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Post by JangoB on Mar 18, 2018 0:52:51 GMT
Which one did you like more?
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 18, 2018 0:56:14 GMT
Annihilation needs another look, but I side with Ex Machina.
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Post by stephen on Mar 18, 2018 1:00:41 GMT
One of them is a strong film that falls a bit short in the third act. The other is a piece of crap.
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Post by Viced on Mar 18, 2018 1:05:42 GMT
Annihilation did more for me. Both are good but kind of leave a little to be desired.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 18, 2018 1:05:44 GMT
Ex Machina by a good bit. I liked Annihilation fine, but it felt like a B movie dressed up as something more intelligent than it actually was and didn't have as strong of a thematic backbone as Garland's previous film..
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Post by mhynson27 on Mar 18, 2018 1:25:46 GMT
Ex Machina
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Post by notacrook on Mar 18, 2018 1:57:38 GMT
Both fantastic, but Ex Machina has the edge.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 18, 2018 5:09:08 GMT
Love both, but Ex Machina.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Mar 18, 2018 5:42:07 GMT
I'm a huge sucker for Annihilation's brand of high-concept sci-fi backed by B-movie body horror. The idea of untamed, exponential, invasive growth is incredibly creepy to me, and Garland did a great job drawing on that unease without ever overdoing it. He effectively created an unsettling tone where I was invited to feel as lost and confused and frightened as the scientists. I didn't know what was happening, but I knew it was really, really bad. That illustrates the difference between my experience with Garland's two movies: Annihilation got under my skin and Ex Machina didn't.
So it's Annihilation for me.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Mar 18, 2018 13:15:41 GMT
Annihilation
I think both are high quality films, with Annihilation having just that little bit more in most areas. The real difference for me is that I could see myself watching Annihilation again, more than once; whereas I doubt I will ever watch Ex Machina again.
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Post by ibbi on Mar 18, 2018 23:33:07 GMT
They both have their qualities. I loved Ex Machina so much, but it was so talky, and small and generally uncinematic. In Annihilation I think Garland generally took a big step forward in terms of maturing as a filmmaker (and maybe the first time one of his final acts has ever been the highlight of his movie?) even if overall the thing was generally less interesting a film. I don't think I ever expected the day when someone would get as much out of the phrase "I don't know" as he did here. Great stuff.
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Post by cheesecake on Mar 28, 2018 23:42:02 GMT
Ew. Ex Machina which I have issues with but is so much better than Annihilation.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2018 15:03:55 GMT
Annihilation but I'm not big on either.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2018 19:56:43 GMT
Pretty much a tie. Right now, I'd say Ex Machina.
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Post by harlequinade on Mar 31, 2018 10:29:10 GMT
Annihilation is great but it has flaws, Ex-Machina is close to perfect
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Mar 31, 2018 12:55:44 GMT
both amazing but ex machina is my pick
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Post by AKenjiB on Mar 31, 2018 20:35:22 GMT
I enjoyed both but definitely Ex Machina. Annihilation is a good movie but it's got a lot of little things that bugged me (the framing device, the characters only blacking out once at the beginning of their journey).
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Post by pessimusreincarnated on Apr 2, 2018 17:01:20 GMT
Ex Machina's first two acts>>>>>Annihilation's first two acts.
Annihilaton's third act>>>>>Ex Machina's third act.
So Ex Machina overall.
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