Car is hard to start

I have done this a few minutes ago to start the car but I did 8 times to let pump build up pressure, I turn the key over just chik chik chik chik, so I let it go, and restarted the second time was chik, chik, chik sputter a few times then voom the rpm went high to about 3 then leveled back down to 1000 for a few moments then went to the 700 or 800 Rpm range,
it must be something for fuel, you don’t think I need to replace my fuel filter the last time I changed was last year around April. its over a year and 5 months old now. I must have 25.000 miles on it sense then.