Recommend (or don't) a movie thread v2

[WhiteTiger]

Just got back from it. I'm with Photon. It's a wonderfully good adaptation of the source material. I loved it. I'd personally have changed a tiny things here and there, but overall, I'm not in charge, and they made a great movie.

What I found particularly noteworthy is that in the entire 2.5 hrs of the movie, not ONCE did I see some putz with their phone out, nor did I see any of the 'phone glow' from someone "just checking something fast". I was also impressed with there being almost no side-conversations with yapping teens. There are several points in the movie where it's completely silent...and in our theatre, you could have heard a pin drop.

[fotze2]

The guy beside me seemed to be narrating it to someone. He was alone and a capital n nerd so not to bad.

I had to look away withe spinning because i was getting dizzy from that.

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

Just got back from it. I'm with Photon. It's a wonderfully good adaptation of the source material. I loved it. I'd personally have changed a tiny things here and there, but overall, I'm not in charge, and they made a great movie.

What I found particularly noteworthy is that in the entire 2.5 hrs of the movie, not ONCE did I see some putz with their phone out, nor did I see any of the 'phone glow' from someone "just checking something fast". I was also impressed with there being almost no side-conversations with yapping teens. There are several points in the movie where it's completely silent...and in our theatre, you could have heard a pin drop.

Yeah, our whole theatre was captivated. It was pretty cool. The movie feels like it’s from a time and place outside of our own. Which I suppose is the point of sci-fi, but they really nailed it. I think this will age well. The longer I ruminate on it, the more I like it.

It’s just a fun time at the movies

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Really enjoyed it. Not as much as I like the Martian but I think the Martian is a 10 out of 10 movie. I like that it took some chances. Definitely a feel good movie.

It was even funnier than I anticipated. Had a real family vibe to it to the point where it was almost silly. The Martian got pretty lighthearted but I would still classify as more of an adult drama science fiction movie. Obviously not the same film makers but same author of the source material so I can’t help but compare them.

Spoiler!

Having not read the book yet and not being overly familiar with the source material I absolutely loved the sort of twist near the end that he didn’t go willingly. It explained a lot of stuff about earlier in the movie when he just woke up, his attitude and cluelessness. It also made his redemption all the more satisfying.

I can’t wait to read this and get all of the additional details and then watch the movie again.

I quite like that they hand waved away a number of things instead of getting bogged down in the logic or scientific plausibility. Keeps the story moving and it’s easy enough to just accept that they are possible.

And even though it gave a very satisfying resolution to grace and Rocky’s story it didn’t feel the need to overexplain what happened back on earth.

[Looch City]

Now y'all have me super excited. I just now finished the last page of the book and have tickets for tomorrow night!

100% recommend the book to all those who watched the movie going in blind. Read it over the course of a week and it took maybe 8-9 hours total. Very light and fun to read.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Ready or Not 2 is what the cool cats went to see this weekend.

So much fun.

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Spoiler!

Having not read the book yet and not being overly familiar with the source material I absolutely loved the sort of twist near the end that he didn’t go willingly. It explained a lot of stuff about earlier in the movie when he just woke up, his attitude and cluelessness. It also made his redemption all the more satisfying.

Spoiler!

Honestly, that they would change or even soften that twist from the book was one of my biggest worries. It's so very fundamental to Grace's growth, redemption and gives his decision to return to help Rocky at the cost of his own life so much more gravitas. I'm so glad that they kept it almost basically as it was in the book.

[Nadal Fan]

I absolutely loved Life of Chuck, what a fantastic bittersweet film. It was beautiful, heart breaking and hilarious at times as well, plus it gets bonus points for showing a scene involving Blockbuster video. It's a must watch, probably top 5 Stephen King movie for me.

[WhiteTiger]

For those who have seen Project Hail Mary, help settle a minor debate between my wife and I.

Spoiler!

She was disappointed that Ryland never called or acknowledged Rocky as "either an Engineer or a Mechanic, he just said that it was really good at building things."

I maintain that Ryland did say that Rocky was an Engineer. I seem to recall it was during the scene where we actually SEE Rocky building something with his hands, probably while in the rock tunnel. I thought he said something like "Rocky's an Engineer. A good one. He can build almost anything."


Who's remembering correctly?

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

For those who have seen Project Hail Mary, help settle a minor debate between my wife and I.

Spoiler!

She was disappointed that Ryland never called or acknowledged Rocky as "either an Engineer or a Mechanic, he just said that it was really good at building things."

I maintain that Ryland did say that Rocky was an Engineer. I seem to recall it was during the scene where we actually SEE Rocky building something with his hands, probably while in the rock tunnel. I thought he said something like "Rocky's an Engineer. A good one. He can build almost anything."


Who's remembering correctly?

I’m pretty sure you’re correct.

[SutterBrother]

Yeah, you are correct.

[SutterBrother]

I’m a huge fan of Weir, the Martian, Artemis, the books, the movies, and this gave me everything I wanted out of Hail Mary. Loved it, 10/10 as a sci fi fan.

So faithful to the book. Just nailed it.

Amazing to see Ryan Gosling able to act so well across from a stone actor without a face.

(Insert joke about Harrison Ford in Bladerunner)

Cool it was a puppet rather than CG.


The teen kids i wtched it with didn’t get the “Adrian” reference. Gotta get on those boxing movies…

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by SutterBrother

I’m a huge fan of Weir, the Martian, Artemis, the books, the movies, and this gave me everything I wanted out of Hail Mary. Loved it, 10/10 as a sci fi fan.

So faithful to the book. Just nailed it.

Amazing to see Ryan Gosling able to act so well across from a stone actor without a face.

(Insert joke about Harrison Ford in Bladerunner)

Cool it was a puppet rather than CG.


The teen kids i wtched it with didn’t get the “Adrian” reference. Gotta get on those boxing movies…

There are lead actors and what he did. Like he worked four movies. He's pretty much in the entire time.

Spoiler!

i still like the German lady. That is a supporting performance. Did bad crap but you can see she was good and struggled with it. My german buddy was next to me and I keot saying 'german'. Logic over emotion"

Same with Rocky. German Yoda.

They better have little rocky you can order at Xmas

[psyang]

Watched the movie last night. I thought they did a fantastic job adapting the book to movie format. It's a great story, and all three of the adaptations (book, audio book, and movie) are done so well with their respective mediums. For the movie, all the cuts they made made sense, and I appreciated most of the scenes they added to the movie that weren't in the book. Only one I didn't like was

Spoiler!

the home depot bowling scene. Felt too much like they wanted a scene like every other comedy movie. And goes against Grace's character a bit - I think when he had an idea to test, he wouldn't waste time playing around. He wanted to do science.

But as others said, I laughed and cried despite knowing the story. That says a lot.

If I had a complaint it was

Spoiler!

when Grace comes back to rescue Rocky after realizing taumoeba can go through xenonite - the actual meeting was too brief and undersold. In the book, there is some dialog that is really heartfelt. They'd have to use subtitles for Rocky because the voice synthesizer wasn't present, but I think it would have hit a lot harder if they had.

[manwiches]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Really enjoyed it. Not as much as I like the Martian but I think the Martian is a 10 out of 10 movie. I like that it took some chances. Definitely a feel good movie.

It was even funnier than I anticipated. Had a real family vibe to it to the point where it was almost silly. The Martian got pretty lighthearted but I would still classify as more of an adult drama science fiction movie. Obviously not the same film makers but same author of the source material so I can’t help but compare them.

Spoiler!

Having not read the book yet and not being overly familiar with the source material I absolutely loved the sort of twist near the end that he didn’t go willingly. It explained a lot of stuff about earlier in the movie when he just woke up, his attitude and cluelessness. It also made his redemption all the more satisfying.

I can’t wait to read this and get all of the additional details and then watch the movie again.

I quite like that they hand waved away a number of things instead of getting bogged down in the logic or scientific plausibility. Keeps the story moving and it’s easy enough to just accept that they are possible.

And even though it gave a very satisfying resolution to grace and Rocky’s story it didn’t feel the need to overexplain what happened back on earth.

The end is what I anticipating the most to be honest. And they hit that part out of the park.

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by psyang

Watched the movie last night. I thought they did a fantastic job adapting the book to movie format. It's a great story, and all three of the adaptations (book, audio book, and movie) are done so well with their respective mediums. For the movie, all the cuts they made made sense, and I appreciated most of the scenes they added to the movie that weren't in the book. Only one I didn't like was

Spoiler!

the home depot bowling scene. Felt too much like they wanted a scene like every other comedy movie. And goes against Grace's character a bit - I think when he had an idea to test, he wouldn't waste time playing around. He wanted to do science.

But as others said, I laughed and cried despite knowing the story. That says a lot.

If I had a complaint it was

Spoiler!

when Grace comes back to rescue Rocky after realizing taumoeba can go through xenonite - the actual meeting was too brief and undersold. In the book, there is some dialog that is really heartfelt. They'd have to use subtitles for Rocky because the voice synthesizer wasn't present, but I think it would have hit a lot harder if they had.

Felt the exact same as you with the same minor complaints.

Beautiful movie and the comedy (minus the shopping scene) was just perfect. I was laughing my ass off during the initial video-log/boundary issues scene.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by psyang

Watched the movie last night. I thought they did a fantastic job adapting the book to movie format. It's a great story, and all three of the adaptations (book, audio book, and movie) are done so well with their respective mediums. For the movie, all the cuts they made made sense, and I appreciated most of the scenes they added to the movie that weren't in the book. Only one I didn't like was

Spoiler!

the home depot bowling scene. Felt too much like they wanted a scene like every other comedy movie. And goes against Grace's character a bit - I think when he had an idea to test, he wouldn't waste time playing around. He wanted to do science.

But as others said, I laughed and cried despite knowing the story. That says a lot.

If I had a complaint it was

Spoiler!

when Grace comes back to rescue Rocky after realizing taumoeba can go through xenonite - the actual meeting was too brief and undersold. In the book, there is some dialog that is really heartfelt. They'd have to use subtitles for Rocky because the voice synthesizer wasn't present, but I think it would have hit a lot harder if they had.

Spoiler!

I do not remember a Home depot bowling scene????

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Spoiler!

I do not remember a Home depot bowling scene????

Spoiler!

It was close to the beginning of the movie, when Ryland and Carl are buying the supplies to build the plywood box to test a way to determine why the Astrophage is heading to Venus. Just before the 'We need a bigger box for our box' scene. They bowl duct tape through aluminum foil boxes.