Completely wrecked me in the best way. The quiet weight of a man facing his final years, holding onto purpose and connection, felt so deeply human. And the scenes with Rocky on their mission? Genuinely breathtaking—those moments of unlikely companionship in the vastness of space left me in complete awe.

Completely wrecked me in the best way. The quiet weight of a man facing his final years, holding onto purpose and connection, felt so deeply human. And the scenes with Rocky on their mission? Genuinely breathtaking—those moments of unlikely companionship in the vastness of space left me in complete awe.

the runback, in imax 70mm, for free — flashing my new a-list qr code left and right to keep the plebs down

what did i clock the second time around? well —

you can REALLY feel the runtime on rewatch (especially at a 1030pm showing), and, as much as i do appreciate this movie, it really is a family comedy more than anything. it’s an excellent kids movie, funnily (which is the book’s fault) featuring a main character with millennial humor

just like the book, every heartfelt moment is jerked away by a one-liner before it gets too serious, and exploration of the main character is pretty shallow. it’s kinda just a buddy cop movie. two dudes becoming bros and realizing that caring about people is cool

okay then, why does the book work so much better as sci-fi?

well, i’m realizing that the book was way more than just buddy cop vibes to me. i liked the science (you can actually see the problem solving in the book, rather than our one whiteboard, one cell popping, and one mini-venus scene we get in the movie), the high stakes (there’s geopolitical conflict on earth as a result of the impending doom), and the mystery (grace doesn’t know who he is or why he’s on the ship for a large chunk of the book, and the necessary puzzle pieces are beautifully rolled out to you, the viewer)

the comedy and bro-smanship was only a small piece of what i liked about PHM (novel), and i was groaningly disappointed by its attempted character arc in grace

so i guess, upon rewatch, i kinda wanted more. obviously they shouldn't have added to this behemoth, and i won't claim to know exactly how they could have improved this, but i left wanting more nonetheless

anyway. i know this is old man yells at cloud. this is still a feels good movie that’ll entertain and deliver laughs to pretty much everyone who sees it

but cmon guys don’t compare this to interstellar. cmon

the runback, in imax 70mm, for free — flashing my new a-list qr code left and right to keep the plebs down

what did i clock the second time around? well —

you can REALLY feel the runtime on rewatch (especially at a 1030pm showing), and, as much as i do appreciate this movie, it really is a family comedy more than anything. it’s an excellent kids movie, funnily (which is the book’s fault) featuring a main character with millennial humor

just like the book, every heartfelt moment is jerked away by a one-liner before it gets too serious, and exploration of the main character is pretty shallow. it’s kinda just a buddy cop movie. two dudes becoming bros and realizing that caring about people is cool

okay then, why does the book work so much better as sci-fi?

well, i’m realizing that the book was way more than just buddy cop vibes to me. i liked the science (you can actually see the problem solving in the book, rather than our one whiteboard, one cell popping, and one mini-venus scene we get in the movie), the high stakes (there’s geopolitical conflict on earth as a result of the impending doom), and the mystery (grace doesn’t know who he is or why he’s on the ship for a large chunk of the book, and the necessary puzzle pieces are beautifully rolled out to you, the viewer)

the comedy and bro-smanship was only a small piece of what i liked about PHM (novel), and i was groaningly disappointed by its attempted character arc in grace

so i guess, upon rewatch, i kinda wanted more. obviously they shouldn't have added to this behemoth, and i won't claim to know exactly how they could have improved this, but i left wanting more nonetheless

anyway. i know this is old man yells at cloud. this is still a feels good movie that’ll entertain and deliver laughs to pretty much everyone who sees it

but cmon guys don’t compare this to interstellar. cmon

10/10 👎 wow. I watched this on Tuesday and it was my 100th watched movie of the year. This is my 103rd logged but 100th movie i’ve seen this year. I’m so happy I got to see a movie this elite in theaters for my 100th movie watched this year. I think I will have to see this again in theaters. This will birth another new generation of Sci-fi fans and I can’t wait for that. Sci-fi is my favorite genre of film and I mean this story will just pull on your heart strings. There is a lot of cheesy jokes in here but I feel that is what kind of makes this movie what it is. The movie shows the most important dynamic on earth which is friendship. It even shows how far friendship can go past earth. Ryan Gosling is phenomenal in this especially during the last hour of this movie because man does he act. I don’t know if he will get a nomination for this movie but i’m pulling for it. It’s definitely going to be hard to get a best picture nomination this year but if this movie doesn’t get one we riot. Again Rylan Grace played by Ryan Gosling was phenomenal but Rocky is what really makes this movie. Him and Grace’s friendship pulls on your heart strings with all the near death experiences and them growing closer the higher the stakes. Also I feel like the movie gets 10x more hilarious when Rocky gets on screen. Me and my friend were almost in tears when Rocky supposedly died. I’m so happy he stayed alive and him and Grace got there amazing ending. And this mission for Grace was easily the best thing he could ever do. He saved the sun and he met a friend for life. Also I don’t know why it took me so long to mention this but the visuals hear literally enamor your eyes because man is this movie incredibly beautiful. I’m going to have to get my hands on the book because this movie was an easy 10/10 and such a groundbreaking movie for the new generation of Sci-fi fans. 👎

10/10 👎 wow. I watched this on Tuesday and it was my 100th watched movie of the year. This is my 103rd logged but 100th movie i’ve seen this year. I’m so happy I got to see a movie this elite in theaters for my 100th movie watched this year. I think I will have to see this again in theaters. This will birth another new generation of Sci-fi fans and I can’t wait for that. Sci-fi is my favorite genre of film and I mean this story will just pull on your heart strings. There is a lot of cheesy jokes in here but I feel that is what kind of makes this movie what it is. The movie shows the most important dynamic on earth which is friendship. It even shows how far friendship can go past earth. Ryan Gosling is phenomenal in this especially during the last hour of this movie because man does he act. I don’t know if he will get a nomination for this movie but i’m pulling for it. It’s definitely going to be hard to get a best picture nomination this year but if this movie doesn’t get one we riot. Again Rylan Grace played by Ryan Gosling was phenomenal but Rocky is what really makes this movie. Him and Grace’s friendship pulls on your heart strings with all the near death experiences and them growing closer the higher the stakes. Also I feel like the movie gets 10x more hilarious when Rocky gets on screen. Me and my friend were almost in tears when Rocky supposedly died. I’m so happy he stayed alive and him and Grace got there amazing ending. And this mission for Grace was easily the best thing he could ever do. He saved the sun and he met a friend for life. Also I don’t know why it took me so long to mention this but the visuals hear literally enamor your eyes because man is this movie incredibly beautiful. I’m going to have to get my hands on the book because this movie was an easy 10/10 and such a groundbreaking movie for the new generation of Sci-fi fans. 👎

honestly about as good of an adaptation as i could have asked for, and i really had my expectations in the toilet for what could be adapted well here

if you're unaware — this is a YA sci-fi book by the same guy who did the martian. expect the exact same vibes — andy weir is a one-trick pony

it's laugh out loud funny, ryan gosling is hilarious and the writing is REALLY good (they added lots of in-character jokes that weren't in the book), it's somewhat emotional, a little bit too long, and not actually that science-y. it's definitely more of a comedy than anything else

and you feel good watching it. like, smiling the entire time, cheeks hurt from laughing. it just puts you in a good mood

i feel like i felt after leaving the theater post-james gunn superman — i really enjoyed what i just experienced, but it's not that deep

absolute mom-pleaser. must-watch for families. bring the whole village




spoilers below, for my thoughts on what they changed from the book




didn't love the lack of "doing science", which the martian does a far better job of translating (but which still falls far short of its novel), but honestly i can't picture how they would have translated those elements to the screen. i was already impressed as hell with how they made rocky as a character — expectations were in the dirt for that one — so i'll let it slide

and, like the book, i really don't care for grace's personal storyline / "i don't have anyone to be brave for" arc

... but hey, it's a silly happy funny story. i really enjoyed my time with it, just like i did the audiobook, and i'm sure you will too

honestly about as good of an adaptation as i could have asked for, and i really had my expectations in the toilet for what could be adapted well here

if you're unaware — this is a YA sci-fi book by the same guy who did the martian. expect the exact same vibes — andy weir is a one-trick pony

it's laugh out loud funny, ryan gosling is hilarious and the writing is REALLY good (they added lots of in-character jokes that weren't in the book), it's somewhat emotional, a little bit too long, and not actually that science-y. it's definitely more of a comedy than anything else

and you feel good watching it. like, smiling the entire time, cheeks hurt from laughing. it just puts you in a good mood

i feel like i felt after leaving the theater post-james gunn superman — i really enjoyed what i just experienced, but it's not that deep

absolute mom-pleaser. must-watch for families. bring the whole village




spoilers below, for my thoughts on what they changed from the book




didn't love the lack of "doing science", which the martian does a far better job of translating (but which still falls far short of its novel), but honestly i can't picture how they would have translated those elements to the screen. i was already impressed as hell with how they made rocky as a character — expectations were in the dirt for that one — so i'll let it slide

and, like the book, i really don't care for grace's personal storyline / "i don't have anyone to be brave for" arc

... but hey, it's a silly happy funny story. i really enjoyed my time with it, just like i did the audiobook, and i'm sure you will too

Absolutely LOVED this. sometimes the hype is real. dare i say… the movie was better than the book 😝😝 and i really enjoyed the book.

there is a rogue karaoke scene in the middle of this that wasn’t in the book and it was honestly an all timer for me. so good and funny and in character.

@maddie and i had been looking forward to this and it paid off.

Absolutely LOVED this. sometimes the hype is real. dare i say… the movie was better than the book 😝😝 and i really enjoyed the book.

there is a rogue karaoke scene in the middle of this that wasn’t in the book and it was honestly an all timer for me. so good and funny and in character.

@maddie and i had been looking forward to this and it paid off.