" The Martian"

[Beaglemom3]

Going to see The Martian" @ 7 pm. Had to buy tickets online due to high demand.

I do love good futuristic & sci-fi stuff. I have high hopes for this. http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/entertainment/the-martian-review-thr/

Have been a lifelong fan of sci-fi; Bradbury (Martian Chronicles), Asimov, Wells, Lovecraft, Clarke, etc.


Did not enjoy "Interstellar" or "Gravity", but YMMV.

I used to work with R.A. Salvatore (Bob) and we had great chats about fiction, but his style was not actually sci-fi or of great interest to me. Great guy with lots of books and fans.

Will report back.

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[LisaH]

This movie has received pretty good review on NPR. Please let me know if you like it...

 

[TUGBrian]

book was outstanding, very much looking forward to the movie.

 

[slip]

I want to see this one too. Gravity was OK, this one looks like a better storyline.

 

[jme]

Gravity was a real downer for me

but very much looking forward to Martian....thanks for reminding me. Had completely forgotten about it, but will try to work it in this weekend.........

 

[Beaglemom3]

Loved it !!!!! See it.

Two paws up !!! Very entertaining, never lost interest, just glued to the main character and the other characters.

I did not expect it to be so funny, but it was. So many people in the audience, including me, laughing out loud.

Fun music and anxious moments- edge-of-seat stuff (but do not want to spoil anything). It kept all of us entertained.

I did not feel that it lagged at all, maybe a tad "extended" at the end, but that was necessary for the build up.

I did question a couple things (gee, would that really work ?), but it all worked and I think that NASA blessed it.

PG-13.

 

[LisaH]

Excellent. Thanks for getting back to us. Curious though...which version did you watch, regular or 3D? Heading out tonight

 

[Ken555]

I used to work with R.A. Salvatore (Bob) and we had great chats about fiction, but his style was not actually sci-fi or of great interest to me. Great guy with lots of books and fans.

Wow! Great books.

I saw Martian in 3D. I think it may be better without the glasses. Good movie, though.


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[LisaH]

Just got home. Great movie! 3D sold out by the time we got to the theater. Had to wait an hour to see the regular one. So many aspects of the movie are near and dear to us.

 

[Beaglemom3]

I saw the "regular", non 3D, version. I don't do well with 3D.

I would, however, like to see it again, but in IMAX.

Forgot to say that besides the funny parts, it did have some poignant moments.


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[ace2000]

My daughter saw Martian yesterday and loved it. I'm going to have to try and see it soon.

On a side note, we went to Everest at the IMAX 3D and I really enjoyed that one - almost felt like I climbed the mountain myself.

 

[taterhed]

It was everything Gravity should have been.

Great movie and only one or two awkward phrases/moments for the kids. Very good job.

I'd give it the same ratings as Flixter/Tomatoes 95+

 

[Big Matt]

Did not like Gravity. Loved Interstellar. My take on Interstellar is that you have to watch it twice or more to get the full impact. So many things were right in front of you, but revealed much later in the film. As an aside, I loved Prometheus too and lots of people hated it.

It is forecasted to rain all day here in the DC area. Time for Martian!

 

[Beaglemom3]

Did not like Gravity. Loved Interstellar. My take on Interstellar is that you have to watch it twice or more to get the full impact. So many things were right in front of you, but revealed much later in the film. As an aside, I loved Prometheus too and lots of people hated it.

It is forecasted to rain all day here in the DC area. Time for Martian!

Hi Big Matt,
Will give Interstellar another try. I had to do the same with Solaris (Clooney version, not the Russian ) as I did not grasp a lot of things until I saw it again one late & sleepless night. Then I had the "aha!" moment.

For me, Gravity lacked credibility. I mean, just one of those incidents should have killed her........ and there were so many. I lost interest.

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[Beaglemom3]

It was everything Gravity should have been.

Great movie and only one or two awkward phrases/moments for the kids. Very good job.

I'd give it the same ratings as Flixter/Tomatoes 95+

Agree with the kid moments.

As my late Irish Mum would say, "You see more at the beach".

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[Beaglemom3]

My daughter saw Martian yesterday and loved it. I'm going to have to try and see it soon.

On a side note, we went to Everest at the IMAX 3D and I really enjoyed that one - almost felt like I climbed the mountain myself.

Several years ago we saw the IMAX film on the Mars Rover at the Museum of Science in Boston. I think it was called "Roving Mars" and loved it.

Seeing it before really tied into watching the Martian.


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[Makai Guy]

I found the "The Martian" to be an immensely enjoyable and engrossing novel. As I was reading, I thought it would make a good movie.

I picked it up as an Amazon Kindle special last year for three bucks - full current price is $8.99.

 

[TUGBrian]

ha, i hated gravity....loved interstellar (and yea, had to watch it twice).

 

[MULTIZ321]

3 Beautiful Natural Phenomena You Can See in 'The Martian' Movie that Aren't in the Book - by Jessica Orwig/ Science/ Business Insider/ businessinsider.com

"Hollywood director Ridley Scott's latest sci-fi film "The Martian" premiers in theaters nationwide this Friday, October 2.

The premise of the film, which is based on the novel by Andy Weir, is simple: Maroon Matt Damon on Mars and see if he survives.

Mars is an extremely inhospitable place, which makes survival trickier than if Damon's character — Mark Watney — were simply left on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific.

It also makes for an entirely novel viewing experience.

Some of the most remarkable scenes in the film reveal features on Mars that you simply cannot imagine in the book.

However, you have to know where to look in order to spot them! Here are some tips of what to look for and how..."

The moons of Mars


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[BevL]

I go to very few movies but this one will get me out of the house.

 

[Big Matt]

Okay,
Martian is very similar to Interstellar but believable. I loved it. I did like the theoretical parts of Interstellar better, but I was calling for the ship to go back for the first half of Martian and I got my wish. Not sure Matt Damon will eat potatoes again.

Great movie.

 

[Beaglemom3]

Okay,
Martian is very similar to Interstellar but believable. I loved it. I did like the theoretical parts of Interstellar better, but I was calling for the ship to go back for the first half of Martian and I got my wish. Not sure Matt Damon will eat potatoes again.

Great movie.

Matt, did you laugh ?

I will watch Interstellar again. Will take notes !

Yep, no 'taters and no convertibles for Mark Watney.

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[Beaglemom3]

ha, i hated gravity....loved interstellar (and yea, had to watch it twice).

Good. I thought it was moi. I'm in good company here.

Re: "Martian"..... there were some differences from the book, but I think it worked out well.

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[Talent312]

Just saw "The Martian" in 3D.... Thought the 3D was well-done... made Mars' landscape incredibly rich and gave depth to the inside ship scenes. Liked the movie, but must agree with one reviewer who said Matt Damon's acting seemed one dimensional compared to some of his other recent performances.

Interstellar was fantasy, more like Alice in Wonderland, than this movie. They may both use the castaway-device, but in this respect, "The Martian" is more like "Cast Away" with Tom Hanks.... hmmm.

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[Beaglemom3]

Yes, definitely "Cast Away" meets "Apollo 13" feel.

My take on it only........ as for one-dimensional, understandable. Some musings here...... I thought that there was some depth there, but his character, a botanist, had to direct all his energies towards unlikely survival which may have added to the one-dimensional feel. I liked the part (don't want to put out a spoiler) when he mentions his parents, although brief, it gave some a little more insight to the character. Again, just opinion here.

Just thinking about the 2 characters. Mark Watney was a trained astronaut and scientist whereas Chuck Noland was a FedEx time management guy thrust into a hostile world which he was untrained for. Similar, yet different. Humor seems to be the great coping mechanism. Interesting that Hanks interacted with Wilson and Damon interacted with the video recording.

Zemeckis and Ridley Scott have given us great movies.



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