'Project Hail Mary' Crosses $300M in Sales to Become Amazon/MGM's Highest-Gross(variety.com)
32 pointsby gnabgib7 hours ago8 comments
  • jmward016 hours ago
    I like the underlying theme of both Project Hail Mary and The Martian: No great evil just be human and solve problems with a little humor. We need more of that and less might makes right superhero movies.
    • magicalhippo6 hours ago
      I hadn't read the book nor watched any trailers (I hate trailers with a passion), so tonally it was a fair bit lighter than anticipated. However both me and my unsuspecting victim of a movie partner (she isn't typically into scifi) really enjoyed it, and I had a similar sentiment afterwards.

      Saw it on IMAX, and did not regret that choice one bit.

    • spiderfarmer6 hours ago
      Exactly. An no tiring unrealistic villain arc.
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  • jemmyw2 hours ago
    I watched it twice, which is pretty unheard of for me. I thought the book was fine but not a favourite. And it's not like it was the best movie ever, but I did feel like it was the best self contained scifi film I've seen in at least 10 years. People acted like adults without being aggressive, decisions were made thoughtfully, it felt realistic which made the visuals more impactful.
  • schmookeeg5 hours ago
    Glad to see it. We enjoyed the movie greatly but I am sure 50% of that was just relief that the movie adaptation didn’t F the story up :)

    The audiobook is the peak experience still I think. Highly highly recommended

  • satvikpendem5 hours ago
    I read the book and really enjoyed it, but I heard the movie isn't really like the book, especially not enough of the science stuff unlike the Martian movie which does indeed have more of the science stuff. Those of you who read the book, what do you think of the movie?
    • Tagbert5 hours ago
      It’s a movie, not a book. The audio book is 16 hours runtime. The movie is 2 hours. Some things were always going to be left out. The details of the science stuff was one of them. It works better in a book narrative where the process is told than a movie where it’s visual and you have to show.

      The Martian book has more of the science process than PHM book does to begin with.

      The movie hit all of the primary points but never got into the details. If you read the book you can fill in the details. I imagine that a lot of people watching the movie didn’t know why some things were happening. Maybe some will be interested enough to read the book or the audiobook. If not, they had a good experience in the movie anyway.

      It’s still a really good movie.

    • desolate_muffin5 hours ago
      I read the book on release and loved it. The main themes and plot points are present in the movie, though it's overall a bit less nerdy and a bit more comical than the book. I think it is easily one of the best, most enjoyable sci-fi movies released this decade.
      • apple4ever24 minutes ago
        > I think it is easily one of the best, most enjoyable sci-fi movies released this decade.

        I completely agree. I didn't read the book but the science the made sense to me. But then maybe I was able to fill in details mentally.

    • bryanlarsen2 hours ago
      You've read the book. You don't need the science.

      Heck, you don't even need a plot that hangs together. When I was a kid I had trouble figuring out why i loved the original Dune movie while everybody else hated it.

      It was a bad movie because the plot didn't hold together. But the visuals and the characters were awesome. As an adjunct to the book it was great. It just didn't stand alone.

      Hail Mary as someone who has read the book is a different experience than someone who hasn't. It brings the book to life.

  • stavarotti4 hours ago
    The movie was great. I'm always fascinated by adaptations, especially what they choose to exclude. I thought the movie struck the right balance.
  • thomasgeelens7 hours ago
    Still wanna watch this movie, I haven't seen trailers (try to keep that to a minimum) and I like Gosling. Anybody here seen it?
    • apple4ever23 minutes ago
      Yup and loved it. I like Gosling too and he was awesome in this too.
    • hermitcrab7 hours ago
      Yes. I really enjoyed it. Visually spectacular, pretty faithful to the book (as far as I remember the book) and Ryan Gosling was very good in it. They were even fairly faithful to the laws of physics (relative to other Hollywood movies, anyway).
      • darepublic6 hours ago
        Found it excruciating to watch. As in boring. And there are a few times where the movie seems ready to make its landing and finish but something happens to extend it. I just couldn't get myself to care. The recent Sam Raimi movie I enjoyed
    • captn3m07 hours ago
      Just came back from the show. Loved it. Might go back for an IMAX viewing. I liked the book as well, and thought it was a good adaptation.

      Cried a lot.

    • commandersaki4 hours ago
      I haven't been to a cinema in 15 years, but I went to view yesterday with Gold seating. Didn't even know you could get alcohol served to your seat these days.

      Lovely movie, it was a lot of fun.

    • xoxxala6 hours ago
      Yeah, my wife and I saw it earlier this week. I thought it was an excellent adaptation of a very good book. My wife, who hasn’t read the book, didn’t like it and took a nap. (I think that’s a pretty minority position for most people who have seen the movie without reading the book.)
    • l1n7 hours ago
      Watched it twice, cried both times. Probably could have had a few minutes cut while still tight if you care about that kind of thing, recommend watching in IMAX since it's a space movie. One notable annoying science inaccuracy that felt particularly blatent was jurer gur pragevshtr jnf haonynaprq sbe ab ernfba but that's forgivable.
      • explodes6 hours ago
        That part bugged me too!!! Like, why! There are two places at least, guh.
      • HPMOR5 hours ago
        I asked claude to decipher this and it refused. I asked gemini and it was permissible. Very interesting to see ROT-13 banned via Anthropic as a 'prompt injection' risk.
      • popalchemist6 hours ago
        what is that gibberish?
    • UltraSane6 hours ago
      The book is very good and the movie is pretty faithful to the book. They did an amazingly good job of making Rocky into a real character.
  • Jamesbeam4 hours ago
    Watched it with a few people who enjoy different movie genres, and nobody was bored, which is rare for the group I watch movies with frequently.

    Would I watch it again? Probably not. Was it my favourite Gosling movie? Nope.

    Tough to beat The Place Beyond the Pines.

    Is it better than the (audio)book? I have no idea.

    Ryan Gosling is one of those actors who make movies emotionally immersive, like Highlander wouldn’t be the same without Sean Connery or What Dreams May Come without Robin Williams. Glad he’s young and fit enough for me to enjoy his acting for a bit longer.

    Maybe his acting career is aging like fine wine. Unlike you, Ryan Reynolds.