The Martian

[lil_shepherd]

Ina and I went to see 'The Martian' at the local cinema yesterday. I haven't read the book (though it may well be my sort of thing) and the director, Ridley Scott, is someone about whom I am very, very ambivalent; all of his pictures are ravishingly shot, but he seems to loathe science and logic and historical research (or he picks screenwriters

Comments

[madfilkentist]

Thanks for the review! You're a tough critic, and your recommendation means a lot to me. I'm hoping to see it soon, even though I rarely venture into movie theaters except for silents with live accompaniment.

[lil_shepherd]

Wow! Thank you for the compliment. Actually, I think you may like this one.

[blamebrampton]

I'm so pleased you loved it! Mr Brammers read the book when it was self-published and has been raving about it for ages. We both went to see the film and I loved it as much as he did, so promptly read the book the following day. I think you would enjoy that very much, too. There is one sequence of scenes with Johansson in the book that I still gasp/laugh at, so if you decide you don't have time to read it, let me know and I will tell you that bit.

And YES to the Chinese! 'If we leave it to politicians, it won't happen, so we should make this an agreement between scientists.'

[lil_shepherd]

I'm so glad you also had this reaction to the film! I intend to read the book real soon now...

[fredbassett]

Thanks for this review. I haven't seen it yet as we're in France at the moment and I think this is one where I need to make sure I follow all of it, even though I have read the book. I absolutely loved the book and very definitely recommend reading it. For me it was sci-fi at it's best.

[lil_shepherd]

Thank you. I'm going to order a copy.

[evilmissbecky]

I LOVED this movie so much. I've already seen it twice, and I highly highly recommend the book. It's even funnier than the movie, and has more science and adventures than the movie was able to fit in.

[lil_shepherd]

Gonna order a copy.

[magically25]

On the strength of you're review I now fully intend to see this film. If you say it's good it must be good and like you I love the sci in sci-fy.

[lil_shepherd]

I do worry about the number of people on this thread saying that if I liked it it must be good - but Ina liked it too, and at the last count it was 93% fresh with the pro critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 94% with the audience.