Umm, yeah, I am with bigbob on that one.
I would not spoil a movie that I've seen and someone else has not, unless they specifically ask. We aren't talking about anything remotely close to that. (or any exclusive sneak previews or bootleg info, etc.)

I'm officially throwing the bull#### flag here. No one is talking about spoilers from the movie. We are talking about ADVERTISEMENTS. So you are saying that you will leave the room, leave the theatre, stop a youtube or IMDB advert, literally not watch TV when there is an advertisement for a movie that you want to see?
Honestly? Is that even possible to do?

Spoiler alert - Guardians of the Galaxy has a sequel coming out.

In a summary of the past couple weeks of teaching anecdotes, my Biology 9 class has managed to trick me into saying "what's so funny about a tiny organ!?" and also "that's the largest rack I've ever seen on a female!" (yes the link is safe and is germane to the specific discussion.

Had even funnier statements made in my 8th grade science class, but the poor girl who made them had no idea that what she was saying was super double entendre. She was confused when 1 or 2 of the more "mature" kids snorted when the quotes were made, but they were still damn funny when I was away from the kids.

Situation - myself, wife, son, daughter and daughter's husband are walking up to the movie theater to watch The Force Awakens.

Family comes running out, two small girls run up to the poster, turn around. Mom (or dad, doesn't matter) has their phone out to take a photo. We are bustling past.

Little girls shout out:



Luckily I already knew this, so did my son, and we hurried in. My wife didn't hear them. Neither did our daughter or her husband.

After the movie ended, I confirmed that with them - only then did I ask if they had heard what the girls had shouted.

I wanted to just filet them and leave them to dry.

Reminds me of this:



Dick move of the highest order.

I am here to take down your flag. I think I do a great job of avoiding spoilers, advertisements, etc. The answer is "yes" to most of the above. I will leave the room, stop conversations, not watch a youtube video, etc. to avoid them. When I go to the theater, I put a lot of effort into not even looking at the posters, cardboard stands, etc. For the trailers, I have headphones and my song of choice (Suicide & Redemption) blasting. I just lean back and relax until the movie starts. As for television, I haven't really watched that in years (except when I'm at a friend's house or something). It was in the 90s the last time I had cable. My wife, also, does this. [ In fact, I have a special y-adapter so that she can plug her headphones in and listen to my phone during the trailers. ]

So, yes, it's mostly possible. It's difficult, but I think it's worth it. The only problems I've run into over the years are:
1) Headlines that give something away. Really, for the most part, headlines don't...but sometimes they do, and it sucks.
2) Someone is having a conversation with me, and they just don't get the concept. I'll say, "Please don't tell me anything about the movie. I want to go completely spoiler free. I don't want to know characters, or actors, or plots, or anything." And they'll say, "Yeah, but you already know XX is playing YY, right?" Then I'm not allowed to punch them, because of society's stupid laws.
3) The internet blows up. I had no idea that Spider-Man was going to be Civil War, until his picture holding Cap's shield was EVERYWHERE!
4) The Realms or Facebook. Sometimes in some random place someone will post something. My cousin thought he was so funny when he posted "Han dies" on his FB page. I didn't even know that Han was in the movie!

I think part of this might be easier for me because, for the most part, I don't go to websites that deal with upcoming movies. My wife has a tougher time, because she likes to peruse IMDB. This is the most comic-booky place I visit, and for the most part people are good about not posting spoilers. I avoid the movie threads, and I'm good.

Using Dr. Strange as an example, here's what I knew about the movie going into it: Dr. Strange is played by Benedict Cumberbatch.

That's it. I didn't know anyone else in the movie (character or actor). I had no idea who the villain was (either Dormamu or Kaecilius). I didn't know the plot, or...anything.


So, let me say, I really appreciate it when you guys use the spoiler tag, even if it's for something stupid that you think the rest of the world already knows - because hopefully I don't (unless I've seen it).

NSFW!

The advertisement was the trailer. Usually ads are literally ads about products and not movie trailers. I never like anything spoiled myself and agree with everything wintermute listed on his manifesto.

See, that I can respect, and is kind of awesome. Until this past year, I'd have thought most of what you said would be impossible, but given my very limited movie going/TV/Pop culture time right now, I could probably pull off what you are talking about. And it makes sense if you are the one making most of the effort in this case. I get annoyed with people who think that no one around them, nor any visual clues around them, or in public, etc, should in any way cause them to have a whiff of what a movie may be about. Heck, posters in subway tunnels alone or on busses would give away more than what some may want to know. I certainly don't want to know details of a movie (with the exception of if there is a post credits scene), but I have no expectation that the world around bends to my whims!

That all said, who the #### is Kaecilius? I hope to see Dr Strange next week when I can get a babysitter. I've never heard of that character, or at least don't recall it!

Wintremute's anti-spoiler post giving details about the movie is deliciously ironic.

that's pretty awful.

I was hoping he'd be hit by a car during that video when he was running around the parking lot. Idiot.

That would be karmicly beautiful, wouldn't it?

mad props for mentioning Savatage.

Happy Delaware Day everybody!

No one has talked about the generic monster gravity feed Wk is putting out here! I figured there would be some people into it!