applauding in a movie theater

[CarolinaNCSU]

It's happened to me in one movie, but I can't even remember which it was so probably not even a decent one. I HATE the obnoxious laugh at everything guy in the theatre.

[SOJA]

it's one of those few moments I feel a sense of camaraderie with the rednecks that surround me in North Carolina

[jasonluckydog]

I have never clapped at the end of a movie ever, masturbated a few times but no clapping...sort of.

[Guest Irv]

the end of return of the king

[Doc Holiday]

Acceptable? Have you ever done it or been in a theater where it was done?

I was watching "White Men Can't Jump" at Eastland Mall in Charlotte (and yes I was one of the few honkys in the place). The place went CRAZY when Woody slammed that one through at the end of the movie-- I'm talking high fives and all sorts of hootin' and hollerin'.

That's really the only time I can think of a big time reaction like that in a movie.

I've seen it more in first weekend releases and midnight releases if you get a good crowned it makes the movie better, and I rather enjoy it.

best crowed reaction ever was when I was watching the 300, probably the best crowed you could ask for, cheered in all the right places, the whole theater cheered really loud when the Queen killed the traitor even heard a "you go girl" made the feel to the movie that much better.

another good crowed was when I watched the Dark Knight but nothing has come close the the 300 crowed for me.

[Doc Holiday]

I have never clapped at the end of a movie ever, masturbated a few times but no clapping...sort of.

I've seen a guy a on the same row as me but on the other end of the theater get a BJ in the middle of a movie before

[Mvp2014]

I've seen a guy a on the same row as me but on the other end of the theater get a BJ in the middle of a movie before

you should try it

[HominyISharmonious]

I've only seen it happen a couple of times once the credits started to roll and thought that was fine. One example was The Kings Speech.

When Worf pulled out the hand axe and chopped off the Borgs arm......And when Data F'd up the Borg queen.

[sharkkiller]

A guy sitting right in front of me during Lake Placid was getting a bj. When Betty White yelled out "COCKSUCKER!!!" everyone around us burst out laughing including the guy getting the bj. It was hilarious.

[HominyISharmonious]

I got a BJ during Throw Mama from the Train and Aliens, from different females.

[davos]

There was a standing o during the reboot of Garfield

[Sapper]

Yea I remember people clapping after the pencil scene in The Dark Knight

It is pretty silly though since clapping is intended as a compliment to someone that can actually hear it.

I guess it would be appropriate in screenings where the cast/crew are present.

[jasonluckydog]

I usually just yell at the movie screen these days ....

[Delhomeboy]

I used to think applauding a movie was dumb, but since then I've come around on it. I think the applauding has more to do with the camaraderie with the other movie goers--you know, it acknowledges the fact that everyone's liked what they've seen.

I mean, I used to think you should be absolutely dead silent during a movie, until I basically learned that we're one of the only countries that does that. Not being obnoxious, I mean, but cheering at big moments, and even yelling funny stuff when something crazy happens.

It's all about the atmosphere of the movie, really. When you have three hundred people laughing or cheering at something, IDK, there's a different sense in the theater. It's the same reason a joke you might chuckle at could become explosively funny when another two hundred people are laughing at it at the same time.