interesting thread!<BR>the first time I went to see it on the 18th, the AMC had 2 11am showings and I guess I was in the second theater to fill up. it was about 3/4 full. that audience was quite responsive. a few people cheered when Ian McKellen's voice came on during a preview of X2. then a preview of the movie Orlando Bloom will be in...the audience cheered when his name showed up. <BR>I'm not one to cheer or exclaim even when I'm excited, but I couldn't help letting out a whoop when Legolas did his skateboard move and also when he swung onto the horse. there was quite a bit of laughter at various funny parts, especially during some of Gollum's lines. at the end, there was a lot of applause. <P>the second time I went to see it, there wasn't as much response, except from one little old lady sitting in front of me. apparently she was totally unfamiliar with the story and hadn't seen the previews, because certain things came as a total surprise to her, like Treebeard opening his eyes or Gandalf returning, and she would gasp and clap. it got kind of annoying, although I was glad she was enjoying the movie so much. she clapped at almost every little thing, such as Gandalf telling off Wormtongue and Theoden throwing Wormtongue out.
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