[cheebacheeba]

"I liked the twist at the end, didn't see it coming"
"There was an interesting twist"
"You probably won't expect how things turn out"

...etc etc etc...

Am I the only one that's getting kind of sick of friends, family and associates alike simply having to drop this information when they talk about a movie they've seen? I actually told a friend to stop this recently.
Every time, this is his opening, and often only line on telling me about a film.

It's in all honesty, kind've an asshole-ish spoiler "loophole" for people that can't keep their mouth shut about a film but don't like to be criticised for doing so.

We all know a LOT of films have a 'twist' these days, probably an excuse for not being able to come up with a satisfactory resolution...but, I don't need it indicated whether or not there actually IS one.
I don't need to be told to "expect" a twist...because that really just does spoil the effect of the twist completely.
I'm a relatively perceptive person, and every time someone has advised me there's a twist in one variation or another, my radar has been activated and by the time the twist happens I've usually guessed what it is.
This can even happen when *nobody* tells me about it - so that being the case it near certainly happens when someone feels the need to point it out.

It's not a selling point to a film, if all a film has in it's perceived merit is a "mad twist at the end" and there's nothing more/better to say about it, maybe
a: Advise the person it's not worth seeing
b: Shut the fuck up, and provide information that will not destroy my movie-going experience.

It's a spoiler.
It might not spoil the plot, but it spoils the experience.
Even if not by the traditional definition, this should be considered a SPOILER.

If you do this, stop.
If you know anyone else who does, tell them to stop.

You know what it is?
It's a second-hand twist.
Like a second-hand condom, I could have otherwise have a great time using it, but giving it to me really does me no favours and would somewhat SPOIL the experience.

Join me in putting a stop to this problem.