For those who saw this at the theater - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Discussion

[–] rek16803 10 years ago

What was it like watching it with an audience? Any stories you'd be willing to share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I saw it several times in several different theaters. Each time was a little different in the number of audience members and the various scenes that got small and big laughs. is there something in particular you were curious about? I could list many things that I remember about the audiences that I was a part of. If you could narrow it down for me i'll be happy to share my experiences.

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[–] OldFriendOfTheChristys 10 years ago

I saw it several times in several different theaters. Each time was a little different in the number of audience members and the various scenes that got small and big laughs. is there something in particular you were curious about? I could list many things that I remember about the audiences that I was a part of. If you could narrow it down for me i'll be happy to share my experiences.

Thank you for the response, rek16803.

If you'd please share reaction(s) to the Charlie breakdown scene, I'd be extremely grateful.

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[–] tristandude14 10 years ago

My theater was very quiet for what I can remember. I saw it in a theater in SoHo, Manhattan.

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[–] OldFriendOfTheChristys 10 years ago

My theater was very quiet for what I can remember. I saw it in a theater in SoHo, Manhattan.

I can only imagine. I’ve watched the film many times on the small screen and it still feels like I’m not breathing during Charlie's breakdown.

Thanks for sharing your experience, tristandude14.

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[–] rek16803 10 years ago

My theater was very quiet for what I can remember. I saw it in a theater in SoHo, Manhattan.

Was it at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema by chance? That was one of the places I saw it too.'

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[–] tristandude14 10 years ago

Yes! That is where I saw it. Maybe we were in there at the same time? I saw it the day it premiered.

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[–] rek16803 10 years ago

If you'd please share reaction(s) to the scene, I'd be extremely grateful

Each time I saw it, there were some slight differences in audience reaction. I know that in one theater during the breakdown scene , I could hear some sniffling going on and it appeared that some were putting tissues up to their noses frequently.I could tell looking at the people walking up the aisle, that some had been recently crying. As the other poster stated, it was usually quiet during that scene in all the theater viewings I was in . At the end of the final scene, when we see Charlie smiling and holding his arms up coming out of the tunnel, the audience was cheering and clapping as the credits started rolling in at least 2 times . In Washington DC, it was shown for free in a large residential area park last June as part of a Summer Night Out movie series on a large inflatable screen with food vendors and everyone using lawn chairs. At least several hundred if not more people were there and at the end, it got a large amount of applause as well.

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[–] rek16803 10 years ago

If you'd please share reaction(s) to the scene, I'd be extremely grateful.

I forgot to include this link to my other post so you could see what the outdoor movie area in DC looked like
http://www.nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen/ Perks was shown on July 16 2014 on a perfect clear starry night.

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[–] OldFriendOfTheChristys 10 years ago

I forgot to include this link to my other post so you could see what the outdoor movie area in DC looked like
http://www.nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen/ Perks was shown on July 16 2014 on a perfect clear starry night.

What an experience that must've been!

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[–] robeacero1 10 years ago

I only saw it once. People nervously laughed at 3 (4?) uncomfortable moments:

-Sam telling the story of her first sexual encounter

-The Rocky Horror Picture Show

-When Patrick kissed Charlie

But, apart from those scenes, good audience...

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[–] TwoThousandOneMark 9 years ago

I saw it on a whim, a Monday, not 20 ppl in the place. It was one of the more memorable theatrical experiences actually because I think its emotional depth & breadth caught everyone off guard- 180 from its cliched high school dramedy marketing.
While no one seemed quite sure where it was going, & while the laughs were genuine all over the audience, there were of course its countless instances where siht gets real, probably for different viewers at different instances. For me the first biggie was revealing his friend's suicide, & the next was the 'Something' LP reveal. The first told me who Charlie was & the second told me his perception of his friends, notably Sam, & how sincere & mature those relationships were becoming.

I went back that Thursday. I'd never in my life returned to watch a movie so soon, I craved the experience & also felt like giving it some more business as if one more ticket was like being able to vote twice.
That viewing was fascinating unto itself, seeing new ppls reactions to its lines & emotional reveals. There was a female duo a few aisles down who were laughing at the characters a lot rather than with, & completely blown away by Charlie's spin the bottle inner dialogue ('...kept fantasizing once of us dying of cancer') as if they were about to quit on the movie. It was interesting how abruptly they sat up with its pay off.

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