Have you ever gone to see a film at the theater and you or you and a friend were the only one/s there?
My friend Chris & I went to see "Eraser" at the 1:00pm showing and we were the only one's in the theater! (this was after it had been out for awhile)
After about a half hour he pulled his pack of cigarettes out of his pocket and offered me one.
I said, "What the hell" and took one.
We lit up and enjoyed the film all to ourselves! (I no longer smoke cigarettes...I smoke Phillies Black Max cigars with the plastic tips for 2 years now)
Not one person who worked there entered the room to walk down to the front to check the theater so we never got busted smoking there.
Have you ever gone to see a film and you had the theater all to yourself?
If so...which film was it?
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My wife and I watched "Judge Dredd" alone. Sad thing was, it was the first showing on the day it was released.
BTW, I actually liked that film...
Yep, heres the movies I rememeber being alone in..
Ravenous (opening day too!)
Willard (the new Crispin Glover version)
Gangs of New York (I saw it weeks after it had already been out, plus it was midnight during the week)
There might have been some others, but those are the only ones that come to mind right now.
Virtuosity - matinee during the first week it opened
Primal Fear - had been out a while
The Game - out a while
The Big Lebowski - nearly to myself, three stoners walked in five minutes after it started and sat behind me. Wouldn't shut up especially the dumbest and loudest of the three who was so proud he got the pronunciation of "Jesus" right, when he read the name off the character's shirt. His buddies figured it was pronounced "hay-zeus" like the traditional Spanish pronunciation. Idiots.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - I may have had the theater to myself on this one, but I'm not sure. No more than five people at the most, late show on a weeknight.
A girl I was dating at the time had the theater to ourselves watching "Fear and Loathing in LAs Vegas" What a trip. I was even able to smoke a couple of bowls of some kind herbage in there.
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Ernest Goes to Jail-Completely alone for that movie for some odd reason
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Striking Distance.
Sure, plenty of times, but it has become more usual after they built this big multi-place on the other end of my town. Last time this happened to me, it was with "We were soldiers". I didn't understand it at all, because it was a friday night, but then the movie started and all my doubts had an answer. The movie sucked biiiig time!
I've never been alone in a theater! But there have been numerous times where I thought I was going to be alone and then just before the movie starts a few people walk in.
I think halloween h20 was the only time I had the theater to myself- I don't blame people for not going to this one though at the time, gag...
Yeah, when I went to see "The Rocketeer" remember that old Disney film by Joe Johnston. He did other films like Jurassic Park 3 and Jumanji.
Yeah. The last time it was for "Whalerider." The one about the Maoris of New Zealand. Late showing, middle of the week, after it had been out for a week. Still, too bad. It was a great movie.
yeah. i was the only one waiting for the movie to start. i fell asleep and woke up an hour later. no one ever started the damned movie!!!!
I was in a theater by myself when I was 11 watching a matinee of HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS. Imagine that.
Thing was the theater only had two screens and the other screen was WITCHES OF EASTWICK. I think besides the people working (maybe or two or three guys), I was the only one in the entire building.
wing commander.
i enjoyed it but will suffer the shame endlessly for the rest of my days
Back in the 1970s, me and my friend went to see FUTURE WORLD around 5:30 p.m. on a week night. We were the only 2 people in the theater, and we sat in the front row.
My favorite time would be to go when I was the only one there, and to be honest I think 80% of the movies I've gone to were that way.That was of course in the days when I was self employed and could go in the daytime on a weekday...which I did quite often.
But now I have a real job which puts the big X on that old habit.... there are still times I seek out movies on a sunday that have been out for some time that I know there will be hardly anyone there. And that is very easy to do with the local theater here which is pretty old and is not one of those stadium seated multiplexes where the masses flock to.
I don't "need" an audience as part of the experience, in fact I sometimes prefer none. I enjoy putting my feet up on the seat in the middle of the theater and knowing that the show is playing on the big screen....just for me
At a theater in Minneapolis, they are showing Troma movies for a week. I have gotten to see Bloodsucking Freaks at Midnight on Sat, and today me and a friend went back today to see 3 more movies. The first movie we saw was SGT Kabukiman NYPD, it was only me, my friend and like 2 other people. I have personaly never seen a movie with that few of people. Then we all saw Tromeo & Juliet. About 7 more people came for that. The last movie we watched was Surf Nazis Must Die, and it was up to about 20 people!
Well, i am going back to see all 4 Toxic Avenger movies in a row on tues! I wonder how the crowd will be that night!
ZombieFu
Never had a theatre to myself. I've come close, but a whole bunch of people usually come piling in at the last minute, often with a really noisy group choosing to sit right behind me, in spite of row upon row of available seats.
Just last weekend, my wife and I went to see Seabisquit. It was just us and another couple, three or four rows down, until what looked like a seniors' bus tour came marching in.
I agree with Susan. The audience isn't a necessity for me either. While the whole shared experience thing is nice, especially with comedies, I mainly go there for the big picture and surround sound, because I like to immerse myself in the movie and really try to get the most out of it. Plenty of time for discussion on the drive home. It annoys me when I keep getting jarred back to reality by people talking, moving around, and not realizing that although nobody is sitting in the seat in front of them, the vibration travels down the whole row when they kick the back of it. I especially hate sitting near people who only pay attention during action sequences, then hold a little conversation during the dialogue. I find them in every theatre. Those of us who just want to quietly enjoy the movie are forced into the crappy seats just for some peace.
I suppose I don't need a theatre to myself. I'd be happy with a theatre full of people who are at least somewhat aware that they don't have it to themselves either.
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So long as "to yourself" means my wife, a friend, and me.
We had gone to the movies and we walked into an empty theater. They had left two of the poles with rope between them (that they use to herd people in certain directions). On a whim, I placed them across the aisle, around the third row in.
We watched the whole movie (down near the center) and then, as the lights came on, I noticed that the back three rows were nearly full of people. Nobody had come past the barrier.
Wish I could remember which movie it was. Maybe "Spiderman?"
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LMAO!!
I´ve seen"WAking life"completely alone.Just me and my girlfriend.