The Martian

Name: The Martian
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
Released: 2015-09-30
Duration: 141 min

Bring him home.

20152h 21mcritics 7.7/10

Science Fiction Drama Adventure

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels

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Metacritic49 read

“a bit flat in some scenes”
ZaneKaneOnAirabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“definitely had some struggles with pacing”
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“the setup is great”
HeySurabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“superbly paced”
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TMDB7 read

“The movie starts of with a somewhat implausible event where a unexpected storm hits the Mars camp which forces the ground crew of the Mars mission to hurry back to the launch vehicle before it tilts over. The launch vehicle gradually tilts a degree at the time. Is it just me finding this strange? Would storms on Mars defy the usual rules of weather dynamics that they would exert a constant pressure which would cause a slow but constant tilt of a construct like that. No gusts, no change in pre”
Dark Jediabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“The part that I like best is when the accident happened and Witney lost all his crops, the despair he had and the noisy scary sound of strong Mars winds blowing outside the base. The real loneliness.”
izgzhenabout 15–25% inread it ↗
“'The Martian’ is definitely in the creative wheelhouse of filmmaker Ridley Scott whose Science Fiction sensibilities are grounded in colorful futuristic fantasies that tiptoe in grand whimsy. The veteran auteur responsible for such pop cultural high-minded spectacles in ‘Alien’, ‘Blade Runner’ and even the mixed bag reception of ‘Prometheus’ certainly brings a sophisticated and thought-provoking vibe to the probing aura of ‘The Martian’. As with other Scott-helmed productions, ‘The Martian’ set”
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“This is a movie following the lead started with Gravity with the human main character fighting for survival in space. The plot has a good combination of suspense, action, humor and drama. Damon performs well and the rest of the cast does a good job and has been well chosen. It is not a magnificent movie but it is good enough to fill a couple of hours of entertainment.”

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