Are films worth watching if you know the twist?

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I can never seem to avoid spoilers for films, a few mins on twitter and I know the ending of every film in the cinema right now, somehow though I'd managed to avoid spoilers for the classic sunset boulevard until recently and wasn't sure if it was worth watching it now I known the twist,
So do you feel you can get enough enjoyment out of a film when you know the ending? Have you watched a film knowimg the plot and did you enjoy it? And if anyone has seen sunset boulevard is it still worth watching?

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    A great film can be watched more than a few times, because it's often the performances that make the film great, not the plot.

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  • RoseIsabella
    9 years ago

    Spoilers don't spoil anything for me.

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  • chained_rage
    9 years ago

    I watched a movie called The Longest Yard 32 times

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  • kelili
    9 years ago

    First time I land on a post where one don't vote! Where have I been?

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    • VinnyB
      9 years ago

      It just means the poster has gold. If you have gold you can post as discussion only.

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      • kelili
        9 years ago

        Thanks. I've been here for more than 2 years and it happenned and I didn't know.

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        • VinnyB
          9 years ago

          2 years 7 months, but that doesn't matter because you don't live in your past or your future. Your interested only in the present.

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          • kelili
            9 years ago

            Ha!

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  • Redcoats
    9 years ago

    I can, I avoid the show or movie as long as I can until I forget the spoiler (:

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  • Holzman_67
    9 years ago

    Sunset boulevard is well worth watching its a great example of noir. I normally go into movies knowing very little if anything. I base it on director and actors when I choose a film. I like it to unravel before me. To answer your question I knew the twist ending to the sixth sense and I still enjoyed it although probably not as much as I would of if I hadn't known the ending. To me cinematography and performances can make a film worthwhile.

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  • ArmusWasTheFirstTroll
    9 years ago

    If all the film has going for it is the twist, then no, they are not worth watching. Examples: The Shawshank Redemption, Shutter Island, anything by M. Night Shyamalan.

    If the plot twist is only one of many cinematic devices used by the filmmakers, then yes, definitely watch the film. Examples: Sunset Boulevard, Citizen Kane, Psycho and The Secret in their Eyes.

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  • Short4Words
    9 years ago

    The story is told a certain way for a reason so you definitely lose out however I don't think you should not watch these films I would take a far less drastic action and simply remove yourself from twitter, or from following whoever is spoiling all this shit.

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