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First Reviews for The Martian (dir. Ridley Scott; based on the book; Matt Damon)
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Callibretto
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honestly, when I reach that part in the book, it started getting a bit tiresome with just how many shit gone wrong one after the next, I'm actually kinda glad they skipped that part when I watch the movie.
NekoFever
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Also the author said he wanted to write about the cool science rather than getting bogged down in a study of a man slowly driven insane by isolation.
ZackieChan
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Right. It would be a different, and not necessarily better, film with a character who isn't as upbeat. I prefer this.
nrvalleytime
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The Martian OT | Interstellar 2.0, but a better Matt Damon
XenogearsX
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Nice, I really want to see this in theaters
I liked the revised ending better. Lewis was blaming herself for leaving Watney behind, and so in a crunch, she takes the rescue of him on herself. Also love that Watney did get to go the IronMan approach. When it shifted to Earth, I was afraid they were going to use the original book ending, which sucked. I'm glad they made it a positive thing where he's training the next gen of astronauts about survival, though. Agree with the other guy that said the monologue about Earth rising up to help 1 guy would've been good to still have, too.
Martian thugs are brutal.
Yeah, I agree that
Lewis strapping into the MMU to catch Watney herself was an important moment of catharsis for her. Plus Jessica Chastain looked totally badass in that scene.
disillusion386
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I didn't mind Lewis doing it or that it was cathartic for her as the commander. What I didn't like was the silliness of the whole Iron Man thing. It reminded me of that fire extinguisher scene from Gravity, but extra goofy.
Yeah, that's fair enough.
Astral Dog
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its worth a watch , competent movie but for some reason i disliked it, like at half the film you already know whats going to happen and you don't longer care anymore. bloated.
TheTurboFD
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What I guessed was maybe an iron deficiency causing the bruising.
MasterOfPastures
Banned
I figured that they are sores from wearing the EVA suit constantly. But like other's said, his diet was probably the cause.
Liquidsnake
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Man you guys are hard to please. You don't want any exposition, or its considered spoon feeding, or hand holding.
What do you want? They are telling a story, do you want Terrance Malick in space?
What do you want? They are telling a story, do you want Terrance Malick in space?
Baldwin_the_First
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So Sicario is the first one to see, huh. I'm good with that.
PeskyToaster
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It's just a big word that people like to throw around. People complain about exposition but don't understand movies without.
ViewtifulJC
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warning: its really boring
Baldwin_the_First
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I havn't watched the movie, and I'm probably talking out of my ass on that one, but isn't it possible that he used it as manure for his "green house"?
google gave me this: clickme
That's not what I heard or read.
Purple Cheeto
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I kinda hate how the movie doesn't mention that in addition to being a Botanist Mark Watney is also a Mechanical Engineer. That's why he has the knowledge necessary for a lot of the other stuff he does besides potatoes.
d00d3n
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Yeah, he does that in the beginning of the movie, but later he travels in a cramped vehicle for 50 days in a row.
Baldwin_the_First
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Liquidsnake
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Oh ok, that's weird. No idea then.
He ate it.
Lol.
Nerdkiller
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I really liked it. It was a lot better than Interstellar in what it tried to accomplish (at least the exposition it had didn't water down those awe inspiring moments by telling us how everything works), that's for sure.
Also, let me give it a try...
The Martian |OT| Sean Bean lives in this.
Also, let me give it a try...
The Martian |OT| Sean Bean lives in this.
StopMakingSense
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FYI if any of you follow Neil Degrasse Tyson on Twitter, he's spoiling the shit out of this movie right now.
ZackieChan
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In the context of the film, you just kind of get that he knows about lots of different branches of science, with a concentration in botany. He's doing physics, chemistry, etc. I don't think it's a big deal to simplify it a bit for the film.
He's really given this movie a really high praise, wow. Need to get to the movie.
Smokey_Run
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In the book there are tent like attachments that connect to the rover's air lock. The rover in the movie isn't really like the one described in the book. Also, I saw an interview where Scott said this is one of the last scenes cut from the movie. I assume it will be included in a DC when the movie is released on bluray.
I loved it! Though the book did a better job in explaining Watney's space hacks (well being a book, it can afford a lot more scientific explanations) like him counting every tiny bit of calories or oxygen he has. In the movie he kinda became a witty botanist who survived mars.
They omitted one disaster, too, which I think is for the best considering the length of the movie.
They omitted one disaster, too, which I think is for the best considering the length of the movie.
Netherscourge
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Must see this...
I hope Martian Damon is more interesting than Interstellar Damon.
Interstellar Damon was a lousy character.
I hope Martian Damon is more interesting than Interstellar Damon.
Interstellar Damon was a lousy character.
Smokey_Run
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Regarding the disaster:
They actually omitted more than one. Losing communication after frying Pathfinder, traversing the storm, and flipping the rover driving into the crater.
Couldn't possibly any more different characters.
I would say so.
Mars looked gorgeous in 3D and so did all the space shots.
There's also some stuff about 5 minutes into the movie that looked amazing in 3D.
I'll take your word for it!
StopMakingSense
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Losing communication leads to him traversing Mars without any help, which then lead to the storm and possibly the flip. I count him frying Pathfinder as the disaster that leads to another, but yeah it's basically what you said.
Mengy
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I just saw it tonight, I freakin loved every minute of this. I'll be seeing it again for sure and then buying the BR day one. Between Gravity, Interstellar, and now this, man what a time it's been lately for great space movies. I hope this trend continues.
I haven't read the book yet but now that I've seen the film I am going to.
I haven't read the book yet but now that I've seen the film I am going to.
I enjoyed it. I can quibble about a lot of smaller plot movements and how a few too many characters are quirky and funny, but it does the broad strokes well. It's certainly aimed right at my wheelhouse, I love grounded space exploration stories and especially stuff involving the utter power of space and other worlds.
Smokey_Run
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I wanted to see him navigate the storm in the movie, but it doesn't work without losing communication with NASA. I think they made the right decision by cutting out some of them though.
manzoman96
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Just got back from seeing it. Very much enjoyed the movie. Looks to be a return to form for Ridley Scott.
OriginofHysteria
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One of the many things I laughed at:
When they brought up the Elrond Council, I was like, 'Oh Sean Bean was in that too'.
Saw it earlier. Damn good movie. I regret not reading the book before seeing it, but I'm definitely more motivated to do so (I own a copy).
It never occurred to me until after the movie that Mars' gravity wasn't accurately depicted. I think that speaks to the level of immersion I had with the movie.
The humour was pretty safe, I appreciate that aspect of the movie. Mostly inoffensive (fucks here, shits there).
Spoiler for a critical moment in the movie:
Time flew by for me as well. There wasn't a moment where I felt the need to check the time or something.
It never occurred to me until after the movie that Mars' gravity wasn't accurately depicted. I think that speaks to the level of immersion I had with the movie.
The humour was pretty safe, I appreciate that aspect of the movie. Mostly inoffensive (fucks here, shits there).
Spoiler for a critical moment in the movie:
Purnell's method to visualize the slingshot maneuver (gravity assist), aka Project Elrond (fucking LOL at this just for Sean Bean being there) was pretty awkward, but Teddy saves it by cutting the bullshit. In any case, I got pretty hyped when they were talking about the slingshot maneuver, being a casual observer of astrophysics and loved Apollo 13.
Time flew by for me as well. There wasn't a moment where I felt the need to check the time or something.
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