Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

[Goosemaster]

Interesting Movie.

Confusing.

but.

 

[Wag]

DON'T PANIC!

 

[Eeezee]

Did you read the books?

 

[JonnyStarks]

Better book.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Wag
DON'T PANIC!

:sigh;

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Did you read the books?

I got a few pages into the first sone, a few pages into the second one, and....

 

[Platypus]

horrible film, a total rape of the books

 

[Goosemaster]

The whole world building thing was pretty cool.

Kind of had to think like a kid, but if you don't take it crittically, it was a really fun movie to watch

The robot wasn't funny at all imo, along with malkovich.

Surprisingly, the guy who played arthur and mos def were great.

The beginning of the movie was hysterical/\.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Stupid movie, I didn't read the book but was drawn to see it by the early commercials that didn't really have much footage. It was pretty much "World blows up, and 'DON'T PANIC' is displayed". I had no idea it would be a comedy.

 

[Wag]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
horrible film, a total rape of the books

I wouldn't go that far. The original books were taken from a radio play after all. Each rendition has it's place.

I prefer the original BBC Television production over the movie.

 

[YoshiSato]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Did you read the books?

42!

 

[tyler811]

ok for 9 yr old to watch?

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
The whole world building thing was pretty cool.

Kind of had to think like a kid, but if you don't take it crittically, it was a really fun movie to watch

The robot wasn't funny at all imo, along with malkovich.

Surprisingly, the guy who played arthur and mos def were great.

The beginning of the movie was hysterical/\.

The robot was supposed to be a paranoid android, not manic-depressive. Paranoid people/bots are funny, depressed people aren't.

 

[ghostman]

Hated the movie. The two-headed thing was getting on my nerves and the robot was totally useless. And the movie seemed to drag on forever.

 

[yosuke188]

READ the book

 

[DeadByDawn]

Movie was horrible.

 

[NatePo717]

Don't forget your towels.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Movie was horrible.

The word I would use is disjoint....

The story was too awkwardly put together to make sense at times, and not in a post-fufilling manor.

 

[Zim Hosein]

I liked the manic-depressive robot!

 

[alien42]

42

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
horrible film, a total rape of the books

Well, since the books were nothing like the radio show, which was nothing like the TV series, which was nothing like the second radio series, which was nothing like the other movie version...

ZV

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
horrible film, a total rape of the books

Well, since the books were nothing like the radio show, which was nothing like the TV series, which was nothing like the second radio series, which was nothing like the other movie version...

ZV

So Zenmervolt, where are you going w/ that reasoning?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
horrible film, a total rape of the books

Well, since the books were nothing like the radio show, which was nothing like the TV series, which was nothing like the second radio series, which was nothing like the other movie version...

ZV

So Zenmervolt, where are you going w/ that reasoning?

To the restaurant at the end of the....no no..the other end....

 

[randomlinh]

the movie was mildly amusing.. i'm disappointed in it... in terms of it going along w/ the books. but it was not TOO bad. rental worthy. i just saw it in theaters because i'm such a huge fan of the book.. i had to see it. heh

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
The whole world building thing was pretty cool.

Kind of had to think like a kid, but if you don't take it crittically, it was a really fun movie to watch

The robot wasn't funny at all imo, along with malkovich.

Surprisingly, the guy who played arthur and mos def were great.

The beginning of the movie was hysterical/\.

The robot was supposed to be a paranoid android, not manic-depressive. Paranoid people/bots are funny, depressed people aren't.

Spoken like a person that's never read the books. Despite being called a "paranoid android" Marvin only has a small sense of paranoia. He was however depressed 24/7. The guy doing the voice of Marvin captured him perfectly. I thought Trillian and Zaphod were the characters that really missed the mark. Trillian had to be sexy and smart, I pictured her more like a Jennifer Garner Alias type, not as a ditzy blond. And Zaphod had to be a mix of suave cool and total bemusement, kind of like a cross between Frank Sinatra and Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap. Instead he got played too manic.