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I don't like to dwell on a movie's description or details before watching it so I'm looking for movies to go into blind.

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[-] leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

One Cut Of The Dead.

The first 30 minutes are horribly bad acted and are a pain to sit through, but pay attention. Then comes the pay off. And it's extremely funny and so well put together!

[-] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago

Sounds fun!

[-] Nangijala@feddit.dk 2 points 16 hours ago

Incendies by Denis Villeneuve. I know he's become a pretty big and successful director after he did Blade Runner and Dune, but Incendies is his best movie and an absolutely crazy ride. Twist after twist after twist until finally, you arrive at the final twist and you are not prepared. At all.

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

"Everything, everywhere, all at once"

It's just... Wow

[-] aldhissla@piefed.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Big Trouble (2002). Massively underrated.

"I fuckin' hate Gators fans."

[-] Bismyth@piefed.social 26 points 2 days ago

Honestly? All of them.
Since I've stopped watching trailers / reading synopses etc. my enjoyment of most any movie has shot up exponentially

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Ive never watched trailers. They ruin the movies. Especially now.

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[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 days ago

All of them. I want to know very little about the movies I go see.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Great way to waste time and money. 9/10 releases recently are hot garbage.

[-] LuckyDevil@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

Exactly! I stopped watching movie and tv trailers over 10 years ago, and it has GREATLY improved my viewing experience!

[-] Ashtear@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

A few classics that haven't been mentioned yet are Rear Window, The Planet of the Apes (1968), and Se7en. Se7en is absolutely still worth watching even if spoiled by the memes. Parasite is also a good, more recent one.

[-] roger.wood@feddit.online 30 points 2 days ago

If you can manage it, the Matrix was absolutely amazing the first time. We had no idea what we were going to see except someone from work said it looked good. After it was done we were leaving the theater and saw that the next showing didn't have a line, so we went again.

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. I went in thinking it was a martial arts flick and was pleasantly surprised while not being incorrect.

1973's Day of the Jackal.

1974's The Conversation.

[-] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

I swear I've heard of the Day of the Jackal 10 times by now! I don't mean in a bad way :) Either the book or movie, I see it being suggested often in the topics I'm interested in. Might be a sign to finally watch it!

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[-] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The recent Backrooms movie.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 16 points 2 days ago
[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

The book is much better, the audiobook is even better than the book. Gosling was the wrong actor for this role.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 20 hours ago

That's what my neighbor told me after I took his advice and watched it. Haven't had the capacity to read/listen yet.

But going into it almost completely blind, it was a great movie.

[-] tabris@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Dark City. Make sure to watch the original release, not the directors cut. Otherwise, enjoy.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@piefed.social 14 points 2 days ago

The Cabin in the Woods

Memento

Fight Club

The Matrix

Mickey 17

Nobody/Nobody 2

[-] impudentmortal@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I agree that going into all movies blind is best, there are specific types that are best to be blind. I'd say movies where the ending is the biggest plot point like those with twist endings, mysteries, and maybe tragedies. In a romcom or adventure movie, there's a good chance you may already know the outcome. The couple end up together or good overcomes evil. But those movies are enjoyable even if you can predict the outcome. For mysteries or twist endings, if you already know the ending then the journey towards it is less enjoyable.

Other movies that are good going in blind are ones that are so out there part of the fun is watching what makes it so different.

That said, here are the list of movies I think would be great to go in blind:

  • Old Boy (the 2003 Korean one)
  • Memento
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Fargo
  • Shutter Island
[-] Napster153@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Titan AE and Atlantis: The Lost Empire for some good classics.

Oh, ans Treasure Planet too.

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

It's an old one but The Usual Suspects.

[-] Epp@lemmus.org 13 points 2 days ago

Donnie Darko, if you like unnerving mysteries with mind bending resolutions.

[-] spicytoast@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

The Prestige

Memento

Predestination

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[-] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 8 points 2 days ago

Tbh pretty much all movies. There's really nothing to be gained from feeding the hype train.

[-] almost1337@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago
[-] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 1 points 1 day ago

That. Also Ex Machina, Snowpiercer, eXistenZ, Edge of Tomorrow, The Birdcage

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
  • The Iron Giant
  • The Neverending Story
  • Pearl (if you know nothing of the series...full blind)

EDIT: The Apartment (1960)

[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Pan's Labyrinth

It's a sweet whimsical tale.

[-] LordCrom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago
[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I keep hearing that phrase for some reason.

[-] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Psychological horror - Cube, Cube^2^, if you liked them Cube 0

Sci-fi - Enders Game

Comedy - Austin Powers (all)

[-] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Event Horizon

I watched it earlier in the year with a huge misconception to what it is but highly recommend.

Also any Wes Anderson film because it's going to some eccentric wonder and the less you know the better.

[-] Dookieman12@piefed.social 9 points 2 days ago

These movies I specifically recommend people go into knowing as little as possible about them.

Requiem for a Dream

From Dusk Till Dawn

Funny Games

From Dusk Till Dawn really does not have the same impact if you know anything at all about the movie. Which is sort of a challenge for a 30-year-old franchise with three movies and a tv series

So if anyone is reading this who doesn't know anything about the 1996 movie and you don't mind a bloodbath, I highly recommend you watch it. Right now if you can

[-] tmyakal@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago

When I was in college, I got to show this movie to someone who had never heard of it. I'm so glad I got to see their reaction when they figured out what the movie is about.

It truly is a rare treat. I caught it for the first time on late night tv

It's one of those movies that I wish I could completely forget about so I could experience it as a first time again

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[-] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

I went with a list that has some great twists that work really well if you have no idea before going in.

Midsommar
The VVitch
Unbreakable
The Prestige
The Village
Sunshine

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[-] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Bullet Train

The Shawshank Redemption

Silence of the Lambs

[-] barry@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago

Sorry to bother you (2018)

[-] Hello_there@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago

Any John Williams movies. Even if you can't see what is going on in the movie, at least you'll be able to enjoy the music

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[-] Maultasche@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago
[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

The Kid Detective.

[-] KRAW@linux.community 5 points 2 days ago

A newer one: Strange Darling

Good movie

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[-] turdburglar@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

all of them/ they’re so much better that way

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