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The Martian (2015) film

Discussed in 16 episodes · 10 film takes
PKA Score 7.4/10
Kyle
7.3/10
4 takes
Woody
7.2/10
3 takes
Taylor
4.6🦉/7
3 takes
IMDb 8.0 RT 91% Metacritic 80
PKA rates this 1.0 lower than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 298PKA 400PKA 501PKA 602PKA 704PKA 298: +0.33 (3 takes)PKA 577: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 589: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 617: +0.80 (2 takes)PKA 640: +0.50 (1 take)PKA 648: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 704: +0.70 (1 take)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 391 @ 38:06 — PKN 391
Discussion of The Martian movie, Matt Damon left on Mars, slingshot maneuver around celestial body
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“The Martian is the one where they leave Matt Damon on Mars Yeah, they slingshot around the moon”
▶ PKA 530 @ 17:16 — PKA 530 w FilthyRobot Gorilla Glue Lady, Space Settlement, Gin
Discussion of the movie as an example of a moon settlement scenario
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I would like to see them do that. And, look, here's the other thing that's really cool to me. It could have been the same thing. I would like to see Boots on the Moon. I would like to see some sort of a, maybe not a colo”
▶ PKN 463 @ 48:33 — PKN 463
Brief reference to Matt Damon film in context of discussing nuclear batteries used in space exploration.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“the Marky Mark, not Marky Mark, but Matt Damon movie. Martian. Remember he had that nuclear battery he went and dug up?”
▶ PKA 640 @ 6:17 — PKA 640 w/ Boogie 2988:Lesbian Book Club Returns, Boogie Soils H
Mention of The Martian as a movie with good audio.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“what movie is that for me martian the madman one yeah the audio is amazing in that yeah yeah i was gonna call that out”
▶ PKA 617 @ 2:07:57 — PKA 617 W/ The Lore Lodge: Supernatural Events, Alex Jones Trial
Matt Damon space survival film; discussion of acting performance and audio quality
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“If you happen to watch the Martian with a good audio system, it's amazing. That initial scene where they, there's like a storm that breaks everything. It sounds very, very good with surround sound.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Matt Damon's a great actor to be able to carry that thing on his shoulders like that.”
▶ PKA 324 @ 3:08:52 — Painkiller Already #324
Brief mention of watching the film for its technical audio and visual experience
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“Sometimes I watch Martian just because I have a good projector and audio. And it's like I want to take more. I might watch Martian.”
▶ PKA 298 @ 1:24:57 — Painkiller Already #298
Discussion of Matt Damon film and book adaptation, comparing to other sci-fi films and actors
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I did. I really enjoyed it. It would be a good one on audiobook as well because of the way it's written. It's, like, by journal entries.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“The Martian was one of them. I liked The Martian the second time through, even though I know what's going to happen. It's still suspenseful”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I liked McConaughey better in Interstellar. I liked his performance better. And I might have even enjoyed that movie more.”
▶ PKA 428 @ 2:19:51 — Painkiller Already #428
Discussion of how Mars colonization won't work like in the movie, realistic challenges for surface habitation
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“it won't work like in The Martian the Matt Damon movie”
▶ PKA 704 @ 3:22:52 — PKA 704 W/ Vinwiki Chris: Cliff Jumping With Cars, Grizzly Bear
Discussion of The Martian as a movie that benefits from theater viewing experience
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I dwindled only to ones that really benefited from the theater experience like Marvel type stuff or the Martian”
▶ PKA 682 @ 2:43:50 — PKA 682 W/Mint Salad: Going The Extra Mile, Paid To Be A Giant,
Discussion of Andy Weir's novel adaptation and scientific accuracy
Mint · unverified▲ positive
“Martian was a great movie and a good book I liked it a lot yeah was based on a book I didn't know that what do you would like the book”
Mint · unverified▲ positive
“I liked a lot because they go really nitty-gritty with the science like down to talking about you know the the chemistry of splitting the fuel into water and oxygen”
▶ PKA 679 @ 1:10:50 — PKA 679 W/ Drift0r: Congress Spicy Film, Drift0r Is Cured Again,
Brief discussion of hard sci-fi with accurate science
Drifter · unverified▲ positive
“read the Martian it is full of hard science I I think the math adds up”
▶ PKA 648 @ 3:53:46 — PKA 648 W/ F1nn5er: Wings Dominates Boogie, Mr Beast Fear Factor
Discussion comparing The Martian with other films; Oscar nominations
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I really liked um Damon and the Martian”
▶ PKA 589 @ 3:15:28 — PKA 589 W/ Harley: Sam Hyde Trains Harley, Woody Becomes An Auth
Mentioned as example of nuts-and-bolts hard science fiction with engineering problems.
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“oh oh if you're looking for like a well thought out like deep sci-fi movie all right i guess you know i don't remember there being really complicated um engineering problems you know a better example is the martian”
▶ PKA 579 @ 1:07:43 — PKA 579 W/ Wendigoon, Josh Pillault, and Harley: Woodys Missing?
Brief reference to the film regarding surviving on potatoes alone
Unknown · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“what is the main reason being it has a lot of like mineral supplements and it has all the amino acids needed the issue you run into like kyle said is a vitamin deficiency but that won't kill you until like a few years i ”
▶ PKA 577 @ 1:46:59 — PKA 577 w/Tucker: Misspelling Quiz, Woody's New Pants, Italian J
Discussion of Matt Damon space survival film
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“the martian was a great movie but if eminem was doing it i would have hated it okay i give you that like i'm not saying replace matt damon with eminem across”
▶ PKA 472 @ 43:15 — PKA 472 w Harley Morenstein - New Year's in St Louis, r/Relatio
Decade movies list
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I had The Martian”