[Vision2020] [Bulk] Re: Movie suggestion: Primer

[Paul Rumelhart]

Sorry.  I'm losing it.  The movie is called "Primer", and is out on DVD.

Paul

Sam Scripter wrote:
> Humm ....
>
> Did I miss something below?
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> What is the name of the movie?
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> Where is it playing; or, DVD, or, TV?
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> Sam I am in Moscow ...
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> Paul Rumelhart wrote:
>> I just watched this movie for the second time, and I'm still confused.  
>> That's a good thing.
>>
>> The movie is a low-budget one ("about the price of a used car" is what 
>> the director who is also one of the stars claims it cost to make), with 
>> no big-budget special effects at all, but is really entertaining to 
>> watch. The movie actually came out in 2004, I think.
>>
>> The movie follows it's two main characters, Aaron and Abe, as they 
>> stumble upon a discovery while attempting to make (I think) a 
>> room-temperature superconductor; they have found a way to create a very 
>> limited type of time travel.  The viewer follows them as they make the 
>> discovery, learn to make use of it, and try to live with the side 
>> effects and problems it creates.  The film is very smart and witty, with 
>> subtle dialog full of scientific terms.  The acting, especially since 
>> there are few if any professional actors involved, is very good.  The 
>> conversations are realistic, and you get the idea that this is actually 
>> how this kind of thing might go down if it really happened.  It also has 
>> what is now one of my favorite movie quotes in it: "Are you hungry?  I 
>> haven't eaten since later this afternoon."
>>
>> This is one of those movies where you might just feel compelled to get 
>> out pencil and paper and try to graph out what just happened.  It's 
>> probably more for the geek or engineer crowd, or for those who like to 
>> tinker with things on their own time.  If you're looking for a summer 
>> action flick, this will probably bore you.  If you like a movie that 
>> treats it's audience members as if they have actual neurons in their 
>> heads and aren't afraid to use them, definitely give this one a go.
>>
>> Paul
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