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Post by shannondegroot on Aug 21, 2020 21:39:52 GMT
What did you think of this movie ?
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Post by sdrew13163 on Aug 21, 2020 22:07:02 GMT
Cool visuals, good performances, but kinda meh otherwise.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 21, 2020 22:27:41 GMT
2/10 I felt nothing for it.
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Post by mikef6 on Aug 21, 2020 22:45:54 GMT
Here is what I wrote for the Classic Film Board weekly thread:
Annihilation / Alex Garland (2018). Another recent thriller (this one in the science fiction realm) which begins with a great premise but whose resolution cannot - and doesn’t – match the set-up and has to be a let down. Lena (Natalie Portman) is a former military combat veteran and a grieving widow. Her husband Kane (Oscar Isaac), who is still on duty, has failed to return from his last assignment. One year after his disappearance, he shows up back home but doesn’t know how he got there or where he has been. Lena soon learns of a mysterious phenomenon that the government calls The Shimmer. It covers part of a national forest but is growing and threatening the world. They know they can’t keep it secret much longer. All expeditions into the Shimmer have disappeared. Only Kane has returned. To help find a cure for Kane, Lena volunteers for the next mission to try to penetrate the Shimmer. Her mates on the mission are played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez, and Tuva Novotny. There are a few creepy episodes and explosions of violence but it turns mainly into a standard soldiers-behind-enemy-lines adventure. There are some good parts here and sincere acting, but I can’t give a recommendation.
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Post by Marv on Aug 21, 2020 23:03:50 GMT
I liked it.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 21, 2020 23:13:03 GMT
I think it was a good movie.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 22, 2020 0:25:58 GMT
The cast is good and it’s got its fair share of creepy moments.
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Post by Vits on Aug 22, 2020 10:04:19 GMT
9/10
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