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I feel like everyone has had a movie partially spoiled by a trailer but I also feel like descriptions, movie posters, and even genre tags can be a give away and make a plot twist or scene less impactful.

One movie I vaguely remember watching without any context was the 2021 movie Oxygen. I enjoyed it but I feel like it would have been slightly more predictable if I had looked at the genre tags and that would have effected my enjoyment.

I feel like you need to have a pretty good sense of someone's tastes to make a "trust me"-style recommendation like this.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

All of them. Fuck trailers that give away major plot points.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I stopped watching trailers about a decade ago now.

Sometimes I watch them after and they never cease to amaze me in how much they spoil.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Though trailers being free and giving away all the action and plot is awesome when you lack money to see said movie. It's basically a super condensed version that they just give away! I've seen 19 movies this year and it only took 26 minutes and $0.

*only kind of a joke

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

you know you can always sail the high seas instead of begging for movie scraps

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Won't somebody please think of the shareholders?!

(but yes)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Completely blind? Idk maybe try audiobooks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I suppose I could see that. The IMDb description is

An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.

and the "much more" and mention of soap might be a bit of a giveaway of the latter part of the movie.

The IMDb page also has the drama tag instead of action.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it's a deceptively different movie. I unfortunately knew too much going in but it still changed me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah it's a bit like someone's comment of the Matrix. I feel like it had such a cultural impact and has been referenced so many times even someone who hasn't seen it has a rough idea of the plot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, there are a lot of films here that I saw at the cinema but it just wouldn't be possible now to not know what they are about.

The Matrix advertising was mostly just these posters everywhere that said "what is the matrix?" and I basically went to it to find out what tf the matrix was.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Even knowing that though the movie is a great ride. The initial lines yell at you what's about to happen. Then all the other little hints.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This was recommended to me by someone who just said I had to watch it. Refused to explain. I rented it that night and went in blind. Watched it twice in a row. Need to watch again soon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah it got given to me on a stick, I had no idea what it was.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.

I'm so glad I knew literally nothing about it. What a rare treat to be surprised like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You ever see eXistenZ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Throwing in Serbian Film. In the same vain, old boy is better

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I don't feel like clawing my eyes out of their sockets

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not a movie but the experience of watching it feels cinematic to me (such that I rank it in my favourite films) and it was made by a film maker:

Twin Peaks (incl season 3, released 2018).

It's a TV show and the first 2 seasons lean into that format, but if you go ahead and skip the "filler" in season 2, and are prepared to tolerate the indulgences of season 3, all together it's like a very long art house film.

Apart from knowing that it's by Lynch, it was wonderful to watch all the way through without knowing anything about it (which I did a few years ago). The experience of finishing it is ~~not~~now one of my favourite "films".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The sixth sense

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The head fucks.

Memento, Being John Malkovitch, Fight Club, inception, that kind of thing.

Most movies really don't suffer due to spoilers. But when it's one of those where you only get to experience the twist once as a virgin viewer, you can end up losing all of the fun of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I agree. The Usual Suspects and Sixth Sense also fit in here

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

All I knew about The Matrix was it had karate, and the slow mo looked cool. I walked out and said "I have no idea what I just watched, but it was amazing."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Snatch. Was grinning from ear to ear when the credits rolled.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

One of my fav movies of all time! If you love the cast, give "lock stock and two smoking barrels" a shot!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I always do this as I hate spoilers.

I had no idea what to expect when I watched Swiss Army Man.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Palm Springs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

John Wick was great. I didn't even know it was gonna be an action movie. Probably any good movie is best watched blind. I try and avoid trailers most of the time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Tucker and Dale Versus Evil. There's no real way to explain that movie without giving it all away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

This was without a doubt a super underrated movie. A great going in blind movie! I wish there were more haha

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The first thing that comes to mind isn't a movie but a miniseries - Midnight Mass.

For a movie maybe Groundhog Day?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don't understand Primer now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It's pretty straightforward

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The perfect host is pretty good!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The grand Budapest hotel - quirky, witty, fabulous and just outstanding acting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I thought the movie "source code" seemed stupid when I saw the marketing materials, but you should ignore those completely because the PR people literally didn't know what kind of movie they were marketing. I wouldn't have watched if it weren't for a family member deciding to put it on.

Also don't read any description from people who understood the movie ahead of time, it would spoil it. My only hint is that it's time travel adjacent, and if you understand a bit about those kinds of theories you'll understand the movie. The delivery is good, just go in blind when watching it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

So glad I didn't get spoiled first! A lot of the mannerisms had a different context prior to the twist.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Cabin in the Woods

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I had a friend tell me to watch Tucker and Dale and went in completely blind and I'm so glad I did. Such a hilarious movie, I'm sure the trailer would have ruined all the best one liners.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why'd you list the same movie twice?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

One has mermaids.