Topic: The Martian
started by: GORDON
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 08 2015,21:20
Damon played such an annoying douche in Interstellar I'm having a hard time getting past that. Posted by Leisher on Jun. 09 2015,03:48
Moved to correct forum.
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 09 2015,06:11
Where did I have it?
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 09 2015,06:17
Internet Links
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 09 2015,06:19
Snap.
Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 09 2015,06:33
Oh, fuck! This is one spectacularly awesome book. I am extremely excited.Although as much excellent detail as there is in the book, it would make a better mini-series than a movie.
Posted by Vince on Jun. 09 2015,10:01
Damon puts douche taint on everything he's in.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 10 2015,11:38
I assume not a spoiler...
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 10 2015,12:07
That cartoon is the basis of like 90% of all the sci-fi written between 1938 and 1950.
Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 10 2015,12:30
Very accurate descriptions. The Martian is a bit of a throwback to those old hard sci-fi books, but with actual well-written multidimensional characters as well.
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 10 2015,13:34
That's like the entirety of the first 10 years of Asimov's career as a writer.
Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 10 2015,14:19
I never found Asimov's characters to be very deep. He was the main one I had in mind when I wrote that exception.Now Heinlein, there's a sci-fi author that could write interesting characters. But his sci was generally a bit more fi than Asimov.
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 10 2015,14:21
I've read everything Asimov wrote for his first 20 years, and have read so much about him and his process, that I might as well be considered an Asimov scholar (not really).... and I can conclusively state that he himself admitted that he only really knew how to write about scientists, and he absolutely DID NOT know how to write women. That's his own admission.
Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 10 2015,14:41
Yup. Still a great author, though.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 10 2015,17:17
Asimov was always one of those dudes I felt required to like. Not that there's nothing there, but he's not in my upper tier of favourite authors. He was the most British American author I've ever read. His constructed worlds are places I think I'd try to escape from, even the nice ones.
Posted by TPRJones on Aug. 28 2015,11:36
Another trailer is out: < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej3ioOneTy8 >This is going to rock. Still can't imagine how they can squeeze that awesome book into a single movie, though.
Posted by GORDON on Aug. 28 2015,12:02
Me and my kid will be going to see it, he says it looks awesome.The other day I borrowed the "I'm going to have to science the shit out of it" line.... when the cub scouts were doing their thing in my back yard, and the scouting rule for camping is "Leave no trace," I told them they were going to "Leave no trace the shit out of my yard."
I am a good role model in every way.
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 05 2015,20:45
I have some vague memory of TPR saying that it was like that one scene in Apollo 13 (?) where they fixed the air thingy, but I can't find that comment.I started reading the book today on my flight to Vegas, got halfway through, and it's pretty awesome so far.
Posted by TPRJones on Oct. 06 2015,03:58
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 06 2015,04:38
So.... I posted it? Good work on the memory there, brain.
Posted by TPRJones on Oct. 06 2015,11:27
Heh, I didn't even scroll up to look and see you'd already posted it before. I just remembered the comic and posted it in response to your comment.EDIT: But I consider your confusing me with XKCD to be one of the nicest things you've ever said about me.
Posted by GORDON on Oct. 11 2015,14:22
Good flick. I've always liked the Asmovian "Science saves the day!" brand of sci fi.
Posted by thibodeaux on Oct. 18 2015,06:32
Read the book a month or so ago. I am quite over the gawker-style internet blog banter that was used. "So..yeah...I'm a space pirate."Saw the movie. Props to whatever screen writer worked Glorfindel in there.
Posted by GORDON on Oct. 18 2015,06:39
Yes, the Counsel bit was pretty great.
Posted by thibodeaux on Oct. 19 2015,16:49
Esp w Sean Bean in the room. I half expected him to say something like "One does not simply .... " whatever.I thought the ditzy black dreadlock astromechanics guy was stupid, though.
Posted by GORDON on Oct. 19 2015,17:11
Probably spoilers from here on out.His brilliant solution was....... not something you'd expect all the smartest people at NASA to miss after 5 minutes of brainstorming.
Posted by GORDON on Jan. 14 2016,13:38
Congratulations to The Martian for < winning the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical. >
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 14 2016,14:22
Look forward to watching this on video some day
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 14 2016,20:22
MILD SPOILERS FOLLOW (will be meaningless to anyone who has not read the book)...Every single detail except the names have been changed from the books, from the sols on which events occur to the size of the hab, rovers, and ships to the tools he has available to even the number of potatoes he starts with and how he manages the soil (and all that's just the first few minutes, it keeps going like that). Not bad, just all different. I noticed only because I just read the book again, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to tell. Just thought that was interesting.
It certainly has the spirit of the book done right, and the story is relatively intact (a couple of scenes are oddly out of order for some reason, but that's okay). I like it quite a bit.
The only real complaint I have is the airlock incident. It was almost but not entirely cut, and it was one of my favorite bits. Oh, well.
How in the world did it win for Comedy/Musical? Sure there's some funny bits and some disco, but how is it not a drama?
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 14 2016,20:37
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How in the world did it win for Comedy/Musical?
I think it was the Leather Goddesses of Phobos joke. If Lost in Translation is a comedy, then everything's a fucking comedy, including infomercials.
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 14 2016,20:46
Wait a minute. Why is the MAV booster full of bathroom? That's not how space exploration vehicles work. Not at all.EDIT: And all the free-fall bits are totally wrong. Still a good movie, but wow.
Posted by GORDON on Jan. 30 2016,19:04
1. I think it's pretty retarded to call this a comedy. Having a character with levity didn't make this any less a drama. It's insulting, I think.2. The bluray extras are really good, including a long documentary from 2042, 7 years after the mission, that retrospectively explained all the back room politics that happened.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 02 2016,23:44
Really enjoyed this movie.QUOTE
I thought the ditzy black dreadlock astromechanics guy was stupid, though.
Donald Glover. He was great in Community.
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His brilliant solution was....... not something you'd expect all the smartest people at NASA to miss after 5 minutes of brainstorming.
That bugged the shit out of me too.
Another thing that bugged me was the final part of the rescue. They plan everything else out, but worry about launching him and picking him up AFTER they slingshot the Hermes around Earth?