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Arwon
Posts: 289/506 |
Or maybe the screenplay was, uh, different? |
Dracoon
Posts: 3016/3727 |
Maybe I'm weird or something, but I thought the movie sucked... a lot... a whole lot, I feel like I've lost more brain cells than I would've if I sniffed glue for 24 hours instead.
Maybe my book was a bad version or something, but I don't remember the vogon homeworld, hell, I don't remember the vogons past their ship. I don't remember anything about the "view point gun" or any of the stuff about the planet where they were asked to get the thing. They didn't bring in the girl who found out the secert to happyness, and a bunch of other of the real funny stuff. I don't remember
Spoiler:
about Arthur and Trillian falling in love.
I guess my book sucked a whole lot... |
Arwon
Posts: 283/506 |
Zaphod was totally George W Bush.
I loved Magrathea and the factory floor... it was exactly how it appeared in my head and I giggled gleefully at it. |
PumpkinPie
Posts: 258/1158 |
If anyone here's a fan, it's me. I saw it on opening night, and brought my towel too  . The movie was excellent and true to the series, and I think that the new stuff they put in fit in very well (except for the love story.) Not to mention all of the references, from Arthur's clock saying 7:42 to Douglas's head in the end...very great movie. I especially loved Zaphod. |
Xeolord
Posts: 1708/3418 |
Originally posted by Nebetsu
Saw the movie. It was awesome except it moved a little too fast.
Overall I thought it moved along fine. But yeah, towards the end it just seemed a little rushed. |
Nebetsu
Posts: 1303/1574 |
Saw the movie. It was awesome except it moved a little too fast. |
Shyguy
Posts: 834/1998 |
I liked Marvin. He was so funny. I watched the movie earlier. It was cool! I liked the part where they were all yarn! |
windwaker
Posts: 1515/1797 |
Originally posted by Yoshi Dude
That chick who played Trillian was so hot.
Yeah she was. 
Disappointment seems inevitable, because I mean, it's rated PG. A lot of parts were clever, I thought, though they didn't stick the the books as much as they could. |
Yoshi Dude
Posts: 1998/3271 |
Wow, I must be lame. I just came back from seeing it and was disappointed.
That chick who played Trillian was so hot. |
The SomerZ
Posts: 723/862 |
It's half of 42.  |
Alastor the Stylish
Posts: 6362/7620 |
I can't say I see the significance of the 21 million figure. |
The SomerZ
Posts: 722/862 |
So, I read in the newspaper that the movie played for 4.2 million pounds in Britain during the first week, and 21 million dollars in the US during the first week. Coincidence? |
Gnafu the Great
Posts: 43/52 |
If you remind yourself that it's based on a screenplay that Douglas Adams wrote and not solely on the books, this movie was awesome  . I loved that Douglas Adams planet in the background on Magrathea  . Also, it was great to see the original Marvin (from the BBC series) in the waiting room on Vogsphere :drool:. Amazing graphics, some of the smoothest and most seemless I've seen. I was kinda tearing up at the very end when they flashed Adams' face at the end, too . |
PeterGriffinTheMan
Posts: 111/425 |
I try to find the torrent file on google, but it is hard to find or the file is too big and it will take days to be finish. Anyway it looks very good though. |
windwaker
Posts: 1487/1797 |
omgomgomg
It was pretty good. Nothing compared to the books, however, though it'd be cool if they did come out with a sequel (some of the funniest stuff is in the later books).
MARVIN WAS HILARIOUS. XD |
Nebetsu
Posts: 1278/1574 |
I saw the first half hour. At the theater, they had technical difficulties, so everyone got their money back and a free pass for next time. Oh well. It's free now, but I just have to wait. The first half hour was AWESOME and I can hardly wait to see the rest. |
drjayphd
Posts: 982/1477 |
Originally posted by Uncle Elmo
Drjayphd- I want a REAL guide with those graphics As for Hammer and Tongs, yes, they;re the same one. They also did the video to Blur's "Coffee and TV" too. So am I to gather you've seen the film now then, or have you just heard of all this? Oh and whilst you're finding the books and radio scripts, don't forget the TV series, it's like the film but on a lower budget and you've got a bit of the second book in there too (You get to see the actual Restaurant). The guide itself looks a bit different but hey, it's the 80's
Yeah, I saw it. And I saw that it was the same Hammer and Tongs on the UK official site, too. Why do you get all the good official sites (HHGttG, JK Rowling)?  |
Cruel Justice
Posts: 842/1384 |
I just saw it a few hours ago. It was great!
I didn't expect the house to be in the middle of nowhere but everything else seemed to resemble all in the book very well. Marvin reminds me of some people on this board. His pessimistic attitude as opposed to the computer's was histerical! |
Xeolord
Posts: 1669/3418 |
Just got back from this movie, very nice indeed.
I'm interested in checking out the books now. (I haven't read any of them, but I really enjoyed this movie)
It wasn't the best or funniest movie in the world, but it was definently worth the money.
"I have an idea"
*Smack!* |
Uncle Elmo
Posts: 912/1062 |
Drjayphd- I want a REAL guide with those graphics As for Hammer and Tongs, yes, they;re the same one. They also did the video to Blur's "Coffee and TV" too. So am I to gather you've seen the film now then, or have you just heard of all this? Oh and whilst you're finding the books and radio scripts, don't forget the TV series, it's like the film but on a lower budget and you've got a bit of the second book in there too (You get to see the actual Restaurant). The guide itself looks a bit different but hey, it's the 80's
Darth Jakuroth - Hmm.... if anything though the books were EXPANDED from the radio series, not cut down. |
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