Project Hail Mary

gmisk · 30-06-2025 07:16PM #1

The book was a very interesting read.

This looks like it could be very good.

https://youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI?si=86oLqYSni6n3jjsW

~Rebel~ · 30-06-2025 08:54PM

Looking forward to it alright — though would definitely recommend anyone with even a passing interest in the book to just go read it. It's just so good!

wingnut · 30-06-2025 08:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123594101#Comment_123594101

I enjoyed the book, the only issue is now the suprise elements in the movie are spoiled!

~Rebel~ · 30-06-2025 09:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123594110#Comment_123594110

Yeah, that's why I'd always say to read a book first… if one is gonna spoil the other, then it's always better for a good book to come first, as the experience is just so much better and long lasting in most cases. I'll still almost always watch the movie adaptation after I've read a really good book, but i'll tend not to read a book after i've watched the movie, as already knowing the story makes that time investment a lot less worthwhile.

So yeah, if anyone's gonna read the book - try and avoid the movie trailers 😅

gmisk · 30-06-2025 09:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123594110#Comment_123594110

Yeah they could have just cut the last 40ish seconds from the trailer tbh

recyclops · 01-07-2025 11:23AM

They should have done yeah, I read the book recently and was sceptical as to how they could turn it into a good movie but was surprised at how good the trailer looked.

Victor · 03-07-2025 02:16AM

I'm surprised that Matt Damon wasn't available. :D

Dades · 03-07-2025 04:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123594110#Comment_123594110

I don't think they included anything in trailer that they should have left out.
The, lets say, "close encounter" is the beginning of the real story and is a hook they wanted people to see.

There's so much more to the plot after this point.

bnt · 18-11-2025 10:49PM

Trailer #2 was released today:

https://youtu.be/5VYsnngkS_U

Can’t say I’m too keen on the soundtrack..! ☺️

~Rebel~ · 19-11-2025 12:09AM

Once again, if anyone hasn’t read the book, but intends to, I’d definitely avoid even clicking on that trailer and just go read it asap!

steve_r · 19-11-2025 09:41AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123999776#Comment_123999776

I really enjoyed the audiobook version as well so would recommend that to people - should be easy enough to get on Borrowbox/Spotify

jeremyr62 · 19-11-2025 11:05AM

I found the book tedious. It reminded me of one long episode of the 1980s TV series MacGyver. Hopefully the film might be better.

Dades · 19-11-2025 02:28PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124000290#Comment_124000290

There's a lot of "science", like the Martian, and you really wanna be commited to see it through for sure.

But I love the look of this.

p to the e · 21-11-2025 12:41PM

I listened to the audiobook and didn't enjoy it at all. The plot just seemed like science fiction by Dan Brown. And the overly American accent of the narrator grated on me and all the "fricks". And then there's Ryan Gosling, an actor so wooden he's practically a tree.

LambshankRedemption · 21-11-2025 12:50PM

Ive not read the book, but Andy Weirs other book The Martian I read in 2 sittings. So I will give this a go, once I finish the Day of the Jackal.

And I will take the advice of not clicking on the trailer.

Fysh · 21-11-2025 02:42PM

I liked the book well enough, although after Project Artemis it felt a bit like "Do The Martian again" and I'm wondering how well the film will handle the same challenge - not least because the Martian's film version got a bit muddled in the third act where "but spectacle" suddenly trampled all over "solving problems with applied scientific understanding". (And yeah, I get it, the final big challenge in the book is distinctly un-cinematic but in thematic terms it makes much more sense than the film's idiotic "no, the flying around like Iron Man thing wasn't just a joke" denouement).

~Rebel~ · 22-11-2025 01:08AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124006074#Comment_124006074

Since you enjoyed The Martian i'd say you'll enjoy this too so. I was the same with both books, flew through them in short order.

Unearthly · 11-03-2026 01:45PM

One of my favourite books, and this is getting good reviews. I’ll be going to the cinema to see it

Dades · 11-03-2026 05:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124006046#Comment_124006046

Listening to an audiobook with an overly American narrator was your first mistake.

I think the movie is going to improve on the book, but I don't have the same issues with RG as you do :D

LambshankRedemption · 11-03-2026 05:28PM

I find audiobooks dont work for anything in anyway technical because my mind starts to wander where as if Im reading it Im more engaged. Also things with dense language, I find similar. I read a lot of Frederick Forsythe but find I don't do as well in the audiobook as the text. With dense text or technical elements, you can re-read a sentence or paragraph but in an audiobook it's gone. Yes you can rewind, but I think some details are gone before you realised you missed something, if you know what I mean?

adaminho · 11-03-2026 07:58PM

Adam Savage has a couple of videos up on YouTube with a set tour and the spacesuit design. Nice to see an Irish flag on the mission badge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUaxIn1N8ZI

p to the e · 12-03-2026 01:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124304565#Comment_124304565

GOSSSLIIIINNNGGGGG!!!

nachouser · 12-03-2026 01:48PM

I assume the run time will be 7 hours or so:-) There's a LOT to pack in.

Unearthly · 18-03-2026 11:12AM

Looks to be well received by both critics and audiences. Time to get the hype train going

El Gato De Negocios · 18-03-2026 12:50PM

Had never heard of this til I saw this thread. Bought the book at the weekend and am about a quarter way through, absolutely cracking read.

santana75 · 19-03-2026 09:13AM

Saw this at the weekend and it is indeed a cracking movie. Its the first film in a long time that I've wanted to see again. Its genuinely moving and hilarious at times. Ryan Gosling is brilliant, i think he'll win an Oscar for this one. Its over 2.5 hrs long but doesn't feel like it. The bromance between Grace and Rocky is pitch perfect, id love to see another movie with these two characters

McGrath5 · 20-03-2026 11:06AM

Saw this last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thought it could have turned into a slog because of the run time but it flew by. The score is fantastic as is Ryan Gosling.

pjohnson · 20-03-2026 02:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124323687#Comment_124323687

Rocky 4 Oscar........Why was a fùcking alien rock so endearing!

Fantastic movie, got hooked by trailers and hadn't looked up the books.

Amalgam · 20-03-2026 02:30PM

If you haven't seen the film yet, stay well away from the trailers..

The trailer before, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.. why bother going to see it at all, synopsis and post victory group hug, all characters visible. Why?!

Unearthly · 20-03-2026 03:46PM

Amaze amaze amaze!

Had great fun watching this and they absolutely nailed the buddy relationship between Grace and Rocky. A lot of the scientific explanations was watered down compared to the book but I think that was for the best and suits this media better. I even enjoyed Eva’s character. Sandra Huller brought more humanity to the character. Recommended

Kalimah · 21-03-2026 09:28PM

I’m just out from in the IMAX in Dublin. I loved it. The score, special effects, script, the bromance too!
I don’t really know Ryan Gosling as I didn’t see Barbie or anything else he’s been in. I thought he was great.

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