If exposition were a contact sport, Primitive War would be banned for life.

“The devil tomato walked out.”
Primitive War
Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
An absolute cinematic disaster.
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.
🍅 THE DEVIL TOMATO IS CACKLING IN THE PROJECTION BOOTH…
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.
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Primitive War should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.
Primitive War has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
Primitive War: every character holds the idiot ball with both hands and a strap.
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Hot Take: Primitive War's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought Primitive War was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
The cinematography in Primitive War is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Everyone praising the Primitive War performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
Unpopular opinion: Primitive War is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched Primitive War last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Primitive War?
Honestly, Primitive War would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
