The Martian

See it.

Ridley Scott, Mars, a film that sticks closely to the book, and a science fiction film that insists on the *science*.

We won't cavil about the occasional lapse into movie science... just go and see it, and hopefully have the good taste to see it in 2D.

I was expecting more really, Matt Damon was very good but supporting actors were poor in my opinion. Which did make up a lot of the film.

I won't delve into it but second to Everest for me at the Cinemas atm

Having watched it last night, yes it was faithful to the book, but it also missed out massive chucks of the book


I still enjoyed it, and they also missed out on the boobs joke ( . Y . ) but still went with the joke of telling NASA to f--- their mothers / sisters (well, implied it anyway). I've also heard that there could be a 3hr directors cut coming on Blu-Ray which I hope will add more to it.

Watched it the other night, I really enjoyed it but also felt underwhelmed. They had missed sections out of the book, the sandstorm and crashing could have really added the tension that I think it needed.
Over all it was nice to see something that took the source material pretty seriously, a good film and I liked the math/science side of things.

Hard to see how they could have kept the big chunk of the trip on screen and still kept bums on seats; I think they were perhaps the more geekier bits of the book.

But as for how to slow down a spaceship? I'll just say 'e = 1/2mv^2' and 'bollocks'.

This is true, but you never fully felt he was in danger / near death all the time, which would have added to the tension. Hopefully if the 3hr directors cut is true, then we may get to see more.

Seen it too, would have thought after Gravity, fire extinguishers would have been de rigueur (as a method of space travelling)

I've read the book and am off to see the film (in 2D) on Saturday......

Well we ended up watching this in 3D

Very impressed with the film as it kept very close to the book. As has already been said above, you never felt like he was in any danger. The book is more gripping in that respect.

On the whole an 8 out of 10 from me. I thought Matt Damon was excellent and the supports by Jeff Daniels and Chiwetel Ejofor (excuse the spelling) were top notch.

Just got back from the cinema, loved it. First film for ages that I didn't say 'well that was bunk' as soon as the credits rolled.

I think I laughed too much when he blew up the hydrogen though!

Looking forward to reading the book now.

Watched this last night.

I know very little about jet propulsion and even less about intergalactic horticulture, but the science bits all seemed plausible and were described adequately for the lehman.

I thought the film was very enjoyable and I'd watch it again.

The only thing I can't figure out is where he got the shuttle to launch off Mars (the one he strips of all its weight). I must have blinked when they explained that.

Because of the time taken for each mission, they sent the new shuttle out there for the Ares 4 project (they were the 3rd project) as it can remain dormant for years at a time

They're clever as the science the shit out of everything

Hmmm yes, but as an engineer I found that some of the stuff that happens is a bit questionable, still a fun film though

We won't mention the final forgetting of the rocket equations... but it's always good when the author is on your side.

Next you're be telling me it's not possible to 'Iron Man' across space

The bit with the hex code symbols in the circle was silly. Not the most obvious or easiest way to do that and so not the way someone that knew what they were doing would have done it.

Overall I thought it was average at best.

It didn't happen in the book though. Instead he stayed in the shuttle and Johansen made it across on the tether. Because Hollywood

As films go these days. It did it for me. Something to watch for a while to keep amused. There are some things to do with growing plants (his potatoes) that I didn't agree with But I can live with that

Didn't happen in the book, but it had the same howler: changing the velocity by blowing out an airlock door. What you need is a little gas moving fast, not a lot of gas moving slowly...

Not seen the film, but if it's good I'll enjoy it.

After 22 years in the army, I can still watch and enjoy a film where weapons don't run out of ammo, pistols can kill at 300m, the back blast from a launcher doesn't cook everyone behind it, and running men can beat the blast from a claymore/mine/exploding shell without turning into mincemeat.

What I cant abide are berets worn like dinner plates on the head!

Kajaki would be you're sort of film I'm sure, but none of the above would apply