Survivalist on Roids

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2015)

First of all, I like Ridley Scott, I like Matt Damon, and I love space movies. I believe this movie was done well, as most Ridley Scott movies are, but I had a problem with the core point of this story. A wind storm that blows Mark Watney away to be left for dead. In reality, if this were to actually happen, he really would be dead, a 140 mph sand storm picks a man up and slings him hundreds of feet on a rocky planet. Using 2 miracles in the main plot at the beginning of the movie, I don't think so! This is a common fact about dust storms on Mars, 60 mph at best and in no way can break equipment or send an adult male flying through the air! Ridley knows this and could have found alternate reason for leaving a man to die on an uninhabited planet with no breathable air. I did like this movie though and there are other flaws, but, worth the watch. Many parts of this movie I did liked and the reason for the 7 rating.