tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post963269069160771536..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: The MartianDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-44639821698507403842016-07-30T12:11:22.935-04:002016-07-30T12:11:22.935-04:00Sad that it didn't cut the top of your head of...Sad that it didn't cut the top of your head off because it did for me. I remember this film taking me on a rollercoaster ride. The only real problems I had with it are that it borrows so heavily from Gravity and Apollo 13. I also loved the way Ridley Scott switched from surveilance footage to 'live-action' made you feel like you were right next to Watney during the whole journey. Kgothatjo Magolegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17851686296089750322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-29991283399192352862016-07-30T11:07:16.790-04:002016-07-30T11:07:16.790-04:00Nice review, Dell! I actually liked it alot when I...Nice review, Dell! I actually liked it alot when I first saw it but liked it less the more I thought about it. I still like it alot but don't love it. Matt Damon's refreshing performance is definitely the standout for me.Khalidhttp://www.theblazingreel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-46880167074013347612016-07-28T08:35:58.572-04:002016-07-28T08:35:58.572-04:00All fair points. I'm glad it did well despite ...All fair points. I'm glad it did well despite its lack of pyrotechnics. This does give me some hope. I liked it, didn't love it. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-51664981953550468672016-07-27T16:02:23.102-04:002016-07-27T16:02:23.102-04:00I've seen it twice now, and I will stop just s...I've seen it twice now, and I will stop just short of calling it overrated. This movie did really well at the box office and just as good with critics, and that it is so intelligent (without seeming so) is what makes it a pretty damn great movie. It gives me hope that regular movie audiences can handle big ideas about complicated science and LOVE every minute of it. You mention about it being sort of meandering and breezy, which is so true. I found it so funny that Ridley Scott scoffed at the fact that it was called a comedy at the Golden Globes. It so is a comedy, amping up the triumph and suspense only when it needs to. That's what I love about it. It doesn't take the top of your head off and still remains a smart, well-written, perfectly cast and acted, sci-fi adventure. I even like Kristen Wiig. She did her old dry, passive-aggressive schtick she's known for. Nothing more, nothing less. Damon is the best. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-70928750547783768992016-07-26T19:57:54.374-04:002016-07-26T19:57:54.374-04:00Yes, overrated. I would say Wiig is only memorable...Yes, overrated. I would say Wiig is only memorable at all because she's a known commodity. If she weren't, we wouldn't remember her, at all. Movie needed more Glover.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-64037423700913934322016-07-26T15:56:48.790-04:002016-07-26T15:56:48.790-04:00I was surprised how much I enjoyed this one, but y...I was surprised how much I enjoyed this one, but yeah it could be a tad overrated. Kristen Wiig's barely memorable here but there are a lot of other actors who are very, very good. Damon is excellent in the lead, and I was very impressed by Jeff Daniels and Donald Glover too!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-25510740066163483632016-07-24T09:25:16.957-04:002016-07-24T09:25:16.957-04:00Lol...yup.Lol...yup.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-28884657497402841182016-07-24T06:16:40.434-04:002016-07-24T06:16:40.434-04:00POOP-POTATOES!!!!!
I mean, goshdarnit, POOP-POTAT...POOP-POTATOES!!!!!<br /><br />I mean, goshdarnit, POOP-POTATOES!!!Rodneyhttp://www.fernbyfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-4243860891792593432016-07-23T21:34:46.837-04:002016-07-23T21:34:46.837-04:00Oh, I'm sure. It's not Oscar-worthy...mayb...Oh, I'm sure. It's not Oscar-worthy...maybe MAYBE Damon is, maybe. The movie as a whole? No.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-86900848230419402872016-07-23T18:22:50.108-04:002016-07-23T18:22:50.108-04:00I enjoyed this movie, but it doesn't come clos...I enjoyed this movie, but it doesn't come close to the best thing I've seen from last year. Damon makes a lot of it work because he's fun in front of the camera. He's having a good time with it, so we have a good time with it. But great? Oscar-worthy? I'm not as sure.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-22965381398616508942016-07-23T17:17:57.742-04:002016-07-23T17:17:57.742-04:00Lots of people loved it. I just couldn't get t...Lots of people loved it. I just couldn't get there with it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-83131530760734908472016-07-23T12:13:47.187-04:002016-07-23T12:13:47.187-04:00I loved this film, but I 100% agree on Wiig feelin...I loved this film, but I 100% agree on Wiig feeling out of place. She was miscast. Annie in the books was a lot snarkier and Wiig tried to hard to be dramatic, I think. That was my biggest complaint, other than the Aquaman joke from the books not making it in. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-59650335804975054042016-07-23T10:22:48.944-04:002016-07-23T10:22:48.944-04:00It is pretty fun to watch. I just couldn't get...It is pretty fun to watch. I just couldn't get into it the way I wanted. Didn't really grab me like I hoped.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-36106499919204847832016-07-23T00:29:19.899-04:002016-07-23T00:29:19.899-04:00I love this film. Largely because of the ensemble...I love this film. Largely because of the ensemble and Matt Damon's performance as he maintains an upbeat attitude in the face of something very serious while figuring out how to survive. Plus, it's pretty funny considering his hatred for disco music and yes, I sing-a-long to "Starman" and cry.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com