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Will I still enjoy this film if I've been spoiled?

posted 9 years ago by blairbitchproject
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I was watching some countdown show on VH1 about movies and they so happened to spoil the entire ending for me so now I'm wondering if this movie will still be as enjoyable knowing how it ends? A lot of the praise seems to stem from people being so surprised by the twist ending

[–] Stratego 9 years ago

It's a fantastic experience to be blown away by the twist ending if you had no idea, but I still watch the movie regularly even though I know the twist. Just enjoy the story, character interactions and the build-up and hints regarding the twist ending.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (49761343) 9 years ago

Will I still enjoy this film if I've been spoiled?

Nope. This movie isn't like The Crying Game or Fight Club where the twist was so well played that it still shocks you when it happens. Or, like the Planet of the Apes, where the movie is so entertaining in its own right you don't care if you know the twist ending or not. Ten minutes into this movie, it's spoiled. I tried watching it last night and I didn't last 20 minutes.

BTW, I'd like to thank the writers of House who ruined this twist for millions of viewers. They could've still made their Usual Suspects joke by being subtle about it but, nahhh, they had to completely spoil it for a cheap laugh.

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[–] Stratego 9 years ago

Nothing shocking about the twist of The Crying Game, it was EXTREMELY obvious from the very beginning. The problem's also that the movie is boring as hell, I've never watched it again.

Can't say Fight Club's twist was really shocking, after a while it was pretty clear where they were heading. It's also a silly and illogical twist.

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[–] dominicd 9 years ago

" ... and they so happened to spoil the entire ending for me so now I'm wondering if this movie will still be as enjoyable knowing how it ends ..."

Yeah, it's a bonafide bummer. Some years back a friend of a friend told me about when the acquaintance of that friend blurtin' out the plot while watchin' ... what a dick.

- DominicD

"Always make the audience suffer as much as possible." - A. Hitchcock

[–] jbaddock 9 years ago

It's worth watching even if you know the twist, because the fun then is picking out the clues as you go along - it isn't a 'twist' that comes out of nowhere, because there are a number of clues along the way. Not knowing how much of a spoiler you were given, I'm reluctant to go into specifics and possibly make things worse, but the twist is actually open to a number of interpretations. Which one the viewer goes for is up to him/her.

[–] mrpinbert 9 years ago

Have you seen it now? If you haven't yet I would like to weight in.
I just watched it tonight for the and thought it was very entertaining, a cool movie.
The twist is actually open to multiple interpretations, so it's still fun to dissect it.

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[–] PreachCaleb 8 years ago

Yes, a good movie is good because of the entire ride, not just the ending.

Let's be bad guys.

[–] Ashaod43 8 years ago

I just saw this after years of hearing about it. I gotta say that I easily knew who Keyser was but it is a good film and it is very interesting getting from the beginning to the end with the storytelling.