tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post3390899705788071257..comments2024-02-29T09:17:47.380-08:00Comments on Movies: The MartianShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033662507699896530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-51830357095031933662016-02-25T19:51:01.097-08:002016-02-25T19:51:01.097-08:00It is not Apollo 13 level, but few things are. I c...It is not Apollo 13 level, but few things are. I can see where both of you are coming from, but I bought it more than you, and was never bored. I'm not sure how obstacles can be more obstacle-y, but given the intent of the movie to show the Earth and space-group stuff, there wasn't time to have him face too much more danger. It also would have stretched realism even more than including a storm far beyond what exists on Mars. Damon-charm goes a long way, and I really liked the solve-the-problem and self-sacrifice themes. There was a lot of humor, a fair amount of tension, and good characters. A 17.corynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-28738268591214306292016-02-22T07:56:15.258-08:002016-02-22T07:56:15.258-08:00Pretty much how I felt about the film. Its likab...Pretty much how I felt about the film. Its likable and Damon is likable, everyone but a couple thrown in money pincers are likable. I have heard more than a few comparisons to Apollo 13, but I thought that the old Ron Howard film was far superior. Its funny because they both deal with rescue missions in space, but the suspense in the Martian never feels real. I remember going to Apollo 13 and thinking to myself that there is no way that this movie is going to keep me enthralled, because I knew the story so well. Exactly the opposite happened. In The Martian, there was no real tension, because not only did I know he was going to survive, it felt like a lot of the obstacles put in his way were just that...obstacles. There was no point where I thought, "Well Matts done for now". <br /><br />Its a fun movie, and I enjoyed myself in it, but I was kind of bored in some parts. Its a good film....not a great one. I guess Tom Hanks is better than Matt Damon because your other comparison, of Hanks in Cast away versus the Martian has me on Hanks side as well, at least in terms of acting and character development. Actually I might rate Cast away and The Martian exactly the same....14 or so on the 20 point scale you like to use. Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05933668409383865050noreply@blogger.com