The Martian: Extended Edition [Blu-ray]

Matt Damon's Everyman quality and wry sense of humor makes him the perfect actor to portray Mark Watney, astronaut, in Ridley Scott's "The Martian," written by Drew Goddard, based on the book by Andy Weir. When a violent storm forces the Hermes crew, led by Commander Melissa Lewis (a steely Jessica Chastain), to abort the Ares III mission to Mars, the crew reluctantly leaves without Mark Watney, who was injured and presumed dead. Somehow, Watney survives, and starts keeping a log of his experiences on the Red Planet. He is a realist. It could take years for a rescue team to retrieve him, so he gets down to business: rationing and growing food, making water, repairing damaged equipment, and establishing communication with Mission Control. In 3-D, the views are spectacular, with flying debris coming at us from various directions; the desolate yet strangely beautiful Martian terrain stretching out to infinity; the Hermes astronauts floating from one pod to another; and the thrilling, acrobatic finale. "The Martin," is not deep, nuanced, or subtle, but it is a certified crowd pleaser. Matt Damon shines as a genius who, in spite of daunting challenges and discouraging setbacks, dusts himself off and comes up with solutions, including multiple uses for duct tape. Watney makes jokes about outdated Disco music, boasts about his skills as a botanist, and makes comments laced with profanity while communicating with earth. The supporting actors include Jeff Daniels as NASA Director Teddy Sanders, who must make tough decisions that factor in not just the human element, but also his agency's image, political standing, and fiscal constraints. Would Americans ever abandon one of their own? At a time when some nations have lost respect for the United States, this film boosts morale with its can-do spirit. Would it be churlish to point out that, for all its wizardry, special effects, and visual spectacle, "The Martian" has formulaic and clichéd elements? Still, for a little over two hours, we sit back, take in the sights, and imagine what it would be like to be stranded on a faraway planet, trying to remain optimistic, and using our scientific know-how, guts, and resourcefulness to stay alive until (we hope) help arrives. Much easier to follow than the other big space flick of the year Interstellar.

Much better movie than the Title or Description infers!!! The movie has all the elements necessary to keep the interest of a broad range of ages. Movie Critics rate everything other than what is valued by the general public. Oscar winning movies were often box office flops, due to ratings by disconnected critics who are oblivious to subtle moral, social, or thought provoking scripts. They mirror those who miss the elements of life that a good actor can bring to life. Many movies will never be seen due to a critical rating by a person that represents a small segment of society. And while anything released in the Star Wars Saga are equally fun to watch, but hardly exhibit more than acceptable acting, and a storyline that is not much different from any of the prior scripts, which clearly demonstrates a clear bias based upon the Producer, Director, or just the endearment toward this timeless saga. However, Accadamy Award Winning material?? That is clearly a leap. And yet, when combining the totality of George Lucas's work, it couldn't receive less than 4 stars. And The Martian, absent of a cult following in the tens of millions should receive 3.5 stars solely based on the movie as a whole. Granted, there were a few unnecessary minutes of dead time attempting to illustrate the passage of many months where simply stating " 9 months later" I think the majority of the audience oils by that point in the movie, empathize with his mental state after that long of time. But they didn't draw out 10 minutes of him suffering from boredom and isolation which was a result of a major failure of his well oiled system. Even the most positive battle disappointment from spend a year building and having 75% disappear in less than a minute. The more we dwell on our disappointment, the harder it is to regroup.. However, it's important to mourn the tragedy but then we must force ourselves to no longer dwell on what we can't change and force our minds to begin building a new solution. Otherwise, depression sets in and it's a downward spiral. Plus he had no one. And today the 1-5 steps always assume everybody has somebody. The fact is, many don't so those who live in a vacuum within acadamia and determine what is normal, when faced themselves with the same type of circumstances that create the same feelings of disappointment, RARELY follow their own advice and will suffer. And yet because they wear a badge of Acadamia as a Dr., it is assumed they are already practicing their own advice. And therein lies the problem. Any Psychopath can attend Higher Ed and do the work receiving their Doctorate. They're still a Psychopath, however, the worship of Higher Ed automatically assumes that all who wear the label are the experts and those espousing common sense and are equally intelligent, however, it was the original group that set the bar. I looked at one the other day, and they are 90% based on memory which you are born with, therefore genetic. Those that have average memoriesare ranked with average intelligence. Those with tremendous social skills receive no points. Those with creative skills and the ability to invent solutions actually need the group with Great memories to supply the information by which those with creative skills will use to find a solution. In addition, they can communicate it in a non-superior manner necessary for the masses to receive and understand it. The good news is that he ancient IQ Test. needs destroyed and stop trying to create various qualifiers to attach to people which only divides us and limits our potential when all parties come together and supply all of the elements necessary. However, eliminating classes in the UK has never worked and the original American Settlers did away with class society, and simply called it something else. Today if a person gets up and communicates the most intelligent and reasonable solution. Before they finish the media will research their background that depending on whether they meet the criteria that determines credibility, will determine if what was initially spoken and made perfect sense, however, without that Suffix after their name, Everything said will be discounted for lacking the proper degree. If you have the money and are reasonably intelligent, you will receive a Doctorite. Acadamia approves and the University system has received their cut. And that didn't come from me initially but by two individuals both accomplished and holding two Doctorates each. Oddly, they rarely leave Acadamia, are horrible communicators but meet the definition of being an Authority. I can name two practicing Doctors with God syndromes. Unable to hear from anyone with less credentials and yet given tremendous power and authority to destroy anyone who questions them. While their actions are off the wall, their Doctorate allows for any bizarre behavior while a patient gets angry and are determined to be adangerto themselves and others. Usually because they questioned one of societies gods. FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Great, well written and produced SciFi movie. Got a real feel of what it would be like to be stranded and totally alone millions of miles from Earth.

This movie is so amazing. It has great action & drama & can be a little funny too.

First, when I give a 4 it's a great movie. I only give 5's to things like "Gone With The Wind". I love this movie because it's got so many of my high school songs. Including the pop and disco tunes seems counterintuitive but it works wonderfully. The scene where they play "Starman" as they prepare the rescue is really quite moving, for me anyway. And "Waterloo" also. I have to disagree with the Watley, Commander Lewis has EXCELLENT taste in music. They kind of missed the boat a little. They might have included "Rocket Man" and "Space Oddity" somewhere and it would have been complete.

Buena película! la resolución se nota mucho y es una excelente película para los aficionados a las películas espaciales y de supervivencia.

We love this movie. Humor and suspense well packed together.

Fabulosa imagen y sonido. Sin español.

I went for this for extended movie but also for the ATMOS soundtrack, great movie

火星版ダッシュ村です。最高に面白い。 北米版で日本語の収録はありませんがまぁ簡単な英語なので問題ないと思います。