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Originally Posted by RickS
Hi Tony,
I was disappointed with the movie as well. I'll stick to watching them on planes in future and then only when I need a break from reading a book 
Cheers,
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I hear you
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Originally Posted by AdrianF
I have to agree the movie was disappointing
I wish I had left it at reading the book.
Adrian
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Yup
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Originally Posted by pmrid
Yeah. Movie was a let-down.
Having read the book a couple of times, I was probably expecting too much from the movie I guess. Not everyone is a science/astronomy nerd and movies are made to attract the wider audience. I had hoped to see more of the science and less of the folksy personalities at NASA; more of the challenges of fitting out the vehicles, the rollover, the storm-avoidance and so on. Bummer. I give it a 3 out of 5.
Peter
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INHO I think you are a bit too generous. They pretty well butchered a good story. I hear lots of people liked the Movie, I can only assume they didn't read or hear the audio book (I'll plug it again... get the audio book... it will blow your mind.)
Actually I had to laugh out loud in the movie when he repaired his helmet with duct tape, and the hab with a piece of plastic and duct tape. Also it was funny when it flapped during a sand storm. Really? 1 atmosphere in the dome and less than 1% outside? Almost 200:1?... riiiight!
Am I being too picky? Probably, but hey, if they even can't put in Watney's Theme Song (read/hear the book), then have to anglicise the Hindu-Americans name (Why?
Would people have trouble pronouncing Venkat?), then they deserve to be picked.
I know, I know I'm having a full-on rant, but when my 9 year-old son is picking the movie to pieces on the drive home, you know the level they sunk the story to. BTW if there were spoilers for those who haven't seen the movie in the above paragraph, I just have to live with the burden
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I gave the movie 4.5... bricks. Actually sorry I spent the money, but I hoped that it was at least half as good as the book. This was the worst translation of book to movie that I've seen since Dune.