LickTheABCs

because it was over?

matome

Very rarely hear clapping for anything anymore. Two I remember were in Black Hawk Down when the choppers mowed down the Somalians on the roofs at the end and Morgan Freeman knocking out that a-hole boxer in Million Dollar Baby.

EdTheRipper

That was a great fucking moment but spawned no applause at my theater.

Honestly, the last time I recall any applause in a theater was when I went to see Forrest Gump back in the day.

DangerousG

The most reaction i ever saw for a movie was for The Dark Knight. It was the IMAX showing on the first day and it was crazy. A couple people dressed up as the Joker for it.

Heres some that I remember



Most recent one that I remember was that there was a smattering of applause after Gran Torino ended. And strangely I'll always remember the applause after Episode I.

Matthew Chmiel

Speaking of Grindhouse ...

DthRdrX

Hostel

Geddlo

Back to the Future Part 2 I think was the first time I remember hearing applauses from the crowd.

And although I didn't see it in the theater, me and a couple friends went nuts at the end of the Departed. Very good and just ending to that movie.

Zen Peckinpah

Forgot this one. The WHOLE audience made some sort of noise for about a full minute or two afterward too.

jeffkjoe

When I saw JAWS waaaaay back in 1975,
there was clapping when Brody blew up the shark.

And when I saw ROCKY II in 1979, the audience reacted like they were watching a real fight - They cheered when the ring announcer introduced Rocky Balboa and they booed when he announced Apollo Creed.

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Double_Oh_7

The crowd was going nuts all through Independence Day during a preview screening I was at.

RichC2

The one I remember most is with Grindhouse/Death Proof

Dark Knight got good applause as well.

DVD Josh

Several scenes in Armageddon got applause as I recall.

taa455

I remember this one guy clapping at the end of Indiana Jones: Crystal Skull. Yeah, just one guy.

CertifiedTHX

The Matrix Reloaded.

The trucks collide on the highway...

Morpheus and the Keymaker are cast airborne...

motion slows to bullet time...

the trailers ripple with the accordion effect...

the trucks burst into flame...

Neo swoops in, grabs Morpheus and the Keymaker, and pulls them out of the destruction.

The packed theater erupted in applause.

--THX

Rockmjd23

Was it Butters?

Meglos

Same here.

SoSpacey

I would spoiler it if it was recent but...

Rocky 4

Rocky beats Drago. Loudest applause I had ever heard from a theater. Especially since anyone 35+ probably remembers we were still in some heated times with our good friends just west of Palin country.

Rypro 525

In Team America, Michael Moore blowing up got applause as well as the sex scene

Hokeyboy

Lost In Translation... received a rousing 10 minute standing ovation...

Hulkabrgr

Episode I ( I didn't think that it needs to be spoliered)

When Darth Maul is killed

celmendo

Jurassic Park. Saw it at a sneak. Was not surprised it became the highest grossing film at the time.

RayChuang

Three scenes from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King got a rousing applause:

Doughboy

X-Men - The first time we see Wolverine's claws pop out got a HUGE applause.

Back to the Future Part II - When Marty does his hoverboard trick to get the almanac off of Biff's windshield near the end. The "To Be Concluded" ending did get a few groans though.

Face/Off - When John Travolta visits Nick Cage in the prison after they've swapped faces and says "Whoo-wee, you good-lookin'!" That got a lot of laughs and cheers.

Star Wars Episode II - Several moments got applause, but by far the loudest was when Yoda's shadow approaches Dooku near the end.

The Phantom Menace - Again several moments got applause, but the loudest was the very beginning with the Fox logo, "A long time ago", and opening crawl. The ending got a lot less applause not surprisingly.

The Dark Knight - Several moments got cheers, but the highlights were the Batpod wall trick, Gordon's return(didn't everyone know he was still alive thanks to all the damn trailers?), and Heath Ledger's name in the end credits.

The Matrix - Trinity whooping the cops' asses in the beginning. I saw this opening day and I knew after the first 5 minutes that it would be a massive hit.

As Good As It Gets - When Helen Hunt goes off on her HMO.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Legolas' single-handedly killing that giant animal and the very end.

Armagodawful - Bruce Willis saying "Houston, you have a problem!" and the rest of his rant in that scene.

McHawkson

People still do that? Interesting...

Last time I saw anyone cheering/applause was at Karate Kid. I guess I didn't go to theatre very much...

awmurray

The only applause I remember from that move (saw it packed on opening day) was when:

(a LOT of it in fact).

Also everyone applauded at the end of Revenge of the Sith (also sold out).