What's your opinion on ...
Question: What's your opinion on spoilers? How old does a movie have to be before you can discuss it without being accused of being a "spoiler"? In my opinion, once a movie is released on DVD, all bets are off; if a person is a true movie lover, by the time a movie is on DVD they've seen it already. And if they haven't, too bad.
Answer: What do I think of spoilers? Rosebud is a sled, there is no Keyser Soze, everyone did it, Norman's mother is dead, there is no Tyler Durden, Bruce Willis is dead, they're still on Earth but it's the future, the mother and her light-allergic children are ghosts, it was all a dream and Jaye Davidson is a man, baby. Boy, did that feel good! Oh, and the horse is full of Greeks; it never even occurred to me that this constituted a spoiler, but I found out otherwise. I have mixed feelings about spoilers. Or rather, I have my feelings about spoilers but am aware that not everyone feels the same way. I don't care about knowing the outcome of book or movie in advance; it doesn't spoil anything for me. As a movie reviewer, my rule of thumb with new movies is that any development up to the halfway point in the story is fair game, and whatever happens subsequently should be left for people to discover on their own. As to when the statute of limitation on revealing plot twists expires, I think it's case-by-case and that the safest approach is always to start by asking, "How much do you want to know about the story?" and proceed accordingly. Buffs not only see movies quickly, but also read about them long before they open; you can talk freely to most of them pretty early in the theatrical run. Ordinary people aren't so immersed in the whole business and may not know anything about the big twist when the movie arrives on DVD.