Anand Upadhyaya, Ashley Warren, Carrie Crawford
At night and on weekends, four men in a suburban garage have built a cottage industry of error-checking devices. But, they know that there is something more. There is some idea, some mechanism, some a...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 5, 2005
Stats: 3,169 reviews
Abe: Aaron, I can imagine no way in which this thing could be considered anywhere remotely close to safe. All I know is I spent six hours in there and I'm still alive... You still want to do it?
How do you logically explain time travel? Many movies have had fun with the concept...( read more)
A time travel movie that doesn't dumb down it's subject matter. Due to the dedicated thought put into time travel here, it doesn't create much in the way of characters or a plot. This is a very detailed movie, from time-travel side effects to planning out how to reenact a day if ...( read more)
What would it mean to exist "two" times simultaneously? If you can wrap your head around that idea, follow an extremely complex and convoluted script while watching a perfectly shot independent film with a very low budget, you'll love Primer. If none of those fit your bill and ...( read more)
Can there be a greater encouragement to would-be film-makers, than this movie? A time-travel story filmed for $7000! This is a budget within reach of even the most cash-strapped.
The movie, is not without flaws. In particular, the crew fall into the pitfall that seems to strike...( read more)
I was turned on to this movie through a web comic and charting website (yes, a charting website) that made references to it within the same week.
Honestly, I'll need to watch it again before it'll really make sense. The web of timelines, once the main characters start using t...( read more)
acting is passable. story is somewhat hard to follow and sometimes boring. still a pretty decent concept. i can't hate it, but i don't love it.
It's so hard to know what to make of this movie. It's originality and uniqueness is quickly evident as you're watching it, but the narrative style and complicated technical jargon make it hard to follow what exactly is happening most of the time. This was, apparently, a deliber...( read more)
I love that I've seen this movie several times and get something new each time I see it. It's not for everyone, but this is my favourite movie, ever.
It is maddening, fascinating and completely successful. full review
What's impressive -- aside from the fact that Carruth got the thing made in the first place -- is that the movie's tone skates right between coherence and an appreciation for endless, even infinite po... full review
Carruth has made a fascinating first film and a solid foundation for things to come. full review
An ingenious first film made on a budget of about $7,000 by a former engineer and self-taught filmmaker about the perils of ingenuity. full review
if you really like movies, you should see primer, if you like to sit and watch any crap, dont even read this, This movie will surprise you when you less expect it and from this moment on you will be plugged triyng to figure it out, and then you will be traped in the most fascinating plot ever, watch it, and do youurself a favor, watch over and over again,
Tip: dont quit in the first 30 minutes, keep watchin'... trust me
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