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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The verdict: Funny. Came away feeling like I'd seen a good movie.
However...
Some totally unncessary additions.
Fed into Hollywood need for a bad-guy and a love story
Overall though I'll probably see it again. Very good visual gags, and Marvin has an excellent moment towards the end (not in the book, but terrific).
Oh, and I kinda like what they did with the Vogons.
I'm not a total purist so I'm prepared to admit that it had new moments that tickled me despite some sickeningly cloying parts!
Not sure what I made of the dolphins, but the song has got stuck in my head! :eek2:
However...
Some totally unncessary additions.
Fed into Hollywood need for a bad-guy and a love story
Overall though I'll probably see it again. Very good visual gags, and Marvin has an excellent moment towards the end (not in the book, but terrific).
Oh, and I kinda like what they did with the Vogons.
I'm not a total purist so I'm prepared to admit that it had new moments that tickled me despite some sickeningly cloying parts!
Not sure what I made of the dolphins, but the song has got stuck in my head! :eek2:
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I think I will though...I enjoyed the books/spoken word so much.
Cheers for the brief review.
Erm... isn't there five books?
The HHGTTG
Restaurant at the end of the Universe
Life the Universe and Everything
So Long, and thanks for all the fish
Mostly Harmless
Anyway, I think it was released a few years ago and half of it is a continuation and the other half is a collection of articles Adams wrote for the Observer I believe. It's very good.
The copy I have is with four books together called "the trilogy of four".
The Salmon of DOubt is the 3rd book in the Dirk Gently series (separate from the hitchhikers guide) Adams died while writingit though
The book I have is just the hitchhikers guide to the glaxy 'a triloggy in 5 parts'
Go see it! Doubt you'll regret it
Tim, I own "The Trilogy in Four Parts" and have also bought Mostly Harmless, so I don't think you have been conned...
I jest sir, I jest. I just hadn't realised there had been a fifth book published in that time. Methinks I'll get a copy of Mostly Harmless out though.
:yes: I so agree. Went to see it yesterday, it was an enjoyable film, but I think maybe having read the book would have helped with the towel thing.
Haven't read the books though, might have to, so I can get this towel bit. Not that I had realised there was anything to 'get' about the towels...
Three thumbs up from me, a fun, light and generally good movie.
I loved the books and the tv show and now i love this....not a single thing about it i can point out as bad...at all!
Peace
noticed. Very irritating. Excellent casting of Stephen Fry as the narrator/"voice of the Hitchiker's guide", so why didn't we get more Hitchiker's guide quotes?
Loved the Vogon poetry bit, though.
Oh, and the script calls for Arthur to lay down in front of a bulldozer, the dialogue refers to a bulldozer and its a bulldozer in the book, so why did we see Arthur laying down in front of a loader? :banghead:
If that ruined the movie for you then I think you best seek medical help.
i actually found the film pretty boring in comparison to the tv series and radio series so i'd give this film 4/10.
I thought it was technically quite poor. Lots wasn't explained, nothing very much happened, and the acting was wooden at best, with the exception of Alan Rickman as Marvin. I didn't like the way that a plot with John Malkovich was started and then quickly forgotten and ignored.
But it was entertaining.