Finally, anyone else looking forward for this one?
SYSTEM-J
I saw Alex Garland's new film Annihilation last night. It's only been released through Netflix in the UK because the studio got cold feet about its box office lure. Being a Garland fan (he did write Dredd, after all) I was very keen to see what he could do with the source material. I read the book last year while I was bed-bound convalescing, and it absolutely gripped me. I finished it in the space of about a day. One of the creepiest and most atmospheric books I’ve ever read. Unfortunately the two sequels are mostly rubbish.
I mostly enjoyed it, but I didn’t think it was as good as the book. The book is one of the eeriest and most atmospheric things I’ve ever read, and the film abandons almost everything outside the basic set-up and concept. The film feels more conventional for the most part – it’s more “monster-y” than the subtle chills of the novel – but then at the end it goes off the deep end into full 2001-style trippiness. In many ways it’s a different story altogether, and it does have a lot of interesting ideas of its own to unpack. When you like the source material so much, it can be hard to judge an adaptation on its own merits. Anyway, I’m now re-reading the book.
Vector A
I enjoyed Annihiliation but have never read the book. Loved the "trippiness."
Srussell
Yeah
ControlFreak18
3 billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri was very good. Woody Harrison is such a great actor and it’s nice to see him get more than just smaller “character actor” roles.
Zoso
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Originally posted by ControlFreak18
3 billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri was very good. Woody Harrison is such a great actor and it’s nice to see him get more than just smaller “character actor” roles.
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't what I thought it was going to be going into it. I purposely avoided any spoilers/reviews, so I was expecting a "serious crime drama" rather than a "Cohen Brothers-esque dark comedy".
ControlFreak18
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Originally posted by Zoso
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't what I thought it was going to be going into it. I purposely avoided any spoilers/reviews, so I was expecting a "serious crime drama" rather than a "Cohen Brothers-esque dark comedy".
Well it did star one of the lead characters from their most famous movies
Zoso
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Originally posted by ControlFreak18
Well it did star one of the lead characters from their most famous movies
That's a good/fair point... :D
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by ControlFreak18
3 billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri was very good. Woody Harrison is such a great actor and it’s nice to see him get more than just smaller “character actor” roles.
Yeah, it was good. Not perfect, but very good. Martin Mcdonagh is a master at shifting from the poignant to the farcical without it ever feeling jarring. I almost cried halfway through.
ControlFreak18
What part?
SYSTEM-J
It would be a massive spoiler to say when.
Silky Johnson
I was so happy to see Rockwell and McDormand both take home Oscars for their performances. Especially Rockwell.
I've watched The Shape of Water, Call Me By Your Name, Baby Driver, and I, Tonya all in the past couple weeks. I didn't think I would like SoW, but oh wow was I wrong. And Baby Driver was really awesome too. I had heard about it being unique, and that the editing was top notch, but not one person who raved about it mentioned how integral music was to the previous points. Loved it.
