Primer part 1

Film: Primer Directed by Shane Carruth United States (2003) Science Fiction/Psychological Drama 8 Parts/ 77 mins With optional English Subtitles (you might need the subtitles for some scenes of technical dialogue) Please be sure to turn on the CC (closed captions) button to view subtitles Subtitles are translatable to any language and can be moved by clicking and dragging the subtitles. (Rated PG13 by MPAA) Prepare your brain to be put through a blender with this ultra low-budget gem (made on a budget of 00) by first time director Shane Carruth and winner of the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic film at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. A thinking man’s (or woman’s) science fiction film that has generated a cult following because of its innovative plot structure and complex, technical dialogue. A rare science fiction film does not insult the intelligence of its audience by sugar-coating the science behind the fiction of the timeworn subject of time travel so often seen in other less-imaginative sci-fi films, and as a result, the director presents and reworks ideas and themes of past films in the genre in a refreshing manner. The most attentive viewers may have trouble finding their bearings as the film opens with a quick flow of engineering jargon, and anyone who can follow the temporal twists and inversions of the film’s final third probably deserves an engineering degree. Primer is a witty, well-shot, and convincingly acted science-fiction brain twister, leading one to …
Video Rating: 5 / 5