I don't remember if there was cheering at that particular moment. The movie was filled with them, so I'm not sure.
Did people cheer when Nimoy's Spock showed up?
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I had a similar experience in the IMAX this morning. A girl next to me was talking about how this would be her "first Star Trek experience." There were applause both when Nimoy appeared AND when Scott said, "I'm given her all she's got, captain!"
Just saw it today. Nimoy got a cheer when he showed up. During the closing credits, many of the actors got cheers. Other than Mr. Nimoy, Karl Urban got the loudest.
Well I just saw the movie a second time, this time a 7:30 showing. No cheers or applause when Nimoy showed up, but there was some laughter when Kirk said "bullshit". There was a lot of laughter when Scotty said "I like this ship!", but otherwise this was a much quiter crowd. Well it is Sunday night, but I was waiting for another round of Nimoy cheering and applause and there was none. 
but I clapped for him...
I got the feeling that there were more Trekkers or at least casual fans in screenings with the Nimoy cheering, whereas the crowd I was with tonight was likely a more general movie going bunch.
but I clapped for him...
I got the feeling that there were more Trekkers or at least casual fans in screenings with the Nimoy cheering, whereas the crowd I was with tonight was likely a more general movie going bunch.
I went to the Sunday 4pm showing and yes, there was applause when Spock shows up. Generally a good time was had by all the audience. A lot of the audience stayed all the way thru the end of the credits. But there were no post-credit snippets.
While I kinda don't get the same William Shatner vibe from Chris Pine - I really liked Quinto's Spock (the nose is thicker but I could believe that I was seeing Spock). I think Chekov's accent was a bit overdone but still liked it. I too thought that Spock was actually Scotty before he turned around. I didn't really like Scotty. While I dig the fact that Scotty was a hands-on engineer - I didn't really like him being played for comic relief. Zoe was HOT! I liked Sulu. Bones was the pick of them all. Karl Urban did a superb job.
Getting back to the applause - there was a smattering of applause for Terminator Salvation trailer that was showed before the movie.
Yes, people cheered. It was beautiful.
They didn't cheer in my fairly packed theatre.
I think they were glad to see him, but they didn't cheer.
They laughed at some of the in-jokes. The "I'm givin' ya all she's got captain!!!" from Simon Pegg...and the "Fascinating!" from Zach Quinto sorts of things....
But they didn't cheer for Nimoy. It was more a good karma FEELING sort of thing...at least that was the vibe I got.
I think they were glad to see him, but they didn't cheer.
They laughed at some of the in-jokes. The "I'm givin' ya all she's got captain!!!" from Simon Pegg...and the "Fascinating!" from Zach Quinto sorts of things....
But they didn't cheer for Nimoy. It was more a good karma FEELING sort of thing...at least that was the vibe I got.
Were you there on Friday night, 8pm?
I do remember someone sniffling like they were getting teary-eyed when Quinto and Nimoy met face to face at the end of the movie. That scene in the shuttle/tram hangar bay moved some folks in a way I didn't predict.
All theaters are different. I was sort of surprised ten years ago this month when THE PHANTOM MENACE got the underwhelming response it did in one cinema but across town the crowds were practically creaming their pants.
JoeyDeacon
Lieutenant Commander
Where do you all go where there is cheering and clapping?
In the UK, there is the odd cough and sneeze.
Bloody American's.
In the UK, there is the odd cough and sneeze.
Bloody American's.
JoeyDeacon
Lieutenant Commander
Pig flu.
Lightinspire
Lieutenant Commander
Nope, not one cheer. One guy at the front of the theatre said "oh no, here we go again".
There was no cheering but I got warm inside with almost every Nimoy scene. This man has entertained me so many years of my life that I just have so much respect for him. There was applause at the end with Nimoy's voice-over though.
Not where I saw it. People clapped when the title card came up, tho.
I happened to be in Vegas and saw a matinee showing on Friday. The theater was relatively quiet throughout the entire move only letting out few laughs. I saw it again on Saturday when I came back home (Cincinnati) and the crowd indeed cheered when Nimoy made his appearance and at the end of the movie.
There was a lot of applause in my theater when it ended. Satisfied, happy claps that made it worth it.
I saw it yesterday late afternoon at an IMAX outside of Boston. It was a little early to get the after work crowd, but still a mostly full turnout.
There weren't any instances of applause, but everytime a character did a classic move, it got a warm reception. Especially classic McCoy-isms.
There weren't any instances of applause, but everytime a character did a classic move, it got a warm reception. Especially classic McCoy-isms.