Primer (2004)
While tweaking their current project, two young engineers accidentally discover that it has some highly unexpected capabilities--ones that could enable them to do and to have seemingly anything they want. Taking advantage of this unique opportunity is the first challenge they face. Dealing with the consequences is the next. (ThinkFilm)
Genres: Drama, Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
Country: USA
Directed By: Shane Carruth
Written By: Shane Carruth
Starring: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford, Jay Butler, John Carruth, Juan Tapia
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1. Favorite Film of Every Criticker Member (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 72 stars)
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3. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 39 stars)
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8. The 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 15 stars)
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10. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 12 stars)
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19. Director/star combination (public: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
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This blew me away when I watched it as a teenager, but I'm not feeling it now. The dialogue is interesting for feeling like a window into someone's reality, but too often it is confusing and fails at exposition. A lot of shots that could make the movie a little more understandable are missing, which really doesn't help when the overlapping timelines are pretty complicated. (search for "primer timeline")
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It is a shame the budget limitations are evident. I think it is the only good one movie exploring time travel without evident plot holes.
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Pretty difficult to understand, but quick and interesting. -- What I have gathered so far (read after watching): the machine extends the A and B ends as far as the timer (~6 hours) and sends a copy back to the A end; the hotel is a safe place during the machine runtime; the failsafe causes a hard reset to the first day; the copies created by main machine and failsafe somehow dispose of their predecessors; the recording was made by a failsafe copy for "future" main copies.
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Rewatch
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A regular and obscure sci-fi drama.
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