A trip on the New York City subway in the 1960s might have included a glimpse at some Lord of the Rings graffiti: “Frodo Lives!” Whether that was a reference to him making it past the end of The Two Towers, to him surviving his travels to the West, or a general cry of love for the trilogy, which got reprinted during the peace and love decade and became something of a touchstone for hippies. Whatever the case, it was a mildly spoilerish bit of graffiti that celebrated a work of fantasy.
How times have changed. NY Magazine has photos of defaced Twilight posters on the New York City subway; along with the usual graffiti (a dick on Edward’s face. Pretty standard shit), there are a bunch of plot spoilers for future books in the series written on the posters. It’s obviously somebody’s attempt to ruin the franchise for others, and depending on your view of Twilight either a blow for freedom or a total dick move. Before you celebrate the balls of the mysterious Spoiler, consider how you would feel if someone did the same to posters for Star Trek or another movie you were psyched about.
Click here to see the fully spoiled posters. Via Cinematical.
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Well said, but damn if that ain't funny!
Well, hopefully the news media keeps us abreast of this important story!
Who the fuck is going to be watch those movies that hasn't already read the books 17 times?
has anyone seen that brit-troll on youtube, the (alleged) fat girl with grand canyon gaps in her teeth? shudder…take a watch for her 'reviews' of the Twilight books/movie, if you dare.
comment #4. link please.
I saw the trailer for Benjamin Button last night – the marketing folk beat The Spoiler to that one… so maybe we'll start seeing pre-Spoilered posters, but with misleading spoils for thrillers, a titty count for sex comedies and reassuring spoils for the dummies who might fear something non-formula: "It's okay, they hook up n the end!".
Speaking of spoilers, here in the UK the posters for The Mist (excellent, by the way) featured two characters peering out through the windows of the supermarket to see…the flamethrowing soldiers, tanks and helicopters FROM THE END OF THE MOVIE. Same with the DVD cover. Never before have I seen poster/cover art proactively detailing the final scenes of a film before. What the fuck were they thinking??
Woo!! Another useless article. Nothing but quality. At least you're consistent.
Who are you and what have you done with Mr. Faraci?
Comment #7: Same in the US. Fucking ridiculous.
While I am firmly in the camp that any spoiler ambush is a straight-up dickhead move, I have to say that I'm more than a little perplexed here. Is this the same Devin Faraci that ambushed ME with the spoiler for the "LOST" Season Three finale a couple summers ago in an editorial about spoilers and how people who 'slacked' on their pop culture viewing deserved what they go? Maybe a little conflicted, Devin? Does it depend on how much fiber you've had on a given day? Did Obama's victory give you that much "Hope" and a change/growth of heart? I tend to stay away from the 'forum' sections of movie sites strictly because of the fundamental lack of respect geeks have about spoilers (and how some are simply oblivious to the fact that not everyone wants the movie ruined before its released like they do). Yes, I hate the spoilers exponentially more than the illiteracy and general idiocy. So while I roll my eyes at the "Twilight" 'phenomenon', I feel for the victimized sullen teenage girls.
I also like to feel sullen teenage girls.
Well, this is in no way like spoiling Trek (Spock dies!) or some other original geek crap. Its based on preexisting material, so like a live sporting event that you missed, its hardly a true "spoiler". So in thats sense its more dickishly funny than anything else.
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