Apollo 13 vs The Martian

Apollo 13 and The Martian share essentially the same plot – astronauts become stranded in space, and they must work with mission control to bring themselves home. Furthermore, both films were nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. But which film is truly the best? We’ll find out in this first Versus episode of 2024. Who is your favorite everyman – Tom Hanks or Matt Damon? Would you rather get stranded in orbit around the Moon, or on Mars? Put on your spacesuit, hop in the command module, and let’s talk about movies!

BRAD’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: The Martian Mars (People believed we actually went there)

2. Best Character: The Martian Mark Watney

3. Best Score or Soundtrack: Apollo 13 Music by James Horner

4. Best Quote: Apollo 13 “Houston, we have a problem.”

5. Best Screenplay: The Martian Drew Goddard

6. Best Special Achievement: The Martian People thought the Martian was actually based on a true story

7. Best Scene: Apollo 13 A square peg in a round hole scene

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Apollo 13 Ending. “Odyssey, Houston. Welcome home. We're glad to see you.”

9. Best Director: Apollo 13 Ron Howard

10. Wildcard: Apollo 13 Accuracy Award

11. WTF: Apollo 13 Can you imagine peeing in a space bag that you gotta put your dick into and your fellow astronaut buddy shares the bag and probably has an STD?

12. Best Picture: Apollo 13

• Apollo 13: 9

• The Martian: 4

NATHAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Apollo 13 NASA Mission Control, Houston

2. Best Character: Apollo 13 Jim Lovell

3. Best Score or Soundtrack: Apollo 13 Music by James Horner

4. Best Quote: Apollo 13 “Houston, we have a problem.”

5. Best Screenplay: Apollo 13 William Broyles Jr. & Al Reinert

6. Best Special Achievement: Apollo 13 Authentic Weightlessness

7. Best Scene: Apollo 13 Splashdown/Celebration

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Apollo 13 Jim Lovell staring up at the moon

9. Best Director: Apollo 13 Ron Howard

10. Wildcard: The Martian Matt Damon deserves a point Award

11. WTF: The Martian Ridley Scott used Waterloo in The Martian, but not Napoleon

12. Best Picture: Apollo 13

• Apollo 13: 12

• The Martian: 1

MATT’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Apollo 13 The Aquarius Lunar Excursion Model

2. Best Character: The Martian Mark Watney

3. Best Score or Soundtrack: Apollo 13 Music by James Horner

4. Best Quote: The Martian “I’m gonna have to science the shit out of this.”

5. Best Screenplay: The Martian Drew Goddard

6. Best Special Achievement: The Martian Production Design by Arthur Max

7. Best Scene: Apollo 13 Designing and executing the start-up procedure

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Apollo 13 The liftoff from the launchpad at Cape Canaveral

9. Best Director: Apollo 13 Ron Howard

10. Wildcard: Apollo 13 Best Crew Award

11. WTF: The Martian Mark’s two mouthed “What the f*ck” PG-13

12. Best Picture: Apollo 13

• Apollo 13: 9

• The Martian: 4

MARSHALL’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey

2. Best Character: The Martian Mark Watney

3. Best Score or Soundtrack: Apollo 13 Music by James Horner

4. Best Quote: The Martian “I'm the first person to be alone on an entire planet"

5. Best Screenplay: Apollo 13 William Broyles Jr. & Al Reinert

6. Best Special Achievement: Apollo 13 Special Effects

7. Best Scene: The Martian Watney being rescued

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Apollo 13 Lovell losing the moon

9. Best Director: Apollo 13 Ron Howard

10. Wildcard: The Martian Best Comedy Award

11. WTF: The Martian Shitty commander Jessica Chastain

12. Best Picture: Apollo 13

• Apollo 13: 9

• The Martian: 4

golden idol winner: Apollo 13