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GMW-5610 t1_jacb46l wrote

Reply to comment by HEHEHO2022 in At what point is a spoiler no longer required to be kept under wraps? by microwavedhottakes

Being on the internet and complaining about spoilers for old stuff is like joining a book club and asking everyone to be silent for 60 minutes because you didn't read the book.

It's on you. If you can't deal with it leave the room and don't have the arrogance to expect the world to adapt their conversation to your ignorance.

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the_original_Retro t1_jacb0pt wrote

Reply to comment by aitrus15 in At what point is a spoiler no longer required to be kept under wraps? by microwavedhottakes

100%

It takes two extra seconds to add a spoiler tag inside a comment, and less than one extra second to avoid including them in the title of a post... and the latter is really kind of disappointing when you're subscribed and a spoiler title comes up on your feed, you read it, and then you can't unsee it.

I just wish Reddit had a consistent spoiler tag option across all subs.

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EntertainerOrk t1_jacax49 wrote

Reply to Jackie Chan's last good movie? by Ebbemonster

Sometime around Rumble in the Bronx or so. Though I enjoyed Rush Hour 1 and 2 and Shanghai Knights. After that I really tuned out. I was there for the 80s and 90s movies all up to Police Story 3.

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microwavedhottakes OP t1_jacaep7 wrote

Reply to comment by HEHEHO2022 in At what point is a spoiler no longer required to be kept under wraps? by microwavedhottakes

I agree that going out of your way to spoil something is a dick move.

But I feel like there needs to be a point where the burden of avoiding spoilers falls on the person who doesn't want something they haven't seen to be spoiled.

Like if I post an article or thread about Fight Club now, I shouldn't have to flag spoilers - if you're clicking then you probably know the movie and are coming for discussion about it, and should expect that spoilers might be unflagged.

On the other hand, it's reasonable that discussion around a movie like Knock at the Cabin should still have spoiler tags, because people are coming to articles and threads looking for opinions on whether the movie is worth seeing, not plot discussion.

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ItsPennAgain t1_jac9vrd wrote

Reply to At what point is a spoiler no longer required to be kept under wraps? by microwavedhottakes

Spoiler tags are just respectful to do. I didn’t know the spoiler you included in your post, and i’m sure many others haven’t yet as well, even from something as popular or known as >!Citizen Kane!<.

Just because people are in different moments of their cinema journey, doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve unspoiled films.

In delegated threads, it’s understandable that there should be potential spoilers, but they give people a choice to see them or not. Just bringing it up in unrelated conversations doesn’t give people the option to decide to read it or not, which is why spoiler warnings is just common decency in that situation.

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microwavedhottakes OP t1_jac9p24 wrote

Reply to comment by HEHEHO2022 in At what point is a spoiler no longer required to be kept under wraps? by microwavedhottakes

So if a spoiler is always a spoiler regardless of cultural spread, do you take umbrage to all the "No, I am your father" references that have appeared over the years?

I was referring to the idea of certain cultural references growing beyond their source material (I think calling this a meme is still accurate, but to the idea of an internet meme).

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Inchthemint t1_jac9mxp wrote

Reply to Casino Royale still gives me Goosebumps to this day.. Absolutely Brilliant. by MarloChrisSnoop

I do love CR. But this is one of the best comments sections I’ve ever read on Reddit! All comments are positive, great suggestions of non-Bond films from Green and Mads, and amazing Bond fans. It’s Craig or Connery for me. But I’m a fan of all you Bond fanatics and will watch CR and QofS again inspired by your remarks. And love Olga Kurylenko too (can’t leave out Oblivion). Pray for and support Ukraine for her (and for her fellow Ukrainians).

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