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Doesn't it look good? The book is great, so I'm definately up for the film, as even the author wanted it done. I'm off to see it on Sunday.
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Saw. Disliked slightly, as a homage to the book/radio, liked as a film.
Saw the movie while in LA. Okish movie but not a great movie. Not worth seeing
Compared to the po-faced ultra serious tone of Star Wars and such, it was positively brimming with humour. I particularly liked the sighing doors.
Ahhhhh.
Ahhhhh.
Watched it last night and...really enjoyed it. Okay, so it's not slavishly faithful to the series. But the series was a less good version of a book that was a less good version of a radio show. And Adams himself didn't have the faintest idea where the story was going from episode 4 of the Radio series onwards. So any changes that were made for the sake of the film...well, it's not exactly Dylan going electric, is it?
What it does do is preserve the very best thing about HHGTTG; the witty, silly throwaway stuff. The "Ford...I think I'm a sofa" line had me on the floor, as did the crab-thing "woo-hoo!! wee-hee!!"-ing it's way along the Vogon planet.
If, like me, you found the last HHGTTG book to be one of the most profoundly depressing reads of all time, the silliness of the film provided a welcome tonic.
What it does do is preserve the very best thing about HHGTTG; the witty, silly throwaway stuff. The "Ford...I think I'm a sofa" line had me on the floor, as did the crab-thing "woo-hoo!! wee-hee!!"-ing it's way along the Vogon planet.
If, like me, you found the last HHGTTG book to be one of the most profoundly depressing reads of all time, the silliness of the film provided a welcome tonic.
No, but the TV series is.
It's all based on stuff Adams wanted to add in, so anybody who moans about extra stuff, or most of it, is a bit silly really.
I haven't seen it, but I actually read the book last week.
It's alright, funny etc, but not the best thing evahhh!
I haven't seen it, but I actually read the book last week.
It's alright, funny etc, but not the best thing evahhh!
Alot of films based on books or other media often have bits missing but it's normally the best way for film put across a story. Most of the time films would need to be a good 5-6 hours to get most of a story across.
Hitchhikers was a hard one anyway just from all the times it would have to cut to the guide explaining something.
I think it only was a bit of a let down for me because of how recently i read the book and heard the radio drama so picking up on bits was alot easier. I kinda wish i had seen the film then read the book and listerned to the radio version but then i wasn't bothered bout it at all till i heard the radio dramas.
Hitchhikers was a hard one anyway just from all the times it would have to cut to the guide explaining something.
I think it only was a bit of a let down for me because of how recently i read the book and heard the radio drama so picking up on bits was alot easier. I kinda wish i had seen the film then read the book and listerned to the radio version but then i wasn't bothered bout it at all till i heard the radio dramas.
I'm avoiding this film like the plague. I loved the book and this film may just ruin it all for me.
gamesfreak wrote:
> From what I have heard, they used a script that Douglas wrote before
> he died, so it's kind of what Douglas viewed what the screen-version
> of the book would be like - meaning quite a lot would of been cut
> out.
And there are differences even between the stuff written when he was alive, like between the books and radio version. Never mind the whining critics, I'm going to see it this weekend, looks great.
> From what I have heard, they used a script that Douglas wrote before
> he died, so it's kind of what Douglas viewed what the screen-version
> of the book would be like - meaning quite a lot would of been cut
> out.
And there are differences even between the stuff written when he was alive, like between the books and radio version. Never mind the whining critics, I'm going to see it this weekend, looks great.
FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> I've seen mostly 3-star reviews.
> Saying that if you're a die-hard fan, you'll probably hate it, but if
> you loosen up a bit and basically forget everything else, it's quite
> enjoyable.
Yeah...
I think a lot of people were dissapointed because it wasn't 'faithful to the text' or were just going into the film LOOKING for faults.
From what I have heard, they used a script that Douglas wrote before he died, so it's kind of what Douglas viewed what the screen-version of the book would be like - meaning quite a lot would of been cut out.
> I've seen mostly 3-star reviews.
> Saying that if you're a die-hard fan, you'll probably hate it, but if
> you loosen up a bit and basically forget everything else, it's quite
> enjoyable.
Yeah...
I think a lot of people were dissapointed because it wasn't 'faithful to the text' or were just going into the film LOOKING for faults.
From what I have heard, they used a script that Douglas wrote before he died, so it's kind of what Douglas viewed what the screen-version of the book would be like - meaning quite a lot would of been cut out.
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