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Primer (DVD, 2005)
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Leading Role: David Sullivan
Director: Shane Carruth
Rating: Rated PG-13
Release Date: Apr 2005
Format: DVD
UPC: 794043784927
Product ID: EPID44733533
Description: Former engineer Shane Carruth announces himself as a force to watch with PRIMER, his first film. Carruth wrote, directed, edited, produced, photographed, scored, and stars in the film, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance ...
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Don't Worry, Everyone is Confused...Review created: 11/27/05
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5 of 10 people found this review helpful.
One word. Unbelievable. Excellent. Outstanding. Okay that's three words.
This is what one guy (one very talented and bright guy), with a few friends and 7 grand can do. Something that big budget Hollywood can't. Create a good thought provoking thriller. No wonder this movie won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004.
The story seems easy to understand, two engineers, Abe and Aaron, are working on theories and concepts in Aaron's garage. All the while creating, they are trying to get published and recognized. They try to create one invention for one thing, believe it becomes another, and actually becomes a way of time travel. In between all of the engineer jargon you can see the possiblities beging to gell around the story.
Trying to understand this movie after watching it once will leave you with a misunderstanding or at least having missed some very important things. Two times great, three times seems to be a charm. It's a story about endless possiblities and having the hindsight in life to do whatever you want. Will your altruistic and idealistic nature last? Will your relationships and that which you charish remain the same? Once you open Pandora's Box, what will you do with it, and are you very sure about your answer?
Primer is confusing to you the viewer because Primer is confusing to the characters and the author/director/actor pulls it off in a way that helps you to dig through the confusion to make sense of it. It does take a bit, but is well worth it.
This is what one guy (one very talented and bright guy), with a few friends and 7 grand can do. Something that big budget Hollywood can't. Create a good thought provoking thriller. No wonder this movie won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004.
The story seems easy to understand, two engineers, Abe and Aaron, are working on theories and concepts in Aaron's garage. All the while creating, they are trying to get published and recognized. They try to create one invention for one thing, believe it becomes another, and actually becomes a way of time travel. In between all of the engineer jargon you can see the possiblities beging to gell around the story.
Trying to understand this movie after watching it once will leave you with a misunderstanding or at least having missed some very important things. Two times great, three times seems to be a charm. It's a story about endless possiblities and having the hindsight in life to do whatever you want. Will your altruistic and idealistic nature last? Will your relationships and that which you charish remain the same? Once you open Pandora's Box, what will you do with it, and are you very sure about your answer?
Primer is confusing to you the viewer because Primer is confusing to the characters and the author/director/actor pulls it off in a way that helps you to dig through the confusion to make sense of it. It does take a bit, but is well worth it.
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Great Movie to Watch Twice.Review created: 08/24/06
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4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
This a great movie. It will confuse you if you do not pay attention. It is a mental roller coaster ride. And you will probably want to watch it twice.
It is about some guys working on an invention in their garage & it turns out to something completely different. A time machine. They soon figure it out and alter past as well as future events. A create look at time travel. Worth the watch if you like mental flix.
It is about some guys working on an invention in their garage & it turns out to something completely different. A time machine. They soon figure it out and alter past as well as future events. A create look at time travel. Worth the watch if you like mental flix.
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) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Primer is one of the greatest movies ever made. It could possibly be one of the smartest movies ever made as well. It takes more than one watch to understand it as well, as somethings can't be understood the first time around watching it.
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Outstanding and Sophisticated Little FilmReview created: 05/05/08
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Tightly constructed and intelligently written. The behavior of the characters is very realistic and interesting. The best science fiction I've ever seen--much better than '2001'. And only 77 minutes long, good enough and short enough to watch twice. A must-see.
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Very clever, unconventional sci-fi!
) I loved this movie, although I wouldn't recommend it to just anyone. If you prefer big budget, over-the-top action movies with a sci-fi backdrop; this movie is NOT for you. This is a more cerebral, low-budget job directed by one of the main actors/characters in the movie. This guy was extremely clever in how he put the movie together--the special features section covering how he did it was also very entertaining to me. The movie also entailed a very original take on the whole "time travel paradox" thing. There is very little real action in it, but the plot is deliciously difficult to decipher--especially ahead of time (this rarely happens to me when watching a movie, and is the main reason--besides the price, of course--that I bought it!). If you decide to watch it, don't miss even a few seconds of time doing so: you WILL, more than likely, miss something important! Five out of five stars, for me.
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Primer DVD0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
The DVD was in fine shape but the case on the other hand wasn't. I guess next time I would have liked to know if the case was a little banged up or something like that. As I said though the DVD itself worked just fine. The whole presentation was just a little lacking.
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good butReview created: 02/08/08
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) 0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
This movie could have been better in sound.i had a hard time hearing the actors, the primise behind was great just speak clearer. ok? no mumbling i did rate is an average but lets say a high average.
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