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| apl4eris |
Posted - 02/16/2005 : 11:42:51
Don't Panic
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I've been freaking out about this movie coming out, and now there is a trailer premier on the front page of www.amazon.com !
Direct link here: http://images.amazon.com/media/imdb/01/ads/hhgttg42/AmazonFilms.swf
I'm not sure what I think of some of the character casting, and the lack of a second head on Zaphod is a let-down, but I'm more than willing to suspend any judgements until after I've seen it. Only 50 pages to go on my current book, then I'm going back and reading all the books again.
I. CAN'T. WAIT.
http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/main.html
Anyone planning to see this? |
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| benji |
Posted - 05/04/2013 : 10:05:08
i saw a couple of the dirk gently episodes and I also thought it was pretty good. now that you say it was cancelled after 4 episodes, that makes sense as I was expecting more to be on tv, but they never turned up.
pity it was cancelled. it definitely had something going for it imo.
the books are very good. different to hitchhikers, but i enjoy them as much.
the 2 episodes of the tv show i saw did not follow any storylines i remembered from the books.
recommend tracking the books down.
all i can say, thank god for polio! brian |
| hammerhands |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 22:06:42
There's a Dirk Gently TV show?!?? [10 minutes in, it's very good]
Has anybody read the books?
[The Hitchhiker's movie was SO disappointing.]
Only 4 episodes created and it was not renewed. That's worse than Faulty Towers. |
| The Marsist |
Posted - 05/02/2005 : 09:00:53
i think the movies fantastic.very funny. martin freeman was a delight from start to finish.
god bless you
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/02/2005 : 01:16:17
quote:
Originally posted by Sir Rockabye
How old is your daughter Shine?
Some brains just work that way, that's what chemicals can do.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 20:18:10
Very interesting, thanks for the post, manintheshack.
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| VoVat |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 16:42:22
I agree about the ending. I didn't like the look of Deep Thought, although I guess I can see what they were going for. I DID like Humma Kavula (the Malkovich character), though, primarily for his sermon.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 16:09:31
The ending for a start! and what was the Malkovich character all about? Deep thought was a world of wrong, Arthur Dent was also wrong
pleasantly surprised by Mos Def though.
(one for the ladies)
 when there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth |
| VoVat |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 16:02:42
Like what?
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 14:16:40
I saw it this afternoon and had some major major issues with it, and I don't just mean your usual geek-out nit-picky issues either, I mean issues.
when there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth |
| manintheshack |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 03:57:01
M.J. SIMPSON
(writer, author of Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams)
"I think it is interesting, and a little sad, that Douglas's name has been so low-key among all the publicity and hype for this movie. The trailers just said "From the celebrated best-selling novel" but omitted to mention who wrote it. On the other hand, it may be best for Douglas Adams's reputation that he isn't linked too closely with the film. Despite what many people are saying, he didn't write it. He wrote a screenplay which Disney rejected, then he died, and then another writer came in and wrote a new screenplay incorporating material from Douglas's version. WGA rules mean that both writers are credited, though they never met.
A much better tribute to Douglas is the new, final radio series based on the fourth and fifth Hitchhiker books. The reason those books don't work very well is because they were rushed so there is almost no editing. Douglas needed a good editor or producer to make his work really shine and what Dirk Maggs has done with these final eight scripts is extraordinary and exactly what an editor would have done with the books had there been time."
Oh deary me, I was reminded of this the other day. Haven't seen the film yet, but I'm trying desperately to remain open minded about it. If any of you haven't heard the original radio series but loved the TV series then I suggest purchasing. It's without doubt the best medium for the Guide. And Simon Jones is Arthur Dent (literally; Adams based the character on him  )
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I kick arse for the Lord. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 21:22:38
I've said this elsewhere, but a large part of the comedy from the books is in the narrative, I think, which is definitely the most difficult part to transfer into a movie. That's probably why it's not funny. Haven't seen it yet, but I'd like to before I go to Europe and it costs far more money. :)
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| VoVat |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 20:58:54
I wasn't sure what to think about Marvin's design, but looking back, I guess it was pretty good. I'm still not all that fond of the way they did Zaphod's second head, though.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| benji |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 20:28:01
well lets just say that a major part of the story doesn't happen in the books at all.
makes sense though.
yes, marvin was very good...woefully underused.
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| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 09:52:18
How old is your daughter Shine?
Some brains just work that way, that's what chemicals can do. |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 09:05:51
i enjoyed it. marvin was hilarious.
my daughter(who has never read the book) thought it was funny and cool. i told her she should read the books. |
| Carl |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 07:07:51
Is it really that different? Douglas Adams wrote the screenplay, and apparently they stuck rather close to it, although of course he was aware that he would have to adapt it for the movies(apparently he had years of trials and tribulations getting it onscreen). |
| benji |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 06:06:30
i saw the movie this avo' after having read all the books about 20 times each over the years.
and the movie was ok.
sure, it's never going to be as good as the books, since douglas adams is such an incredibly clever and witty man, but i really enjoyed it nonetheless.
but the thing that suprised me was that it wasn't actually funny. the book has me in stiches, but it just didn't transfer well to the big screen in that respect.
and the plot's rather different, but thats to be expected.
so my rating would be a 3.5 out of 5.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 04:53:45
I am looking forward to it. Gonna watch the T.V series again first though, to catch up. That reminds me I must go and get it off my mate.
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| VoVat |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 19:26:14
I don't think there's really a definitive version of the story anyway. It's the books that I'm most familiar with, but it was a radio show first. Every version has had some changes, although the story tends to remain basically the same.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| Carl |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 17:17:41
You have to give adaptations a little bit of licence. |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 16:34:43
I'm going to see it on Sunday but I have my doubts
when there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth |
| Carl |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 15:59:21
I definetly want to see this. I've never heard the radio series or read the book, and I only saw bits of the TV series. It's getting good reviews, and apparently it's quite faithful to Douglas Adams source material. |
| mosleyk |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 15:49:44
Oops...sorry I didn't mean to use the word "spoiler"
I edited my post. |
| VoVat |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 15:43:36
The spoiler warning was for the purposes of steering away people who didn't want plot elements given away, not an indication that I did a detailed plot description. Sorry if I gave the wrong idea.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| mosleyk |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 14:23:26
Thanks for the heads up! I almost posted to this asking if anyone had seen it yet.
Glad you liked it overall. I was hoping it wouldn't be a complete dud. |
| VoVat |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 14:04:29
I just saw the movie a few hours ago. I liked it overall, but there were some things I really didn't like. If you want to read my long-ass, spoiler-filled review, you can go here.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| prozacrat |
Posted - 02/21/2005 : 16:02:48
I've seen production shots with the two heads/three arms. In this version the head is a little more flexible, I believe. It spends less time out there than the shoddy second head from the BBC television series. |
| hagbard |
Posted - 02/21/2005 : 15:29:41
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Zaphod needs two heads...
I believe he does have two heads and another arm or two. They pop up every now and then (you can see it somewhere in the trailer) |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 02/21/2005 : 06:29:57
Cool! I just finished the 'book' and am now reading the "Restaurant At The End of the Universe" collection. Zaphod needs two heads... it's sort of critical given his self-inflicted (at least so far as I know) brain surgery. I'll check this out when I get home.
How does the radio play compare to the book?
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| Newo |
Posted - 02/21/2005 : 05:42:04
I just got a record by Mos Def out of the library so he's got my support.
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| prozacrat |
Posted - 02/20/2005 : 21:09:52
And he wasn't the sole screenwriter. The bulk of it was taken from Douglas' final screen play, and the new guy just came in and filled in the holes. He sounds pretty competent, though, as do the directors. And the cast seems pretty dead on. I have no serious concerns about this film, to be honest. |
| cvanepps |
Posted - 02/18/2005 : 04:49:57
Sure, it has the possibility of sucking but if you read the comments of the screenwriter, he seems to be aware of the pitfalls of trying to take Douglas Adams to the big screen. I'm very much looking forward to seeing it.
Besides, Zooey Deschanel is my pretend celebrity girlfriend, and she'd be cross with me if I didn't go to one of her flicks.
-= It's not easy to kidnap a fat man =-
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 02/17/2005 : 15:31:33
Watch the T.V series. It's fantastic, or at least I remember it to be fantastic.
Love, love, my season |
| VoVat |
Posted - 02/17/2005 : 15:12:53
I've read the entire series several times. Not as many times as I've read most of the Oz books, but still quite a lot. Haven't heard the radio show or seen the BBC TV series, though.
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 02/16/2005 : 18:22:58
i'm going to re-read the series also, i remember blazing through it when i was younger, so it should go even more quickly now.
I'm what you call a repeat offender. I repeat, I will offend again! |
