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What every movie review website needs

I can’t tell you how many times, even in notable magazines, I’ve read movie reviews that spoil the movie. It’s the most criminal, careless thing a critic can do: steal the narrative potency of someone else’s work. Even if it’s the worst movie in the world, a decent critic can tear it apart without spoiling the film.

So the other day on netflix I saw this – a spoiler warning:

On every review any user can flag reviews for spoilers.

Thank you Netflix.


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  • Anil - April 10, 2008 at 7:18 am
  • I noticed spoiler warnings in Wikipedia movie articles as well.

    The spoiler reviews are not always bad, sometimes they can save you from hours of torture.


  • 1minutefilmreview - April 12, 2008 at 12:38 pm
  • Well, our reviews are all spoiler-free!


  • LoneWolfSullivan - May 7, 2008 at 8:35 am
  • Fuck spoilers! Why bother reading a review anyway?

    I’ve written 200 Movie Reviews for a book. Until I removed them, they were by far the very best on the internet.

    I AM THE NUMBER ONE SPOILER! That’s my job as a Movie Reviewer.

    For example, Eddie Murphy’s PLUTO NASH has a surprise villain. NOBODY on the internet mentioned who it is. I MENTIONED THAT EDDIE MURPHY PLAYS THE VILLAIN and I mentioned it in the first sentence of my review!

    Repeat: If you don’t want so-called Spoilers, don’t read fucking Movie Reviews.


  • The Massie Twins - April 10, 2009 at 9:36 pm
  • We try not to write spoilers, but occasionally they slip. Nothing big, but especially when writing about classic films, it’s hard not to mention things that are assumed to be common knowledge.


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