Re: "The 25 Most Outlandish Sci-Fi Films of All Time"

On 07/09/2024 10.52, Lenona wrote:

On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 13:04:39 +0000, Michael F. Stemper wrote:

Hearing the audience's reaction? Really? Do you mean things like, "I
knew it was the butler!" The only audience reactions I've ever heard
were occasional laughter.

 Let's face it. Plenty of old, low-key, good comedies will not make even
people of pre-boomer generations laugh out loud UNLESS they're
surrounded by laughing people in a big audience.
 One example would be "Roman Holiday" with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory
Peck. I (Gen X) certainly wouldn't have laughed out loud at certain
scenes - or even realized there WAS intentional humor in those scenes,
necessarily. Seeing it with an audience was very helpful.

I'm boomer myself. I found "Roman Holiday" funny, but not laugh-out-loud
funny. Maybe I would have with an audience; who can tell?
On the other hand, my millennial son didn't even see any humor in the
pair of Hepburn/Tracy flicks that I gave him. (The other Hepburn)

Even the Muppets are a lot funnier, with an audience. (I had to agree,
somewhat grudgingly, with George Carlin's lack of enthusiasm for them.)
Comedies in general are just plain better that way.
 And other reactions can be fun, too, such as when I saw a John Waters
movie (and the man himself, afterwards) and the youngish audience went
"EWWWWW" at a certain scene. (No, it wasn't "Pink Flamingos" - it was
"Female Trouble.")

"Pink Flamingos" was Ewww enough for me, TYVM. I never felt the need to
seek out another Waters.
--
Michael F. Stemper
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