Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew! If you like potatoes, breathtaking vistas, and incredible casts that just wont quit, then you'll love this full movie reaction to the Martian!
It’s funny you said at the beginning “desolate, but gorgeous.” Buzz Aldrin said almost the exact same thing when he stepped onto the surface of the moon. “Magnificent desolation.”
You also cannot imagine just how alien the Lunar landscape looks. All we know here on Earth is what things look like with an atmosphere around us, providing a haze in the distance, giving us a natural sense of scale and distance. With no atmosphere, there is no such haze on the Moon, everything is in perfect unbroken clarity in all directions, with the blackest black above you even in blinding sunlight. I'm sorry Buzz, but "magnificent desolation" doesn't quite cover it.... but I cannot imagine any words in any language that could possibly do it justice.
@@DerMoerpler "Along with the physical demands made of those who fly into space, other more particular demands were made of the Men who went to the Moon. They not only had to have the acumen of pilots and engineers, they also had to have knowledge and practice as physicists, astronomers, geologists, and if possible as historians, and even poets and artists. The reasons to demand such renaissance disciplines of the astronauts was simple. You will find no better record of what it is like to be on the moon than the experiences and recollections of the Men who went there. If God is found in the details of our world, then the details must be discovered and interpreted by the Men who made the voyage from the Earth to the Moon" - Tom Hanks (From the Earth to the Moon episode 10 "Galileo Was Right")
I was about to comment the exact same thing! It seems obvious...now that Alanda pointed it out for us! Great observation, another reason I like Alanda's reactions.
The dude just tripped. It had nothing to do with Ridley Scott, other than the fact that Scott kept the take in the film. Don't know where you heard the Ridley Scott part.
Because it wasn't a tarp (Hab canvas). Watney salvaged one of the splashdown parachutes from the command module instead. When it gave out, the module was scooping air into its nose hole and blasting it out through the windows, creating turbulence (Martinez: "It's fighting me.") and airbraking the vehicle, which is why it wasn't going fast enough to reach high orbit.
The decision to replace the high-tech, super-strong "Hab Canvas" from the book with _obviously_ flimsy clear plastic wrap and duct tape (and later a parachute) was, in my opinion, the worst decision they made for the movie adaptation. The sight of that ridiculously inadequate covering over the airlock hole just _kills_ all believability.
My greatest love in this world as a 32 year old man is growing plants and vegetables so watching his potatoes die was more heart breaking then any other scene in this movie.
Finally someone who knows who actors (celebrities) are. So many movie reactors have no idea. To be fair a lot of them react to movies from the 80s and 90s…before their time. But yeah I loved that you recognized everybody in it. And your hilariously salty commentary was very entertaining.
The genius of Ridley Scott: he's made the most horrific and nihilistic movie ever set in space AND the most beautiful and optimistic movie ever set in space!
Usually well-written novels are butchered beyond belief when they are turned into screenplays. This is one of the few exceptions in recent movies. Great reaction and comments also!
I'll tell you that there is one exception to that rule where a TV show was better than the books and that is Bones. The books are an absolute slog to get through and I love books.
I remember getting The Martian book as a gift a couple years before this movie came out and I finished the book in one sitting. It was amazing to read, so when the movie was announced I really wanted it to be as good as the book and it didn't disappoint. This is one of my favorite movies and everyone plays their parts well.
They did a much better job of translating the book to film than Hollywood usually does, mostly just cutting stuff for time. There was a major change to how the ending went, culminating with Mark's final log entry beginning with: "If this were a movie, everyone would have been in the airlock, and there would have been high fives all around." But in the book everyone was scattered around the ship, doing their jobs. (Plus no one could move from where they were until they closed the VAL and got air back inside.) The movie put everyone in the airlock and just ignored that none of them without suits would have any air to breath.
I’m always touched when they show the young astronauts stop to give Mark his props. Definitely bend the knee younguns. Anyone who can go to space and survive a near death experience deserves that nod. In the real world astronauts like Mercury pilot Gordon Cooper (last solo American astronaut) and Gemini pilot Neil Armstrong and his copilot almost died in space. NASA didn’t try to talk about it much at the time. But due to their great piloting skills and grasp of mathematics, they made it back. In the case of Armstrong he also almost died in an Earthbound accident while training his famous Apollo 11 mission. It takes big brains and guts to be an astronaut. God bless em.
It is just a pity that Gordo become so insufferable that he would be removed from the Apollo flight rotation. Having a test pilot ego is all well and good... but when that becomes your singular defining characteristic and you cannot be a team player, it invariably has an adverse effect upon your career prospects. A one-man Mercury is fine for a hot shot fighter jock, but Apollo REQUIRED absolute teamwork from start to finish, checking our ego at the door. ... I guess that is something Gordo just could not understand.
@@k1productions87 Wow. I saw the movie The Right Stuff which ended with Gordo’s launch. However, years later when I found out how much went wrong and how he had to use a wristwatch and his view out the window to time his re-entry, I always wonder why didn’t we get to see that. That was an awesome piece of flying but probably boosted his ego even further. Thanks for the context.
@@technopirate304 Oh he was always a hot dog. Even before any Mercury flights flew, he was often called “the best pilot of the bunch”, but he also always had a problem with authority and would make very questionable decisions. He was totally Maverick from Top Gun in that way. Also…. please dont take The Right Stuff as historical fact, they get A LOT wrong. Good movie, but bad history
A cool piece of trivia about this film/book is that it's canon in the universe of the Expanse. The writers of the Expanse books and show are fans of this and the Martian writer agreed to let it be part of the history of Mars for their stories.
Neil Degrasse Tyson has said that this is one of the most scientifically accurate films ever... with one huge glaring exception. The Martian atmosphere is, in reality, so thin that a hurricane on Mars has all the wind power of a summer breeze. The astronauts could have weathered the storm in their ground habitat with ease. But hey, if it didn't happen like that, there would be no story, right?
And it was a bit sketch that they had to slow down to intercept the "Fastest man in the history of space travel" Even it the tarp hadn't come loose, he would have been going no faster than the crew of the Hermes. Going at the same speed is kinda the whole point, transferring someone or something from one ship to another.
@@ashscott6068 not really. The Hermes was traveling so stupidly fast so they didn't go up as teenagers and come back to a nursing home that they have to slow down tremendously. Besides, the majority of Watney's velocity was vertical relative to Mars, while the majority of the Hermes velocity was horizontal.
The monotonous beat did get a bit boring at times.. Just saying. I was in my twenties during the disco era. Human drummers lost a whole lot of work, too
The quiet moments Mark is alone before he gets in gear are my favorite in the movie. That lonely time, that resigned time... and then the decision "I'm not going to die up here". Movie is damn inspirational "In the history of humanity nothing bad has ever happened from lighting hydrogen on fire" might be my favorite line reading in this whole movie. Like... totally accepting how absurdly dangerous it would be but knowing there wasn't any option
I love how you recognized instantly that Boromir was at their "Council of Elrond", I thought it was a missed opportunity that Sean Bean didn't say "one does not crash land a pod on Mars" LOL
Honestly that would have been a hard sell apparently. I've read that Ridley Scott was really against using Lord of the Rings with Sean Bean, but enough people managed to convince him to keep it, and I'm glad, as it's the best meta joke in the entire movie.
The hair. The jewelry. The decolletage. The range of emotions. And the laugh, OMG the laugh! It's a vibe. I love it. I love your excitement and joy. 🥰 All of your reactions are fantastic baby! 😎❤
"Project Elrond" was in the book. Maybe the casting people figured they needed someone from the Fellowship in the movie. I kept hoping there'd be an outtake from that scene with Sean saying "You can't just walk into Schiaparelli Crater."
If you listen to audio books, I'd highly recommend listening to the audio book of The Martian. It's so well done, and there's so much more to the story. That being said, they did an amazing job bringing the book to the screen in this movie. :)
Mark had to deal with disasters that they didn’t even include in the film. I can think of FOUR that ended up on the cutting room floor. Loved it. Andy Weir’s latest, “Project Hail Mary,” is pretty good too. I’ve already read it twice.
I was thinking the same thing. The book is amazing (not that the movie isn't really good either) but the narrator for the audio book just sells it with unique voices and really gets into character. I lost track of how many times I have listened to it and I get teary eyed at the end every single time.
@@FreemanicParacusia The version I listened to was narrated by R C Bray on Audible. He did a great job with it but I wasn't aware there were other narrated versions so I may look for them just to see their take on the book.
Came back to watch your reaction again and it occurred to me that if Mark Whatney was a real person in this situation and he came back from space and you met him it would go something like this: You run up and give him a hug and tell him how glad you are that he is home, .......right before you take out the newspaper you rolled up and swat him over the head. You look him straight in the eye and say I dare you to say something bad about Disco again ROFL
My favourate thing that came from this book: In the book, Watney had to calculate power per sol usage a lot. Enough that he eventually invented a unit of measurement for it as a shorthand. Since it was one just for him, he decided to call it a "Pirate-Ninja". Since then, JPL has been using it informally (since they need to calculate power usage a lot as well). Engineers have been referring to it with each other, and it is even used in meetings with management.
I think I got more emotional watching your reaction than I did watching the actual movie.😂 Your reactions are always the best.So many quotables But ummm on another note I’m gonna need a whole separate channel with the deets on this hair gloriousness!🙌🏾
Thanks for uploading girl. Was having a bad day then I saw this. Its funny how much a difference one person can make by uploading a simple reaction video. Stay rockin
Like how you said the Arthur Clarke quote: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." I had used that exact quote earlier in the day before watching this 🤘
One of the reasons this movie is one of, if not my actual favourite movie of all time, is that it's success makes so much sense. You have one of our best directors, a metric ****load of really great acting talent, a really good script adapted from some really solid source material with all the other jobs showing up with really competent people and it leads to a fantastic movie. I mean, this isn't like ghostbusters where it was frankly lightning in a bottle, there isn't a big mystery as to why this film is so good.
@18:15, it’s definitely got to hurt to know you left someone behind even accidentally. As mentioned later in the movie, Jessica Chastain and Michael Pena characters are military officers. To leave a comrade to die goes against their training and code - leave nobody behind. So she would definitely feel like she failed as a leader.
@@AlandaParker Her deciding to go outside to catch Mark was a great character moment. As she said she didn’t want to risk anyone else’s life. If and when they can good leaders lead from the front and/or by example.
As you enjoyed this film, I suggest "Apollo 13" starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. It is just as gripping (if not more) AND IT REALLY HAPPENED!!!!!
LMAO I actually had that game _Leather Goddesses of Phobos._ It was a text-based game that you read and as you went along you would be presented with choices and your choice would determine how the story proceeds. It was amazing and hilarious. I remember it came with a 3D comic with red and blue glasses and also a scratch and sniff card that you would be instructed to use as the game unfolded LOL. It was in the likeness of '50s pulp comics. The Leather Goddesses needed earth men for breeding and slaves LOL
The miracle of modern botany. Watney starts with 13 Yukon Gold potatoes, and ends up harvesting over 300 russets, reds, and Peruvian Purples. (And Purples aren't technically even potatoes. They're yams.) Must be the water. Or possibly the fertilizer.
Great reaction. When I see your name it comes out as "Arlanda" in my brain. "Arlanda" is the name of the main international airport for Stockholm, Sweden a few clicks up the road from where I live. It looks to me like airport park (or parking).
Playing Kerbal Space Program made me appreciate the physics of this movie - getting from earth to earth orbit is the biggest challenge in terms of power required. Things from there are… easy, but since it’s so hard to bring anything with you if you didn’t predict the future and anticipate the need you’re kinda screwed.
I think you'd really enjoy the audiobook of this as well. The voice actor who plays Watney does an incredible job and the sass of the character is dialed up even more.
The book this is based on is more grounded in the science of things. But I do seriously enjoy this film! So many great, heart pounding moments. And yes. The visuals are stunning!!
The number of Fox/Marvel and MCU alumni in this movie is off the charts. Practically the entire Hermès crew have been in a Marvel movie. I sometimes joke with my wife that if you are an A or B lister but not in the MCU, fire your agent and manager.
@4:00, this is why I love this movie it drives how spartan manned space travel is. Franchises like Star Trek and Star Wars due to their levels of technology gloss over how hard it is to travel in space. In answer to your question “Couldn’t they go back?” No they probably only brought enough fuel to get back up to their mothership. Taking extra fuel would actually burn more fuel just to move the additional mass. Just taking a trip to Mars is gonna take a LOT of time, money, resources and will. But I think it’s worth it especially if we can partner with other countries like at the end.
Even if they _did_ have enough fuel to go back, and enough food to survive the extra travel time, they wouldn't have been able to rescue him anyway; the ascent vehicles were single-use and the lander they used to get down to the surface almost certainly was too.
Another awesome reaction to another excellent movie! Selfishly, I wish you reacted to movies more often because your reactions are truly 2nd to none. And yaas, Happiest Season was a pleasant surprise, Davis (& Stewart) was really good in that.
It is VERY rewatchable and if you have a chance to see this in a theater, on a Biiig Screen, it's even better, especially with the enthusiastic audience.
You know, I'd refer to you the final speech in the series Chernobyl for the answer to the question "why are there even any problems in the world when people are so smart and capable?" In fact, you should react to that entire series. It's a good one!
Kind of depressing and there’s a little bit of Hollywood history to it (definitely worth listening to the companion podcast). Still excellently written, directed, constructed, and performed and well worth watching.
@@Justanotherconsumer Some, yes, though as far as history movies/series go it actually does a pretty accurate job. And some of it, though not biologically accurate, was actually historically accurate in that it's what people thought about radiation, and told the survivors of Chernobyl, at the time.
Literally the best commentary I've ever seen on a reaction video to,well,anything. This was a treat to watch. Almost as good as seeing the movie for the first time. Thank you.
It's horrible if I was him, I wouldn't even know where to start when he's listing all the things that will kill him. I would have woke up like "ain't this some shit" and then sat down and just kind of pouted lmao
I love your take on things, great to hear someone else's take on things different than my own. You nailed it when you mentioned will - the whole operating on himself - I have been in that position. I had a really badly infected big toenail and was without insurance or money. So I had to cut the nail out on my own but after suffering from the pain for 2 weeks the agony of cutting the nail out was worth it to end the constant pain.
You got most of my favorite moments, but there’s a little one you missed: “Rich Parnell is a steely-eyed missile man.” NASA’s highest compliment, originally applied to John Aaron, whose quick thinking saved the Apollo 12 mission.
Thank you!! I knew this would be a great reaction from you, and I wasn't disappointed at all! Very entertaining :) If you ever make the full version available (Patreon?), you can totally sign me up. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
@@AlandaParker you're very welcome :) and hey, if you enjoyed this one, you'd probably also enjoy "Apollo 13", it's similar to "The Martian" (extreme difficulties in space), but it's a *true* story.
This movie is based on a novel of the same name. Amazingly, it's the authors first novel too. Good read. Watney has to "science the shit" out of so much more than they could squeeze into this film. Every single chapter ends with him about to die and you're thinking "How in the hell is he supposed to get out of this one?!?! Well, at least it can't get any worse." And then just as he solves one impossible problem, Mars tries to kill him again. Highly suggested read.
The storm in the beginning of the movie is the fiction in science fiction. Mars' atmosphere is way to thin for the wind to be strong enough to push their equipment around. worst they would get is a ton of dust piled up. So the catastrophe as written could never happen. The author of the book says, some times you have to bend reality to make it work. Other than the very end, by slowing down teh space craft by blowing the front airlock, and the commander flippantly changing the plan last minute to be the hero, for "reasons" it's a pretty good hard sci fi story. Sadly Wiers next novel the protagonist is a "spunky" brat who does not respect any one. Who is the cause of every thing going wrong and endangering a colony on the Moon. Then gets rewarded for it. Because girl power I guess.
I would say this movie has about as many science flaws as the movie Apollo 13. And that is not a dig at Apollo 13, because that is still to this day my favorite movie of all time, but to show that even historically accurate movies have to bend things for the sake of drama and audience comprehension now and then. This puts The Martian in very, VERY good company, and rightfully so.
The book about the moon is also very lighthearted within its hard scifi, so I wouldn't overthink the fact she got out of it +/- 0. ;) I liked it, when reading it you feel that the author had fun writing it and loves science.
Loved the reaction! Yes this movie has a great cast and it's funny that you commented on how funny the movie was because it was nominated for an award as a comedy. Makes me want to watch it again! Happy belated birthday!
