All of them. Fuck trailers that give away major plot points.
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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.
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
you know you can always sail the high seas instead of begging for movie scraps
Won't somebody please think of the shareholders?!
(but yes)
Completely blind? Idk maybe try audiobooks.
Fight Club.
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.
Yeah it's a deceptively different movie. I unfortunately knew too much going in but it still changed me.
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.
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.
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.
Moon
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.
Yeah it got given to me on a stick, I had no idea what it was.
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
I'm so glad I knew literally nothing about it. What a rare treat to be surprised like that.
The Matrix
You ever see eXistenZ?
Oldboy (2003)
Throwing in Serbian Film. In the same vain, old boy is better
I don't feel like clawing my eyes out of their sockets
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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".
The sixth sense
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.
I agree. The Usual Suspects and Sixth Sense also fit in here
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."
Snatch. Was grinning from ear to ear when the credits rolled.
One of my fav movies of all time! If you love the cast, give "lock stock and two smoking barrels" a shot!
I always do this as I hate spoilers.
I had no idea what to expect when I watched Swiss Army Man.
Palm Springs
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
Tucker and Dale Versus Evil. There's no real way to explain that movie without giving it all away.
This was without a doubt a super underrated movie. A great going in blind movie! I wish there were more haha
The first thing that comes to mind isn't a movie but a miniseries - Midnight Mass.
For a movie maybe Groundhog Day?
The perfect host is pretty good!
The grand Budapest hotel - quirky, witty, fabulous and just outstanding acting.
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.
6th Sense
Old but great
So glad I didn't get spoiled first! A lot of the mannerisms had a different context prior to the twist.
Cabin in the Woods
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
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.
Why'd you list the same movie twice?
One has mermaids.