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Available
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Publication
20th Century Fox (2015)
Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet, he must find a way to signal Earth and in the meantime survive on limited supplies.
User reviews
LibraryThing member comfypants
An astronaut is stranded on Mars.
They would have had to have messed this up pretty badly for me not to love it. They did not. It's faithful to the book, only simplifying or cutting things out for time. The book is much more effective, though (although maybe that's just because I didn't know what
Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.6/4
They would have had to have messed this up pretty badly for me not to love it. They did not. It's faithful to the book, only simplifying or cutting things out for time. The book is much more effective, though (although maybe that's just because I didn't know what
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was going to happen). I really hope this new trend of science fiction movies that are actually science fiction keeps up. Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.6/4
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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
It was an interesting watch, I haven't read the book, and it did make me want to. I fairly much new from the outset that he was going to survive but I was curious to know how, though I did guess some of the details.
Basically, American astronaut Mark Watney is left behind, presumed dead, by the
Yes there were predictable parts but as an action adventure movie it entertained me.
Both myself and my husband enjoyed it hugely and I now want to read the book.
Basically, American astronaut Mark Watney is left behind, presumed dead, by the
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rest of his Mars exploration crew, his comms equipment is non-functional, and to survive any longer than a few months he has to get off the planet. So we watch him survive, find a way to communicate, and watch politics get in the way of an easy rescue mission.Yes there were predictable parts but as an action adventure movie it entertained me.
Both myself and my husband enjoyed it hugely and I now want to read the book.
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LibraryThing member unclebob53703
Excellent, if suspense-free story of a man stranded on Mars who everyone thinks is dead. Will they get him back OK? Gosh, it's anybody's guess. Damon is superb throughout.
LibraryThing member themulhern
I stuck w/ the movie for longer than the book. But if a movie is going to be so nuts and bolts, so close to current time in its technology, it shouldn't also throw in wierd fantasies of a NASA that doesn't automatically think of slingshot maneuvers by now.
I don't know what would have been wrong w/
I don't know what would have been wrong w/
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leaving the guy on Mars. This movie is sentimental in a way that Alien managed to avoid very nicely. Show Less
LibraryThing member librisissimo
There are plenty of reviews that will tell you what was going on.
I thought the action was too slow, and the set-backs too contrived (although very likely), and the ending too pat.
YMMV.
I thought the action was too slow, and the set-backs too contrived (although very likely), and the ending too pat.
YMMV.
LibraryThing member gwernin
A good straight-forward story, but what I like best were the Martian landscapes and the spaceship Hermes sequences!
Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — 2016)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Nominee — 2015)
Language
Original publication date
2015-09-11
Local notes
IMDb - Internet Movie Database - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/?ref_=nv_sr_1