So before you kick off complaining about us leaving outSpider-ManorX2, know that these films were disqualified from consideration.

Sure the aliens are a little uninteresting, but they were never the point.

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Altered (2006)

Alteredis pure B-movie shlock, but it’s got the goods.

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What did it all mean?

What, specifically, was thatAbyss-looking thing?

Are we to take the entire film literally?

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Just steer clear of the directors cut.

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Primer (2004)

“Man, are you hungry?

I haven’t eaten since later this afternoon.

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“Primeris a piece of low-budget brilliance.

Straight up,Primertakesworkto understand and is nearly indecipherable on a first watch.

But this isn’t any old time machine that can travel willy-nilly to whatever period the user desires.

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Then watch it again, because really, you won’t be able to help yourself.

Abrams tremendously entertaining redo is a triumph.

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