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Re: Primer (film)

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Post by sandGorgon » Fri, May 28, 2010, 10:36 AM UTC

X-Istence wrote: post #4

Please, don't read the Wikipedia article before you go out and rent or buy this movie. The movie is absolutely fantastic. I have seen it 17 to 18 times, and even-though people have attempted to explain everything that is going on to me I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around it. Awesome for the hacker in you!

upvoted - especially the large image (one of the links on Wikipedia) that draws a graph of the "events".

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by dchs » Fri, May 28, 2010, 10:54 AM UTC

X-Istence wrote: post #4

Please, don't read the Wikipedia article before you go out and rent or buy this movie. The movie is absolutely fantastic. I have seen it 17 to 18 times, and even-though people have attempted to explain everything that is going on to me I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around it. Awesome for the hacker in you!

Damn! Too late!

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by surki » Fri, May 28, 2010, 10:59 AM UTC

On a tangential note, Timecrimes (Spanish) is another good movie I enjoyed watching - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Cronocr%C3%ADmenes

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by foxtrot » Fri, May 28, 2010, 11:05 AM UTC

Its a tough watch the first time, I was left scratching my head!

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by retube » Fri, May 28, 2010, 11:06 AM UTC

Yeah a great flick. Only cost $7k dollars to make or something. Needs to be watched MANY times to figure it out, but the great thing is it seems to all hold together.

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by seiha » Fri, May 28, 2010, 11:23 AM UTC

It's available for instant playback on Netflix if anyone was wondering.

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by kevinelliott » Fri, May 28, 2010, 11:49 AM UTC

ilkhd2 wrote: post #3

Alas, most of people saw Avatar, and believe that it was the best movie in the history of genre..

I haven't seen Avatar yet. I'm likely one of the 7 who hasn't.

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by acdha » Fri, May 28, 2010, 11:56 AM UTC

X-Istence wrote: post #4

Please, don't read the Wikipedia article before you go out and rent or buy this movie. The movie is absolutely fantastic. I have seen it 17 to 18 times, and even-though people have attempted to explain everything that is going on to me I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around it. Awesome for the hacker in you!

Just got around to watching it on Netflix a few weeks ago - the first movie in awhile which has kept us up talking about for nearly as long as it takes to watch. Highly recommended.

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by happyrichpinoy » Fri, May 28, 2010, 11:56 AM UTC

this will help make it easier to understand the movie -> http://www.nobleworld.biz/images/Gendler.pdf

Re: Primer (film)

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Post by joshsharp » Fri, May 28, 2010, 11:57 AM UTC

surki wrote: post #13

On a tangential note, Timecrimes (Spanish) is another good movie I enjoyed watching - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Cronocr%C3%ADmenes

Agree, Timecrimes is very similar and good value.