“I'd prefer not to know the ending. It takes a lot of the excitement out of reading a book or watching a movie. It doesn't mean I won't go or read it, it's just not the same experience.”

— Kathryn Thalden, spiritual leader, Las Vegas

“I think it does. I read a lot of reviews, but I always read them after the movie.”

— Jonathan Craig, Napier University freshman, Armagh, Northern Ireland

“If I read it and I was getting ready to go see it, I would be pretty mad. I might not even go.”

— James Lanning, sound engineer, Lawrence

“No. I think if you're interested in the story, then you're going to read it or go see the movie anyway. Most movies start out as books anyway, so there are always going to be spoilers. People will go anyway.”

— Andrea Harmon, Kansas University senior, Topeka