This is a prime example of why I hate pretentious film buffs.
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SamoanJoes — 11 years ago(March 23, 2015 10:47 AM)
It's got nothing to do with talking about films, just you showing off for the sake of it, much like what you whinged about in your first post.
I haven't seen all those films that I spoiled so what am I showing off about?
Why should the rest of us not openly talk about this film because you can't be arsed to watch it?
First, I'm not just talking about IMDb threads. I'm talking general discussions with people. Secondly, I can't be arsed to watch it? Do you really think I possess a magic wand that allows me to get all films I want at my disposal? No, there are films that are impossible for me to find, but I've been spoiled with twists by my very own friends.
I don't have too much sympathy for the drama queens who scream about spoilers for films over five-years-old, I do try to not spoil without warning.
Again, all my spoilers were directed toward you, and you only. I didn't put a spoiler tag because I knew you wouldn't hover over it to see what it said. Again, I have censored it since my point TO YOU, was conveyed.
it's not the end of the world that you're making it out to be.
Which sentence would possibly make you feel that way? And you also say it's "so trivial". If it's so trivial, why would you care if I spoiled those films for you then? -
JamesA1102 — 11 years ago(March 21, 2015 08:01 AM)
You forgot a few:
Patton- The Allies defeat the Nazis.
All the President's Men - Nixon Resigns.
Apollo 13 - The crew makes it safely back to Earth.
Recount - The Supreme Court stops the recount and declares George W. Bush the winner.
Zero Dark Thirty - They kill Osama bin Laden.
Any James Bond movie - 007 saves the world, kills the bad guy and gets the girl.
- The Allies defeat the Nazis.
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!!!deleted!!! (19664510) — 10 years ago(July 02, 2015 10:18 PM)
This is a prime example of why I hate pretentious film buffs.
Then you're a needlessly melodramatic twat who requires a copious dose of medication.
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!!!deleted!!! (19664510) — 10 years ago(July 03, 2015 08:06 PM)
You think I need medication because I hate when people spoil a movie for me,
No. That's not what I said. You're melodramatic because you're using the word "hate" to describe film buffs.
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Synergetic11 — 10 years ago(July 06, 2015 09:14 AM)
The DVD and Bluray menus themselves have a Statue of Liberty buried in the sand design as part of the rotating images that come up. So, straight up, they're already spoiling it for anyone who watches this for the first time.
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DryToast — 10 years ago(July 14, 2015 11:10 PM)
I usually don't mind plot spoilers because I don't think plot is the most important element of a movie, and it's only an inferior movie that depends on the surprise of a plot twist for its primary value. If the movie is any good in the first place, the twist should still be satisfying.
To use the example of a slightly more recent movie, "I'll have what she's having" should still be funny when finally seeing it in context in
When Harry Met Sally
even after seeing the out-of-context clip a hundred times.
As Dr. Gregory House once said, "If the wonder is gone when the truth is known, there never was any wonder."
Also, you're talking about
Planet of the Apes
here. This is not just some obscure murder mystery from the 1930s, this is an iconic classic that had a huge impact on the culture of its day (including the young up-and-coming generation) and entered the world's consciousness as few movies do, in a way that makes it impossible to hide from its plot twist over forty years later.
This is like someone being annoyed that he knows about Adam and Eve and the apple before reading Genesis for himself.
I don't know if it's "really wacky," but your French is coming along. -
svenrufus — 10 years ago(March 17, 2016 05:11 PM)
Depending on how you saw the film, the spoiler might have come from the film makers themselves! Check out the cover to some home media launch.
http://fontmeme.com/planets-of-the-apes-font/
