Happy Face 29 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Obviously neither of you have the scientific mind for it. Stick to the sci-fi versions Something that is annoying me about The Martian is if Matt Damon started slagging off my taste in music after going on a trip to Mars without any of his own I'd leave the bell-end there. The other point is not a criticism of the film really, but of contributions on Kermode that have said it's nice to see scientists represented as normal people, rather than weirdos. Danny Glover, the man who solves the biggest problem, played a massive weirdo though. All the scientists have a meeting where the one attractive woman doesn't know the Lord of The Rings reference as well. Nerds could take that as an inside joke on her, but there's still the nod to nerdy dweebs being a spieces separate to attractive women. I've got no problem with it, because it's true, but I think people just saw Matt Damon doing clever stuff and based that praise on him alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5941 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 How many high level attractive business women would get a LOTR reference in reality though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4901 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 How many do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 How many high level attractive business women would get a LOTR reference in reality though? Like I say "I've got no problem with it, because it's true". Some stereotypes are true. Just the praise rings hollow with me when I can see the film perpetuate the stereotype though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I haven't seen it but probably going to. But radiation on Mars is that severe the only way of staying up there more than a couple of days is being underground. If he's in some kind of surface vehicle the shielding would be too heavy to get the thing up there in the first place. In any kind of ad hoc lightweight surface habitat Matt Demon would be Matt Deadman in a week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Like I say "I've got no problem with it, because it's true". Some stereotypes are true. Just the praise rings hollow with me when I can see the film perpetuate the stereotype though. When I say it's true, I just mean more men have read it than women by the way. I don't think looks or occupation dictate whether or not someone has read LOTR. I think most readers, male or female, attractive or not, gave up reading LOTR at the Council of Elrond at least once though, it's frigging tedious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I haven't seen it but probably going to. But radiation on Mars is that severe the only way of staying up there more than a couple of days is being underground. If he's in some kind of surface vehicle the shielding would be too heavy to get the thing up there in the first place. In any kind of ad hoc lightweight surface habitat Matt Demon would be Matt Deadman in a week or two. He has tarpaulin and gaffer tape and that's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Watched "The Gift". Thoroughly enjoyed, very well written and gripped me early on. Didn't let me go to the final scene. Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 He has tarpaulin and gaffer tape and that's fine. My mistake if he has gaffer tape he'll be fine. Saw it yesterday it's like a kids film for 12yr old girls. Shambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Just spent my afternoon watching "Interstellar". Simply marvelous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I haven't seen it but probably going to. But radiation on Mars is that severe the only way of staying up there more than a couple of days is being underground. If he's in some kind of surface vehicle the shielding would be too heavy to get the thing up there in the first place. In any kind of ad hoc lightweight surface habitat Matt Demon would be Matt Deadman in a week or two. Maybe that is true but it was still a canny show. My only issue is, see when you watch this type of show, why does it always have to have a fuckin happy ending?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4901 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I watched Housebound on Netflix last night. Thumbs up. NZ horror/black comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Maybe that is true but it was still a canny show. My only issue is, see when you watch this type of show, why does it always have to have a fuckin happy ending?? That's "show"business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3986 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Have to say any film with an "unhappy" ending always gains a couple of marks from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 The Martian is incredibly dull. Matt Damon is about as interesting as wiping yer arse and everything that happened was utterly predictable. Tedious. 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 The Martian is incredibly dull. Matt Damon is about as interesting as wiping yer arse and everything that happened was utterly predictable. Tedious. 3/10 Apart from that, was it canny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Aye, enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Watched "The Gift". Thoroughly enjoyed, very well written and gripped me early on. Didn't let me go to the final scene. Class. Watched this last night too. Certainly wasn't what I was expecting but thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice performances from Edgerton and Bateman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Anyone seen "The Walk" yet? about the guy who tightrope walked between the 2 World Trade Centre towers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6191 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Watched "The Gift". Thoroughly enjoyed, very well written and gripped me early on. Didn't let me go to the final scene. Class. Sounds good, but missing Katie Holmes tits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Anyone seen "The Walk" yet? about the guy who tightrope walked between the 2 World Trade Centre towers I've only been to the cinema twice this year (once in New York, once in Newcastle) and that was the trailer both times. I still don't fancy seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6191 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I've only been to the cinema twice this year (once in New York, once in Newcastle) and that was the trailer both times. I still don't fancy seeing it. I saw the preview the other day, that was enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5941 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I've seen the documentary which kind of ruins the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26486 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Fast & Furious 7 - Like most action movies you have to make significant allowances for the ridiculous plot, poor dialogue and suspect acting but I thought that the action and visuals in the film were actually very impressive. I certainly wasn't expecting to but I actually enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Black Mass. Good central performance not much else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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