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Annihilation (Spoilers)
« on: February 21, 2018, 02:02:12 PM »
Who's excited for this movie? I'm going opening night because I lovvvvvve Ex Machina and Sunshine. It also has a stellar cast.

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Re: Annihilation (Spoilers)
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2018, 11:26:33 PM »
Hearing nothing but amazing things about it.
Straight to Netflix here.

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Re: Annihilation (Spoilers)
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2018, 12:22:51 PM »
i read an article abt that straight to netflix business. Apparently the studio did it because the pre-screeners reviews were horrible AND the director didn't do what they wanted- for a big budget commercial project.

and... i couldn't see it if i wanted to, it's not in my small town theatre-
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Re: Annihilation (Spoilers)
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2018, 07:04:11 PM »
I saw it yesterday and enjoyed it.  I did look up some reviews today to see what it all meant  :-\

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Re: Annihilation (Spoilers)
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2018, 12:51:55 PM »
I didn't enjoy the books at all (I suffered through all 3 hoping the end would redeem the rest, no luck), so I'm torn about seeing the movie. Part of me wonders if what I disliked in the book will be changed for the better in the movie, making it worth seeing, or if it'll somehow end up frustrating me more. I will probably wait until I can get the movie from my library.

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Re: Annihilation (Spoilers)
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2018, 04:01:14 PM »
I ended up liking the movie even though it was very weird. The acting and visuals were great.

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Re: Annihilation (Spoilers)
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2018, 03:19:16 AM »
Annihilation

A biologist signs up for a dangerous expedition where the laws of nature do not apply.

Netflix are releasing eighty original films on their platform this year. Annihilation is not one of them, whoever us in the UK can only see it on there. A little bit of history first: Based on the book by Jeff VanderMeer. The film was adapted for the screen by Alex Garland. He also directed it. His name might be familiar as he was the writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later. He also adapted Never Let Me Go and Dreed for the screen. He wrote and directed Ex Machina. Annihilation is his second directing gig. The film was originally shot a couple of years ago but was shelved after Paramount studios became nervous when test screenings came back with notes that deemed it “too intellectual” and “too complicated”. Then a war of words broke out between the producer and the financier at Paramount which resulted in Paramount signing away the rights to all territories except the US and China. So, in those two countries you can see it on the big screen. Everywhere else it is straight to Netflix.

Now, after all those issues you could be thinking “Uh-oh! Straight to Netflix? That doesn’t sound good” and I would be inclined to agree. However, we would all be wrong. This film is an outstanding piece of Sci-Fi that twists logic and nature to create mind-bending results. Actually, to call it a Sci-Fi film would be demeaning it slightly as it is so much more. It blends family drama, romance, action, adventure, horror and even environmental issues. It skilfully takes all of those puts them in a blender and comes out with its own take on so many different ideals. The biologist, played by Natalie Portman, is thrown into a world she thinks she knows but doesn’t. This new thing that has arrived on Earth nicknamed The Shimmer are her and a small group of military personnel must go into The Shimmer to find out what it is but also why nobody comes back. I won’t say anymore on the storyline as to view it with as little detail as possible is the best way. I had no idea which way it was going to go next. It didn’t just twist & turn as a mystery film would, it also shocked and dumbfounded me as to what it was putting on screen. The near-wordless finale had me wide-eyed and struggling to breath.

It is obvious that Annihilation takes its lead from many different genre films (A lot are plainly obvious to see). However, this doesn’t rip them off or homage them, instead it uses key elements to create its own thought-provoking movie. This is intelligent film-making. It is exciting film-making. I can’t wait to see it again and I’m wondering how this will fare in my end of year top 10 because I’ve seen nothing like this since Arrival and Inception. It is a shame we won’t get to see it on the big screen.

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Re: Annihilation (Spoilers)
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Annihilation

A biologist signs up for a dangerous expedition where the laws of nature do not apply.

Netflix are releasing eighty original films on their platform this year. Annihilation is not one of them, whoever us in the UK can only see it on there. A little bit of history first: Based on the book by Jeff VanderMeer. The film was adapted for the screen by Alex Garland. He also directed it. His name might be familiar as he was the writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later. He also adapted Never Let Me Go and Dreed for the screen. He wrote and directed Ex Machina. Annihilation is his second directing gig. The film was originally shot a couple of years ago but was shelved after Paramount studios became nervous when test screenings came back with notes that deemed it “too intellectual” and “too complicated”. Then a war of words broke out between the producer and the financier at Paramount which resulted in Paramount signing away the rights to all territories except the US and China. So, in those two countries you can see it on the big screen. Everywhere else it is straight to Netflix.

Now, after all those issues you could be thinking “Uh-oh! Straight to Netflix? That doesn’t sound good” and I would be inclined to agree. However, we would all be wrong. This film is an outstanding piece of Sci-Fi that twists logic and nature to create mind-bending results. Actually, to call it a Sci-Fi film would be demeaning it slightly as it is so much more. It blends family drama, romance, action, adventure, horror and even environmental issues. It skilfully takes all of those puts them in a blender and comes out with its own take on so many different ideals. The biologist, played by Natalie Portman, is thrown into a world she thinks she knows but doesn’t. This new thing that has arrived on Earth nicknamed The Shimmer are her and a small group of military personnel must go into The Shimmer to find out what it is but also why nobody comes back. I won’t say anymore on the storyline as to view it with as little detail as possible is the best way. I had no idea which way it was going to go next. It didn’t just twist & turn as a mystery film would, it also shocked and dumbfounded me as to what it was putting on screen. The near-wordless finale had me wide-eyed and struggling to breath.

It is obvious that Annihilation takes its lead from many different genre films (A lot are plainly obvious to see). However, this doesn’t rip them off or homage them, instead it uses key elements to create its own thought-provoking movie. This is intelligent film-making. It is exciting film-making. I can’t wait to see it again and I’m wondering how this will fare in my end of year top 10 because I’ve seen nothing like this since Arrival and Inception. It is a shame we won’t get to see it on the big screen.

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We heard the stories about this film being on Netflix already and were worried as well, but went to the theater to see it anyway... you're not kidding, this film is pretty amazing, in many ways... kinda Aliens, kinda The Thing, kinda a family drama, kinda trippy like the end of 2001... definitely worth seeing in the theater if you can catch it before it's gone.

Then come back and create a "spoilers thread" in order to discuss, "what did happen in this film?" or was it all a dream?