I have been getting through a few films that came out in the past couple of years, knowing absolutely nothing about them (except for, say, the genre of film) and ultimately being thrilled with what I just watched.
It wont work for everyone but I personally enjoy sitting to watch a film with zero expectations or notions of what it will be about, that way the whole screening usually ends up being a positive affair. Yesterday I watched The Menu for the first time and the only assumption I had of it was that it was maybe about food. Totally blown away by how good it was and ultimately what it was about. Such a great mix of black comedy with weird tense moments. If I had read a brief synopsis or watched the trailer, the unexpectedness of what takes place would have been ruined.
It doesn't always work out where I can avoid things like this; I saw the trailer for Companion and then read a comment about Jack Quaid begging people not to watch it, and I totally get that. Because any element of surprise for the film is ruined now. It happened last year with Longlegs too. Saw the trailer. Read the hype. Went to the cinema so excited to see it. Couldn't believe how terrible the second half was.
Does anyone else purposefully try to set out and watch films this way; blind as a bat. And you only watch it because you hear the name bandied about so much?
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