White_Prophet

I did enjoy this movie. It was funny, had really cool effects, fun action scenes, and a few heartwarming moments. However, I could say the same things for every other movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Incredible Hulk was always my least favorite Marvel movie - it was the only one that I didn't actually like and think was good. I still don't think it's bad and enjoy it quite a bit. That is sort of how I feel about this movie and I think it may actually be my least favorite MCU movie.

I liked the original Ant-man- I thought it was pretty good but even then it was in the bottom 3 MCU movies for me. This movie is very much like the first, but not quite as good. Like the first, this movie is pretty self-contained and light, but it feels like it's juggling a few too many story lines which consequently takes away from the main narrative. Hope is probably the brightest part of the movie, and Micheal Pena delivers most of the good comedy, but Paul Rudd himself doesn't really stand out much. The main villain is decent but felt rushed and Walton Goggins was completely wasted. Throughout the movie I was mostly just mildly entertained. In fact, the most excitement I felt was waiting for the mid-credits scene. The post-credits scene however was a waste of time.

Overall, this is another fun MCU movie, but a pretty forgettable one that doesn't do much to justify it's existence.

I watched this movie for the first time last night and while I definitely liked it, I wasn't quite sure what in the world I had just seen. I thought about this movie for hours and after letting it digest and making sense of the deeper meanings and themes, I really came to appreciate and love this movie. (The ATZ Show has a really good explained video on Youtube that will completely change the way you look at the movie.) I watched Annihilation again today because this is one of those movies that requires a second viewing - there was so much that I missed and I can confidently say that this is is arguably my favorite movie of 2018.

First of all, there's no denying that this film is simply beautiful. The way it's shot, the scenery.. fantastic. Also, this movie is extremely original, I've never seen anything like it before and I love it when a movie offers something new. A few more adjectives that come to mind to describe this movie are immersive, intense, creepy, emotional at parts, trippy at others, there's just so much to appreciate in this movie.

What really elevates the movie for me however is all of the deeper meanings, themes, and symbolism that are going on beyond the surface plot. This is a movie with many layers that really makes you think, and people can interpret it in many different ways. That being said, this movie is definitely not for everyone... if i were to judge it solely by my first immediate reaction, I would rate it much lower, maybe 3.5 stars. I needed to really think and pick apart the movie to really appreciate the great work of art Alex Garland has put together. It's films like these that remind me why I love movies so much.

I understand that this kind of humor works for many people, but unfortunately I am not one of them. I may have chuckled a few times, and I did like Jason Isaacs quite a bit when he made his appearance, but overall I didn't enjoy this movie at all. I do not think it's a bad film- I understand the political satire and the intent of the humor, it just wasn't quite my tempo. I knew that this wasn't a movie for me from the first 15 minutes, so I do applaud myself for being patient enough to actually see it through 'til the end.