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.
All of them. Fuck trailers that give away major plot points.
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)
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.
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.
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
I’m so glad I knew literally nothing about it. What a rare treat to be surprised like that.
Completely blind? Idk maybe try audiobooks.
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.
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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!
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
Memento.
Hereditary
Primer
I don’t understand Primer now.
It’s pretty straightforward
It is executed in a way that is consistent and well done if you know what is going on, but also convoluted and kind of boring if you don’t catch all the details or understand everyone’s motives.
I think it is vastly overrated, but likely because I only watched it once and hated the characters. Like it is fine, just more confusing than mind bending.
Ex Machina
The first thing that comes to mind isn’t a movie but a miniseries - Midnight Mass.
For a movie maybe Groundhog Day?
The sixth sense
The grand Budapest hotel - quirky, witty, fabulous and just outstanding acting.
