Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

[misle]

Originally posted by: 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.

Agreed.
<--- Currently reading the books again...4th or 5th time. Once I start, I can't put them down.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: Wag
DON'T PANIC!

 

[TitanDiddly]

Book > movie

 

[TallBill]

I have the book sitting on my shelf next to "The Fountainhead". Still havn't read either 🙁

 

[0roo0roo]

meh just watched it. slow, tacky, horrible dialog, poor acting, never ever funny, and looks cheap as hell. dunno what they were thinking. its like a bad space movie from the 70's or something. over all it had a childrens tv show type feeling. drop in kermit or big bird and they'd fit right in. and colin farrels american accent... ack. not sure how u can make a light hearted story after billions of people are wiped out at the start😛

 

[Xcobra]

crappy movie

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

If you've read the books, you'll know that the movie was a horrible murder of the books. However, if you haven't read the books, the movie's pretty good.

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: 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.

IIRC, the book was before the radio play

 

[Vegitto]

It was kinda cool...

 

[DaWhim]

the movie was pos.

 

[EQTitan]

I read the complete hitchikers guide to the galaxy which had all the books in one hard bound cover, it has to be one of thee best I've read.

So, long and thanks for all the fish.....I hear you can download the GUIDE to a pdf file

Babelfish FTW!!!

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: EQTitan
I read the complete hitchikers guide to the galaxy which had all the books in one hard bound cover, it has to be one of thee best I've read.

So, long and thanks for all the fish.....

Babelfish FTW!!!

Do you have the ISBN of that book EQTitan? That would make an excellent X-Mas gift for a friend of mine :beer:

 

[EQTitan]

I'll look it up if my local library is still online tonight. I had to special order it from another state =)

Found it here you go,

http://www.bookfinder4u.com/IsbnSearch.aspx?isbn=0517226952&mode=direct

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: EQTitan
I'll look it up if my local library is still online tonight. I had to special order it from another state =)

😎 , if not, PM me when you have a chance EQTitan :beer:

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Nik
If you've read the books, you'll know that the movie was a horrible murder of the books. However, if you haven't read the books, the movie's pretty good.

me and ebert disagree with u. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbc...article?AID=/20050428/REVIEWS/50413005

its even worse if u haven't read the books

 

[ITPaladin]

It needed a 3 part loving ala LOTR to make it good.
Just too little from the books smashed into too short a time.

 

[elbosco]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: EQTitan
I read the complete hitchikers guide to the galaxy which had all the books in one hard bound cover, it has to be one of thee best I've read.

So, long and thanks for all the fish.....

Babelfish FTW!!!

Do you have the ISBN of that book EQTitan? That would make an excellent X-Mas gift for a friend of mine :beer:

0345453743 - paperback
0517226952 - hardcover
0517149257 - another hardcover

 

[Swag1138]

Originally posted by: Train

Originally posted by: 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.

IIRC, the book was before the radio play

The story was both a radio play and a television series before it was a book. Each version is different, and each, if you liked the previous, would qualify as a "total rape" of its predecessor.

My favorite version is the first radio play, followed immediately by the book, then the movie.

 

[Spydermag68]

I liked the last version of the HGTTG's dust cover which read: PANIC

 

[Looney]

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

Um wasn't the radioshow simply a reading of the books?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I love those books. I have four copies, including one signed.

 

[myusername]

I think one of the most interesting things I found in The Salmon of Doubt was that David Gilmour played Wish You Were Here at Adams' funeral. Think about that for a bit.


Oh, and the movie was crap.