I've been waiting about a year to be able to just rent this. Can't wait to watch it again tonight. A great movie.

I didn't get the movie from iTunes but I watched it on Amazon video and it was amazing how he got to grow 🥔s and eat them. It's the best movie I ever saw in the year of 2017.

Enjoyable

I don't have to say too much, watched this movie in IMAX cinema 3 times, saw Matt at red carpet...just find out this movie only 7.99 here with limited time, buy it for sure!

Wake the hell up, iTunes, and make available the rental option for this film.

It's very good movie yes!

Somehow Scott managed to turn one of the best science fiction novels ever written into a boring, largely passionless and humorless affair. And what's with the whole BS iron man and ribbon dance thing? Ludicrous. And sad that Scott so missed the point of this story, because the book tells one heck of a good tale. Had Scott changed nothing, he would have had a winner, but he missed the point. Minor point, but anyone else see the little busy PLANTS in the photo above? They didn't even bother to photoshop the promotional material.

They skipped some major parts of the book, and also put in a couple that weren't there. Don't get me wrong, it was well acted and scripted, and if I hadn't read the book I'd love this. But I still like the book better. However, some people say it was boring. That's because it actually shows warned overcoming problems and his daily life which makes it a lot more realistic.

This movie is great, and fun. I like this movie a lot. It is one of my favorite movies ever.

I thought Mat Daman did a heck of a job with this film. Its fun, but not cheesy. They work to make it science like but not overly so. The ending for me was a bit over dramatic, probably the reason why I didnt give it five stars. Weakest point to the film. But I did go out and buy a copy when it was in the bargin bin at walmart. Its a very good, very watchable film.

It's my favorite movie and my favorite book 📚 well made. 10/10 and Matt Damon is awesome 👏

YO THIS MOVIE IS ROCKIN!

YOU NEED TO SEE THIS MASTERPIECE OF A FILM!

MY EYES ARE SCREAMING IN JOY AND HAPPINESS!

YEAH BOY ITS GOOD,

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ROCKIN MOVIE!

SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We all say we hate disco and yet...it keeps showing up...Matt Damon embodies the love/hate relationship we all have with that music. Cracks me up. Movie presents problem solving using math and an optimistic approach to deliver the message not to give up. I will be adding this movie to my collection.

Very entertaining movie. And manages to do it while staying true to real science and physics (except for one scene, but don't want to provide a spoiler).

This guy is not An American

The location of the photography was well thought out, as the Middle Eastern desert reflects the Mars landscape as was sent back to us from the rovers. The script could have been well written, as the book was the perfect script; but they barely reflected the book in this movie. Overall, a first year college film student could have done a better job directing.

My dad watched it soooo many times. Pretty good. Not Damons best, but good as a movie. Great cast!💝💖 and no, Matt does not die in the end.🙄

Strongly recommend this movie!

Yet another example of a good book made in a less then mediocre movie by bring a lot of action in it but 'killing' the story. Not everything that todays movie technics can do improves the plot.

I really enjoyed this movie I think it's great for kids.

A very fantastic movie I highly recommend it,it is full of surprises and there is just not enough words to describe this movie it was excellent

I love it

Awesome movie

Absolutly a 10+. Really liked it

All the negative reviews must have been written by know-nothing malcontents who are too quickly and easily bored. One "genius" even wrote, "the movie is too scientific to watch more than once". Really?! Because your brain might explode? Whew!

Fantastic film. Some of the dialog is obvious and predictable, but I feel that is a product of trying the make the movie more accessible. The CGI rendering was flat and did not read as naturally as it should have.

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In the not too distant future, in a planet far, far away…

The Martian

Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is stuck on Mars! After Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain) ordered Martinez (Michael Pena), Johansson (Kate Mara in her most fantastic 2015 sci-fi role), Beck (Sebastian Stan), and Vogel (Aksel Hennie) to leave him after his suit was perforated in a storm, Watney wakes up, and just makes it to the habitat, where he repairs the suit, and makes his first video log. Rather than give up like the less prepared and less skilled would, Watney defies the statement of NASA director Sanders (Jeff Daniels) and sciences the $h1+ out of Mars in a realistic manner. I do not feel like we should define this as science fiction, because it is fiction by the loosest definition: a story that has not happened in our world. It is a scientifically accurate fictional story. The length may seem overwhelming at first (almost two and a half hours), but they make the pacing work out, as well as have it make sense, both scientifically and storywise. We alternate between Watney, NASA, and more towards the end, the crew of Ares III. Mars is bright in the picture, because wherever they filmed this, you feel like it could really be Mars, and the establishing shots of the planets look amazing. I could believe they launched a camera into space to take those shots (Based on their budget, not too likely), and their use of CGI is minimal, which helped make it feel more like a movie based on a true story than a movie based on a fictional book. However, it is so plausible in terms of science and the humanity; they bring up the larger parts, but this is ultimately a story of survival and human compassion. All of this goes well with Harry Gregson-Williams’ compelling soundtrack that hits all the right beats except the hilarious ones. That’s right, for comic relief, we get Watney’s lighter moments post-abandonment set to 70s music assumably from Lewis’ collection she got to bring with her. His reaction to her taste (if you can call it that according to Watney) and the use of said songs at the right moments make for laughter to keep us from falling asleep and/or providing lighter moments. There’s a bit more swearing though, especially for a PG-13 movie, but I’m not complaining, because the scenario called for it, and the character development was spot-on: we get to really care for Mark Watney, because we get to experience his sense of humor and see how the crew feels about abandoning him, and see how people really do have an inherent need to save each other, even if it’s just one person, from lost hikers to abandoned astronauts on distant planets. The Martian is perfect: it has Guardians of the Galaxy’s sense of humor with the true-life-story genre and the language of a sailor!

I love this movie!!! It is awesome! You should definitely see it.

It is one of the best movies

I didn't read the book, because when you read the book on which a movie is based before you see the movie, you're often disappointed by the theatrical version of the story. I didn't read reviews, because sometimes people give away key plot points and other details you don't want to know beforehand. All I had to go on was the trailer (misleading), an inkling that people were raving about the movie, and my own love of science and of the science fiction and adventure genres. In fact, I was very much looking forward to a cerebral adventure story that didn't have loud noises, implausible gun battles or gravity-defying fisticuffs in nearly every scene. However, this movie is practically soulless in that none of the characters, including Watney, are really fleshed out. Too many characters crowd the screen, most of them unnecessary, and while I applaud accurate scientific explanations, long ones or too many of them in a movie are boring. Add to that the predictability--I saw several events coming ahead of time--and this made for a very disappointing film in my eyes. After the fact, I read some audience reviews on one website, and several people commented on how wrong the "science" in this film actually was. So much for Watney's claim in the trailer that he was going to 'science the h---' out of his predicament. I'm all for spectacle, but "The Martian" didn't really have much of that. Even if it did, impressive effects or vistas wouldn't make up for the fact that I didn't find any of the characters either relatable or particularly likeable. I could not and would not recommend this movie to anyone.

While the movie is really good and a lot of fun, Riddley Scott left out the things in the book that made it great. As an example the modofications and trip to the crater are a large portion of the book that was left out, and really showcased Watney's ability to think on his feet. Also because of the changes, the line about being a space pirate really doesnt make any sence in the movie but was really funny in the book because at that point he had fried Pathfinder and lost contact with Earth, whereas in the movie its implied he was still talking with them. Also the Henderson charactor is a complete 180 from the book. Really good movie that could have been SO much better. I also reccomend picking up the unabridged audio book, RC Bray really nails it.

awesome.

When this movie was in theaters my friend took me to see it because he read the book. He wasn't sure I would really like it but in the end I told him it was my favorite movie, and the last time I said that I was 6.

This is the first movie that I've watched on my brand new iPad Pro. It did not disappoint me at all. I absolutely loved it. Very similar to the book. The graphics were amazing. I will probably be watching this great movie again soon.

An amazing movie

Must see!

alone on the planet. nothings happen. didn’t watch to the end

A must see film!

One of the truly great movies in a while..

Can't believe there were Oscar noms for actor and actress. So boring, we quit 3/4 of the way through.

Over rated movie or maybe I picked a bad time to watch it?

Recommend if you like space movies.Its very interesting and keeps you on your feet

Finally a movie that honors engineers right. The passion of problem solving is there and my hubby loves it!

Amazing movie, such an awesome story! On the edge of your seat the entire movie.

I love these type of movies, but this is not a good film.He actually says at one part I'm going to science the shi* out of this...ok at best

Only Matt Damon on board is enough for me to watch this movie. And Ridley Scott is one of my favorite directors. This movie is funny and relaxing, and after all those things, the exiting story is all about being human.

If you read the book or not, still a great story and not only that, But a great movie and performance from all the actors. One of Damon’s best and even though its not a movie from the Bourne series its still able to get you interested and have you bitting your fingernails at times. Highly recommend, worth the buy or the rent.

Kept my fingers crossed for Matt the entire movie. If anyone deserves to survive on Mars...it's Matt Damon.

is was ok but I wanted my money back, boooorrrrrrinnnnnng

Conception to producing was right on

This was a big let down despite the acclaim this film seemed to receive in 2015. Went in with high expectations and came out feeling cheated. Things seemed to go too smoothly for him despite the setbacks and his solutions came expected. It was borderline cheesy at some points and not as Sci-Fi as I expected it to be. Not that I was looking for aliens, but thought it was going to feel darker and focus more on isolation and the torment that he had to have gone through mentally and physically. I think a better representation of the time that had passed could have been executed better as well.

I had higher expectations, I guess. I lost interest towards the end. I trusted the reviews; now I think this movie was a little overrated.

All the hype, and for what? A poorly written screenplay adaptation with cliched comic relief. Could he eat his measly rations on camera any more often? It was so hard to watch! We struggled through it and then thought -what a waste of time. So happy we never bothered to go to the theater to watch it. Nothing else on and all the buzz convinced us, wow were we sorry. Unrealistic and far fetched. It would have served the book better to have been made into a cartoon adaptation for children!

Im a kid. And i just want to say something. This is the only way i can say something. This is a great movie. But i would like to talk about people boycotting the Oscars because there are no black actors nominated. Stop making a big deal over nothing. I get that you are upset. But you don't see the asian community getting all mad because they weren't nominated. But because you are black you make a big deal. So please just stop :(. Thanks for listening and this is my opinion.

This movie was very good. When I don't get bored watching a movie then I know it was good! It wasn't one oh those way out fantasy show. Simple and very realistic!

Why is everyone so compelled these days to rubber stamp everything with 5-stars? This is a fine movie with enough blend of action and suspense to keep you interested. The movie is certainly worth seeing but some of the scenes (and acting) fall a little short. I couldn't sit through this a second time.

Be prepared for your intelligence to be insulted. This movie tries hard, but the writing and delivery from the actors feels like we're back in the 90s. There are many movies that visit this same concept better and with far more integrity.

Bored me to tears!!! Couldn't finish it. Very poor unimpressive acting.

Decent movie , things he does sometime are I am like “ wow , MacGyver on Mars with Iron Man suit “

ok movie to rent

Ridley Scott, this is by far the worst film in your career. Matt fighting for his life, saying: You listen to crap music? Embarrasing. They laugh with imminent death? Bizarre...

Good movie, but the Rich Parnell character was absolutely ridiculous. I found the character unbelievable, distracting, and out of place. It was a compete departure from the book.

It's for best comedy because this movie is a joke. A bad one. JS

It was Okay at best. I'm being generous with the three stars. Rent it, don't buy!

I have never read the book, and went to watch this movie hoping it would be as thrilling as Interstellar while still relying on true physics.

1- It wasn’t that thrilling. It was okay, but quite boring at times, and mind you I say this as someone who loves physics and especially medicine, and who can’t stand action movies.

2- The biggest mistake in this movie is this: Throughout the entire movie, the character had no nervous breakdown. Hello, excuse me, you’ve been stranded and left to die on Mars with absolutely no one to talk to for months, you faced the possibility of dying from dehydration and lack of food, you don’t cry once? You don’t wish for a second that you could be on a green planet instead of a red desert that’s inches away from killing you???

That, is the immensely unbelievable part in this movie, which brings it crashing down for me. I simply cannot understand how an actor like Matt Damon, a very good actor, could make such an unbelievably fatal mistake, and how the director (the much bigger idiot here) thought it was okay to leave the movie without a hint of HUMANITY. Let’s not forget, the character Matt played was not a CIA operative, he was an astronaut. He’s bound to get scared during all those months and at least have some natural human emotions and reactions to the massive, I repeat, MASSIVE event that just happened to him out of the blue. 2 stars is more than what this failed project deserves.

If you haven't read the book this is probably a great movie for you. But if you have it's an ok movie. They left out some big things in the movie and didn't even explain why he cuts a hole in the top of the rover. The book is much better.

The movie was good but could have been much better except for the annoying constant voice over narration. EXTREMELY ANNOYING.

Narration is fine but it was constant. Telling me the actor looked into the mirror while its obvious they are looking into the mirror… Really?

Narrate the story not the obvious. Why even have the video. Good grief.

Other than the annoying narration i might have actually enjoyed the move. Wish i could get my money back. First time i feel ripped off after spending money on a movie.

Far away from Gravity and other space space movies . Nothing especially about it . Normal graphics , normal story line , lack of action and very slow .

If is cast away in the space . That's all . Save your money and grow potato on earth . No need to go to Mars !!

The movie jumped the shark about 3/4 of the way through. Very disappointed..had high hopes for it.

I read the book, which was a good plot line, but terrible writing. Some of the chemistry stated is way off. That said, I appreciated some of the details presented in the book. The movie on the other hand is way less exciting than the book, very slow, and misses some of the best parts. Also, the book explicitly details how incredibly ridiculous the ending scene would be if the main character actually attempted it. It was supposed to be a joke. That’s right, the author of the book thought the ending scene the director chose is a joke, scientifically implausible. What an idiot.

The whole movie is just fake. Don't understand why the reviews are so good. It's entertaining but a bit boring for such a long movie.

I never write reviews. I read several of the most critical to see if anyone picked up on the glaring technical error near the end. The Chiwetel Ejiofor character made such a big deal of reminding us about how long it takes for the communication signal to reach earth from mars but then during the rescue mission it seems like information is being transmitted instantaneously from mars to earth. They must have opened a wormhole when they blew the hatch on the Ares.

A predictable, stereotypical and inconsistent script, including character-masks of scientists, astronauts, sceptics and journalists. All the worries of Matt Damon vanish into thin air and disappeared in one hour. Bottom line: Life on Mars is quite easy (provided that you are a botanist).

If I had a chance to rate no star, I definitely would do this. Entire plot is absolute assert! Society is degrading!

Ten minutes was all I needed to tell this is a terrible movie. Everything was phony and unconvincing. It seemed like the control center was next door in somebody’s apartment. The commander was especially unconvincing, sounding like she was playing some game. I’ve deleted the movie already. I have no intention of ever trying to see it again, and you ought to do the same: don’t waste your money like I did!

A long, extremely predictable, and ultimately boring movie. It also sports one of the most inappropriate and annoying soundtracks in recent memory: disco…., yes disco. A popcorn money-grab from the director of Alien. Basically it’s a bad amalgamation of Apollo 13, and 2010, and Robinson Crusoe set to disco. There is already a movie titled: Robinson Caruso On Mars (1964). It at least had a monkey.

Overrated. The writing is bad. If you’re flying across the Pacific and need to kill the better part of three hours the go for it, but otherwise don’t waste your money.

I had to keep hitting myself in the head to stay awake. Pathetically long dull boring obvious story. The only thing missing is they didn't send the US President in to personally rescue Mark. I'd rather watch stalagmites grow. ... and what is it with bicycles appearing at odd places? Talk about a 'try too hard'

Yes, the book is always better than the movie, but in this case Scott really did miss so much of what made the book truly compelling. By losing the insight into Watney’s inner struggle to overcome the continuous barrage of physical setbacks, the film turns into a mechanical sequence of tinker toy constructions without emotion. Each new challenge is solved without the near despair that hits Watney throughout the book, and even the epic rover road trip of the book complete with monster storm and near death rollover is reduced to all the excitement of a jaunt to the seven eleven. Just when things seem to be going ok in the book, Weir hits Watney with disaster after disaster, and there is real suspense in the struggle to find each solution. Except for a few moments, this feeling of continuous menace goes missing in the movie, reducing the eventual rescue to just another step in a rote series of scenes. Would have loved to see a Director more skilled at exploring inner turmoil and in portraying deadly menace. Could have been a much better film than this.

This is my first movie review ever. I feel compelled to balance all the positive reviews. This movie reminded me of the silly “Lost in Space” TV series from the 1960’s, which was good for the 60’s. The Martian has the style of a kids cartoon, totally predictable, a too-hip script with lots of cool cliches, plastic acting (good plastic acting, I admit), and smoke & mirrors pseudo-science solutions that just did not convince, sorry. My wife and I turned it off half-way, so if it got better after that I missed the good part.

Like other reviewers have noted, this was Cast Away on Mars, except poorly acted and boring rather than reflective, suspenseful, and emotional. It was okay but the book was much better.

Just saw this movie with my family and we loved it!!! Definitely one of 2015 best movies #amustsee #bringhimhome

Very disappointed how much detail was left out of the movie from the book. The movie seemed so rushed and left out how much he really had to science the sh*# out of things. It didn’t even explain why he was cutting a hole in the roof of his rover. Or how he destroyed his transmitter and was without communication. And don’t even get me started on the change in the ending. I was very much looking forward to the movie and was thoroughly disappointed. If you enjoyed this movie then I highly recommend that you read the book which is a very good read. You won’t be able to put it down.

Read the book and loved it (a little too much science jargon at times). Was really looking forward to going to see this Scify flix. The film was good but it didn’t capture the isolation the book presented. Alone for hundreds of days and we really don’t see the loneliness in Damon, just repeated disco jokes.

One of those movies where everything conveniently happens. Absolutely no suspense or surprise at the outcome at the end of this movie. Wasn't bad, just wasn't as good as everyone is trying to make it out to be.

This movie is perhaps the most overrated and hyped movie in recent times. Wooden acting, wooden dialogues and delivery. Terrible cast - apparently chosen for reasons other than talent or fit. Maybe I shouldn’t expect more from a director like Scott Ridley - even Jessica Chastain was barely bearable.

I should remember name of the scriptwriter so that I can avoid all of his/her movies in future.

I loved this movie! Thought provoking, inspiring, funny, and heartfelt. Finally a space movie that was Not depressing and disturbing. Wonderful work!

What a great movie. One of the better ones I have seen in awhile. Excellent story and really excels from start to finish.

This is the first movie that I have actually read the entire book beforehand. I understand that they cannot fit the entire book into single film, however most of the things that they put in the movie, had no meaning whatsoever and I feel that if I hadn’t read the book, it may not have all made sense. And don’t even get me started on the different ending.

I read the book for a school project, and I absolutely LOVED it. I am going to see the movie tonight!!!! Can't wait!!!!

Best move ever

Unfortuantely, Scott left out the very thing that makes the book so great: Watley's ability to use his brain to overcome impossible obstacles. That is the whole point of the book which showcases this for 200+ pages, and it is barely encountered at all in the movie. Still a good movie, but another producer may have done a better job at conveying what makes the story so great. This TRULY is one of those stories where you want to go get the book - regardless of whether you saw the movie. The movie is great, the book is a classic.

This was a really long movie, however it was worth it. I loved how he made the best of everything and how the end filled you with such emotion. It's been a long time since a movie was this well done.

This movie was none like I've ever seen. I saw it in the movie theaters and I was completely blown away. The soundtrack was amazing, the filming was amazing, the animations were outstanding, the acting was impecible, and over all it is the greatest movie I have ever seen. For a long long time, since I was around 4, I have been interested in space, space travel, NASA, and everything inbetween. This movie has shown me that we truly don't know what it's like up there until you experience it first hand, and just how hard it is. This entire movie is filled with suspense, intense scenes, and laughter. There are so many great jokes you never get tired of them. I insist anyone no matter what your interests, to watch this movie

Great movie, and a fun 2 hour escape from reality if you need it. This is not a documentary, of course it can be picked apart, or parts of other movies' stories pop up here and there throughout, but it's still a great, exciting couple of hours. Slightly less suspensful when you think about how Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi and Ben Affleck were probably on standby to go get him if need be.

This movie is fantastic!

This was was so---- slow. The acting was stiff, and the dialogue tried to sound smart but ultimately came off painfully annoying. It was “Castaway” set in space but unlike this film —— Tom Hanks pulled it off with hardly any dialogue.

Yes yes another sci / fi movie, and big surprise I loved it. What can I say, I'm a sucker for a space suit. Plenty of movies have been made about the dangers of space and the frailty of humanity, and it's true there have been a few movies made about Mars.

Mars is the easy choice, it's our next stepping stone past the moon. That said the movie doesn't really require you to suspend belief, it felt plausible from start to finish. The absence of crazy robots, and 4 armed men battling blind space gorillas may have had something to do with that. Fiction often fuels innovation in the real world. My hope is to live long enough to see a manned mission to Mars, and hopefully we bring them all back on the first try. Until that day, I'd recommend seeing this film.

This is a genuinely enjoyable movie. Yes, the Mars thing has been done before. Yes, the Matt-Damon-in-space thing has been done before. But very few movies like this have been good, and this one is.

The characters are witty, charming, and believable. The cast is very good from an acting perspective. It's funny in a way that isn't really rude or crude. It's intelligent. It's optimistic. It's really, really lovable.

It's not different in what it's trying to accomplish or portray, but it's unique in that it does it really well. It really succeeds in putting an emphasis on optimism and hard work and dedication and education. Like what Tomorrowland was trying to do, but in a way that was good and genuine and not weirdly elitist or haughty. Like what Interstellar was trying to do, but fun and funny. Like what Gravity was trying to do, but more edgy and unique. This movie was essentially everything it wanted to be, and it pulled it off spectacularly. I loved it. Easily one of the best movies of the year.

They did a good Job at this movie but too many Arguments and less Action but otherwise this was a good movie ! They Really didnt put enough Effort in the ending but still they could of done worse. I just Love these Kind of movies 💯 They're really good movies but dont leave some action out in the end. In my Opinion,The rotten tomatoes should be 97% I would recommend y'all watch this movie. I will totally Pre-Order this movie.