Re: Spoilers?
John Horn <[email protected]>
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On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 3:46 AM, Charlie Bell <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 16/08/2011, at 6:37 PM, Martin Lewis wrote: > >> On 8/16/11, Doug Pensinger <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=spoiling-the-ending-makes-for-a-bet-11-08-14&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20110815#comments >>> >>> What do you think? Should we forgo the spoiler alerts? >> >> I'm delighted to see science strike another blow against idiots. >> > I'm not sure how "science strikes another blow against idiots" in this case - some people really don't like having the ending spoiled, and spoiler alerts just give people a choice whether or not to find out. > > Personally, I hate knowing what happens the first time I see a film. Sure it might be more satisfying the second time, but given the choice I'd rather not know. I gotta agree. I enjoyed watching a movie like "The Sixth Sense" a second time and watching for the subtle clues put in throughout the story. But I wouldn't want to have missed the mind-f#$k of that first great reveal for anything. - jmh