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re: Is Project Hail Mary worth getting on physical?
Posted on 8/9/26 at 7:11 am to finchmeister08
Posted on 8/9/26 at 7:11 am to finchmeister08
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Better than the board favorite, Interstellar?
I thought Interstellar was meh on first watch, but a great flick on a follow up and 3rd watch.
Hail Mary was great first time through and even with the rewatches of Interstellar, I'd put PHM above Interstellar.
To each his own
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:40 am to finchmeister08
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It releases in the next few days and I still haven’t seen it.
Sure wish they would do a Directors Cut or Extended release.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 11:00 am to finchmeister08
I saw it last night. It is a good movie. But it is very much over-hyped. It's the best movie of the year because all the other new movies suck.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 11:27 am to deeprig9
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very much over-hyped
I was surprised and enjoyed it, even if I wasn't WOW'd by it as much as others.
I think part of the appeal was the uniqueness of the story itself.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 1:49 pm to finchmeister08
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Is Project Hail Mary worth getting on physical?
I will be buying it on DVD, 100%.
Admittedly, I am a physical copy guy but this one is a must-buy for me even if I wasn’t as much of one. It’s that good.
ETA: it’s MUCH better than Interstellar. And I really like Interstellar.
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 8/9/26 at 3:12 pm to deeprig9
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But it is very much over-hyped
This. Good movie, but it leans on the same old sci-fi tropes we’ve seen over and over again.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 4:47 pm to wareaglepete
quote:I don't know Mr. Pete. It's a good movie. Definitely buddy cop space and good at was it does.
This. Good movie, but it leans on the same old sci-fi tropes we’ve seen over and over again.
I cannot recommend - as others have to me - the audio book. It's so good.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:30 pm to drizztiger
People get pissed, but Adam Sandler did almost the same movie and people hated it.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 6:29 pm to wareaglepete
Explain please. You know I like you. Can please explain.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 8:23 pm to drizztiger
Spaceman is about an astronaut alone on a mission to study a strange space anomaly and gets visited by a fuzzy spider alien thing and they become buddies. Sound familiar?
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:29 am to wareaglepete
quote:Aye. Thank you.
Spaceman is about an astronaut alone on a mission to study a strange space anomaly and gets visited by a fuzzy spider alien thing and they become buddies. Sound familiar?
We all can be naive and ignorant.
Posted on 8/26/26 at 8:37 am to drizztiger
Sorry for the bump, but in a similar realm and didn't want to start a new topic.
Speaking of physical, what about the book? For those of us that have only seen the movie, is the book as good as or better than the movie? Worth getting?
Speaking of physical, what about the book? For those of us that have only seen the movie, is the book as good as or better than the movie? Worth getting?
This post was edited on 8/26/26 at 8:37 am
Posted on 8/26/26 at 8:54 am to Lsut81
I read the book after watching the movie. The book is a quick read with a bit more detail and a more fleshed-out ending. I like them both and do not regret buying the book.
Posted on 8/26/26 at 9:17 am to wesfau
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I like them both and do not regret buying the book.
Posted on 8/26/26 at 9:19 am to Lsut81
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I thought Interstellar was meh on first watch, but a great flick on a follow up and 3rd watch.
Hail Mary was great first time through and even with the rewatches of Interstellar, I'd put PHM above Interstellar.
I was so blown away by Interstellar on opening night I couldn't sleep. Just sat on my couch thinking about it all, googling specific concepts of the film, and reading the thread on here. Saw it 2x more on big screen (I don't see 2 movies a year in person).
Hail Mary, to me, is just a completely different type of good. Left the theatre all smiles, went home with a positive attitude and passed out. I was a reader first so knew what to expect, but the movie was such a more optimistic film than the written form. Just left happy/surprised. Wasn't in a hurry to watch it again, but its one that I will "leave on" any time I see it going forward.
Posted on 8/26/26 at 9:28 am to Lsut81
The book is better than the movie which is good in it's own right. More hard science more fleshed out Rocky relationship, more satisfying ending imo
Posted on 8/26/26 at 9:37 am to DMagic
I can’t recommend the audiobook enough, even if you don’t like them. Ray Porter for PHM and Jeff Hays for Dungeon Crawler Carl are the best in the business.
Posted on 8/26/26 at 9:55 am to YumYum Sauce
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I was so blown away by Interstellar on opening night I couldn't sleep
I think the problem for me was I didn't see it until long after it left the theaters and all the hype around it had me go in expecting something that just didn't land on the first watch.
Like I said, on second and third it got better.
Back to my question, based off 3/3 recommending the book, I just got the audio version to check out. Thanks
Posted on 8/26/26 at 10:49 am to sqerty
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It was good enough, but I forgot about it the next day.
Same here, for the most part.
I think it's good and fun. I will rewatch it eventually, but I wouldn't have any interest in owning it.
Posted on 8/26/26 at 10:51 am to Esquire
I tried both audiobooks for PHM and DCC but my distaste for audiobooks overrode their obvious quality DCC in particular.
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