THE MARTIAN | Oct 2, 2015 | Will compete as a comedy at the Golden Globes

[Jessie]

I really think people are giving Ridley too much credit for this. The source material is what made this film, any decent director could have made a good film out if Andy Weirs novel.

And btw I'm a big Ridley fan

[Cmasterclay]

I really think people are giving Ridley too much credit for this. The source material is what made this film, any decent director could have made a good film out if Andy Weirs novel.

And btw I'm a big Ridley fan

Eh, not really. Filmmaking is a much bigger process than the script, and I say that as a huge fan of this book. Plenty of good books have been turned into shitty, shitty movies. 

[K1stpierre]

Eh, not really. Filmmaking is a much bigger process than the script, and I say that as a huge fan of this book. Plenty of good books have been turned into shitty, shitty movies.

*cough*percy jackson*cough*

[Ethan Hunt]

*cough*percy jackson*cough*

*cough* the book wasn't that good *cough*

Edited September 30, 2015 by Ethan Hunt

[Gazz]

It is a great script based on solid source material but holy shit does Scott absolutely mine it for every last drop of potential. It's the most emotionally involving Ridley Scott for some time. 

[water]

wide releases need at least 80 reviews to get the stamp, patience gal

since when gal?

[Ozymandias]

The official Martian facebook page posted some cool fan made artwork they got sent.

 

 

 

[Cmasterclay]

Jurassic Park, obviously not a shitty movie, so it might not be the best example here, but a movie where the film's final product is COMPLETELY different from the tone and feel of the source material due to the choices that Spielberg and the crew make. Timeline, another awesome Crichton book, has a relatively faithful-ish script, but that movie is fucking terribad in every way due to failures in direction, casting, and production. So it ain't that easy.

[AJG]

Saw it, loved it. The ending is kinda "meh", but apart from that it's all good.

Edited September 30, 2015 by AJG

[WrathOfHan]

Saw it, loved it. The ending is kinda "meh", but apart from that it's all good.

Are you referring to the act of saving Mark or the final scene?

[Mojoguy]

Saw it, loved it. The ending is kinda "meh", but apart from that it's all good.

Does The Martian's story justify it's incredibly long length? It has been a long time since I last went to see a 2 hour and 30 minute movie in theaters.

[WrathOfHan]

Does The Martian's story justify it's incredibly long length? It has been a long time since I last went to see a 2 hour and 30 minute movie in theaters.

If the book and reviews are any indication it flies by fast.

[AJG]

Are you referring to the act of saving Mark or the final scene?

That wasn't really as epic or thrilling as I would've wanted it to be, it wasnt really that scary either. It was just nice, not anything special, just nice.

I was referring to the scenes that came after that. They were a tad bit underwhelming.

[AJG]

Does The Martian's story justify it's incredibly long length? It has been a long time since I last went to see a 2 hour and 30 minute movie in theaters.

You could watch this at home and be just fine. I would've preferred to have watched this at home in all honesty. Also the 3D added nothing.

[Elessar]

Also the 3D added nothing.

 

Ugh, some people just don't get 3D.

[Charism]

So how is 3d in this? 

[AJG]

So how is 3d in this?

The first 5 minutes have flying debris that looks cool in 3d. The 3D did nothing for me after that.

[WrathOfHan]

So how is 3d in this? 

I've heard mostly positive things but a couple of detractors (including you AJG). The log HUDs supposedly look really cool in 3D. It was filmed in 3D as well.

Edited September 30, 2015 by WrathOfHan

[newknicksfan]

Some reviewers expect a lot of shit flying at you in 3d, this doesn't have that from what I've read.  It supposedly adds depth and stuff making it prettier. 

[WrathOfHan]

Some reviewers expect a lot of shit flying at you in 3d, this doesn't have that from what I've read.  It supposedly adds depth and stuff making it prettier. 

A mix of both is always preferred, but I'll take depth over before the window any day. Take Ant-Man for example: that movie didn't have much popping out but the depth added so much to the shrunken scenes.