good fun

Rating: 6/10 (1 November 2015)

Since i've seen Interstellar (2014) it is understandable that i would be skeptical about another SF movie happening in outer space and on another planet. However, The Martian was made with such amount of self-depreciating humor that the scientific and "scientific" facts didn't disturb me at any time.
And this is exactly how i suggest to watch The Martian. It is an unassuming SF pastime without the ambition to share with us some higher truth. Not reading the book is no hindrance, besides i prefer the movie to talk for itself independently from the book.
My experience suggest that The Martian doesn't necessarily need to be seen in 3D. Despite some shots, scenes and scenery that are impressive, 2D would to the trick just as fine.