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HelmHammerHand
The Shire
Dec 20 2014, 6:57pm
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Biggest Laugh in Cinema
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Just seen BOTFA for first time today!
By far the biggest laugh in Cinema was at Bilbo's response to Thranduil's comment about his theft of prison keys 
Other laugh was at Bard's pushing down of Alfrid near-ish the beginning
What raised the biggest laugh when you saw the film?
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macfalk
Valinor
Dec 20 2014, 7:01pm
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Azog falling down the ice
Anything Alfrid did, like calling Gandalf a beggar and yelling "WHY ME?!" on the shores of the long lake
Legolas climbing on rocks
Bilbo saying "I took it as my fourteenth share"
Dain's convo with Thranduil
Bilbo and Gandalf's last conversation about him knowing about the ring and Bilbo's "no, no, no!" 
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
(This post was edited by macfalk on Dec 20 2014, 7:02pm)
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Dec 20 2014, 7:03pm
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... Alfrid's "Not every man is brave enough to wear a corset."
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~Medieval Soul
The Shire
Dec 20 2014, 7:19pm
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Alfrid's bust full of coins! xD
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hobbitylass
Bree
Dec 20 2014, 7:32pm
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it was still as a tomb the whole movie - very very odd. There was a cough or two during Thorin's death scene (where I was trying to be quiet while tears were streaming down my face) but there was no reaction to anything, good or bad, the entire showing.
I hope I get a livelier crowd on Monday! Well, at least a more demonstrably appreciative one.
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HelmHammerHand
The Shire
Dec 20 2014, 7:36pm
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Different perspectives on humour perhaps?
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I would be interested to discover if a US audience responds differently to a UK audience for example...
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hobbitylass
Bree
Dec 20 2014, 7:53pm
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It was the first showing of the day, around 30 people total, and mostly middle-aged and older (no kids at all). I'm pretty sure a more crowded showing would be different.
There wasn't even any talking during the previews. Though, now that I think of it, just about everyone (including me) was sitting by themselves, so they had no companions to talk with.
But still, no gasps, chuckles, sniffling...nothing. Maybe we were all in our own little worlds there.
At the end everyone except me and the person sitting nearest to me left before Billy's song even started. I hadn't listened to the song beforehand in my quest to remain spoiler-free so I wanted to hear it, and I love the character drawings they do at the end, so I was staying put.
So, maybe just chalk it up to a bunch of very reserved folks all there at the same time!
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CathrineB
Rohan
Dec 20 2014, 8:32pm
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One of the reasons why I love going to the movies is to share the experience with the rest. The laugh, cries or gasps so going to a completely quiet showing must be odd
Anyway at the premiere in Oslo the theater is huuuuge so it's impossible to catch every response beyond laughter really. Maybe the only exception was when it was revealed that Azog had captured Fili. Caused many gasps. Laughs though there were quite a lot of.
Most Alfrid moments
The dwarves except from Thorin ducking behind the wall when the army of elves points their bows at them.
Beorn arriving (okay maybe not biggest laugh, but many did)
Bilbo's facial expression usually brought out a laugh or two.
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Pipe Dream
Gondor
Dec 20 2014, 8:34pm
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I laughed out loud a few times...
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...but I was the only one. There was maybe 20-25 people with me on opening day with the first showing at one of the only two IMAX 3D HFR theaters in my whole state. I laughed pretty hard at something, but I don't think it was any of the things that were mentioned. That's going to bug me now. I can't remember what it was.
"There is a long road yet," said Gandalf. "But it is the last road," said Bilbo.
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Ham_Sammy
Tol Eressea
Dec 20 2014, 8:47pm
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At bilbo's "not to mention about 100 angry fishermen" comment as well.
Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13
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Cirashala
Valinor
Dec 20 2014, 9:22pm
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I found those two moments the most hilarious of the film by FAR!
My theater also had a good chuckle at Mr. Worrywart's, "Hello, Mr. Bilbo. You're not suppose to be here-you're dead." LOL! Tears were streaming down my face at that point, but I managed a laugh at that despite it!
Alfrid's corset line also got some chuckles, as did the dwarves ducking behind the battlements. And his "Nothing gets by me." "Except an army of elves." LOL....
And there were a few chuckles at Thranduil's eye roll with Gandalf, then looking back at him as though he couldn't have possibly been making faces at him to his back half a second before 
But by FAR the biggest laugh everyone got was for Bilbo's "Yish.....sorry about that." 
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Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor
Dec 20 2014, 10:16pm
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Dain's language raised a few chortles
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when he joined the battle as it was not very Middle-Earthy, more the other kind of earthy!
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cats16
Half-elven
Dec 20 2014, 10:38pm
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Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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Fichtenbrenner
Bree
Dec 20 2014, 11:02pm
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was running towards the wall and fell over after he broke it.
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Crunchable Birdses
Rohan
Dec 20 2014, 11:17pm
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UK audience - i think i heard one or two sensible chuckles
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but mostly well behaved and quiet throughout. Full house.
* crunch *
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TheHutt
Gondor
Dec 20 2014, 11:19pm
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...the biggest laugh was a involuntary grunt by some female fan during Kili's death.
Other than that, it was Bilbo's reaction to Thranduil and his keys. :)
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Glorfindela
Valinor
Dec 20 2014, 11:37pm
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It was Bilbo facing up to Thranduil about the theft of the prison keys, and his small 'Yiss', accompanied by a look of slight amusement/admiration by Thranduil.
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