tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post9028606098752878557..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: An experiment with spoilersRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-72382830937533434052014-01-27T20:28:45.089-05:002014-01-27T20:28:45.089-05:00I knew that. :-)I knew that. :-)Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-60071548029061297342014-01-27T18:21:50.643-05:002014-01-27T18:21:50.643-05:00I meant to say, of course, " Honestly, someti...I meant to say, of course, " Honestly, sometimes I usually don't even want to know the genre".Michael N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313953071196776990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-41605577545581666872014-01-27T08:06:52.371-05:002014-01-27T08:06:52.371-05:00I've already seen the trailer for MILLION DOLL...I've already seen the trailer for MILLION DOLLAR ARM and it, too, lays out what appears to be the bulk of the story, leaving little to the imagination. Trailers can be really bad about that sort of thing.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-18218300806427963442014-01-26T21:20:22.379-05:002014-01-26T21:20:22.379-05:00I hate, hate, hate knowing in advance what happens...I hate, hate, hate knowing in advance what happens in movies I'm going to see. Sometimes I even close my eyes during trailers (which often tell THE ENTIRE STORY) of movies I want to see. Honestly, sometimes I usually even want to know the genre. If a director I like (Paul Thomas Anderson, David Mamet, Terrence Malick, etc.) makes a movie, that's all I need to know - I'm there.Michael N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313953071196776990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-36463414449383937812014-01-24T19:04:48.951-05:002014-01-24T19:04:48.951-05:00Oops! Sorry about that... but if it makes you feel...Oops! Sorry about that... but if it makes you feel better, I didn't know Snape kills Dumbledore...Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-58177763977922361852014-01-24T18:35:28.858-05:002014-01-24T18:35:28.858-05:00I have a mixed opinion about spoilers. I watched C...I have a mixed opinion about spoilers. I watched Citizen Kane already knowing what Rosebud was, and it somehow interfered with any surprise I could get at the end. I also watched Planet of the Apes knowing the end (the pic in the book "1001 movies you should see before you die" spoils it), but I greatly enjoyed the film. By the way, now Soylent Green is spoiled to me.<br />When I watch a more recent film, I prefer to know what it is about, but not much. But when I'm gonna watch an old film, I don't care to know anything in advance.<br />I'm curious for your results!Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-397447048694875532014-01-24T14:47:06.383-05:002014-01-24T14:47:06.383-05:00It seems counter-intuitive, but if all these peopl...It seems counter-intuitive, but if all these people do it and enjoy doing it, I gotta wonder if there's something to it.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-33561797275307369852014-01-24T12:47:33.612-05:002014-01-24T12:47:33.612-05:00I'll be very interested in the outcome of your...I'll be very interested in the outcome of your experience. <br /><br />I'm definitely on the side of those who abhor spoilers. The most horrifying scene in any movie is the bit in "When Harry Met Sally" where Harry (Billy Crystal) turns to the back page of a novel before he starts to read it. I actually groaned audibly in the theatre.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-68129842702890592862014-01-24T12:00:32.558-05:002014-01-24T12:00:32.558-05:00I can talk about my progress in my monthly links p...I can talk about my progress in my monthly links post if you like. Probably would've done so in any case.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-35704271759622528962014-01-24T11:23:42.803-05:002014-01-24T11:23:42.803-05:00Great idea, Rich ... I'm not a Twit (haha), an...Great idea, Rich ... I'm not a Twit (haha), and I hope you might consider posting a summary or something of what you will be putting on Twitter. I'm split on the issue -- I don't mind sometimes, but usually am furious if somebody blurts out the twist of a mystery plot, that kind of thing. When I wanted to see "The Sixth Sense", I deliberately did not look at anything that mentioned it. My sister had it figured out half-way through, but I didn't and it was such fun to be really surprised. That's what I miss when someone tells you before you see a movie. I guess it doesn't really bother me if it is a "Happily Ever After". But the unexpected -- I don't want to know! ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.com