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

[Plain Old Tele]

Squee!

 

 

[KeepItU25071906]

 

 

[Joel M]

Very hyped for this. I thought Ex-Machina was "just" very good but this sounds even more interesting. Alex Garland's body of work also helps. All the movies he has written so far have been good to great.

[Plain Old Tele]

VanderMeer jumped the gun. No trailer or anything tonight. 

 

 

[Plain Old Tele]

 

[Valonqar]

It looks interesting, a bit like several other movies of that kind, but interesting. Some neat visuals. It didn't grab me but I like it. Want to learn more about the mystery. 

 

My speculation

 

 

Natalie's husband is one of those humans that grow from the tree, like a body snatcher pod people only tree people in this case. A replica, not the real husband. The real one is probably dead.

Edited September 27, 2017 by Valonqar

[filmlover]

Got very strong Arrival vibes from that trailer.

[Ethan Hunt]

gosh darn gotta wait till I'm outta school

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

Looks great. May read the book beforehand, seems right up my alley.

[marveldcfox]

All I know is that shit ain't gonna end well in a good way! Alex Garland might be the next big sci-fi director. 

[Cochofles]

Great cast. I am intrigued...

[CoolioD1]

meh. great cast though.

[Valonqar]

I'm getting Mother! boxoffice prospect from the fact that interest in this appears to be concentrated only on Awards Watch that was also an obsessive Mother! stronghold. Not the best omen, though I admit this is dumb af conclusion.

 

Everywhere else there are shrugs and crickets. I mean, even here, where trailers usually generate some palatable interest, the thread is slow af. 

Edited September 27, 2017 by Valonqar

[Morieris]

59 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Got very strong Arrival vibes from that trailer.

 

Same.....which is a good thing to me personally on a storytelling standpoint. I was vaguely interested (read: for Oscar and Tessa) but I'm pretty on board now and super interested. 

[WrathOfHan]

It looks..... fine.

[Incarnadine]

I think the teaser shows enough promise that I'm interested. I'd be more interested if it wasn't Portman as the lead though.

I was a big Portman fan for years and was glad when she finally won the Oscar, but since then I find her rigid and off putting, both on screen and off.

She also isn't looking well either, in the trailer she is very gaunt and her skin tone is an unhealthy hue, almost grey.

[Valonqar]

8 minutes ago, Incarnadine said:

I think the teaser shows enough promise that I'm interested. I'd be more interested if it wasn't Portman as the lead though.

I was a big Portman fan for years and was glad when she finally won the Oscar, but since then I find her rigid and off putting, both on screen and off.

She also isn't looking well either, in the trailer she is very gaunt and her skin tone is an unhealthy hue, almost grey.

It makes sense cause it appears from the trailer that her husband went missing, she possibly went on a mission to find him, appears that she found him but he's changed (won't kiss her or whatever). So she's suffered. Add to that that she discovered something super weird (aliens? other beings?), that her team may not have made it (since only she is interviewed), etc. 

[Jake Gittes]

Based on Tele and Gopher's earlier comments I assume the Arrival vibe is just Paramount covering their asses because they don't know how else to sell this. Looks very intriguing, anyway.

[Plain Old Tele]

Just now, Jake Gittes said:

Based on Tele and Gopher's earlier comments I assume the Arrival vibe is just Paramount covering their asses because they don't know how else to sell this. Looks very intriguing, anyway.

 

It's more STALKER meets Cronenberg than ARRIVAL (though I can see why they're taking that angle with marketing: trippy, high-falutin' sci-fi with female scientist lead.)

[grim22]

Looks okay, like the love child of Arrival and Contact.