Annihilation | Paramount | Feb 23 2018 | Alex Garland | Natalie Portman | Reviews Embargoed till day of release

[Jessie]

30 minutes ago, The Stingray said:

Btw, there need to be more movies involving journeys through rivers. They all seem to have hypnotic qualities about them. Apocalypse Now, Aguirre, Night of the Hunter, Lost City of Z... Even the goofy Anaconda had a hypnotic Jon Voight performance.
 

Without a paddle is an absolute Gem.

 

I do like The Edge too

[Eric Prime]

 

[dashrendar44]

I spent the whole movie wondering "Wait, what, the blonde

 

that get crunched by the mutant skull bear

is not the brazilian cop from F&F 5?"

 

 

That left me simmering in my thoughts...

 

Edited March 12, 2018 by dashrendar44

[somebody85]

Some of the Netflix reviews towards this are going to be brutal. Can't wait to watch it again. Still haven't forgotten anything about it. It's stayed with me that long.

[TalismanRing]

3 hours ago, The Stingray said:

Btw, there need to be more movies involving journeys through rivers. They all seem to have hypnotic qualities about them. Apocalypse Now, Aguirre, Night of the Hunter, Lost City of Z... Even the goofy Anaconda had a hypnotic Jon Voight performance.
 

Also, Deliverance and... The River

[WrathOfHan]

This movie wishes it was as good as Deliverance. 

[TalismanRing]

2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

This movie wishes it was as good as Deliverance. 

No shame.  99+% of movies aren't as good as Deliverance

[somebody85]

4 hours ago, Goffe said:

You will love it 💯. Last act felt like Under the Skin, which I’m sure is your jam.

 

And you’ll hate it and write rants about it until the end of the times. 

 

Also yeah, any time they were inside an office, house or any interior really it felt like it cost 5 dollars. Garland abusing computer-generated lens flares like he’s a film student made it all look even cheaper. 

The interior area of the opening area of the climax was actually hand molded. That's not CGI

[marveldcfox]

God awful movie. Seriously....this was raved by critics? Wtf. Must have mixed some drugs in their whiskey or cola when this was screened.

[weyweywey]

I just saw this movie last night. On Netflix. I understand why this didn't do well in the box office. It's not exactly the most movie-friendly film. But my god, this movie excels so much in the technical aspects of film. It's sad because when movies like this fail in the box office, there will be less demand to have it done in the big screen.

[The Stingray]

15 minutes ago, marveldcfox said:

God awful movie. Seriously....this was raved by critics? Wtf. Must have mixed some drugs in their whiskey or cola when this was screened.

 

Tbh, someone with your username is bound to hate it.
 

[Jessie]

This film was kind of cool. Ill never watch it again though. Definitely isn't frightening like people claim, a little too pretentious also

[Jessie]

2 hours ago, weyweywey said:

I just saw this movie last night. On Netflix. I understand why this didn't do well in the box office. It's not exactly the most movie-friendly film. But my god, this movie excels so much in the technical aspects of film. It's sad because when movies like this fail in the box office, there will be less demand to have it done in the big screen.

This is definitely suited for netflix. I would have disliked this film if i paid to see it in the cinema

[dashrendar44]

The movie felt weird, not because of the subject matter per se, but because I could dislike it then being fascinated from scenes to scenes at a mood swing. (Natalie Portman is my Michelle Monaghan so I was stringing along thanks to the story and direction more than the actress...).

 

It alternates between mediocrity (The actors felt like stuck in a bad Black Mirror episode for a good chunk of the first act), unsettling body horror (that oddly reminded me of...Relic more than Alien or The Thing) and striking imagery all the while running wild on allegories and metaphysical musings.

 

I felt like watching a scifi milkshake put in a blender and then served back to us regurgitated through Garland's POV. (I can picture enamoured critics going "OMG, that's so meta!" on a surface level)

Edited March 13, 2018 by dashrendar44

[Valonqar]

Can someone explain Michelle Monaghan reference to me? I keep seeing it from time to time (someone is someone's Michelle Monaghan)  but no clue what it is. 

[Krissykins]

Went on Netflix yesterday but I haven’t had time to watch it. Maybe tomorrow night. 

[AniNate]

3 hours ago, Valonqar said:

Can someone explain Michelle Monaghan reference to me? I keep seeing it from time to time (someone is someone's Michelle Monaghan)  but no clue what it is. 

 

Tele's most hated actress. 

[MikeQ]

Now that the film has released on Netflix around the world, more write-ups/analyses are popping up. Another good read for those who have seen and appreciate the film:

 

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2018/03/12/the-transformative-dream-of-annihilation/amp

 

Almost wishing Canada had it on Netflix so I can watch it again, but I'm glad we got it in theatres so I could watch it on the big screen.

 

Peace,

Mike

Edited March 13, 2018 by MikeQ

[Valonqar]

15 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:

 

Tele's most hated actress. 

Oh, OK. She isn't working much. 

Edited March 13, 2018 by Valonqar

[robertman2]

Movie was alright, I guess. It was good, but amazing?

 

nahhhhhh