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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I've been to a few premières through a past job, so I don't count those, nor ones where the filmmakers are present at the screening, as that's just politeness, but I have seen it sometimes (UK)

Movies where I've seen this happen (and it felt right):

  • South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
  • Grosse Pointe Blank
  • Goodfellas
  • The Big Lebowski
  • Stop Making Sense (special open air screening which was set up like a gig - they even had support acts!)
  • Ghostbusters
  • The Room
  • Aliens
  • All three LOTR movies

In most cases these were either screenings with a big student crowd, or retrospective screenings which will always bring out the fans, and the atmosphere was really positive, so the applause felt, like a collective acknowledgement of, "How fucking great was THAT?!"

It's a bit odd to see it at other times, but if someone has had that good a time at a movie, then great! I'm certainly not going to have a problem with it :-)