Movies/Films/TV - Opinions

[mr.bluesky]

I am aware I am an outlier on this but I hated the book. It read like a cheesy Hollywood film script with all the quips rather than reading a novel with underlying themes etc. I think the author was just thinking about the movie that was going to be made and thought he'd save the script writers a job and write the script for them.

I have had a bad experience with Andy Weir in general. I loved The Martian which is based on an Andy Weir book. I thought I would check his work out and rather than read The Martian I decided to read Artemis which I disliked so much I didn't finish it. Today I barely remember a thing about it, just that the main character who narrates the story being very odd. I picked up Hail Mary as saw some great reviews, definitely preferred it to Artemis but still ended up rating it 2/5 on Goodreads.

I read Project Hail Mary and recently saw the film , I didn't think it was as good as The Martian book or film.

[Zimbaman]

I am aware I am an outlier on this but I hated the book. It read like a cheesy Hollywood film script with all the quips rather than reading a novel with underlying themes etc. I think the author was just thinking about the movie that was going to be made and thought he'd save the script writers a job and write the script for them.

I have had a bad experience with Andy Weir in general. I loved The Martian which is based on an Andy Weir book. I thought I would check his work out and rather than read The Martian I decided to read Artemis which I disliked so much I didn't finish it. Today I barely remember a thing about it, just that the main character who narrates the story being very odd. I picked up Hail Mary as saw some great reviews, definitely preferred it to Artemis but still ended up rating it 2/5 on Goodreads.

I have really enjoyed all of Andy Weirs books so far. The Martian was my favourite though. Agree that Artemis was the weakest, but still enjoyed it. And bizarrely I only worked out the main character was female towards the end.

[Steve2]

The 5.17 to Paris on Netflix

The 15:17 to Paris is a 2018 biographical drama directed by Clint Eastwood. It recounts the true story of three American friends—Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone—who thwarted a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015. The film is notable for casting the real-life heroes to play themselves.