30-04-2005 20:01									#1
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I saw HGTTG yesterday... very, very different to the books (to be expected)... but still quite funny. Good to see they kept it in the capable hands of the British.

Who else has seen it, and what are your comments....

	30-04-2005 20:10									#2
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Saw it.

Trillian.

	30-04-2005 20:16									#3
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quote: Trillian.

Pretty much how I imagined her...

casting Mos Def as Ford Prefect was a surprise though. I always thought Ford was a perfect demonstration of British wit... so using an american kinda struck me as strange... his performance was a bit underdone too. But still good. I have no major grievances... though the scene where they get smacked in the face everytime they have an idea was a bit

	30-04-2005 20:20									#4
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what is hgttg?

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Hitchhickers guide to the galaxy Im guessing.

	30-04-2005 20:27									#6
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yes different enough so that all purist will be annoyed but still liked it. Its good not great.

	30-04-2005 20:27									#7
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Trillian
Adding a love-story subplot
Overall

	30-04-2005 20:30									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Dracon II quote: Trillian. Pretty much how I imagined her... casting Mos Def as Ford Prefect was a surprise though. I always thought Ford was a perfect demonstration of British wit... so using an american kinda struck me as strange... his performance was a bit underdone too. But still good. I have no major grievances... though the scene where they get smacked in the face everytime they have an idea was a bit

yeah that wasnt that great, but the audience in my theater seemed to like it sorta...

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quote: Originally posted by Lul Thyme yeah that wasnt that great, but the audience in my theater seemed to like it sorta...

An audience will laugh at absolutely anything if they're told to.

	30-04-2005 21:40									#10
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I went in with the concept that "It's not the book. It's not meant to be the book. It's the movie" stuck firmly in my head. I really enjoyed it. There were quite a few laugh out loud moments and it was full of in jokes.

Casting an American as Ford Prefect made one of the lines from the book/movie absolutely sparkle:

"Arthur, what if I told you I wasn't from Guildford?"
"Well, that explains the accent."

	30-04-2005 21:49									#11
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I really, really enjoyed it when I saw it last night.

	30-04-2005 22:22									#12
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Bleh, it won't be out until august here (last time I checked).

(and the first time, I really want to see it on the big screen. )

	01-05-2005 01:05									#13
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quote: I went in with the concept that "It's not the book. It's not meant to be the book. It's the movie" stuck firmly in my head.

What about if it wasn't in the radio series?

	01-05-2005 06:35									#14
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Imran makes a good point... each incarnation of the series has been different... so we shouldn't be too disappointed by the movie not being like a book. The medium is the message after all...

I was happy with the film... I'm not a snob.

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Actually I was surprised Marvin worked out OK, I think Alan Rickman did a pretty good job of the voice...

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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Actually I was surprised Marvin worked out OK, I think Alan Rickman did a pretty good job of the voice...

That was the perfect voice for him.

Arthur Dent was played quite well (though the opening scene with him knocking his head and such made him a bit too comical... he's supposed to be the serious, sober englishmen being caught in a world of insanity... which I guess was portrayed quite well)...

... the towel element of the movie wasn't explained well enough though

What'd people think of Zaphod?

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I think Zaphod has been a character which has always been open to a lot of interpretation. Colossal ego being the constant there...

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iThe film is either getting panned or praised on the papers, the only common view seems to be that Martin Freeman is good as Dent, Stephen Fry is amazing as the voice of the HHGTTG (which I can well imagine) and Bill Nighy (sp) is either a saint or a sinner.

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quote: Adding a love-story subplot

Ha ha ha, I told you so. Suckers.

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Yup. You did.

quote: Originally posted by Dracon II ... the towel element of the movie wasn't explained well enough though

It doesn't need explaining

quote: What'd people think of Zaphod?

Annoying arrogant ****er. I hated him. (i.e. Spot on.)


Re. Bill Nighy: It wasn't how I had envisioned Slartibartfast, but once I got over my preconception, he played the part very well, IMO.

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Again, Stephen Fry is an ideal voice for that part too!

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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Again, Stephen Fry is an ideal voice for that part too!

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Yeah... Zaphod was portrayed fairly well... I thought Slartibartfast would've been older though.... maybe played by some Gandalf looking guy... but it didn't ruin anything... I'm just picking nits. Stephen Fry has a voice made for this sort of thing.

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quote: Originally posted by Dracon II very, very different to the books (to be expected)...

yeah, it's sort of a hitchiker's tradition now. each revamp has little to do with each other part of the saga.

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can't watch it without wifey

I've been home alone watching rentals I know she won't watch like Platoon, Torque, Catwoman (no one should watch that one), and Employee of the Month (:b

I may break down tomorrow.

	01-05-2005 10:01									#26
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Just saw it today. It was pretty damned good actually. Not perfect, but that was to be expected though.

Deep Thought was way different than I thought it'd be (though the TV watching part was brilliant). If you seen the trailer, you've seen the great Deep Thought part with people with big foam fingers... still cracks me up.

The movie was pretty different from the book, but better for a movie medium, I thought.

spoiler(highlight to read): Vogsphere was great... especially the filling of the forms for Presidential pardon and the blowing of the horn for lunch. Magrathea (never thought that was how it was pronounced, btw) was interesting with the different dimensional portals. I thought Slartibartfast was well casted, btw... Oh, and the "For Douglas" at the end was a great touch

The romance wasn't too grating either. Not bad, all in all. I may get this one when it gets out on DVD.

	01-05-2005 10:07									#27
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The reviewer in WaPo complained that there wasn't really an overall plot

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I didn't like it very much

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quote: Originally posted by Kuciwalker The reviewer in WaPo complained that there wasn't really an overall plot

Get him to the books . Then he'll really be shocked .

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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Get him to the books . Then he'll really be shocked .

Indeed. I felt that the way in which the movie was most open to criticism was in its attempt to establish a plot.