The Martian

[red321]

 

 

I'm looking forward to this and I can confidently say it will be much better than that Interstellar crap. The book, by Andy Weir, is a fun and easy read.

[mtangelsfan]

I loved the book.  The trailer was really good.  There is also a scene out there where he is interviewing the other astronauts before they leave for Mars.

 

Great story about the book.  He self published it and ended up on the best sellers list.

[gotbeer]

That trailer looks good.  As long as it doesn't jump the shark like Interstellar....

 

Man, end of the year is going to be packed.  Spectre, Martian, Hunger Games in November and the reason Mission Impossible got moved to the summer, Star Wars in December.

[mtangelsfan]

I don't think it will jump the shark.  It is a pretty simple story really. 

 

Just really good, intense and, as you can tell, the character that Damon is playing is totally likeable.

[red321]

I was excited by Interstellar and it was a complete and total letdown. From what I've heard they changed the ending so the two main characters "saw" each other at the end...but even without that it would have been pretty lame.

 

I'm pretty sure the Martian won't have any of that crap...like MT mentioned, it's a fairly straightforward tale. Hell, I've read the book, listened to the audio book (which didn't translate as well, but I think some of it was the narrator)...and I still had tingles watching the trailer.

[Tank]

this looks really good. thanks for posting the trailer, red. 

 

now for crying outloud, go find a profile picture, you pedestrian.

[Glen]

I loved the book. The trailer was really good. There is also a scene out there where he is interviewing the other astronauts before they leave for Mars.

Great story about the book. He self published it and ended up on the best sellers list.

It really is a great story. Man follows his passion and writes a very good book about it, book becomes a bestseller and a movie. The trailer looks solid. I'm all in.

[Sully151]

I'd love to see it opening weekend, but I will already be in line for Star Wars!

[red321]

They've moved it up to an October release date...probably to get out of the way of some of the other big ticket movies coming in November/December.

[stevestevens]

This movie looks great. When I watched the trailer I thought of his character in Interstellar.  

 

Interstellar sucked by the way.  Honest trailers parody on Interstellar was great.  

 

[gotbeer]

They've moved it up to an October release date...probably to get out of the way of some of the other big ticket movies coming in November/December.

 

That makes much more sense.  Just like Mission Impossible moving out of the slot the week after Star Wars opened up.  If I remember right, the Martian was propped right between Spectre in early November, and Hunger Games during Thanksgiving.  In October, you have maybe the Jungle Book and Vacation which are on the same weekend, and not much else.