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Primer (2004) film

Discussed in 6 episodes · 3 film takes
PKA Score 6.6/10
Kyle
7.3/10
2 takes
Woody
5.8/10
1 take
IMDb 6.7 RT 72% Metacritic 68
PKA and critics roughly agree

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 474 @ 38:50 — PKN 474
Speaker discusses difficulty understanding the time travel mechanics in Primer after watching explanation videos
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“I can't wait to explain this tomorrow. But right now I'm just, I've explained all I know.”
▶ PKA 439 @ 2:39:30 — Painkiller Already #439
Discussion of the complex time travel film Primer and how difficult it is to understand.
Kyle · unverified◆ mixed
“To understand Primer, you watch Primer, then you read the Wikipedia, then you watch a YouTube video explaining the Wikipedia, then you watch Primer again having done all the three prerequisites.”
▶ PKA 303 @ 2:07:11 — Painkiller Already #303
Discussion of complicated time travel movie, its confusing narrative structure and multiple timelines
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I've watched that movie like four times. And every so often I'll run across someone who's like, oh, I get it. I'm like, oh, thank God, explain it.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“I'm usually really good at understanding time travel movies. There was that Ethan Hawke movie we watched a while back where he had gone back and fathered himself and it was very convoluted and complicated. But I understo”
▶ PKA 634 @ 18:57 — PKA 634 w/ Bruce Greene: Kyle Goes To Hogwarts, Woody’s Long Con
Science fiction film about time travel mentioned
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“they build a time machine primer they build a time machine essentially in primer that works”
▶ PKA 567 @ 50:46 — PKA 567 W/ Anthony Cumia - Costume Episode, Blackhawk Drama, Tig
Discussion of low-budget time travel film and its complexity
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“there's a couple of good movies though like a primer was uh a good low budge”
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“i watched that movie i don't understand it i read the wikipedia page think i get it watch it again”
▶ PKA 557 @ 2:23:42 — PKA 557 W/ Wolf: Kyle's Boxing offer, Taylor Swift is Jerk, Only
Extensive discussion of the film's impenetrable plot and multiple rewatches needed for comprehension
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“have you seen primer oh yeah oh yeah is that the woman level oh my time travel loop one and as i would i remember as i was watching it because the reason i watched it is many years ago it was because someone was like thi”
Woody · unverified▼ negative
“i watched primer and then i read the wikipedia to explain primer to me and then i watch it again this time understanding it yeah and then we'll repeat that process and i don't get it i need”