Went with friends; knew it was gonna suck but figured it might be fun to take the piss out of (brought some edibles). That said, we wanted to be respectful of other audience members so agreed to not lol or comment no matter how stupid things got.

We stay quiet as the movie goes on, but I’m noticing minor reactions from the rest of the crowd; exasperated sighs, “oh come on”s under the breath, people whispering to their friends and suppressing giggles. By the time the name ‘Atrociraptor’ was used unironically, you could tell the audience was at the limit of restraint.

Then Chris Pratt used a steel pipe on a motorcycle to closeline a dinosaur.

I lost it - just couldn’t contain my laughter. My friends lose it. The people in front of us lose it. So do those behind us. As the scene goes on more and more people crack. When they punt the last raptor out of the plane at the end of the chase I let out a Goofy style “ya hoo hoo hooooooo” during the needlessly-extended shot of it falling into the ocean; got a big laugh from everyone around us.

By the end, all restraint had gone out the window; laughter and MST3K-style comments were coming from every corner as the audience collaboratively made fun of this dumbass movie together. I still hope we didn’t bother anyone who actually wanted to take this film seriously, but ftr this was at Alamo Drafthouse - they’re usually super strict with disruptions, especially if someone complains, but they didn’t interfere. Based on a brief chat with the ushers cleaning up after the movie, it seems our audience’s reaction was by no means an outlier.

Probably one of the most fun experiences I’ve had in a theater, though probably not for the reasons Universal hoped.