It's available for instant playback on Netflix if anyone was wondering.
But only through the end of the month (Monday)
Primer (film)
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#42Wasn't Primer available free to view on Google Video?
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
I haven't seen Avatar yet. I'm likely one of the 7 who hasn't.
It was totally worth seeing in 3D and on big screen just for the effects. Story's lame though.
Exactly. I don't get all the Avatar hate. The story was bad, but the cinematic experience was excellent. It was a summer blockbuster style movie. I didn't go into it expecting a plot, I went into it expecting action, explosions, and shiny things. It delivered superbly on those things. Don't judge Avatar against hard sci-fi, judge it against something like Star Wars or the new Star Trek movie. Its purpose was to entertain, not to leave you thinking about it for days. Personally, I find nothing wrong with that. I generally prefer movies like Primer, but sometimes it's nice to kick back with a bucket of popcorn and marvel at the pretty lights.
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#44Required link to related xkcd strip: http://xkcd.com/657/
Shameless self-promotion: my timeline app, Preceden, which lets you make multi-layered timelines, would be perfect for representing timelines like this (and the one in Primer!).
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#45Primer was a fantastic movie. Total mindf*, but then that is what made the rewatch worth it.
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#46The funniest thing is that people have actually tried to graph all the different timelines. Some examples: * http://i.imgur.com/kqja1.jpg * http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PrimerTimeline.gif
Why is that funny?
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen this movie yet, I must order the DVD this weekend, (now that I've been reminded for the umpteenth time). On a side note, my biggest annoyance with Wikipedia is manifest in articles about movies. For some reason, they allow an editorial policy of essentially writing out a scene by scene account of a movie.
True, but it's informational not editorial. I think the best they could really do is have a spoiler/non-spoiler view.
They used to have a spoiler warning in movie articles but they got rid of it. I kind of liked it, but I suppose it made it seem less like an encyclopedia article and more like a forum post.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
It was totally worth seeing in 3D and on big screen just for the effects. Story's lame though.
Exactly. I don't get all the Avatar hate. The story was bad, but the cinematic experience was excellent. It was a summer blockbuster style movie. I didn't go into it expecting a plot, I went into it expecting action, explosions, and shiny things. It delivered superbly on those things. Don't judge Avatar against hard sci-fi, judge it against something like Star Wars or the new Star Trek movie. Its purpose was to enter…
I found it impossible to relate to or care about any of the characters.
If you haven't seen it, find the incredible review of the Phantom Menace on YouTube by Red Letter Media. The most insightful part is where he asks people to describe the nature of the characters in both trilogies. For the original movies, people instantly recall, for example the "dashing...arrogant..scoundrel" Han Solo. For the newer films, nothing. What was princess Amidala like? Nobody cares.
Avatar suffered from this, and no amount of shiny graphics could ever bring me to care. With great characters you can forgive all kinds of things (eg Battlestar Galactica.)
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#49Please, 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!
I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen this movie yet, I must order the DVD this weekend, (now that I've been reminded for the umpteenth time). On a side note, my biggest annoyance with Wikipedia is manifest in articles about movies. For some reason, they allow an editorial policy of essentially writing out a scene by scene account of a movie.
It's on Netlfix Streaming if you have an account...Was recommended to me last week by the system - which I'm definitely glad for.
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#50A friend was telling me about this last night too, strange coincidence!