The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (merged)

[Elf Witch]

I saw the movie on Monday. And I thought it was a lot of fun. I have never read the books.

You don't have to be a fan of the books to understand or enjoy what is going on in the movie.

 

[ragboy]

Woo hoo! I'm going to see it on my birthday...Saturday. Looking forward to it.

 

[Kage Tenjin]

It was great.

I don't want to give spoilers, just go and see it. You can tell, I think, what parts of the script are Douglas's and what's been added.

 

[Imperialus]

so how many stars out of 42?

So far the reviews seem pretty good, but lets face it the reviewers are rarely geeks, but for those of you lucky enough to have seen hitchikers guide to the galexy already how is it? How is it on it's own and how does it stack up to the book? I'm not going to get a chance to see it till later tonight.

 

[Xath]

My university paper gave it a B+. Read about it here:

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/28/42709b40bbc1c

 

[mojo1701]

Roger Ebert's review: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050428/REVIEWS/50413005.

I usually agree with Ebert when it comes to non-comedic films (The Usual Suspects being the noteable exception), but I'm still gonna go see it anyway, despite not ever reading the book.

 

[Rl'Halsinor]

I like a lot of reviews Ebert does, but one thing I have noticed about him over the years is that he doesn't "get" sci-fi and even less fantasy.

 

[EricNoah]

Ebert's fairly reliable for me, too, but I wasn't in line with him on LotR, and he also gave the atrocious Fifth ELement a thumb's up, so you never know.

 

[Morrus]

That's the feeling I get after watching Time Bandits. I think I'll enjoy this, too. Thanks!

Time Bandits! Fanastic! John Cleese as Robin Hood is one of my all-time favourite comedy moments.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I find Ebert pretty inconsistent. Hoping the Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) review comes up soon -- he's my guy.