Comments on: The new cult. A dissertation on Primer. http://www.cinema-suicide.com/2008/04/10/the-new-cult-a-dissertation-on-primer/ A celebration of cheap thrills Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:22:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bryan White http://www.cinema-suicide.com/2008/04/10/the-new-cult-a-dissertation-on-primer/#comment-1353 Bryan White Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:51:35 +0000 http://www.cinema-suicide.com/?p=180#comment-1353 I've tried to sell a lot of people on it but once I start talking about how low-tech the movie is and how it tries so hard to keep one foot in the real-world, most people are turned off. I try to make the interweaving plot elements sound like some kind of grand puzzle but they just don't buy it. That, to me, is what cements this firmly in the cult movie category. It's a heady, mind-bending movie that is not for everyone. People years from now will still be trying to work out who the original Abe and Aaron are. I’ve tried to sell a lot of people on it but once I start talking about how low-tech the movie is and how it tries so hard to keep one foot in the real-world, most people are turned off. I try to make the interweaving plot elements sound like some kind of grand puzzle but they just don’t buy it.

That, to me, is what cements this firmly in the cult movie category. It’s a heady, mind-bending movie that is not for everyone. People years from now will still be trying to work out who the original Abe and Aaron are.

]]> By: Tom http://www.cinema-suicide.com/2008/04/10/the-new-cult-a-dissertation-on-primer/#comment-1352 Tom Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:33:48 +0000 http://www.cinema-suicide.com/?p=180#comment-1352 Watched this years ago and it's satisfying to see it lauded as a cult classic. You and Woodall are the only people I know who've seen it. Well, other than my wife. It's definitely something that bears a repeat watching, but I can't imagine selling my wife on it twice. Watched this years ago and it’s satisfying to see it lauded as a cult classic. You and Woodall are the only people I know who’ve seen it. Well, other than my wife. It’s definitely something that bears a repeat watching, but I can’t imagine selling my wife on it twice.

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