I can't even. Now I'm afraid to see it. The book was so good.
Disagree with you about Matt Damon though.
My UO (more baseball - bare with me) - that ball last night was not a dead ball. The two "questionable" strikes were obviously strikes. As hard as we played, Texas lost that game.
Was it boring or more like a ridiculous inaccurate trainwreck? If it was like Prometheus, I'll watch it, because soooooo many laughs were had.
Prometheus made me laugh as well. Something about seeing an android in flip flops while bouncing a basketball still makes me giggle.
I was bored. Like, ok, Matt Damon alone in space. Check. An hour and a half later guess what? Still Matt Damon alone in space. I really am not a fan of his, so that didn't help. And to me the acting was lazy and unconvincing (kind of like Brad Pitt and Vince Vaughn are prone to do). He put on his space suit and said the lines but he was always just Matt Damon. In space.
This is the same reason I didn't see gravity. Two people alone in space the whole fucking movie. Total bore fest. Also the words "alone in space" is the stuff of nightmares. Like holy fuck no to being trapped out there.
Prometheus made me laugh as well. Something about seeing an android in flip flops while bouncing a basketball still makes me giggle.
I was bored. Like, ok, Matt Damon alone in space. Check. An hour and a half later guess what? Still Matt Damon alone in space. I really am not a fan of his, so that didn't help. And to me the acting was lazy and unconvincing (kind of like Brad Pitt and Vince Vaughn are prone to do). He put on his space suit and said the lines but he was always just Matt Damon. In space.
This is the same reason I didn't see gravity. Two people alone in space the whole fucking movie. Total bore fest. Also the words "alone in space" is the stuff of nightmares. Like holy fuck no to being trapped out there.
I went crazy at George Clooney only being in part of the movie. It just felt so unbalanced. Which I'm sure is the point, but ugh.
Prometheus made me laugh as well. Something about seeing an android in flip flops while bouncing a basketball still makes me giggle.
I was bored. Like, ok, Matt Damon alone in space. Check. An hour and a half later guess what? Still Matt Damon alone in space. I really am not a fan of his, so that didn't help. And to me the acting was lazy and unconvincing (kind of like Brad Pitt and Vince Vaughn are prone to do). He put on his space suit and said the lines but he was always just Matt Damon. In space.
This is the same reason I didn't see gravity. Two people alone in space the whole fucking movie. Total bore fest. Also the words "alone in space" is the stuff of nightmares. Like holy fuck no to being trapped out there.
I haaaaaaaaaaaaated Gravity. It was the worst.
That being said I really want to go see The Martian.
Post by ohinvrtedworld on Oct 15, 2015 9:53:14 GMT -5
I don't know if this is a UO with you guys -- did you see the viral video of a church giving a pizza delivery lady a $1,000 tip?
I think the sentiment of helping others is great, but I hate that the pulled her up on stage and showily handed her the money for the huge megachurch to applaud. I feel like those things shouldn't be so staged and on display.
Acts of kindness that are too publicized make me squicky.
This is the same reason I didn't see gravity. Two people alone in space the whole fucking movie. Total bore fest. Also the words "alone in space" is the stuff of nightmares. Like holy fuck no to being trapped out there.
I haaaaaaaaaaaaated Gravity. It was the worst.
That being said I really want to go see The Martian.
+1 to hating Gravity. It was pretty, but boring as hell.
This is the same reason I didn't see gravity. Two people alone in space the whole fucking movie. Total bore fest. Also the words "alone in space" is the stuff of nightmares. Like holy fuck no to being trapped out there.
I haaaaaaaaaaaaated Gravity. It was the worst.
That being said I really want to go see The Martian.
I thought Gravity was great! Though I did get motion sickness lol
Post by SheilaTheTank on Oct 15, 2015 10:10:21 GMT -5
On the topic of space, I think the mars one mission is a disaster waiting to happen. They make horror movies based on the same premise. Take a bunch of people, put them in a tiny environment, have their survival be constantly at risk, and then watch what happens. Someone is bound to go BSC and kill everyone.
Post by ohinvrtedworld on Oct 15, 2015 10:19:00 GMT -5
So the charity UO was clearly not really a UO.
Stepping up the ante: I grew up near the Kennedy Space Center and saw shuttles and rockets launch all the time, and it never made me interested in space at. all. Even a little bit.
On the topic of space, I think the mars one mission is a disaster waiting to happen. They make horror movies based on the same premise. Take a bunch of people, put them in a tiny environment, have their survival be constantly at risk, and then watch what happens. Someone is bound to go BSC and kill everyone.
That's entirely possible.
But, I love that we are getting back into big dreams/goals in terms of space exploration.
Except it's a for profit company running the mission like a reality tv show. This will not end well.
Stepping up the ante: I grew up near the Kennedy Space Center and saw shuttles and rockets launch all the time, and it never made me interested in space at. all. Even a little bit.
Really?? Although to be fair... That didn't peak my interest when I was very little either, all goes back to the move Space Camp!!!
On the topic of space, I think the mars one mission is a disaster waiting to happen. They make horror movies based on the same premise. Take a bunch of people, put them in a tiny environment, have their survival be constantly at risk, and then watch what happens. Someone is bound to go BSC and kill everyone.
So. I was all "YES! EXPLORE MARS!!" initially.
But now I'm far more apprehensive. I started thinking back to explorers on Earth and how they went out against ridiculous odds to colonize new lands. Why is this different? Well, because they were assured of air to breathe wherever they went. Food was more tricky, water was also no guarantee, but air? Oxygen? Yes.
Removing air from the equation just makes the scenario exponentially harder and more fraught with problems. Early explorers were at least able to colonize a place so that they were guaranteed air, food, water. These are basic to survival. Even the best laid plans on Mars will never lead to basic survival being a guarantee. They will always be tethered to tents, oxygen creating devices, electronics, etc. It just feels like a losing battle for eternity. And I also think about all the waste that will be left behind. Even after reading The Martian, I was like "He left that damn Hab there to rot forever. No one's coming back for that."
Maybe I'm just far more cynical now. I know I am, actually.
Stepping up the ante: I grew up near the Kennedy Space Center and saw shuttles and rockets launch all the time, and it never made me interested in space at. all. Even a little bit.
Really?? Although to be fair... That didn't peak my interest when I was very little either, all goes back to the move Space Camp!!!
Nope! Still don't really pay much attention to newsflashes about discoveries or watch Cosmos.
I objectively understand why people love it and find it fascinating, but I just can't get into it.
On the topic of space, I think the mars one mission is a disaster waiting to happen. They make horror movies based on the same premise. Take a bunch of people, put them in a tiny environment, have their survival be constantly at risk, and then watch what happens. Someone is bound to go BSC and kill everyone.
So. I was all "YES! EXPLORE MARS!!" initially.
But now I'm far more apprehensive. I started thinking back to explorers on Earth and how they went out against ridiculous odds to colonize new lands. Why is this different? Well, because they were assured of air to breathe wherever they went. Food was more tricky, water was also no guarantee, but air? Oxygen? Yes.
Removing air from the equation just makes the scenario exponentially harder and more fraught with problems. Early explorers were at least able to colonize a place so that they were guaranteed air, food, water. These are basic to survival. Even the best laid plans on Mars will never lead to basic survival being a guarantee. They will always be tethered to tents, oxygen creating devices, electronics, etc. It just feels like a losing battle for eternity. And I also think about all the waste that will be left behind. Even after reading The Martian, I was like "He left that damn Hab there to rot forever. No one's coming back for that."
Maybe I'm just far more cynical now. I know I am, actually.
My thoughts exactly. I also don't think these people realize that they are NEVER coming back to earth. NEVER.
They also rely on earth for additional supplies. What happens if we have a major natural disaster, severe epidemic, or world war that prevents new supplies from being launched? It's not like they can just go out and use the natural resources, because there are basically none.
On the topic of space, I think the mars one mission is a disaster waiting to happen. They make horror movies based on the same premise. Take a bunch of people, put them in a tiny environment, have their survival be constantly at risk, and then watch what happens. Someone is bound to go BSC and kill everyone.
So. I was all "YES! EXPLORE MARS!!" initially.
But now I'm far more apprehensive. I started thinking back to explorers on Earth and how they went out against ridiculous odds to colonize new lands. Why is this different? Well, because they were assured of air to breathe wherever they went. Food was more tricky, water was also no guarantee, but air? Oxygen? Yes.
Removing air from the equation just makes the scenario exponentially harder and more fraught with problems. Early explorers were at least able to colonize a place so that they were guaranteed air, food, water. These are basic to survival. Even the best laid plans on Mars will never lead to basic survival being a guarantee. They will always be tethered to tents, oxygen creating devices, electronics, etc. It just feels like a losing battle for eternity. And I also think about all the waste that will be left behind. Even after reading The Martian, I was like "He left that damn Hab there to rot forever. No one's coming back for that."
Maybe I'm just far more cynical now. I know I am, actually.
I definitely see where you are coming from, however many people also thought that crossing the ocean was ludicrous, incredibly dangerous, not worth the risk etc. not knowing where the explorers we're going, what they'd find etc. these were viewed as immense challenges then (and could have easily led to death) but now are seen as no problem. Maybe Mars will be the same.
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