Monday, October 12, 2015

Movie #1070........................."The Martian"


Movie #1070 "The Martian" I thoroughly enjoyed.  It takes what I liked about Apollo 13 ("Houston, we have a problem") , problem solving to get the astronauts back, and makes it the objective of this stranded  astronaut, and the whole film, as well.  I love to see smart people go into action and face all kinds of obstacles, but continue to soldier on until the problem is solved.  I like the acting (Matt Damon should be nominated for this role because he does it all and with aplomb!), but I do acknowledge that there were some cringeworthy lines (many spoken by Jeff Daniels!)  This is NOT based on a true story, so there are several flights of fancy, but I still found it most enjoyable ,and the special effects were amazing.   In fact, that is the one word I'd use to describe this first oscar- worthy film I've seen all year ---- Amazing!  I highly recommend it.  










The Martian   I would give this 5 out of 5 stars

2015Rated PG-13
Abandoned on the surface of Mars after his crew concludes that he perished in a dust storm, astronaut Mark Watney must find a way to survive the planet's harsh environment -- despite having only 28 days of supplies left.

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