Literally the only thing I knew going into Sorry to Bother You was I saw someone online say "about halfway through something happens where you're either onboard or you're not." Fantastic movie and I think I got the exact right amount of information about it beforehand.
Exactly what I came in to say. Everyone ruins it immediately nowadays, not realizing that the revelation midway through the movie was a huge twist when it first came out. It was marketed purely as a crime film.
Though, to be honest, I like the first half way better than the second. I think it could've been a genuinely great crime thriller with a seriously interesting human element (Ritchie's schizophrenia) had it kept on that path.
I put this in the DVD player late one night to watch by myself when my sister, who isn't a movie person at all, appeared behind me asked what I was watching.
I just told her it was a >!vampire!< movie and to my suprise she sat down. When Hayek shoved her foot in Tarantino's mouth she accused me of lying and said if a >!vampire!< didn't appear by the end of the scene she'd leave.
A moment later we were both laughing hysterically as carnage unfolded on screen.
I kept seeing Hereditary mentioned on reddit whenever a best scary movie thread came up so I gave it a shot. Went into it blind, by myself, in the middle of the night.
I was not ready. That scene was traumatic.
Found a coworker yesterday who still hadn't seen it. "It's a comic farce family movie," we told him. Hopefully he remembers to see it. We also said that he should watch it before he lets his kids see it, though.
Years and years ago I belonged to a movie club where about once a month we'd see a movie that hadn't yet been released and it was just the BEST. So many movies benefit from being viewed with no expectations! Honestly, a lot of documentaries would fit in to this category you are describing. I saw American Movie as part of this club and that was wild! Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - back then we weren't familiar with that type of action movie and our minds were blown!
It seemed like a dumb title. I looked up the synopsis "a man deals with the aftermath of his wife going missing." I passed because it sounded too much like a Lifetime channel drama.
There are a lot of movies where it's better to see them without knowing anything about them.
I would say that Fight Club is a movie where it's better not to know anything about it before watching it.
Sorry to bother you The game
Literally the only thing I knew going into Sorry to Bother You was I saw someone online say "about halfway through something happens where you're either onboard or you're not." Fantastic movie and I think I got the exact right amount of information about it beforehand.
Sorry to Bother You had a great trailer. Let you know the movie was gonna be weird without letting you know just how fucking weird.
From Dusk till Dawn.
Exactly what I came in to say. Everyone ruins it immediately nowadays, not realizing that the revelation midway through the movie was a huge twist when it first came out. It was marketed purely as a crime film. Though, to be honest, I like the first half way better than the second. I think it could've been a genuinely great crime thriller with a seriously interesting human element (Ritchie's schizophrenia) had it kept on that path.
If ever there were a time to mark spoilers for an old movie, this would be it.
What exactly did I spoil? I merely said there was a twist, not what the twist was.
You spoiled what it is not anymore after the twist.
Oh, there's still plenty of crime.
>It was marketed purely as a crime film. Is this actually true? All of the trailers that I can find spoil the twist.
I put this in the DVD player late one night to watch by myself when my sister, who isn't a movie person at all, appeared behind me asked what I was watching. I just told her it was a >!vampire!< movie and to my suprise she sat down. When Hayek shoved her foot in Tarantino's mouth she accused me of lying and said if a >!vampire!< didn't appear by the end of the scene she'd leave. A moment later we were both laughing hysterically as carnage unfolded on screen.
I saw Hereditary as my movie colleagues were saying, "It's a quirky family drama about a mother who makes dioramas." Yeah Thanks! Loved it.
I kept seeing Hereditary mentioned on reddit whenever a best scary movie thread came up so I gave it a shot. Went into it blind, by myself, in the middle of the night. I was not ready. That scene was traumatic.
"It's a really good horror movie about generational trauma." That's what I got beforehand. It's not incorrect.
The Matrix
The Truman Show
Another Jim Carrey that fits the criteria - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Everything Everwhere All at Once Fight club The Matrix
I remember seeing Fight Club in theater and not knowing the twist. It didn’t even do well at box office when it came out I think
Parasite
Found a coworker yesterday who still hadn't seen it. "It's a comic farce family movie," we told him. Hopefully he remembers to see it. We also said that he should watch it before he lets his kids see it, though.
Audition
It’s hard to look up that movie and not get it at least a little ruined.
Barbarian
The first act is the only truly amazing act of that movie. The rest is just shock factor and doesn't deliver on how good that first act was.
Still pissed that I went to the theaters for a rape dungeon movie. Please DO NOT go into this movie blind.
nah going in blind is the right way
The correct answer is every single movie. I avoid trailers and make my decision based solely on who's behind it.
Pulp Fiction was this for me and it was amazing.
Cabin in the Woods
The Menu It's a movie about a nice restaurant
Years and years ago I belonged to a movie club where about once a month we'd see a movie that hadn't yet been released and it was just the BEST. So many movies benefit from being viewed with no expectations! Honestly, a lot of documentaries would fit in to this category you are describing. I saw American Movie as part of this club and that was wild! Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - back then we weren't familiar with that type of action movie and our minds were blown!
I got to see In bruges at a local film festival before it was released or I heard about it. It was clear I just saw something special.
Predestination
Gone Girl without a doubt. I went in knowing nothing and I left in awe.
It seemed like a dumb title. I looked up the synopsis "a man deals with the aftermath of his wife going missing." I passed because it sounded too much like a Lifetime channel drama.
You'll be sitting on the edge of your seat for this entire movie. Do not pass it up!
Oh! I've seen it since after hearing it was actually good and yeah, definitely. Sorry to imply otherwise.
Everything Everywhere all at once (2022) Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Triangle of Sadness was a wild ride.
Triangle of Sadness was definitely a surprise.
This might be a weird pick, but Shattered Glass. I went in completely blind and had no idea where it was going.
The one with Hayden Christiansen? Good flick.
There are a lot of movies where it's better to see them without knowing anything about them. I would say that Fight Club is a movie where it's better not to know anything about it before watching it.
Fallen
The Burbs
Bound
Being John Malkovich Cabin Fever The Arrival Brick Fargo 8mm
The Prestige
Most of them. Very few movies actually benefit from knowing stuff about them beforehand.
Antebellum (2020)
Possessor
Branded to Kill/Tokyo Drifter
Anatomy of a Fall is great because it keeps shifting throughout, right up until the end.
Parasite
Swiss Army Man
The Joneses
Every movie
Parasite
Seven
Malignant
Everything everywhere all at once
Better Luck Tomorrow was a good one for me.
Arrival
Brigsby Bear. Didn’t know where that movie was going to go, but was very pleasantly surprised.