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Ridley Scott’s The Martian
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I loved this book and as soon as I read it I audibled it and listen which was even better. Now hearing Damon's voice instead of R.C. Grays has left me feeling a bit meh.
The book was awesome and I rate it up there with Jurassic Park as my SF favs.
"Please don't comment on JP as a book if you have only seen the film as the two bear no similarity."
As a book JP was way out there being written 25 years ago and still relevant.
The book was awesome and I rate it up there with Jurassic Park as my SF favs.
"Please don't comment on JP as a book if you have only seen the film as the two bear no similarity."
As a book JP was way out there being written 25 years ago and still relevant.
My son is 10 and I'm secretly reading the book to him swearies and all.
he's just at the start and his fav quote so far is "my %%%%%%%% is doing more work than my brain"
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Just got back from a late night screening of it..
What can I say, a good film overall, but I found it lacking. I know they couldn't cram in everything from the books, but they skipped over a lot of story, which I felt detracted from the overall experience.
Worth the watch for sure, but as others have said, read the book for the story, watch the film for the pretties..
What can I say, a good film overall, but I found it lacking. I know they couldn't cram in everything from the books, but they skipped over a lot of story, which I felt detracted from the overall experience.
Worth the watch for sure, but as others have said, read the book for the story, watch the film for the pretties..
Such a good movie, haven't seen sci-fi of this quality for a long while. My only gripe and it's a small one is the trip to the Ares 4 MAV was way too quick, but this is from a book reader. A few major things happen on the way I would have liked to see in the film.
3D was good and used well, added immersion and depth, the right way to use it. It was the same with Prometheus, Scott has an excellent understanding of how and when 3D should be used.
3D was good and used well, added immersion and depth, the right way to use it. It was the same with Prometheus, Scott has an excellent understanding of how and when 3D should be used.
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A solid 7.5 I would say. A little too much humour and not quite enough drama (or dramatic moments). 3D was good though, not blurry and added to the experience I think.
I don't think it matters which way round, the film does a very good job, but obviously lots has had to be cut out, otherwise it would be 10hrs53m long.
It's certainly worth reading the book at some point though, it's also worth catching the film at the cinema on a 3d showing.
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I'd say so - although I listened to it on Audible (twice!) before seeing the film and I think it helps flesh the story out much more as they cut quite a few good bits from the film!
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Really enjoyed it! First time i can be a snobby book reader too! Read it on holiday earlier this year 
Was a great adaption imo! Couple of big bits missing and a lot of details skipped over but thats just a time constraint! As above fitting a book into 2 hours is no easy task
Was a great adaption imo! Couple of big bits missing and a lot of details skipped over but thats just a time constraint! As above fitting a book into 2 hours is no easy task
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I feared that would get cut. Such a shame.
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Saw this last night and really enjoyed it. Basically Apollo 13 meets mavity meets Gaurdians of the Galaxy (yes, really!) with a touch of style taken from Interstellar. But all in a good way.
I'd say so - although I listened to it on Audible (twice!) before seeing the film and I think it helps flesh the story out much more as they cut quite a few good bits from the film!
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Aw....
I'm also half way through my second listen.
Some of the one line log entries are still making me laugh.
How does the film go do we see a lot of the log entries.
It's not out yet in Belgium.
I can't imagine them cutting any of the scenes in the race to MAV4 the storm his process to counter it and the rolling of the rovers are big events in the book
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I thought it was excellent, and even the so call "20mins" segment where it was all earth people, I didn't notice.
It sort of simplifies them, but it's where a lot of the humour comes from.
That's all gone. Watney just leaves Hab 3, and then the next thing is he arrives at Hab 4. It's the biggest ommission of the film.
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for the audience and pacing of a movie (as opposed to a book), Watney has already overcome enough challenges and obstacles by that point of the movie and the movie is ready for the last Act, which is the space rescue. To add another obstacle and setback would severely jeopardise the pacing, and ultimately adding nothing more to the story.