sitting here eating my heart out, waiting
Last night, despite the ridiculous amount of rain we were having (farewell, small orange and pink umbrella! you provided valiant service until the wind tore you apart), 
innie_darling and I went to see The Martian.
I definitely recommend it. I think even if you didn't enjoy the book much, the movie ameliorates the problems (Watney's bro-ish-ness, the clunky writing), plus it's tighter and the visuals are gorgeous and the acting is good and the soundtrack made me very happy. Plus, I would watch Chiwetel Ejiofor read the phone book, istg. Which kind of makes me less angry about them replacing an Indian guy with a black guy in casting Kapoor, but there was NO REASON for Mindy Park not to be Korean(-American). NO REASON. And if they were going to take that away, then surely they should have cast a woman of color as the PR lady, since I didn't think Kristen Wiig brought much to the role that another actress couldn't have (except for that one scene, I guess).
It really is like all the mission control parts of Apollo 13, so if you like watching people be very good at their jobs, despite overwhelming odds and the uncaring nature of the universe, you should enjoy this movie.
I loved how the movie was able to use Mark's disdain for Lewis's taste in music as the soundtrack; the use of "Hot Stuff" is great and the placement of "I Will Survive" is BRILLIANT.
I also loved that one scene where they've named the secret meeting Project Elrond and Kristen Wiig is like, "Wtf?" and SEAN BEAN gets to explain and then Jeff Daniels is like, "I want my code name to be Glorfindel" and the JPL guy (I LOVED Bruce the JPL guy) is like, "It's where they decide to destroy the one ring in Lord of the Rings" and Kristen Wiig's response is hilarious. But also the Sean Bean/LOTR combination got a big laugh in the theater.
The other reference - which I don't think was intentional - was when SebStan's character, Chris Beck, was talking about how slow the Hermes would have to go to intercept the MAV and he was like, "And 12.5km is like jumping onto a rushing train."
innie_darling and I were like, "OR FALLING OFF ONE, EH, BUCKY?"
Anyway, I enjoyed it a lot though I was afraid I was never going to be dry again, so when I got home, I hopped into a hot shower and then went straight to bed.
Also, if you are ever in need of a meal before seeing a movie at Kips Bay, I totally recommend Rocky's II - their grandma's pizza is excellent.
We also got a ton of trailers before the movie - more than I think is usual - and they all sort of blur together except for Hiddleston in Crimson Tide Crimson Peak, which I have no intention of watching and also it tells you the whole movie in the trailer; Joy, that JLaw+Bradley Cooper movie about a lady who invented something which is escaping me atm, which actually told you nothing about the story; and Concussion, with Will Smith taking on the NFL in a ripped from the headlines/based on a true story way (the only one of the bunch I might actually consider seeing). There was also something about the banking crisis starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Ryan Reynolds, which looked pretty dire, and also the Point Break remake. Which. WHY? WHY REMAKE POINT BREAK? The stunts all look super pretty, but the WHOLE POINT of that movie was KEANU REEVES and PATRICK SWAYZE SMOLDERING AT EACH OTHER. The new movie has two unrecognizable guys as Johnny Utah and Bodhi, and WHY? WHY DO THAT?
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innie_darling and I went to see The Martian.
I definitely recommend it. I think even if you didn't enjoy the book much, the movie ameliorates the problems (Watney's bro-ish-ness, the clunky writing), plus it's tighter and the visuals are gorgeous and the acting is good and the soundtrack made me very happy. Plus, I would watch Chiwetel Ejiofor read the phone book, istg. Which kind of makes me less angry about them replacing an Indian guy with a black guy in casting Kapoor, but there was NO REASON for Mindy Park not to be Korean(-American). NO REASON. And if they were going to take that away, then surely they should have cast a woman of color as the PR lady, since I didn't think Kristen Wiig brought much to the role that another actress couldn't have (except for that one scene, I guess).
It really is like all the mission control parts of Apollo 13, so if you like watching people be very good at their jobs, despite overwhelming odds and the uncaring nature of the universe, you should enjoy this movie.
I loved how the movie was able to use Mark's disdain for Lewis's taste in music as the soundtrack; the use of "Hot Stuff" is great and the placement of "I Will Survive" is BRILLIANT.
I also loved that one scene where they've named the secret meeting Project Elrond and Kristen Wiig is like, "Wtf?" and SEAN BEAN gets to explain and then Jeff Daniels is like, "I want my code name to be Glorfindel" and the JPL guy (I LOVED Bruce the JPL guy) is like, "It's where they decide to destroy the one ring in Lord of the Rings" and Kristen Wiig's response is hilarious. But also the Sean Bean/LOTR combination got a big laugh in the theater.
The other reference - which I don't think was intentional - was when SebStan's character, Chris Beck, was talking about how slow the Hermes would have to go to intercept the MAV and he was like, "And 12.5km is like jumping onto a rushing train."
innie_darling and I were like, "OR FALLING OFF ONE, EH, BUCKY?"
Anyway, I enjoyed it a lot though I was afraid I was never going to be dry again, so when I got home, I hopped into a hot shower and then went straight to bed.
Also, if you are ever in need of a meal before seeing a movie at Kips Bay, I totally recommend Rocky's II - their grandma's pizza is excellent.
We also got a ton of trailers before the movie - more than I think is usual - and they all sort of blur together except for Hiddleston in Crimson Tide Crimson Peak, which I have no intention of watching and also it tells you the whole movie in the trailer; Joy, that JLaw+Bradley Cooper movie about a lady who invented something which is escaping me atm, which actually told you nothing about the story; and Concussion, with Will Smith taking on the NFL in a ripped from the headlines/based on a true story way (the only one of the bunch I might actually consider seeing). There was also something about the banking crisis starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Ryan Reynolds, which looked pretty dire, and also the Point Break remake. Which. WHY? WHY REMAKE POINT BREAK? The stunts all look super pretty, but the WHOLE POINT of that movie was KEANU REEVES and PATRICK SWAYZE SMOLDERING AT EACH OTHER. The new movie has two unrecognizable guys as Johnny Utah and Bodhi, and WHY? WHY DO THAT?
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