When do people like to see their films?
 

I wondered when people generally like to go and see their films at the Cinema.

During the daytime (work permitting, of course) or the evening and night?

How long before we go and see a new film too? I usually wait until the initial fuss has died down and the next film I am likely to see, THE HOBBIT, may be kept until the New Year before I venture out to see it.

Nice question.

I like to go at 6pm on weekends.

Grumpy Bastard Reason #1: I reckon even noisy brats need to eat and it's usually the time teens get ready for a night out. It doesn't always work but I play the odds.

Weekend morning/lunchtime because it's usually pretty quiet.

Some big event films I do like to go and see on maybe a Sunday evening if you're after a bit of atmosphere from other people.

I prefer to go in the morning or early afternoon. The atmosphere from a crowded cinema can add to a film but nothing beats having a whole screen to yourself.

I agree. It may be antisocial but if we have the screen to ourselves, I'm happy. To hell with atmosphere, to be honest.

At my local atmosphere is what makes the thrown popcorn stick to your hair and what lifts the asswipes' feet to the head of your seat.

I prefer to go in the evening on Saturdays or Sundays. All original language cinemas in Vienna are in districts where you have to pay for parking. If you go there, buy or pick up the tickets, get your drink and then to the screen, about halfway through the movie the room starts to light up because everyone has to renew their parking tickets and that's just not fun. Parking is free on weekends and holidays though, so I prefer to go then.

Exception: movies I really want to see on the first day which usually is Thursday or Friday or late shows (parking is free from 10pm on, so no Christmas lights there either).

I prefer the evening. It feels extra nice to settle in at the cinema when the day's winding down. It also eliminates that moment where you step out of the auditorium with your insides feeling janky from too much popcorn, and emerge dazed and blinking into the sunlight like a troll coming out of its cave. Although that might be just me?

With regards to the atmosphere, I think with comedies it definitely helps. I've enjoyed a few comedies at the cinema that, without the crowd enthusiasm, I wouldn't have laughed at once. That happens a lot with action film quips as well, I find.

There's also those moments when an audience has been silent for the whole film, but then something happens that gets a reaction out of everyone. I know there's been a few of these, but the only one I can think of is in the Departed when Martin Sheen's character gets killed falling in slo-mo, and when DiCaprio gets shot and everyone in the audience made sad noises.

That means it aint funny, son. Stop going to those Adam Sandler, Jack Black and Eddie Murphy movies.

I will do anything to avoid going to the cinema when there is likely to be children present.

In other words, I rarely go to the cinema.