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"HHGTTG - bad review"

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MAJOR spilers, but I've read the books numerous times, listened to the radio plays the same, so I can't learn anything new but: -

It looks like they have removed most of the jokes, and most of the clever plays on words. What you're left with is the core of the story, which, to be honest, isn't the strongest in the world to start with.

Shame.

I really liked the first three books - but I still cant be bothered with the review

Creepy wrote:
> Fanboys. Can't please them.

Can and did with Sin City :P

I never got into the book myself so I'll just not bother reading that review.

Cool.

Fanboys. Can't please them.

Hedfix wrote:
> "Is the whale in it?"

Yes, with Bill Baileys voice.

The whole thing hinges on one thing for me:

"Is the whale in it?"

HGGTTG is probably the only book I've read in the last five years (that and 'Screenburn' now), and it's fantastic. The follow-ups are a bit weak, same sort of jokes, but I don't think it's translated to the cinema quite like how you'd expect.

Rockwell rules. Best actor name ever. I shall go see this because it looks good and I like most of the actors in it, and I haven't read the book or seen the TV series, therefore have no preconceptions.

Haven't read the book for a while, but I'm pretty sure there wasn't a stupid slapstick scene with spades.

I'll reserve opinion until I've seen it though...