This is a prime example of why I hate pretentious film buffs.
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Fletcherj119 — 11 years ago(March 07, 2015 01:46 AM)
It's even more ignorant when that happens with a new movie.
When the 2001 movie came out, I waited for the DVD release and in the meantime refused to view any reviews on TV or in print to avoid spoilage. I had heard that there was a twist ending. Since I own the original novel, as soon as Davidson launched the small ship near the end, I saw exactly what was coming. But that was my own deduction; no one spoiled it for me. -
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Stevicus-2 — 10 years ago(May 29, 2015 01:52 AM)
I did but as it was my first time watching, I kept an eye out on any possible hints that people now knowing the twist wouldn't have experienced.
When I first saw this movie, I was so young that I didn't really understand the "twist," or at least, it didn't really seem to sink at the time. I'm not even sure if it's even a true "twist," since the cave scene and Zaius' reading of the scrolls kind of lead into Taylor's discovery at the end.
If it's any consolation, someone spoiled
Return of the Jedi
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Stevicus-2 — 10 years ago(May 30, 2015 08:17 AM)
I was at work and told one of the security guards that I was going to see
ROTJ
, which he seen the previous day.
He told me that Luke and Leia were siblings, that Yoda died, the Emperor died, Darth Vader died - pretty much right off the bat. -
savagebiscuits — 11 years ago(March 09, 2015 12:31 PM)
The "twist" is an important part, but hardly the whole of the film. There is more to this film than just him being on Earth all along, that man was the cause of his own downfall. What it means to be human, intolerance and prejudice, cruelty and various other issues brought up by the film shouldn't just be overshadowed by the final reveal.
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degree7 — 11 years ago(March 18, 2015 12:48 PM)
I've had a lot of twists ruined for me, usually by friends.
The end of Mice and Men was told to me by a friend in high school.
The ending to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was given away by a friend in college (that one actually pissed me off).
Sometimes on separate message boards I get the ending spoiled for a totally different movie, which is annoying and shouldn't happen.
The moral of the story is you can't rely on other people to be thoughtful. The only time I ever spoiled a twist for someone was when I saw a kid reading Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix. At the time I really hated this guy's guts, so I saw my opportunity and strolled on up to him, whispering out the corner of my mouth
Sirius dies
.
The look of surprise and anger on his face is something Ill never forget to this day.
~ That's much too vulgar a display of power, Karras. -
MooseNugget — 11 years ago(March 18, 2015 01:41 PM)
The film did come out in 1968. There should be time you could talk about something and not have people bug you about spoilers. And like the others said the twist ending isn't the only entertaining thing about the movie.
I'll like to add it would be hard to not have the ending of this movie spoiled for you. I'd seen a lot of spoofs of the ending. It's very famous. -
savagebiscuits — 11 years ago(March 19, 2015 05:16 AM)
The film did come out in 1968. There should be time you could talk about something and not have people bug you about spoilers.
Yeah, there does seem to be a self-entitled element out there who unreasonably demand that others stop what they're doing so that they can, usually half-heartedly, catch up from way behind. If it were a five-year-old film, then I could understand the grievance to a sympathetic degree, but a forty-seven-year-old film -
SamoanJoes — 11 years ago(March 20, 2015 10:17 AM)
Rosemary's Baby
The husband is a satanist along with the neighbours and wants to turn their baby into a devil child.
Soylent GreenSoylent Green is people.
Who's Afraid of Virginia WoolfThe son of George and Martha doesn't exist.
Friday the 13thJason Voorhies' Mother is the killer.
PsychoNorman Bates is the killer and is posing as his dead mother.
Les DiaboliquesThe husband is alive after all and is attempting to get revenge on his wife.
Citizen KaneRosebud is Kane's childhood sled.
You can't tell me you've seen all these and are not upset that I spoiled them. They've been out for decades. -
savagebiscuits — 11 years ago(March 20, 2015 10:58 AM)
Rosemary's Baby -
The husband is a satanist along with the neighbours and wants to turn their baby into a devil child.
Soylent Green -
Soylent Green is people.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf -
The son of George and Martha doesn't exist.
Friday the 13th -
Jason Voorhies' Mother is the killer.
Psycho -
Norman Bates is the killer and is posing as his dead mother.
Les Diaboliques -
The husband is alive after all and is attempting to get revenge on his wife.
Citizen Kane -
Rosebud is Kane's childhood sled.
You can't tell me you've seen all these and are not upset that I spoiled them. They've been out for decades.
[Spoiler tags added to SamoanJoes' quote above by savagebiscuits, to cover up the deliberate spoilers.]
Yes, I've seen them all.
I also notice that you're now acting like a spoilt jerk in deliberately spoiling films, not just for me (not that you have in my case), but also for others. Nowhere have I deliberately tried to spoil a film to upset others. Think about that and your own actions of self-entitlement.
Still, that doesn't mean that I get all upset when an old film, that I have had plenty of time to watch, gets spoiled. It's my issue and not the fault of those who reasonably want to discuss the merits and story of a film they've seen, and that's been out for decades. There are more important things in life than getting all wound up because someone has reasonably talked about an old film that you happen not to have watched.
BTW, if you're going to make a similar point, use the spoiler tags like I have done in quoting you. There are plenty of people out there who haven't seen those films and won't appreciate you
deliberately
spoiling them. My issue is people getting too upset about spoilers for old films, not one that's meant to mean that one should deliberately set out to spoil them. -
SamoanJoes — 11 years ago(March 20, 2015 04:02 PM)
First off, I just wanted you to read them that's why I didn't put the spoiler tags over them.
Secondly, I spoiled films that are all over 35 years old, so according to you, if it's not a film that's around 5 years old, it's fair game, so why complain when I spoiled it above?
There are more important things in life than getting all wound up because someone has reasonably talked about an old film that you happen not to have watched.
Sure there are more important things but I'm on IMDb. It's a movie site. If I decide to get "all wound up" about politics, I'll go to a site that talks politics.
It's my issue and not the fault of those who reasonably want to discuss the merits and story of a film they've seen, and that's been out for decades.
Again, if it's been out for decades who cares if I am acting like (in your words) a "spoiled jerk" by putting spoilers to movies that have been out for decades. It's a jerk move to spoil a film at all regardless of release date. And, no, it's not the fault of someone who is, say, 14 or 15, who has not seen many movies and decides to start watching a lot of the classics. They're young. I wouldn't expect them to watch hundreds of classics at such a young age.
My issue is people getting too upset about spoilers for old films
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savagebiscuits — 11 years ago(March 20, 2015 04:54 PM)
First off, I just wanted you to read them that's why I didn't put the spoiler tags over them.
I know why you did it, you petulant child, but your wheeze also caused some collateral damage. Then again, your self-entitlement issues don't really extend to others.
Secondly, I spoiled films that are all over 35 years old, so according to you, if it's not a film that's around 5 years old, it's fair game, so why complain when I spoiled it above?
I didn't say to deliberately spoil the films as an attempt to prove some childish point, though. You were acting like a dick in your attempt to show an example. My issue is that if you're on some film site or talking about old films, then it's quite reasonable to expect some spoilers. It's not alright to wantonly spoil for the sake of it, like you did, hypocrite.
Aren't there more important things to worry about?
You're the one blabbing like a child, so you answer me.
Anyway, enough, whinge to someone else. Just remember, if you're going to spoil and you think it might cause an issue, use spoiler tags. -
SamoanJoes — 11 years ago(March 23, 2015 06:13 AM)
You said yourself that it's not a big deal if a movie is spoiled if it's been out a while. I don't understand how you defend someone deliberately spoiling the ending of a movie as long as it's a few decades old, and then when I do it to prove a point, you get upset and say that I'm deliberately spoiling movies that are a few decades old.
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savagebiscuits — 11 years ago(March 23, 2015 07:30 AM)
Your "prove a point" just exposed your hypocrisy and self-entitlement issues. It's not me being inconsistent, it's me pointing out your own inconsistency and lack of principle. You came here crying about an old film being spoiled, how you despise those that do so, then you proceed, in order to "win" some argument, to spoil other films for others. It just shows how little you believe your own words and how little one should take you seriously.
With that said, I won't be taking you seriously from now on, so will move on. Bye.