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2005-04-29, 07:10 PM
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Well, I saw it, first showing here in backwards Maine where the theaters.. well they suck okay?
That being said, I will start straight off by stating, this is NOT the book come to life. If you were expecting a faithful Book to film adaptation, you will HATE this movie. But, as even Mr. Adams pointed out prior to his untimely death in 2001, every iteration of the Guide is a new one. The basic story is there, the actual "how it happens" often changes. This is soooo very true of the movie. Yes, there are some very "word by word" moments that will make fans of the series smile. But there are a whole slew of new portions that you just.. won't find in the books. Is this bad, hell no. It rocks. I completely enjoyed this movie. It was funny, off the wall, VERY British and well the spirit of the book and Mr. Adams is through and through felt from start to finish. If you are a fan of Monty Python type humor, you will really like this movie. If Monty Python makes you gag, go see something else. For me, the two biggest challenges were Mos Def as Ford (which he pulled of PERFECTLY) and Sam Rockwell as the Big Z. I, as a kid pictured Zaphod played by Mel Brooks, so this took some getting used too. In the end he did a decent job, but I feel he was a bit over the top with the role. But still a good performance none the less. Final score: 85%
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2005-04-29, 08:00 PM
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Yes, trust me, if you see it, you will understand what I mean. Very little in the way of American humor is here, it's very dry wit humor. Very "Hitchhikers Guide" humor.
There is one line Auther makes "Let me handle it, I am British, we know how to que!" Classic.
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2005-04-30, 06:47 PM
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Just got back from seeing it. I read Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy and Restaurant at the End of the Universe so as always the movie couldn't quite hold up against the books. However, they got many of the best bits of Hitchikers Guide into the movie so all and all it was pretty good. Its strangely reassuring that Douglas Adams helped make the movie as well.
It was pretty damn funny too, myself and many members of the audience were laughing out loud. I was happy to see one of my favorite parts of the book with the whale and the bowl of petunias made it into the movie as well, I always got a kick out of that. All in all, its definately a movie worth seeing. The way it ended it seems almost like they're going to do a Restaurant at the End of the Universe sequel. The old Restaurant movie was pretty good, I wonder if indeed they'll make a new one and hopefully it'll be as good as Hitchikers. |
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2005-05-01, 12:07 AM
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Yup, awesome
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2005-05-03, 12:00 PM
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apparently if you have read the books, expecially the first one, then the movie will be a RIOT! I went to see it with my friends, and they luaghed their asses off, I didnt reall see what was funny but they said it had a shitload of parodies in it from the books
The movie also doesnt really follow any plotline.. it just kind've jumps around oddly, except for the beggining and end.
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