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[Apocalyptus]

Well yeah, it's annoying how some people don't get the difference between being dense in ideas and just being obscure for cred. One film I saw fairly recently was Primer, which you pretty much won't understand on the first viewing but is really, really good.

[Cirtur]

really, really good.

Is it though?

What are its merits?

[Apocalyptus]

Being awesome.

[carbonstealer]

It is a mind-blow when you get it. Love that movie after the third viewing

[Apocalyptus]

I've only seen it once so far, but I definitely plan on seeing it many many times in my life.

[carbonstealer]

you can't even begin to comprehend the first time round. Understanding only comes through large amounts of exposure

[Apocalyptus]

Well I think I understood it generally, but there's probably heaps I didn't pick up on.

[carbonstealer]

Watch it a second time, and then wait for your mind to implode

[Kimra]

Is this movie a bit like beer and wine, where I have to waste my time consuming it before I enjoy it or is it more along the lines of chocolate, the more you eat it the more it increases in awesome?

[Cirtur]

No, it is like creme eggs. You eat some and then if you eat too much it is not good.

[Apocalyptus]

The second one, Kimra. Although I can see how it would be boring for some people, it's an almost completely cerebral film.

[Cirtur]

If you understand it entirely the first time, it is not fun to watch again.

[carbonstealer]

Even if you somehow miraculously got every nuance te first time round I bet there would still have been something new to find the second time round. It is like Jane Austen, and realising that every single thing they say is foreshadowing..

[LordRetard]

Alas! Everyone on the Pequod is still doomed to die no matter how many times you read the book!

[Sahan]

If you're still not winning after reading it that many times, maybe you just really suck at reading.