Sunday, February 28, 2016

Science the shit out of situation

Andy Weir's novel The Martian was an amazingly cool read. They have done well here, with the movie. Matt Damon does a great Mark Watney, a funny and witty astronaut lost in Mars. And Ridley Scott directs with perfection. I missed the details that were scrutinized and ripped up in the book, but it's obvious they can't do it all in a motion picture. One of the best movies this year, no doubt.

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