Movie Mini-Review Thread

[Neoprod]

^^, agreed.

The book has a lot more room to explore different challenges on Mars...if they did a direct translation to screen, a mini-series would have been needed. All in all, it's a decent translation but as is generally true, if you're a reader, you'll dig the book more.

 

[Trilkop]

It's such a tense ending that either one will spoil it for the other.

I listened to the book and just came back from the movie and imho...

Book 9/10

Movie 7/10

....because I knew what was coming and you notice all the bits that are missed and changed.

Great movie though, really enjoyed it. If I had the choice and could do it again, I'd rather see the movie before reading the book because the book is a different monster and is much deeper and so much more geeky.

^^, agreed.

The book has a lot more room to explore different challenges on Mars...if they did a direct translation to screen, a mini-series would have been needed. All in all, it's a decent translation but as is generally true, if you're a reader, you'll dig the book more.

Thanks guys! This is exactly what I will do this weekend.

Last week I bought a copy of the Martian book on eBay and I am still waiting for it to arrive. Hence the question on whether I should first read the book or be fine to see the movie.

 

[R13...]

The Martian 9/10
Best movie I have seen this year. Yes I read the book. It is an excellent film, great visuals, soundtrack and well potrayed.

Only available in 2D in my local cinema.

 

[faniebraai]

Seeing martian tomorrow.

#excited

 

[RanzB]

The Martian - 8.5/10

Entertaining as hell.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Spy (2105) 8/10

Fun movie, very entertaining. Took a chance by telling SO it was a good comedy, and it paid off

 

[FiestaST]

Still Alice (2014) 7/10

"A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease." As to be expected some slow parts to develop but a moving story.
Stirling job by Julianne Moore.


Last Knights (2015) 3.5/10

"A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master." Just downright boring (and slow)...zzzzz. Total waste of a good cast. Bra from Fear the Walking Dead is in here as well (Travis).

 

[Hamster]

Straight Outta Compton (2015) - 8/10

Probably one of the best movies I've seen this year!

 

[crackersa]

Still Alice (2014) 7/10

"A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease." As to be expected some slow parts to develop but a moving story.
Stirling job by Julianne Moore.


Last Knights (2015) 3.5/10

"A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master." Just downright boring (and slow)...zzzzz. Total waste of a good cast. Bra from Fear the Walking Dead is in here as well (Travis).

I was just about to start up last Knights. Thanks

 

[FiestaST]

Pleasure bud. Even if you a fan of period set movies this one is just bland; dull; boring. Pity as I dig Clive Owen as an actor.

 

[FiestaST]

Okay so lately the hot movies out are The Martian & Straight Outta...

I need to check them out asap it looks like it...

 

[satanboy]

Just watched 10 minutes of Sink Hole (2013) on tv. OMG what a load of crap. The sink holes that appear looks like someone is drawing it on screen with a koki. The one car that fell into a sink hole, looked like it was drawn by a kid with a crayon. Such poor special effects from a 2013 movie is unbelievable. The acting is pathetic. Eric Roberts has plunged to new depths...lol.

It would be unfair to rate it on 10 minutes, but if I had to it wouldn't get more than 1/10.

 

[FiestaST]

2013 "TV Movie". That says it all...

B-Grade. Even IMDB has so little info on it.

 

[cerebus]

The Martian - 8/10. Wife and I quite enjoyed this one. The pace is solid, it doesn't feel like it drags itself down at all. It's faithful to the book, except obviously leaves out a lot of parts. In fact it was better than the book in a lot of ways; the novel felt like it needed to be visualized and Ridley Scott is nothing if not a master visual artist.

 

[FiestaST]

The Art of the Steal (2013) 6.5/10

"Crunch Calhoun, a semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get his old gang back together to pull off one last heist." Average (art) heist movie. Kurt Russell in the house.



Lol at Russ from Silicon Vally playing a Frenchman.

 

[faniebraai]

The Martian 9/10.

Exactly how I imagined it would be. Great flick!

 

[Pho3nix]

Dragon Ball Z -Resurrection F (2014)- 8/10
Black Death (2010) - 5/10
Starry Eyes (2014) - 5/10
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) - 8/10
Bloodsucking Bastards (2015) - 5.5/10

Looking for horrors, so anyone has recommendations. Please send them this way

 

[FiestaST]

The Canal...I would say the scariest movie I saw of the year.

 

[Lord Flacko]

Dope - 8/10

Technology and old school hip hop references.

 

[biometrics]

The Martian - 6/10

Another (slightly above) average sci-fi movie.

On second thought, 6.5.