Do you try and avoid too much knowledge about the story behind a favourite film?

[MillyTheKid]

I do. For me it would take away some of the magic of the film, watching a particular scene and thinking 'Oh, that's when they had to do this....' etc etc. I've seen some 'The Making Of...' type books about a few favourite films but I never want to read them just because of that reason.

[beansonbread]

I'm totally the opposite. As soon as I finish a film I have to go on IMDB to find out as many facts about the film as I can. I'm really interested in how films are made and for me it enhances the magic in a weird sort of way.

[AdamNichol]

Depends on the film. Discovering Gangs of New York is largely true made me really re-evaluate that film.
Rob Cohen's commentary on The Fast and the Furious (1) [stay with me here] was really interesting, as he puts the film through the lens of being a Western.
There's some interesting bits about horse training in LOTR ROTK extras, but too much of this kinda kills the suspension of disbelief

[Saiyajin]

In my family we have someone who has phonophobia, so they always check out facts about the film beforehand to see where the loud sounds are!