Enjoyable and fun movie a strong 7/10.
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trancejeremy
Adventurer
Does it happen to use the theme song (or variation on it) from the TV or Radio show?
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
No, I don't think it does.
But I think that this must be shared
Zaphod Beeblebrox for President
Demiurge out.
But I think that this must be shared
Zaphod Beeblebrox for President
Demiurge out.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
A variant of part of "Journey of the Sorcerer" (the Eagles instrumental that was the radio show theme song) was used shortly after Ford and Arthur were blown out into space.trancejeremy said:
trancejeremy said:
The main theme is (I assume this doesn't qualify as a spoiler) a Broadway-ish "So Long and Thanks For All the Fish" song, but JotS does indeed show up; there's a sort of very short second title sequence with it at the point where the first episode of the radio series ends.
Tyler Do'Urden
Soap Maker
Pretty much ditto jeffh's review-
I loved it; and I've never even read any of the books. I saw the first half-hour of the TV show about a decade ago, and I was familiar with a lot of the basic ideas and the jokes both through what I had seen and through general participation in sci-fi fandom. I went to see it with two friends- one who had read and enjoyed the books, and another who is a huge fan of British humor- and we all seriously dug it.
A few quick comments:
Anyone else notice the paralells between the portrayal of Beeblebrox and President Bush? Seriously- watch the voice and facial expressions. It's especially funny when he's paralelled with his opponent, a nerd whose entire campaign was based around Beeblebrox being an idiot. Great, subtle British parody.
The Trillian romance worked- even though purists might hate it, it set up tension between Arthur and Zaphod, which helped drive the plot through what would otherwise just be a string of random gags.
The Vogons were great- bureaucratic drones at their finest.
The visuals were wonderful, delightfully effective.
All in all, I think it's just surpassed Galaxy Quest and Men in Black as my favorite Sci-fi Comedy...
I loved it; and I've never even read any of the books. I saw the first half-hour of the TV show about a decade ago, and I was familiar with a lot of the basic ideas and the jokes both through what I had seen and through general participation in sci-fi fandom. I went to see it with two friends- one who had read and enjoyed the books, and another who is a huge fan of British humor- and we all seriously dug it.
A few quick comments:
Anyone else notice the paralells between the portrayal of Beeblebrox and President Bush? Seriously- watch the voice and facial expressions. It's especially funny when he's paralelled with his opponent, a nerd whose entire campaign was based around Beeblebrox being an idiot. Great, subtle British parody.
The Trillian romance worked- even though purists might hate it, it set up tension between Arthur and Zaphod, which helped drive the plot through what would otherwise just be a string of random gags.
The Vogons were great- bureaucratic drones at their finest.
The visuals were wonderful, delightfully effective.
All in all, I think it's just surpassed Galaxy Quest and Men in Black as my favorite Sci-fi Comedy...
mojo1701
First Post
I didn't read the books, so I went into it under the recommendation of some friends and that I was familiar with the genre.
I thought it was all right. Definitely not a classic, but by no means crap. Some parts just seemed to be strung together, with no real plot to string it together. It just seemed to be a mishmash of Vorgons, the Guide, Earth's destruction, etc. etc. But it was clever.
Marvin the Paranoid Android struck me as a bit TOO pessimistic.
No, but now that you mention it, there MIGHT be a connection.
Close, but no cigar (I would've said 'cookie,' but cookies are now a "sometimes food"...).
I thought it was all right. Definitely not a classic, but by no means crap. Some parts just seemed to be strung together, with no real plot to string it together. It just seemed to be a mishmash of Vorgons, the Guide, Earth's destruction, etc. etc. But it was clever.
Marvin the Paranoid Android struck me as a bit TOO pessimistic.
Tyler Do'Urden said:
No, but now that you mention it, there MIGHT be a connection.
Close, but no cigar (I would've said 'cookie,' but cookies are now a "sometimes food"...).
Torm
Explorer
Arthur - Perfect, other than being just slightly too "together" at the end.
Ford - Perfect.
Marvin - Perfect. He was slimmer in the book, but it also says he was built FOR the Heart of Gold, which was a running shoe in the book. You change the ship, you change Marvin. Makes sense. Alan Rickman rocks.
Zaphod - Good. I wish he had been a little more condescending to Arthur. "Monkey-man" and etc.
Eddie - Perfect.
Questulon - Very weird: he is now a SHE, and Vice President of the Galaxy instead of President of the publishers for the Guide. But good.
Trillian - Excellent: the best Trillian period. I wasn't all that happy with the relationship between her and Arthur, but Douglas wrote that in himself, and it was well done, so I'll live with it.
Vogons - Perfect.
Overall - 8/10. Needed another hour, with some scenes and dialogue added back in. Maybe on the DVD?
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Ford - Perfect.
Marvin - Perfect. He was slimmer in the book, but it also says he was built FOR the Heart of Gold, which was a running shoe in the book. You change the ship, you change Marvin. Makes sense. Alan Rickman rocks.
Zaphod - Good. I wish he had been a little more condescending to Arthur. "Monkey-man" and etc.
Eddie - Perfect.
Questulon - Very weird: he is now a SHE, and Vice President of the Galaxy instead of President of the publishers for the Guide. But good.
Trillian - Excellent: the best Trillian period. I wasn't all that happy with the relationship between her and Arthur, but Douglas wrote that in himself, and it was well done, so I'll live with it.
Vogons - Perfect.
Overall - 8/10. Needed another hour, with some scenes and dialogue added back in. Maybe on the DVD?
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