From Dusk Till Dawn going in blind. Wtf.

"Psychos? They look like psychos to you? PSYCHOS DO NOT EXPLODE WHEN SUNLIGHT HITS THEM!"

“Let’s kill that f****** band!” “F*** you & good night!” 🤣

Now do cabin in the woods

my favourite part is that Cheech Marin plays 3 roles in the movie.

dude going in blind on from dusk til dawn is such a wild ride 💀 literally nobody expects that hard left turn into vampire territory when youre thinking its just gonna be another crime thriller the whole time i remember watching it for the first time and being like "wait are we seriously doing this right now" when salma hayek starts the whole transformation thing. its like tarantino and rodriguez just said screw it lets make two completely different movies and smash them together 😂 the fact that it works at all is kinda amazing tbh. most people either love the chaos or feel totally cheated by the genre switch but theres something fun about how unapologetically bonkers it gets

I was like 17 and watched this with my mom. So f****** akward

I'm still wondering what kind of p**** to order..

By the way this was written by Tarantino, but its Robert Rodriguez directed. I swear it was their 1st attempt at an experimental collaboration. Because you're right the RV is pure Tarantino exposition thriller, but the Bar is all Rodriguez horror-fantasy. Its almost like two incomplete "grindhouse" movies welded together. I was the opposite. All I knew going in was vampires, George Clooney, and Julliette Lewis. And at 16 Juliette Lewis was enough for me. But I didn't know it was Tarantino, and I wouldnt have recognized Rodriguez' name yet. I wasn't ready for Keitel and Clooney in a one-room hostage movie. Suddenly switching to the vampire Cheech-Trejo-Hayek gorefest to end the movie.

Saw it in theaters day 1. The whole theater went crazy for it especially when the the genre twist happens.

“Salma Hayek, okay” Uh, what??? Just okay???? That was one of the hottest women on the planet at that time and she’s still a smoke show.

The drinks break in the cinema used to be exactly at the conversion. Hilarious.

Watched this for the first time last year and I loved it; but I really wished that I had been going in completely blind. Even with having heard that the movie has a sudden genre twist and that it's about vampires, the shift was SO sudden that it still caught me off guard.

Next movie to watch is Sorry To Bother You.

It's directed by Robert Rodriguez.

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George Clooney's break out role post TV (he had a big part in a show called ER). It caught my attention because Tarantino was in it, along with Harvey Keitel and directed by Robert Rodriguez.

It's interesting how this movie launched without any effort to hide the vampire part (it was in trailers, TV ads, and the poster--as well as newspaper reviews) and was sold upon it. Source: I watched it in theaters opening night.  Then, a couple decades later people are obsessed with the idea the vampire part was supposed to be a secret. 

I had almost the same reaction lol… it felt like I accidentally switched movies halfway thru part of me still cant tell if that shift is genius or kinda just chaos for the sake of it… like i was invested in the brother dynamic too then suddenly none of that really matters anymore do you think it ruined the story a bit or made it more memorable tho? i keep going back and forth on that tbh..

P**** gun

Showed it to some friends in school years back after begging them not to spoil it for themselves beforehand: They unfortunately did NOT enjoy the hard turn, as they were too invested in where ever the original plot was going. (I still love it however.)

The ending rules especially. That last shot. 👌

Went in blind, while on mushrooms. What about ride…

What were they like psychos or something?

A friend of mine said he fell asleep before the switch and woke up in the thick of the second act and thought he was dreaming 🤣.

Two words: Salma Hayek

I went in blind as well back in my stoner youth days. Absolutely ripped. Blew my mind to smithereens

We could do a whole 'nother thread on bipolar movies. Watch "The World's End" for another enjoyable example of this.

GOAT movie to go in blind. I got my buddy to watch it with me years ago without knowing. Blew his mind. See if you can find anyone unaware and share the joy haha

Now watch the TV show

On my first watch, I got up to make a cup of tea and walked back in to what I thought was an entirely different film. Still love the film though.

I’ve heard that Sinners is heavily influenced by that film, how true is it?

I went it in blind too and it was a educational movie for me. I knew about the violent vampire stuff. Was cool with that. I did not know about the dancing scene. My teenage body did not move, did not breathe, for that entire 5 minutes. I had heard the word "sensual" before, but now I understood it.

Haha watched it with my parents as a kid when i was like 10. I saw the trailer and knew its a vampire movie and told my parents its a vampire movie. About 1/4 way through my dad was like, looks like you confused the movie, but its not a bad crime movie. Eventually even i decided that i must have confused the trailer with some other movie. And then the vampire thing happened and i was like told you its a vampire movie, i told you. Felt good man!

I saw this in college when it came out. We had zero idea what it was about other than it was a Tarantino project. That was the wildest in theater experience of my life. People were standing up shouting and cheering. Everyone was down for a sort of neo western type crime movie and then WTF is happening right now.

I saw it in a movie theater back what it was first released, and I had the same reaction as you. "Oh, nice road movie." "WHAT THE F***??"

There were rumors years ago that they would try to do a prequel about the brothers because the first half of the movie is also a decent crime movie.

And we all know why that scene with Salma Hayek pouring booze down her leg for Richie to, while booze dripping off her foot, drink it just HAD to be in the movie.

I'd have been pissed about the "bait and switch" if it hadn't been for the comic book elements in the open credits that, when the movie was released, was a kind of signal that the movie wasn't to be taken too seriously. It'd be weird to watch for the first time in 2026 were comic book visuals and motifs are just standard film visuals and motifs.

I watched this with my dad after he bought the DVD when I was like 12 or 13. We both didn’t know what to expect and loved it. One of my favorite movie experiences that I hope to be able to have with my own kids one day.

You actually got to see it without having the plot twist spoiled in advance? Wow, I'm so jealous. Please also report back after watching Terminator 1 and 2 in that order. (Not nearly as big a plot twist as FDTD, but still, must be nice to be one of the few people who didn't already know from the trailer that which the director intended to come as a surprise.)

Now do Martyrs.

Dusk Till Dawn is honestly the perfect blind watch because that movie refuses to commit to a genre for like 45 minutes and then just goes "actually vampire biker bar" without warning. You're in for a ride.

This one of the best movies ever to go into blind. There’s really no better way to watch it. Also, thank you for reminding me of Salma Hayek in this.

I watched this movie with my dad as a teenager back in the 2000s. He had already seen it and gave me no prior details other than it was a Tarantino film. It still goes down as a favorite of mine due to how caught off guard I was by the switch up. I think he enjoyed watching my "wtf" moment just as much as I enjoyed the movie.

wait so you really had no idea about the twist? that's wild lol. when i first saw it, the shift from crime drama to horror just blew my mind. totally didn’t see that coming and it made the movie way more entertaining.

The preacher's cross-shotgun was pretty badass.

Watching From Dusk Til Dawn without knowing what it's about is certainly a choice. What's next, Predator? I don't want to spoil it for you, but it's about a team of mercenaries who go into the jungle to rescue some politicians.

My buddy had me watch it with him like 15 years ago. Told me I'd never guess the twist. Thought I was smart enough to figure it out. I was not.

Everyone had that experiece back in the day. Digging the tense, suspenseful ride until the switchup. And then... wtf. Lol I never had a bad time watching it, its a wild fantastic ride. Edit. Eveyone where I lived, and talked to about the movie. Friends, siblings of friends, the video rental workers.

That was a fun no context movie, we did this at uni — avoiding tv ads for spoilers, internet wasnt that much of a spoiler — we colluded, “We’ve gotta watch this with Greg!”

My mother was a big Goerge Clooney fan so I left it with her to watch without saying anything. The next day she said it was good right up until vampires but then it was WTF. She liked it though.

This was my first R movie that I saw at the cinema. I had to do some pretty fast talking as I wasn't 18 then 😀 It definitely is like two movies being spliced together. Salma Hayek is awesome.

I went in blind as well like 15 years ago. I feel ya.

I did exactly what you did on its first release and sat with my mate wide eyed , with the same WTF look on our faces.

Imagine seeing it at the theater and going in blind. It was amazing. A whole theater laughing, screaming, WTFing simultaneously.

Yep skipped school, screening was me and two others riding solo. Full blind, knew nothing, smoked a joint quarter way through, no one cared. The movie blew my mind, one of my favourite movie experiences to this day.

A little bit before the face happened I go “wait…are these mother fuckers vampires?” Then boom! Total shift

I watched it in a movie theater and, like OP, I went blind. Crazy!!

Haha. Yep, that switch up definitely makes you go what the actual F. Lol.

I was watching it with my Dad when it first came out on video and he thought he'd fallen asleep and we'd put on a different film.

Probably the best movie to do it with. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, btw, though written by Tarantino.

Saw it in the theater. Yeah. It was shocking to say the least.

Went in blind whilst on my break from a split shift at a pizza restaurant on the opening weekend of dusk till dawn . Perfect way to experience the film.

COME ON, SEX MACHINE!

Everyone is living in their own genre just like in real life until that time when another genre gets thrust upon them. Jacob and his family started in a drama, that then got turned into a thriller, and then got turned into horror all in a day.

I saw this movie at 9 years old in the movie theater. My mom made some interesting parenting choices!

I watched this movie out of curiosity without knowing anything about it other than it was getting a TV adaptation later that year. One of my favourite movie experiences ever, i s2g. That sudden swerve into horror gore was awesome.

Probably the best movie to go into blind. Also the character of Sex Machine is played by horror make-up/effects legend Tom Savini.

I would have been happy with either half of the film being a full film.

May have already been mentioned, but they made a series where the first season basically covers the events from the movie, but spread across the whole first season. This allows for a whole lot more detailed exploration. After the first season it gets weird. They go into the back story of the vampires, which if I remember correctly, weren't actually vampires but some kind of ancient race of Mayan "snake people". I kind of stopped watching after the first few episodes of the second season because the streaming service it was on removed it and I wasn't interested enough in the snake people angle to hunt it down. Still, I really liked how the first season sort of gives us an "exploded view" of the events in the movie. Sadly, none of the stars of the film are in it - Clooney, in my opinion, did an amazing job as Seth - but if you watch for the story, it's well worth it. UPDATE: The series I'm talking about is separate from the movie sequels which I had forgotten about till I was reading some of the other comments. I haven't seen the sequels, so I'm not sure if they are related at all on plotline to the series.

I won tickets to go watch the London premiere of this. It was so much fun! The nam scene was hilarious

Love the movie, the only thing I hate is the inconsistencies in vampires transformations, sometime it takes a while, other it's instant. And the "automated stake"  that was beyond stupid.... A lance would be better than carrying that heavy thing around.

When the guy at the bar has the p**** gun you know it's going to swing

Hahahaha I loved going into that movie blind. What a hoot.

That same formative experience as a kid made me a fan of movies and I try to avoid trailers as much as possible for that reason. Wish Sinners hadn’t given away the demonic spectacle that’s to come in the beginning but taken the same approach as from dusk till dawn