How did I miss this thread? Dx I hope it’s okay that I’m posting in this kind of late, I know some forums have a rule about that…
Anyways, I went on June 28th at a 10:15 showing. (I WOULD have gone to the midnight showing, but I there’s that tiny problem of me being only 15 and not being able to drive a car, so I have to rely on my dad)
The theatre I’d say was about a 3rd of the way full, and suprisingly, there was only two kids in there. The audience was full of older teenagers, twenty-somethings, and people my dad’s age. So basically, most likely a bunch of animation geeks. (Like me!)
The picture quality was perfect, as usual. I love Harkins Theater’s. xP
My dad and I came in probably a few minutes after the previews started, not that it really mattered to me, since nothing interesting was really being advertised. (No Up trailer! ;( ) The audience seemed bored through most of them, too. I loved the awkward silence that came after the Beverly Hills Chihauha trailer. xD
Then Presto started, and everyone started DYING of laughter. Everyone pretty much just laughed through the whole thing. It was great. My dad and I both agreed afterwards that it was our new favorite Pixar short.
Then of course WALL-E started, and I heard a few giggles when “Put on Your Sunday Clothes” first came on. I still can’t really figure out why. ^^;
We had a very nice audience though. Everyone laughed during the funny parts. The [spoil] singing bass[/spoil] actually got the biggest laugh, I think. And also [spoil] WALL-E and M-O’s dirt war xD. [/spoil] We just had a very giggly audience in general, and everyone was well behaved, and seemed to be enjoying themselves from what I could tell. There were some teenage boys sitting kind of behind me that were whispering just loud enough that I could hear them, and their comments kept making me giggle. (“Torch it, WALL-E…!” ) I don’t think they were making fun of the film, just being silly.
There was also one little girl who shouted a few times, but not enough to be a bother. I think she was just enjoying herself.
My favorite reaction was the VERY sad scene were WALL-E doesn’t remember EVE in the ending. Like I said, the audience had been very giggly the whole time untill everyone realized WALL-E wasn’t acting like himself…then everyone went DEAD silent. You could have heard a pin drop in that theater. I think I heard a few sniffles here and there too, but I was too choked up myself to really notice. Then he said “Evaah…?” and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Then the screen went black, and everyone kind of sat there in silence, presumably taking it all in. There was no applause though, sadly. One guy did stand up and say “Whoo!”, and then one of the teenage boys went “WHOO!” I kind of clapped my hands lightly. Thinking back on it, I REALLY should have started clapping, but I was too shy.
I was so tired though, I didn’t stay to watch the credits. I’m still kicking myself. Dx
So, yeah, we had a very nice, positive audience, who I THINK really liked the movie. I like to think I was the biggest fan out of them all, though. xP My dad and I talked about the movie the whole way home, and when we got there, my dad started talking to my mom about how cute and well-made he thought it was. I was VERY happy when I went to bed that night.
If I like next year’s Up as much as I liked this, I’ll make SURE I start an applause. xP