By the way, the memory card they find in the Mess Hall works with their equipment because the military gave them the same type/brand of equipment as the previous team(s)
anthony cheesman that’s why the new blade runner flopped. Nobody can handle a slow burner anymore. Luckily there’s still enough of an audience that movies for people with a brain still get made. My first time on this channel but I can tell the subs here are into garbage popcorn flicks. Like Transformers, Pacific Rim, Geostorm, Maze Runner, etc. Not an oscars crowd.
It's really sad. ADHD is rising very very fast and it's mainly because kids aren't allowed to be bored anymore. Constant stimulation of the brain isn't healthy for them. It's not even their fault, the culture is pushing this kind of mentality because it pays to have a generation that's always moving to the next thing, the next thing, the next thing...
This is the most accurate review I've seen so far. You guys understood the themes and were paying attention instead of just calling it trash like other certain reviewers. And I totally agree on the survival horror thing. It did feel like one of those games at times minus the playable parts with a lot of creatures. And I'm glad you did not reveal where it goes because that is something many are not going to see coming. The sound and score there was so well done. As far as it being slow at times, like the beginning, I'm willing to give it more of a pass because the original Alien and The Thing (1982) were the same way. And the ideas explored made the whole thing worth it to me. It was unpredictable and with that concept it should be. I dunno, I usually love this type of sci fi that doesn't hold your hand if it's acted well enough and done right...I understand this won't be for everyone but I loved it. That last act was damn near hypnotizing.
what's the problem with slow paced movies? it's not an action movie, it can take it's time to build up the main character and slowly increase the weirdness and the atmosphere.
Feline Fatale I thought the pacing was fine. Because every scene had a purpose. If someone wasn’t paying attention I could understand their boredom. Doesn’t help that they marketed the movie as a monster thriller
Harate lol fr, they kept saying the movie would have been better if 30 minutes were cut off, but then we wouldn't be able to know why Lena went to the shimmer in the first place...smh
I agree. I liked the pacing just as it was, and I feel like it all made sense in the context of the story. At the end of the movie, I actually was wishing it were longer!
I liked it. The atmosphere and sounds made me feel uneasy during the movie and for awhile afterwards. Nothing is really answered in the end. I figured that was just Garland being Garland but I heard the books don’t explain much either. I’m going to try reading them anyway
I loved this film, I only wish I had seen it in theaters. It was here for literally 3 days and then it was gone. Eventually, I caught it on tv and I couldn't believe the movie had been shelved. The bear scene is one of the most intense scenes ever for me. Just helplessness in the face of the inexplicable and unexplainable. The scene where Lena broke down remembering the day her husband left was good for cementing why she went in the first place.
S D sometimes a great film is hard to get into, harder to get through. It's not a star wars or an avengers. But In the end you'll realize wow that was a well made film. But it's science fiction, it's not for everyone.
Minute 3 to 4 was already inaccurate because Lena wasn’t forced to go into the shimmer. She volunteered to go despite the hesitations of the Psychologist which is a major difference to the plot.
Christ, I hadn't noticed their sub count was so low. How's that possible? They've been doing this shit for AGES, if you count Spill.com as part of the DT journey. Insanely low sub count for the quality and quantity over 3 years. I guess the money comes in from their website? That must be where all the old Spill fans are.
Edward Sanchez Productions they need to act like idiots to have a large subscriber count. If you make sensible content then you're fucked....but at least you have your integrity.
Turns 5 today! Garland makes quite the cerebral experience; fascinating but scary The twist will be very divisive for many but at the same time it addresses "depression, grief, and the human propensity for self-destruction" 2 hours makes this a bit slow but the mood matches the disturbing cosmic horror One scene in particular is like something out of a nightmare Great acting on Portman’s behalf as well With The Shimmer how much of it stays with these people affecting them during and after? This is a much more experimental approach from Garland pondering self-destruction, mortality and what we do to the earth 'Annihilation' manages to make the very thought of mutation and evolution seem horrifying, which is proof enough of just how well it taps into the cosmic horror genre’s unique brand of terror
You guys should check out some of the behind the scenes and see some of the concept art for the "bear". There is one illustration where most of its fur is gone is flesh color (think of a pig). You can also clearly see the left side of its face which, without spoiling the film, signals some very disturbing implications of what happened (or is happening to its first victim). I mean, you can still see it on the film but you can easily miss it if you are not paying attention. I think they shot it in the dark partly due to budgetary issues. I would have loved to see this creature brought to life in the 80s/90s by the like of Stan Winston or Rob Bottin.
I saw this film and was blown away. Perhaps I don't know what people mean by "slow." There's not a lot of action in the film, but I'm sure it's intentional. I would've loved it less if they went into the Shimmer right away, without so much background information to absorb and think about. It's important to cover a lot of bases or you risk having an incomprehensible mess of a movie. I often agree with Double Toasted but the only real complaint seemed to be this 'pacing issue' and I couldn't find that in my experience, so it was a magnificent movie. I hope it wins a few oscars next year.
There's some freaky body horror stuff that comes from the mutation of everything. Not just humans but animals and plants too. A lot of it is actually beautiful in a weird way. Only one moment I'd consider "gore" in the traditional sense but it's pretty gross. Think the chestburster scene from Alien but more subtle. If you're really sensitive about that sort of thing and don't mind mild spoilers I'll describe it below, if not just stop reading. They find a memory card with video footage of left behind for any future explorers from the previous expedition. In it, the soldiers are clearly disoriented. One of them (I can't remember his name so I'll call him John) is in an especially bad state. Another soldier takes a decent sized knife and cuts open John's stomach. You can see what appear to be intestines but then they start moving and it's made clear that whatever's inside John's stomach is alive. Like some kind of worm. Later on they find John's remains and they've undergone a pretty freaky mutation.
I agree the pacing was slow and made the movie feel boring at times. But, I also see how the pacing was used to play into the whole insidious theme of the movie. Things appear to be moving slowly and then next you know it you've reached annihilation. Definitely not for everyone. I give it a matinee. I wouldn't change the run time but wish the more boring elements were punched up with a little something extra.
Representation is key. I’m glad to see the women looking strong but I completely understand why the Asian community feel they was not represented if in the book the main character was Asian.
Derrick Batts well to be fair the director never read the other books and their ethnicities were never explained in the first book hence their names are obscured as hell. So he’s accurately following the book but without influence of he other books
MystikalScope Productions Well the director, Alex Garland, was in communication with the author of the book trilogy, so even if Garland only knew about one book the author should've told him about this fact. Also, all 3 books were released in 2014, so it's not as if Garland would have had to wait a few years to read about what happened. I believe that the former completely trusted that the latter would tell them everything important to make a successful movie. That makes sense. I think the author may have not really thought that the character's ethnicity was important while not realizing the lack of Asian representation in mainstream Western media and the impact that has had on Asian artists being able to secure work. Stories where characters' ethnicities aren't important are just as valuable as ones where ethnicity is brought up. This is especially true for underrepresented groups where popular stories often revolve around a particular feature of said groups. This can make it difficult to see individuals within these groups as characters for other kinds of stories. This movie had a character whose ethnicity was stated in the source material, and she still got white washed. By the way, I think everyone involved in the film is obviously very talented and successful. This is just sad.
Derrick Batts That had box office success? In the end, money is the name of the game. I don’t think I need to see someone who looks like me in order to like a movie. I find the notion of representation a bit racist in of itself as it functions under the notion that people will only like a character if they look just like them. And only them.
Not sure if I agree with their critic of Jennifer Jason Leigh's character. There is a reveal later in the movie that sort of explains her aloofness and detached behavior.
Great movie. Honestly didn’t have any problems with the pacing. It was slow but it had cadence while the movie moved along for me instead of being sluggish where you didn’t care where it was going. The last 15 minutes are some of the most craziest things I’ve seen in a movie to date. Plus, the soundtrack deserves some credit too, adds more to movie. That fucking bear, EEEEHH GADD!
Oscar Isaacs character didn’t know because it wasn’t really him. He had been duplicated while in area X and went on to exist as an owl, and I suspect the doppelgängers get teleported to the last significant location of their predecessor by way of the lighthouse or the “tunnel “ in the book. This honestly should have been two films to cover the first book because they leave out an ass ton of contextual information. Also, the team may seem like their affects are off for good reason. The psychologist on the team has been using post hypnotic suggestion on them since before the entered area X to manipulate their moods and keep them moving forward. The psychologist is also secretly the director of the Southern Reach (the group sending people into area X), and she wanted to investigate it because a guy she knew as a kid used to operate the lighthouse and during her first trip inside she thought she saw a transformed version of him. As crazy as the movie is, the book is wayyyy crazier. There had actually been dozens more teams sent in than the team we follow were lead to believe, and there’s actually footage of the first voyage that shows proof positive that people were being duplicated, so why were teams still being sent in? Well, the only survivor of the first expedition was a duplicate and now he wants to feed area X.
Completely agree with 22:50. This weird situation is more realistic in terms of how weird it is than most of these kinds of movies. In such a situation, I don't think things would be clear to or 1:1 to human beings.
Just watched this movie again and went back to see what DT thought about it. Good review. I really liked the movie but the guys made some good points. Didn't feel it was too slow and yes, after having read the book it is fine to speculate that the environment has an affect on the character decisions! If anything, I felt that the movie over-explains the Lovecraftian elements as Korey alludes to and would've benefited from being more abstract - but possibly at the cost of a wider audience. However the score and art direction in the final act made me forgive some of the minor flaws. Sometimes movies work on the basis that they leave you with a feeling. And this movie did. The book gives you a similar feeling but benefits from an excellent 'unreliable' narrator conceit that adds a whole new dimension to the story. The movie played it straight.
Honestly, that's what worked about the original. It treated everything from music, the surrounding people and setting like it was this high concept horror movie, the only catch was the leads playing it for straight laughs. By having the leads be silly from word one and playing it more as a comedy it hurt both subsequent movies. If they did Ghostbusters again, make it more of a horror movie with comedians in it.
I was too. They are two different types of films aimed at different audiences. If you want something a lot more original and are a sci fi/horror fan (not the jump scare kind), this will probably be up your alley. I thought it was awesome and still haven't stopped thinking about it since seeing it last night. It's beautifully disturbing.
I liked it far more than BP because I wasn't expecting it, the ones like this that nearly fly under the radar can only exceed expectations if they're middling or low
Hey DT why not have fans draw art for your merch? Rooster Teeth does so, or draws inspiration from it and that have a lot of unique stuff. I know I'd get more stuff if there were more unique items.
This movie was amazing and completely under appreciated. Its gorgeous, well written and paced deliberately and brilliantly. Superhero movies have made people STUPID. Yeah, they're fun but they are just making movie goers dumber. If a movie makes people think or if there's no action for a half hour they just tune out or call it "boring, pretentious and artsy". That's how dumb people say "I dont get it and I'm not willing to try".
A film loved by people who simply haven’t seen that many films outside of a Star Wars or comic book-canon, so they were freaked out by it. Ex Machina and Men (by the same director) are both quietly excellent and disturbing. But Annihilation is just squishy rubbish, and dull as hell for long stretches. The cast is unconvincing, the ideas rehashed, and the plan to investigate apparently drawn up by morons. 🙄
You're all wrong. This is a story about a grieving woman, who loses her mind looking for answers, until she hallucinates a narrative that is so much more comfortable than the truth, that she commits to it. Much like in the movie "Shutter Island". There are clues.
What are the clues? I fail to see any evidence of another event taking place than the one we were shown at the end. It seems its litrally about the fragilness of life and ones exsistance. You can almost look at it like evolution. A metor hits wiping out a form of animal i.e dinosaurs. Then another animal taking rise of the same planet. Kinda like us. Natural, yet we live our lifes so alien from how other species live theres. It's like the movie is saying that you can understand the unknown by looking at yourself. Thats why the alien is like a mirrored image of Portmans charecter towards the end of the film.
Blake Fowler Just probably not in the way you want it to be. Or I'm wrong and it's a shitty girl-power sci-fi soaked in iridescent psychedelic pretties. If I am correct, if my theory is correct, then it's probably the best movie I have ever seen. Mostly attributable to the writing. And that is a big statement.
Sean Ryno yeah however I definitely like the movie and its certainly open to interpretation. You very well could be right. I guess that's the sign of a good movie. when radically differing interpretations of the movie can both be right. However I'm still not really a fan of the acting in this film. Aswell as the cg. it was kinda hit or miss. Also if you like this movie check out stalker.
So angry about this movie. I am from the UK and was really looking forward to seeing it at the cinema, there are few enough films like this made and released anyway. This Netflix bullshit really feels like a betrayal. I will not now see it - I don’t want to watch it on my fucking phone - and I feel like I have finished with Paramount movies.
I really wanna see this movie but I'm hearing this is a "horror" film and I'm afraid of jumpscares. Can someone please tell me if there are there any real jumpscares in this movie?
D B Really? A girl who is thirty different ethnicities and a barely Rican girl. GTFO here. This is solid white cast of women with a socially acceptable sorta black girl.
By the way, the memory card they find in the Mess Hall works with their equipment because the military gave them the same type/brand of equipment as the previous team(s)
People felt tired in this movie!? I was tense the whole time
I feel like we live in ADD culture if a movie doesn't start off fast we say its slow movies that came out in the 70s would never work today
anthony cheesman that’s why the new blade runner flopped. Nobody can handle a slow burner anymore.
Luckily there’s still enough of an audience that movies for people with a brain still get made.
My first time on this channel but I can tell the subs here are into garbage popcorn flicks. Like Transformers, Pacific Rim, Geostorm, Maze Runner, etc. Not an oscars crowd.
It's really sad. ADHD is rising very very fast and it's mainly because kids aren't allowed to be bored anymore. Constant stimulation of the brain isn't healthy for them. It's not even their fault, the culture is pushing this kind of mentality because it pays to have a generation that's always moving to the next thing, the next thing, the next thing...
This is the most accurate review I've seen so far. You guys understood the themes and were paying attention instead of just calling it trash like other certain reviewers. And I totally agree on the survival horror thing. It did feel like one of those games at times minus the playable parts with a lot of creatures. And I'm glad you did not reveal where it goes because that is something many are not going to see coming. The sound and score there was so well done. As far as it being slow at times, like the beginning, I'm willing to give it more of a pass because the original Alien and The Thing (1982) were the same way. And the ideas explored made the whole thing worth it to me. It was unpredictable and with that concept it should be. I dunno, I usually love this type of sci fi that doesn't hold your hand if it's acted well enough and done right...I understand this won't be for everyone but I loved it. That last act was damn near hypnotizing.
trentmorrison I know but they did understand the self destruction aspects.
what's the problem with slow paced movies? it's not an action movie, it can take it's time to build up the main character and slowly increase the weirdness and the atmosphere.
This movie is a fucking TRIP. Not perfect, but if you go in to it with an open mind it's hard not to love the experience
Agreed saw it last night
Agreed. The third act was something else. Perfect use of the score.
a trip is a great way to describe it
Movie was shit.
Yes!!!
Sometimes you have to let a film simmer. Not every movie has to have monsters and superheroes jumping out at you the first 5 minutes.
Feline Fatale I thought the pacing was fine. Because every scene had a purpose. If someone wasn’t paying attention I could understand their boredom.
Doesn’t help that they marketed the movie as a monster thriller
Harate lol fr, they kept saying the movie would have been better if 30 minutes were cut off, but then we wouldn't be able to know why Lena went to the shimmer in the first place...smh
I agree. I liked the pacing just as it was, and I feel like it all made sense in the context of the story. At the end of the movie, I actually was wishing it were longer!
SerferTJ same I like slow burn movies, from every review I've seen of double toasted, they really don't like longer movies. Oh well to each its own.
Honestly I was hooked during all the slow moments.
I liked it. The atmosphere and sounds made me feel uneasy during the movie and for awhile afterwards.
Nothing is really answered in the end. I figured that was just Garland being Garland but I heard the books don’t explain much either. I’m going to try reading them anyway
You know it was based on a short story called the color out of space right
I think the ending means humanity is over lol,
I loved this film, I only wish I had seen it in theaters. It was here for literally 3 days and then it was gone. Eventually, I caught it on tv and I couldn't believe the movie had been shelved.
The bear scene is one of the most intense scenes ever for me. Just helplessness in the face of the inexplicable and unexplainable. The scene where Lena broke down remembering the day her husband left was good for cementing why she went in the first place.
- Do you wanna see this movie?
- I dunno...
S D sometimes a great film is hard to get into, harder to get through. It's not a star wars or an avengers. But In the end you'll realize wow that was a well made film. But it's science fiction, it's not for everyone.
S D III
One of the best thrillers I have ever seen
Horror too that bear scene
Minute 3 to 4 was already inaccurate because Lena wasn’t forced to go into the shimmer. She volunteered to go despite the hesitations of the Psychologist which is a major difference to the plot.
This was a trippy movie to be high for.
Mark Hazleton this you neeed some lsd for
This movie will ruin your trip. The visuals in this movie look like what visuals on acid look like.
Goodwin looks like a lumberjack lol
It amazing that you guys are almost at 100k subscribers
Christ, I hadn't noticed their sub count was so low. How's that possible? They've been doing this shit for AGES, if you count Spill.com as part of the DT journey. Insanely low sub count for the quality and quantity over 3 years. I guess the money comes in from their website? That must be where all the old Spill fans are.
It’s about time! They deserved to hit that number years ago.
Edward Sanchez Productions they need to act like idiots to have a large subscriber count. If you make sensible content then you're fucked....but at least you have your integrity.
How DT doesn't have at least a million subscribers is beyond me. They're great.
'I hate everything' is subscribed to them.
Turns 5 today!
Garland makes quite the cerebral experience; fascinating but scary
The twist will be very divisive for many but at the same time it addresses "depression, grief, and the human propensity for self-destruction"
2 hours makes this a bit slow but the mood matches the disturbing cosmic horror
One scene in particular is like something out of a nightmare
Great acting on Portman’s behalf as well
With The Shimmer how much of it stays with these people affecting them during and after?
This is a much more experimental approach from Garland pondering self-destruction, mortality and what we do to the earth
'Annihilation' manages to make the very thought of mutation and evolution seem horrifying, which is proof enough of just how well it taps into the cosmic horror genre’s unique brand of terror
Yaaaaay I love double toasted
I feel the same way. Double Toasted is the best!
I loved it. The screaming bear FREAKED ME OUT!
You guys should check out some of the behind the scenes and see some of the concept art for the "bear". There is one illustration where most of its fur is gone is flesh color (think of a pig). You can also clearly see the left side of its face which, without spoiling the film, signals some very disturbing implications of what happened (or is happening to its first victim). I mean, you can still see it on the film but you can easily miss it if you are not paying attention. I think they shot it in the dark partly due to budgetary issues. I would have loved to see this creature brought to life in the 80s/90s by the like of Stan Winston or Rob Bottin.
Korey your bear noises made me spit out my drink XD
I saw this film and was blown away. Perhaps I don't know what people mean by "slow." There's not a lot of action in the film, but I'm sure it's intentional. I would've loved it less if they went into the Shimmer right away, without so much background information to absorb and think about. It's important to cover a lot of bases or you risk having an incomprehensible mess of a movie. I often agree with Double Toasted but the only real complaint seemed to be this 'pacing issue' and I couldn't find that in my experience, so it was a magnificent movie. I hope it wins a few oscars next year.
This actually looks and sounds interesting. I may have to watch this. How's the gore?
It has moments of extreme gore but there spaced out in the film
There's some freaky body horror stuff that comes from the mutation of everything. Not just humans but animals and plants too. A lot of it is actually beautiful in a weird way. Only one moment I'd consider "gore" in the traditional sense but it's pretty gross. Think the chestburster scene from Alien but more subtle. If you're really sensitive about that sort of thing and don't mind mild spoilers I'll describe it below, if not just stop reading.
They find a memory card with video footage of left behind for any future explorers from the previous expedition. In it, the soldiers are clearly disoriented. One of them (I can't remember his name so I'll call him John) is in an especially bad state. Another soldier takes a decent sized knife and cuts open John's stomach. You can see what appear to be intestines but then they start moving and it's made clear that whatever's inside John's stomach is alive. Like some kind of worm. Later on they find John's remains and they've undergone a pretty freaky mutation.
Extreme at times.
TJ Hastie You also see that bear creature eat off half of one of their faces
Realistic
Watching Gina Rodriguez's character Anya go crazy was the creepiest part of the movie =O
Yeah she lost her shit lol, I guess the shimmer refracts cognitive functions too
@@lukang8671 Oh you mean it can makes them have hallucinations 😮
@@23RedTechno or it messes with their brain chemistry and turns them schizophrenic or something.
@@lukang8671 Yep ! i understood you first
time .
I highly recommend the book! It’s part of a trilogy that dips in part 2 but finishes strong in part 3.
26:39 "mutation - vibration" LMAO that was the highlight for me
above average movie
Whenever I want to see a movie review for a new movie, I come to Double Toasted first
Same here buddy
Yes was waiting for this!!! Thank you guys!!!!!!
I agree the pacing was slow and made the movie feel boring at times. But, I also see how the pacing was used to play into the whole insidious theme of the movie. Things appear to be moving slowly and then next you know it you've reached annihilation. Definitely not for everyone. I give it a matinee. I wouldn't change the run time but wish the more boring elements were punched up with a little something extra.
Does the skittles breathing monster from Guardians of the galaxy 2 come out
Comic movies have made people fucking STUPID.
Representation is key. I’m glad to see the women looking strong but I completely understand why the Asian community feel they was not represented if in the book the main character was Asian.
Derrick Batts well to be fair the director never read the other books and their ethnicities were never explained in the first book hence their names are obscured as hell. So he’s accurately following the book but without influence of he other books
MystikalScope Productions Well the director, Alex Garland, was in communication with the author of the book trilogy, so even if Garland only knew about one book the author should've told him about this fact.
Also, all 3 books were released in 2014, so it's not as if Garland would have had to wait a few years to read about what happened.
I believe that the former completely trusted that the latter would tell them everything important to make a successful movie. That makes sense.
I think the author may have not really thought that the character's ethnicity was important while not realizing the lack of Asian representation in mainstream Western media and the impact that has had on Asian artists being able to secure work.
Stories where characters' ethnicities aren't important are just as valuable as ones where ethnicity is brought up. This is especially true for underrepresented groups where popular stories often revolve around a particular feature of said groups. This can make it difficult to see individuals within these groups as characters for other kinds of stories.
This movie had a character whose ethnicity was stated in the source material, and she still got white washed.
By the way, I think everyone involved in the film is obviously very talented and successful. This is just sad.
Rion032 How many famous Asian women that you know will sell seat? Representation doesn’t really manner to most people. As long as the story is good.
Missrena1000 just as much as whites women
Derrick Batts That had box office success? In the end, money is the name of the game. I don’t think I need to see someone who looks like me in order to like a movie. I find the notion of representation a bit racist in of itself as it functions under the notion that people will only like a character if they look just like them. And only them.
Omg. It’s the guys from Spill.com! Guys I haven’t watched you since I was in college. I can’t believe you guys aren’t animated.
Not sure if I agree with their critic of Jennifer Jason Leigh's character. There is a reveal later in the movie that sort of explains her aloofness and detached behavior.
Great movie. Honestly didn’t have any problems with the pacing. It was slow but it had cadence while the movie moved along for me instead of being sluggish where you didn’t care where it was going. The last 15 minutes are some of the most craziest things I’ve seen in a movie to date. Plus, the soundtrack deserves some credit too, adds more to movie. That fucking bear, EEEEHH GADD!
Oscar Isaacs character didn’t know because it wasn’t really him. He had been duplicated while in area X and went on to exist as an owl, and I suspect the doppelgängers get teleported to the last significant location of their predecessor by way of the lighthouse or the “tunnel “ in the book. This honestly should have been two films to cover the first book because they leave out an ass ton of contextual information.
Also, the team may seem like their affects are off for good reason. The psychologist on the team has been using post hypnotic suggestion on them since before the entered area X to manipulate their moods and keep them moving forward. The psychologist is also secretly the director of the Southern Reach (the group sending people into area X), and she wanted to investigate it because a guy she knew as a kid used to operate the lighthouse and during her first trip inside she thought she saw a transformed version of him.
As crazy as the movie is, the book is wayyyy crazier. There had actually been dozens more teams sent in than the team we follow were lead to believe, and there’s actually footage of the first voyage that shows proof positive that people were being duplicated, so why were teams still being sent in?
Well, the only survivor of the first expedition was a duplicate and now he wants to feed area X.
Are u guys gonna review Red Sparrow?
This feels like the end of the world. In a good way... lmao
That's what I was thinking!! Based on the end, I think humanity is pretty much over with.
Completely agree with 22:50. This weird situation is more realistic in terms of how weird it is than most of these kinds of movies. In such a situation, I don't think things would be clear to or 1:1 to human beings.
*I DON'T KNOW...*
Just watched this movie again and went back to see what DT thought about it. Good review. I really liked the movie but the guys made some good points. Didn't feel it was too slow and yes, after having read the book it is fine to speculate that the environment has an affect on the character decisions! If anything, I felt that the movie over-explains the Lovecraftian elements as Korey alludes to and would've benefited from being more abstract - but possibly at the cost of a wider audience. However the score and art direction in the final act made me forgive some of the minor flaws. Sometimes movies work on the basis that they leave you with a feeling. And this movie did. The book gives you a similar feeling but benefits from an excellent 'unreliable' narrator conceit that adds a whole new dimension to the story. The movie played it straight.
Movie deserved a full price for its uniqueness
I couldn't believe between all of them, they only had 1 flashlight! That's totally ridiculous!
At no point do they say that, mention it, or is it ever a problem.
Try to see this movie in the theater, I have a feeling its Netflix viewing will not be as striking. Yes, I did see it as a matinee.
So it's the live action version of cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2?
What a stupid thing to ask.
Loved the movie, makes me really excited to read the book.
Good point 1830. I felt the same way, report back to base with info.
Oh fuck, it's the bear from Condemned 2! Glad to know he's still getting work I guess.
The music was best part for me.
How... the hell have I not found out about this channel!?!? This is awesome.
the reason think where more mellow kinda explain in the movie on how the shimmer effects you
This movie is not really smart. But it is definitely ponderous.
Excellent cinematography, visuals and direction.
I wish that the Ghost Busters could have been done more like this, where they treat it more like a serious, horror-type of film.
Honestly, that's what worked about the original. It treated everything from music, the surrounding people and setting like it was this high concept horror movie, the only catch was the leads playing it for straight laughs.
By having the leads be silly from word one and playing it more as a comedy it hurt both subsequent movies. If they did Ghostbusters again, make it more of a horror movie with comedians in it.
Well it would have helped if they had better actresses
A. T. Smith The cartoon the real Ghostbusters was more scary than the horrible reboot.
amhockbeans
You're not wrong there
Sounds like an interesting movie; I was intrigued from the trailers so I'm thinking of going either tonight or tomorrow
Daniel Olynick it’s fantastic my guy. Alex Garland is a great director
Thanks for the recomendation, I forgot that this was the director of Ex Machina. Fantastic movie I really rewatch soon!
Meow Man
But...Women already covered the whole Sci-fi horror thing....with Alien, Aliens...how do you forget this?
Guys! Come on! It’s right there in front of you: this is a remake of Tarkovsky’s 1979 film Stalker. Same premise with some new shiny effects.
No it's hp lovecraft color out of space
Tarkovsky stalker got it from an older book and movie
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This movie is why I miss the imdb forums. Someone explain the tattoo to me.
I'm looking forward to this more than black panther.
Django Fett is this a meme
I was too. They are two different types of films aimed at different audiences. If you want something a lot more original and are a sci fi/horror fan (not the jump scare kind), this will probably be up your alley. I thought it was awesome and still haven't stopped thinking about it since seeing it last night. It's beautifully disturbing.
I liked it far more than BP because I wasn't expecting it, the ones like this that nearly fly under the radar can only exceed expectations if they're middling or low
Hey DT why not have fans draw art for your merch?
Rooster Teeth does so, or draws inspiration from it and that have a lot of unique stuff. I know I'd get more stuff if there were more unique items.
I think they do.
Dang, that camera game has been upped.
The twist should have been the shimmer was a giant humanbowl! Not fish bowl but human bow. I was waiting for the twist but nothing happened...
The bear was some of the scariest shit ive seen in years
This movie was amazing and completely under appreciated. Its gorgeous, well written and paced deliberately and brilliantly. Superhero movies have made people STUPID. Yeah, they're fun but they are just making movie goers dumber. If a movie makes people think or if there's no action for a half hour they just tune out or call it "boring, pretentious and artsy". That's how dumb people say "I dont get it and I'm not willing to try".
Okay from the way they're describing this movie, I'm getting a serious S.T.A.L.K.E.R. vibe from this
Please review 7 Guardians of the Tomb :D
Hey, news flash. The plot was based on the color out of space by lovecraft.
Wait i am confused i heard this was a Netflix movie, am i wrong about this
America is in cinemas. Everywhere else in the world is on netflix :O
Long as its better than arrival ill watch.on another note gurtz makes strange faces doesnt he?
Hey Corey can we get the anime sometimes too
does Goodwin ever see the movies anymore lol
review the ritual!
It's a great book, I just hope the film is just as good.
A film loved by people who simply haven’t seen that many films outside of a Star Wars or comic book-canon, so they were freaked out by it.
Ex Machina and Men (by the same director) are both quietly excellent and disturbing. But Annihilation is just squishy rubbish, and dull as hell for long stretches. The cast is unconvincing, the ideas rehashed, and the plan to investigate apparently drawn up by morons. 🙄
How many ads do you have on your videos, damn!
Just get ad blocker
HindiRapGuru for this long of a video it’s acceptable.
I went to see this by myself. i liked it.
It was a mind fuck hell of a movie.
the trailer made me think of ghost busters 2016 but cooler
That's because your brain is broken and dumb movies have made you dumb. It doesn't look ANYTHING like Ghostbusters anywhere.
Seems kind of funny that you guys are criticizing a movie for having the same problems(IMO) as another movie that you praised: Arrival.
As long as it pays off, I don't mind deep films. But 40+ minutes for it to pick up? Dude....
So at the end Natalie and her husband were the aliens ?
Mari husband was a “copy” of actual husband. She was changed by the shimmer (her eyes), but she wasn’t a copy like he was.
You're all wrong.
This is a story about a grieving woman, who loses her mind looking for answers, until she hallucinates a narrative that is so much more comfortable than the truth, that she commits to it. Much like in the movie "Shutter Island".
There are clues.
What are the clues? I fail to see any evidence of another event taking place than the one we were shown at the end. It seems its litrally about the fragilness of life and ones exsistance. You can almost look at it like evolution. A metor hits wiping out a form of animal i.e dinosaurs. Then another animal taking rise of the same planet. Kinda like us. Natural, yet we live our lifes so alien from how other species live theres. It's like the movie is saying that you can understand the unknown by looking at yourself. Thats why the alien is like a mirrored image of Portmans charecter towards the end of the film.
Blake Fowler No the movie is extremely deep.
Blake Fowler Just probably not in the way you want it to be.
Or I'm wrong and it's a shitty girl-power sci-fi soaked in iridescent psychedelic pretties.
If I am correct, if my theory is correct, then it's probably the best movie I have ever seen. Mostly attributable to the writing.
And that is a big statement.
Sean Ryno yeah however I definitely like the movie and its certainly open to interpretation. You very well could be right. I guess that's the sign of a good movie. when radically differing interpretations of the movie can both be right. However I'm still not really a fan of the acting in this film. Aswell as the cg. it was kinda hit or miss. Also if you like this movie check out stalker.
I agreed with you until the part about hallucinating the entire shimmer. What really tipped you off to that?
I couldn't help but keep thinking Annihilation is a female version of Evolution.
I got in to this movie enough to see it twice.
The pacing is meant keep you immersed and realistic.
@RT-106 Music Uug, edit, edit. You dont have to write a book. I get it.
So angry about this movie. I am from the UK and was really looking forward to seeing it at the cinema, there are few enough films like this made and released anyway. This Netflix bullshit really feels like a betrayal. I will not now see it - I don’t want to watch it on my fucking phone - and I feel like I have finished with Paramount movies.
all my crushes are in this movie lol
LOL everything coming in Feb will flop to BP. big completion is coming beginning of march and BP might even top all of them
littlebigmarc Annihilation was better than BP in my opinion
That doesn't make a film bad. This really is an awesome film. Black Panther is just a lot easier to access from a GA perspective.
Couldn't of clicked on this so fast.
what does marsellus wallace look like
does he look like a bitch?!
I really wanna see this movie but I'm hearing this is a "horror" film and I'm afraid of jumpscares. Can someone please tell me if there are there any real jumpscares in this movie?
no don't worry
Chris Lounsbury Thanks a bunch, pal!
To strange for my taste.
You cant even use the right version of the word "too" in a five word sentence, so yeah, this movie would go way over your head.
Part of the early crowd today
click sooo fast for dis
Underepresented as leads until they get home (¬_¬). Meanwhile in reality...
So this movie is long and drags just like your reviews?
Wow this review spoiled a lot, luckily I saw it before I saw this review
Jr Morales shut up loser
Mari why are you still commenting on my shit, go do something productive
Annihilaltion is lame and try hard. Watch DREAM CATCHER by Stephen King for a true body horror surreal alien horror experience
I'm gonna say this before watching the video: Girts didn't like it.
Francisco Durán tbh girts never likes anything, I feel like he gives everything a matinee lol
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A cast full of women: A+
Women of Color: Error Error Error "System Malfunction"
VanRocCarMor "System reboot." "Analyzing." "Google Search." Nothing found.
Hahaha 😂
VanRocCarMor unless you're blind, there's women of color. And they're treated as equals.
D B Really? A girl who is thirty different ethnicities and a barely Rican girl. GTFO here. This is solid white cast of women with a socially acceptable sorta black girl.
towersofgiza This is a diverse cast to you? Shut it down
very cerebral sci-fiits concepts are fascinating but scarylove all the women in the moviethat twist is divisive I'll admit
Wasn’t boring at all to me! Y’all trippin’.