening night showing of Equalizer 2 where the audience was rooting on Denzel like it was a sporting event remains one of my favorite movie watching experiences
when we went up to see Episode 2 at the DIGITAL THEATER up in Pinellas Park immediately after the CG Yoda wire-fu fight when he picked up his cane again someone in the back row yelled "OH, YEAH RIGHT"
Got his ass
[bellowing to date while watching superman etc etc]
My foundational moment of this ilk was the man braying at the screen in Michael Keaton Batman, upon the Joker pulling a 4ft long revolver out of his pants "WELL GAWWWWD DAMN!"
Lmao
Lmao
much to discuss
[screaming at the top of my lungs to my date while watching Superman when Superman first appears on screen] THAT’S SUPERMAN
idk I got a good feeling about those two
Maybe you were in the same cinema as the "Oh no, it's boiling acid" guy from Batman Forever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBEz...
evergreen
At a screening of “The Shawshank Redemption” (spoiler alert?) a woman was truly unprepared for the reveal of Andy’s escape tunnel, and began hollering “He DIGGED a HOLE! HE DIGGED A HOLE!” My whole family still says this at every possible gardening opportunity.
Midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, old Union Station movie theater (RIP). At the pivotal moment when all seems lost, then Dumbledore appears, from the back of the (mostly quiet) theater: “AWWWWWW SHIT! DUMBLEDO’!” Genuinely the best part of the whole movie.
He wasn't wrong!
I did not doubt his word!
I didn’t even read the rest of the thread and immediately was reminded that yep watching a new movie in Atlanta is an interactive experience for the audiences regardless of it was designed to be, which you know, I feel like adds to the experience more than it detracts
it has created some very special memories for me over the years yeah
Benjamin Button - saw it at Atlantic Station. A few older women (late 50s/early 60s probably) gasped when Pitt* came onscreen once and said something along the lines of “lord child. Mmmmmhmmmmm” *yes I know he’s been shitty but it was awesome at the time
Black Panther opening weekend felt like we were physically participating on the side of righteousness in the Montgomery boat ramp fight
Oh man I have this problem!!! Probably downstream if my ADD, but even so North DeKalb was an EXPERIENCE every time!
it's a common ADHD accompaniment! (I saw the last Superman movie in front of an entire row of drag queens, VASTLY improved experience)