Annihilation (2018) - Page 59 - Blu-ray Forum

Foggy · 05-24-2018, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Synchg

o wow, just saw this, it was everything i expected it to be. i was hoping to be genuinely surprised but was not. i hope no one gives alex garland another movie to direct ever again

ur caps lock button is broken bro

Synchg · 05-24-2018, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by foggy

ur caps lock button is broken bro

tWAS EVERYTHING I EXPECTED IT TO BE
i am the last person alive to use "bro" in a ironic sense
interrogation scene waste of my time i'll tell u wut.

Blu Lemmy · 05-25-2018, 08:09 AM

Cool story....Bro

A Sith Lord? · 08-25-2018, 04:46 AM

This movie is the one that has stuck with me and made the biggest impression on me this year.

I was thinking about it the other night when I was deciding what my favorite movies so far this year have been. And this one is definitely #1.

Monkey · 09-07-2018, 08:00 PM

3 stars for me. Maybe my expectations were too high coming from Ex Machina.

The most memorable part of the movie to me is the musical score.

In a way this feels incomplete similar to Prometheus was incomplete, thought not on that level. The movie ends just when it really feels like it is picking up.

LegacyCosts · 09-07-2018, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by A Sith Lord?

This movie is the one that has stuck with me and made the biggest impression on me this year.

I was thinking about it the other night when I was deciding what my favorite movies so far this year have been. And this one is definitely #1.

Agreed, this and you were never really here are the only things that stand out really

Rodney-2187 · 11-02-2018, 09:28 PM

This is a really good analysis that also comments on some of the other less-than-informed videos floating around.

The Debts · 11-02-2018, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

This is a really good analysis that also comments on some of the other less-than-informed videos floating around.

Annihilation and Decoding Metaphor - YouTube

Saw this video not long ago. In all honesty, I could have gone for more of the dude ripping apart those "ENDING EXPLAINED (red arrow pointing at random thing)" videos. They're obnoxious and treat their target audience like simpletons who can't figure out things for themselves.

LegacyCosts · 11-02-2018, 10:02 PM

Annihilation has one of those climaxes that doesn't need to be explained, its about the experience baby.

Creed · 11-02-2018, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

This is a really good analysis that also comments on some of the other less-than-informed videos floating around.

Annihilation and Decoding Metaphor - YouTube

This video made me love the film even more.

Creed · 11-02-2018, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LegacyCosts

Annihilation has one of those climaxes that doesn't need to be explained, its about the experience baby.

IT is ambiguous, so others can have their own interpretations on the climax, but it's still so jaw-droppingly perfect.

Poya · 11-02-2018, 10:45 PM

Yeah, I mean not every sci-fi movie needs to be Star Wars.

ArrestedDevelopment · 11-02-2018, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Poya

Yeah, I mean not every sci-fi movie needs to be Star Wars.

lol definitely.

javy · 11-02-2018, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

This is a really good analysis that also comments on some of the other less-than-informed videos floating around.

Annihilation and Decoding Metaphor - YouTube

"Why is it that everything we live for dies while our pain gets to be immortal?" ----fak!!

kingDeeCee · 12-19-2018, 08:03 AM

Gave this a third watch today and it's just as good. Watched it with my sister this time and it was pretty funny hearing that this was 68% on her Netflix. I mean I guess its accurate since she wasn't a big fan of this film. Though, I do wish that I had my own theatre so I could experience that bear scene all over again.

I also noticed a huge plot whole in the beginning that kinda solves itself at the end. Why would a facility like that not test Kane, who not only leaves the shimmer, but appears in Lena's bedroom? I'm almost positive that they knew about Kane being an alien clone of himself, which could be a big reason why Ventris is finally heading into the shimmer herself. I mean Lena is quarantined with Kane at the end and I refuse the believe that scientists would not notice the effects of the shimmer on the two. At least this is what I made up as head-cannon to solve that plot hole in the beginning.

A Sith Lord? · 09-22-2019, 09:07 PM

Watched it for first time in a year.

It's so good. Obviously at home on a TV you can notice some of the flawed CGI like the alligator and bear. But the tone and imagery and everything else are still fantastic.

wonderer99 · 09-22-2019, 09:21 PM

Apart from being one of the greatest sci fi movies of the last 10 years I also love how this was one of the strongest female driven movies ever and yet nobody picked up on it. Feminists just ignored it and were all over Ghostbusters and Wonder Woman instead.

A true modern classic imo

Gacivory · 09-22-2019, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wonderer99

Apart from being one of the greatest sci fi movies of the last 10 years I also love how this was one of the strongest female driven movies ever and yet nobody picked up on it. Feminists just ignored it and were all over Ghostbusters and Wonder Woman instead.

A true modern classic imo

Feminists were the only ones that ignored you’re saying? Or did the general public ignore it with a studio that didn’t really try and market it?

A Sith Lord? · 09-22-2019, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by wonderer99

Apart from being one of the greatest sci fi movies of the last 10 years I also love how this was one of the strongest female driven movies ever and yet nobody picked up on it. Feminists just ignored it and were all over Ghostbusters and Wonder Woman instead.

A true modern classic imo

There were plenty of people complaining about it being female-driven.

I think the reason it didn't get more play, was the studio politics surrounding the film overshadowing it. Remember that it ALMOST didn't get shown in theaters, and was almost close to just becoming a direct to Netflix movie. It instead got a very limited release.

bluenote23 · 09-22-2019, 10:05 PM

Well, unfortunately I didn't think it was that good, which partly, at least for me, explains its limited success.

If you really want a philosophical experience, read the books (all three that make up the Southern Reach Trilogy).

Quite frankly, I was expecting the same sort of metaphysical exploration you get in the books but, disappointingly, all I saw was a space monster movie.

But if you all really liked it, that's great too. Maybe it's just me...

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05-25-2018, 08:09 AM	#1163
Blu Lemmy Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Location:On my sofa 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:837 DVD collection:226 Prime collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:3	Cool story....Bro

08-25-2018, 04:46 AM	#1164
A Sith Lord? Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:575 DVD collection:30 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1272 Trading Score:49	This movie is the one that has stuck with me and made the biggest impression on me this year. I was thinking about it the other night when I was deciding what my favorite movies so far this year have been. And this one is definitely #1.

09-07-2018, 08:00 PM	#1165
Monkey Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2006 Trading Score:31	3 stars for me. Maybe my expectations were too high coming from Ex Machina. The most memorable part of the movie to me is the musical score. In a way this feels incomplete similar to Prometheus was incomplete, thought not on that level. The movie ends just when it really feels like it is picking up.

11-02-2018, 10:02 PM	#1169
LegacyCosts Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:177 Blu-ray collection:452 Trading Score:20	Annihilation has one of those climaxes that doesn't need to be explained, its about the experience baby.

11-02-2018, 10:45 PM	#1172
Poya Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2011 Location:NY, NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:12	Yeah, I mean not every sci-fi movie needs to be Star Wars.

12-19-2018, 08:03 AM	#1175
kingDeeCee Senior Member Member since:Oct 2011 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:112 Trading Score:69	Gave this a third watch today and it's just as good. Watched it with my sister this time and it was pretty funny hearing that this was 68% on her Netflix. I mean I guess its accurate since she wasn't a big fan of this film. Though, I do wish that I had my own theatre so I could experience that bear scene all over again. I also noticed a huge plot whole in the beginning that kinda solves itself at the end. Why would a facility like that not test Kane, who not only leaves the shimmer, but appears in Lena's bedroom? I'm almost positive that they knew about Kane being an alien clone of himself, which could be a big reason why Ventris is finally heading into the shimmer herself. I mean Lena is quarantined with Kane at the end and I refuse the believe that scientists would not notice the effects of the shimmer on the two. At least this is what I made up as head-cannon to solve that plot hole in the beginning.

09-22-2019, 09:07 PM	#1176
A Sith Lord? Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:575 DVD collection:30 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1272 Trading Score:49	Watched it for first time in a year. It's so good. Obviously at home on a TV you can notice some of the flawed CGI like the alligator and bear. But the tone and imagery and everything else are still fantastic.

09-22-2019, 09:21 PM	#1177
wonderer99 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2010	Apart from being one of the greatest sci fi movies of the last 10 years I also love how this was one of the strongest female driven movies ever and yet nobody picked up on it. Feminists just ignored it and were all over Ghostbusters and Wonder Woman instead. A true modern classic imo

09-22-2019, 10:05 PM	#1180
bluenote23 Active Member Member since:Apr 2018 Location:Canada	Well, unfortunately I didn't think it was that good, which partly, at least for me, explains its limited success. If you really want a philosophical experience, read the books (all three that make up the Southern Reach Trilogy). Quite frankly, I was expecting the same sort of metaphysical exploration you get in the books but, disappointingly, all I saw was a space monster movie. But if you all really liked it, that's great too. Maybe it's just me...

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