Mastodawn

I love #movies. I love #scifi. I love scifi movies.

I like hard scifi, but I'm aware of the compromises that must be made when bringing technical material to a broad audience on the big screen. I can make allowances for that. So I don't have a problem suspending my disbelief when a technical or scientific clunker is required by #story mechanics.

But suspension of disbelief only goes so far. If @pzmyers is right about "Project Hail Mary" (2026), I strongly suspect I'm not going to enjoy it. So I'll wait for it to come out for home viewing, I think. Easier to "walk out" when it's just pressing the "stop" button and you didn't fork out $40 for tickets and a bucket of #popcorn.

His take - not really a review as such:

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/03/22/the-last-andy-weir-movie-i-will-ever-waste-money-on/

#SciFiMovie #AndyWeir #ProjectHailMary #SuspensionOfDisbelief #film #BadMovie

The last Andy Weir movie I will ever waste money on

The commenters here are persuasive. I dissed Andy Weir and his new movie, and I was told that it was entertaining and I should give it a chance. So I did. I went to the theater to see Project Hail …

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Shannon Quinn

Mar 22

@cazabon You’re welcome to ignore this response—everyone is entitled to their opinions, especially when it comes to artistic expression—but I fundamentally disagree with this article.

As someone trained in microbiology—and someone who read the book—I can say that the premise (like The Martian, btw) strains credulity but isn’t outside the realm of possible. The biology is actually decently sound.

My other thoughts are too long for a toot (though I’m happy to go into it) but I *loved* the movie.

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@magsol

Yep, I've seen a lot of people saying it was fantastic. Different things press buttons on different people, so I'm not surprised some love it. I might be wrong, and I might like it - won't know 'til I see it. But a few things in PZ's commentary sounded like red flags to me.

What a flag sounds like, I dunno.