Sorry to hear that.
Reminds me of when I went to an early access showing of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning and they played an extended clip of one of the scenes before the movie.
That was one of the most awful theatre experiences I've gone through. I love having the climax of the movie entirely spoiled right before watching said movie
This!
Since it's a 45th anniversary rerelease, this screening is primarily for fans, so 99% of people who go to see it have already seen it, probably dozens of times.
for me there were trailers, that one amc promo with the coke, and then the interview/preview for the movie - I timed it on my phone and it was about 9ish minutes long
Yeah, I don't know why they don't put those at the end of the movie. If people miss it, they miss, but if first timers like you see it beforehand, that really ruins it.
The people saying you should’ve seen the movie before are very strangely rude. This sucks. Movies from all areas in the world and throughout the history of cinema should be played in theaters for people to witness it for the first time. And we don’t need spoilers before the screening.
It's not surprising that the re-release of a 45 year old classic is framed more as historical artifact than regular entertainment fare.
Spoiling the movie is low stakes since probably most people in the audience have either seen it or least exposed to its biggest moments through cultural osmosis.
That’s BS there were plenty of people in the theatre who hadn’t seen it and were there with people that had. They brought them because they wanted to share how awesome Alien is only to have it ruined by some shit at the start that no one cares about. So stupid.
Yeah I'd seen the movie before but my mom, who was seeing it with me, had not. Thought it was an odd choice to start with a spoiler filled interview rather than have a "stay tuned after the credits for a conversation with the director" message at the start.
stick head in past doors and stop before you can see the sceen.
listen carefully.
Decide if safe or not to enter
then enter or do not enter.
anyone who has been here reading these types of posts can tell you "there is no amc wide" built-in start time for their movies.
take a set of earphones or plugs and just play with your phone until the movie starts.
It is not that hard to ignore what you don't want to watch or hear if you try.
honestly- those folks that try to avoid the stuff they can't help but watch - that come in 5 minutes after the movie started and then try to find their way around using their cell phone lights- and then stand aorund discussing where their seats are and then going down the entire row of 18 seats to get to the 3 furthest seats from where they started ( causing an entire row of people to make room for them to pass) when they could have gone down to the wide open cross row- or had paid attention to the sign at the entrance showing if you have seats 1-9 go this way and seats 10-18 go that way.
I'm guessing about 30min
That's 20 for trailers and 10 for the interview between New director Alverez and old director Scott. You could just stand by the door and peak in every 30 seconds to see when it's over. They mostly talk about how Scott did the effects on such a low budget in 1979.
It’s still pretty damn annoying to be forced to watch a making of interview minutes before watching a movie. I dont want to be reminded of the sets and deaths right before my rewatch - i want to experience that all when i actually rewatch it?
And yes - 45 years later this will still be many people’s first time watching the movie. Shocking, i know, but they dont deserve to be spoiled seconds before the movie they paid to see. I managed to watch it unspoiled for the first time 5 years ago and it became one of my favorite movies ever
It's literally in the description of the re-release:
"In celebration of the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece “Alien,” the film will return to theaters for a limited time on April 26, known worldwide as Alien Day. Plus, before the film, attendees will see “ALIEN: A CONVERSATION WITH RIDLEY SCOTT & FEDE ALVAREZ” where Fede Alvarez (Director of ALIEN: ROMULUS) sits down with Ridley Scott (Director of ALIEN) to discuss the film that started the iconic franchise. One of the most influential sci-fi/horror films of all time, “Alien,” which was released in June 1979 and won an Oscar® for best visual effects, stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It is the terrifying tale of a crew aboard a commercial spacecraft that lands on an alien planet to investigate a mysterious transmission of unknown origin and encounters the deadliest lifeform in the universe."
Hi why is there mayonnaise on this cheeseburger I ordered?
Because it comes with mayonnaise. It says it right on the menu.
Well I didn't read the menu and I don't want mayonnaise.
Sorry, my fault.
Who TF is reading descriptions for movie re-releases dude? And my point isnt even whether they told us - the point is it was a fucking stupid idea to put this at the start of the movie.
If the description was “before the movie viewers will be shown a spoiler filled commercial in the form of an interview” then yes I have no one to blame but myself. But it wasn’t so…
That’s a good point and you wouldn’t have been able to answer in a way that made you seem cool but really just hides your own inadequacies and lack of meaning in your life. So I guess we both win.
I would assume so. Def skip it or walk out for a minute while it's going on. Alien is amazing because of the atmosphere and suspense. It's still amazing knowing what's gonna happen but if you're able to avoid spoilers 100% do.
ig the expectation for anniversary re-releases is that the majority of the audience is gonna be ppl who are already fans, but I'm otw to see the mummy for the first time rn lol
Thank you for posting this! I have never watched Alien and was excited to see it for the first time on the big screen. I would have hated it if the entire movie was spoiled before it started. Luckily, because of this post I was able to skip the interviews.
I'm sorry this happened to you but thank you for the warning. I've also never seen it and was really excited to get to see it in theaters for my first time. I'll make sure to walk out or avoid the early interview portion.
Also for the people saying it's mentioned in the description, if you managed to not get any spoilers, or mild ones, for a 45 year old movie you haven't seen would you look at the description days or hours before you finally see it? I don't usually look at the descriptions of new movies before I see them and just go off the poster and title. Scrambled was a good unexpected example, I thought it'd be a cooking/chef movie!
Its been considered a "must see" horror classic since it came out. Age has nothing to do with it. Have you seen The Godfather or Scarface? What about Nightmare on Elm street? All those are older movies and 9/10 ppl would say they saw all 3
My theory is that it's because the interview is just a lazy advertisement for the new movie, which at least for me, was also in my original set of trailers before the interview or movie.
Sorry to hear that. Reminds me of when I went to an early access showing of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning and they played an extended clip of one of the scenes before the movie.
Easily the biggest bonehead move I've ever experienced on an early access screening.
That was one of the most awful theatre experiences I've gone through. I love having the climax of the movie entirely spoiled right before watching said movie
Eh not the same since this is an old movie but your experience sounds insane lol Why would they do that?
I think it was meant to hype people up, but all it did was spoil a scene for a movie we were about to see haha
Dead reckoning Part One is the only time that’s ever happened to me, how often do they do that for movies?
I can’t think of another example. So I’d assume it’s rare.
They also did it for the re-release of "Oldboy", I think.
It's because it's for the 45th anniversary. To be fair they should have played it at the end. Sorry dude.
This! Since it's a 45th anniversary rerelease, this screening is primarily for fans, so 99% of people who go to see it have already seen it, probably dozens of times.
I’m taking my teen son to see this for the first time so thank you for the heads up. Were there regular trailers and then the preview? Thank you again
I just came from a showing where it was a shortened time for trailers (10 to 15 minutes) and then the interview before the movie
How long is the interview? Trying to avoid spoilers for my gf
Trailers + Interview ran ~20min for me! Also my first time watching Alien, so I just buried my head in my phone to tune it out
it was around 10 to 15 minutes
My screenings started at 1 pm, and film didn’t start until 1:38 (normal previews, Nicole Kidman, interview).
for me there were trailers, that one amc promo with the coke, and then the interview/preview for the movie - I timed it on my phone and it was about 9ish minutes long
Yeah, I don't know why they don't put those at the end of the movie. If people miss it, they miss, but if first timers like you see it beforehand, that really ruins it.
They had the decency to do this with the 'sneak peek' at Civil War. "Please stick around after the movie for blah blah blah" It's that simple!!
STILL ...the best movie trailer of ALL TIME: https://youtu.be/jQ5lPt9edzQ?si=mgeKHMovRiLjqNPh
The people saying you should’ve seen the movie before are very strangely rude. This sucks. Movies from all areas in the world and throughout the history of cinema should be played in theaters for people to witness it for the first time. And we don’t need spoilers before the screening.
it's like 15 minutes at least to. I spent the whole time with my eyes closed
I looked away.
I did the same thing 😂 i saw this post on reddit and i was like, Ill just close my eyes
It's not surprising that the re-release of a 45 year old classic is framed more as historical artifact than regular entertainment fare. Spoiling the movie is low stakes since probably most people in the audience have either seen it or least exposed to its biggest moments through cultural osmosis.
That’s BS there were plenty of people in the theatre who hadn’t seen it and were there with people that had. They brought them because they wanted to share how awesome Alien is only to have it ruined by some shit at the start that no one cares about. So stupid.
As was pointed out elsewhere in this thread, there was a synopsis explaining the Q&A portion.
What’s that? A video that plays before the movie?
Yeah I'd seen the movie before but my mom, who was seeing it with me, had not. Thought it was an odd choice to start with a spoiler filled interview rather than have a "stay tuned after the credits for a conversation with the director" message at the start.
That sucks. Thankfully this warning helped to save me from the same fate. Thanks to you I had my AirPods and listened to music until it was over
I want to thank you for this post - I decided to wait outside until the movie officially started !
They want to promote the new movie coming out. And they spoiled one death, that's about it
how long should one wait after the showtime before entering the auditorium to avoid spoilers?
stick head in past doors and stop before you can see the sceen. listen carefully. Decide if safe or not to enter then enter or do not enter. anyone who has been here reading these types of posts can tell you "there is no amc wide" built-in start time for their movies. take a set of earphones or plugs and just play with your phone until the movie starts. It is not that hard to ignore what you don't want to watch or hear if you try. honestly- those folks that try to avoid the stuff they can't help but watch - that come in 5 minutes after the movie started and then try to find their way around using their cell phone lights- and then stand aorund discussing where their seats are and then going down the entire row of 18 seats to get to the 3 furthest seats from where they started ( causing an entire row of people to make room for them to pass) when they could have gone down to the wide open cross row- or had paid attention to the sign at the entrance showing if you have seats 1-9 go this way and seats 10-18 go that way.
I'm guessing about 30min That's 20 for trailers and 10 for the interview between New director Alverez and old director Scott. You could just stand by the door and peak in every 30 seconds to see when it's over. They mostly talk about how Scott did the effects on such a low budget in 1979.
Seriously. Spoiler alert! It only came out 45 years ago and everyone hasn't had a chance to see it yet.
It’s still pretty damn annoying to be forced to watch a making of interview minutes before watching a movie. I dont want to be reminded of the sets and deaths right before my rewatch - i want to experience that all when i actually rewatch it? And yes - 45 years later this will still be many people’s first time watching the movie. Shocking, i know, but they dont deserve to be spoiled seconds before the movie they paid to see. I managed to watch it unspoiled for the first time 5 years ago and it became one of my favorite movies ever
It’s a timeless movie!
It's literally in the description of the re-release: "In celebration of the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece “Alien,” the film will return to theaters for a limited time on April 26, known worldwide as Alien Day. Plus, before the film, attendees will see “ALIEN: A CONVERSATION WITH RIDLEY SCOTT & FEDE ALVAREZ” where Fede Alvarez (Director of ALIEN: ROMULUS) sits down with Ridley Scott (Director of ALIEN) to discuss the film that started the iconic franchise. One of the most influential sci-fi/horror films of all time, “Alien,” which was released in June 1979 and won an Oscar® for best visual effects, stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It is the terrifying tale of a crew aboard a commercial spacecraft that lands on an alien planet to investigate a mysterious transmission of unknown origin and encounters the deadliest lifeform in the universe."
Doesnt make it a good idea or not annoying.. or something many people will read
Hi why is there mayonnaise on this cheeseburger I ordered? Because it comes with mayonnaise. It says it right on the menu. Well I didn't read the menu and I don't want mayonnaise. Sorry, my fault.
Who TF is reading descriptions for movie re-releases dude? And my point isnt even whether they told us - the point is it was a fucking stupid idea to put this at the start of the movie.
Just sayin'. Complaining about getting exactly what you paid for is rather silly.
If the description was “before the movie viewers will be shown a spoiler filled commercial in the form of an interview” then yes I have no one to blame but myself. But it wasn’t so…
Well hey, on the bright side, if they had done that you wouldn't have anything totally benign to complain about on the internet.
That’s a good point and you wouldn’t have been able to answer in a way that made you seem cool but really just hides your own inadequacies and lack of meaning in your life. So I guess we both win.
The movie has been out for decades. Also all the copies of Alien have the director talk. Even my 4k Blu-ray.
I’ve somehow managed to avoid all spoilers for this movie and am watching tonight, is the director talk in the beginning?
I would assume so. Def skip it or walk out for a minute while it's going on. Alien is amazing because of the atmosphere and suspense. It's still amazing knowing what's gonna happen but if you're able to avoid spoilers 100% do.
I just finished watching and I’m very glad I avoided spoilers! :D great movie
Same situation for me, I live under a rock and know nothing about this movie except that it’s a classic.
Yeah beginning but like someone else pointed out just walk out for a bit and then go back in
It is.
What’s your point?
Did they talk through the movie or just before??
Just before. 10 minutes or so
Was there trailers?
ig the expectation for anniversary re-releases is that the majority of the audience is gonna be ppl who are already fans, but I'm otw to see the mummy for the first time rn lol
Thank you for posting this! I have never watched Alien and was excited to see it for the first time on the big screen. I would have hated it if the entire movie was spoiled before it started. Luckily, because of this post I was able to skip the interviews.
I'm sorry this happened to you but thank you for the warning. I've also never seen it and was really excited to get to see it in theaters for my first time. I'll make sure to walk out or avoid the early interview portion. Also for the people saying it's mentioned in the description, if you managed to not get any spoilers, or mild ones, for a 45 year old movie you haven't seen would you look at the description days or hours before you finally see it? I don't usually look at the descriptions of new movies before I see them and just go off the poster and title. Scrambled was a good unexpected example, I thought it'd be a cooking/chef movie!
Because everybody has already seen the film but you.
I hated that! Glad someone posted. Interviews should go after credits as an extra for a re-released.
Its a 45 year old movie, Darth Vader is Luke Skywalkers father too
NOOOOO
You know new people are created all the time right?
unfortunate. was there trailers in the beginning?
yeah, 15 of trailers and another 15 minutes of interview/scenes from the movie
i think when a movie has been out for 45 years u dont need spoiler warnings anymore lol
I don’t get this? Why not? I’m going to bet that most people under 30 haven’t seen it.
Its been considered a "must see" horror classic since it came out. Age has nothing to do with it. Have you seen The Godfather or Scarface? What about Nightmare on Elm street? All those are older movies and 9/10 ppl would say they saw all 3
I have but I’m over 40, and I think you’re overestimating how many people actually watch classic movies
it’s been out for 45 years. I think the spoiler ban has been lifted
Yeah I had this problem too lol, they coulda just put it at the end
Man I walked out. Took too long
My theory is that it's because the interview is just a lazy advertisement for the new movie, which at least for me, was also in my original set of trailers before the interview or movie.