The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (merged)

[Crothian]

It was a good movie. It was a little chaotic at the beginning as they seemed to want to use the book but skip over so much, but it found its grove and I enjoyed it.

 

[Krieg]

All the pieces were nearly perfect...but there was something tiny lacking from the whole.

Still I had a smile on my face throughout the entire film and enjoyed it quite a bit.

Gave it a 7.

PS - Zaphod was brilliant.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Unlike most people, I was very disappointed with it. The visuals were great, but I thought they truncated too many of the excellent dialog jokes, I thought Zaphod was awful (he just came over as stupid - where were all his trademark cracking one liners? Zaphod is supposed to be so hip he can't even get his trousers on!). Marvin seemed like an add-on rather than integral to the story, Trillian wasn't (apparently) an astrophysicist, I prefer the more 'lost at sea and bewildered' Arthur Dent.

I'm glad that lots of people enjoyed it, and in fact I haven't come across anyone who felt the same as me about it, so take my opinion as an outlier

(p.s. I heard it on the radio first then later read the book, saw the tv series etc. Radio is still far and away the best for me. Definitely got the best pictures!)

Cheers

 

[Torm]

I'm glad that lots of people enjoyed it, and in fact I haven't come across anyone who felt the same as me about it, so take my opinion as an outlier

I dread to say this, and I'm not trying to be political, but this movie made me briefly ashamed of America. I know the dialogue you're referring to as missing, and I know just as certainly that most people I know would have been left scratching their heads instead of amused, and that is just sad. :\

I feel exactly as you do. I was just so exceedingly pleased with the accuracy of what WAS shown, and understanding of the fact that much of what was trimmed was trimmed for the target audience, that I'm still willing to give it a thumbs up and hope that there is a lot of bonus material on the DVD. And, I want a sequel. Maybe if this does well enough, they'll allow Restaurant more screen time. Lord of the Rings type screen time would be nice, enough time to deliver some of the more obscure stuff, and then leave a beat or two for people to think about it.

 

[Pants]

I gave it a 9. I loved it. Hilarious movie.

I really wish that the Vogon Poetry part had been longer. Mos Def's facial expressions were classic.

Overall, a great movie that will be added to my DVD collection as soon as it comes out.

 

[Arnwyn]

Saw it and liked it - gave it an 8.

But, in any case, the opening "song 'n' dance" number was worth the price of admission.

 

[der_kluge]

I really liked it. I gave it an 8. My wife and I went to see it this past weekend. I think it gets funnier after you see it, like a Monty Python movie.

I feel like a sofa.
I know what you mean.

Great stuff.
I loved the "throwing up thread" scene, too. Very funny.

 

[der_kluge]

There was also an easter egg in the credits, for those that sat through them.

Just a little cartoon talking about the fleet of ships which were so outraged when they heard Arthur's quote about his towel float through space-time, they attacked earth, and then were promptly swallowed by a small dog.

 

[Arnwyn]

I was going to mention that (I hate leaving and then finding out later that there was something additional during or after the credits).

Glad I stuck around and saw the additional "Guide entry".

 

[reveal]

I've never actually read the book. I saw the movie on Monday and really liked it. It was silly for the most part and I thought it was very well done. Yesterday, I bought the book on CD (unabridged and read by Stephen Fry) and listened to it during my long car trip home. I enjoyed it very much and was surprised at how much had been left out of the movie. I was also surprised at how much had been changed for the movie. All in all, I can see why this Adams guy is so popular.

I've put the TV series into my queue on Netflix. We'll see how it compares.