C.1d ago

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 …

Pharyngula
Show threadJoel  1d ago

@cazabon half the complaints are decently addressed in the book, the other half just sound like nitpicking to me...

I care more about the premise itself (even if it's unrealistic) and the experience, over the hard science. The director of Spiderverse, the most incredible visual spectacle of animation in years, working on a space sci-fi? sign me up.

@pzmyers

Show threadsezduck

@joel @cazabon @pzmyers I saw the movie and thought it was fantastic.

Most sci-fi can be nitpicked to death.

Project Hail Mary is heartfelt, funny, and captivating.

Mar 22 at 6:24pmWeb