ecoli Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Unfortunately, my expectations for this movie were so high, that I, of course had to be let down. John Malkovitch aside, I wasn't very impressed with the acting. I was happy to see, though, I wasn't the only one with a towel at the theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentsailor Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 The opening musical number was so off that it was cool. The screenplay was good and the guide animations were fabulous [[i heard there was another one after the credits, but didn't stick around to see it]]. As for the acting...Arthur and Trillian were good, Ford was all right, Zaphod was over-the-top - and though that's the way his character was in the books, he seemed over-the-top in the wrong way, whatever sense that makes. The brilliance of the books was in the WAY they were written, and that's something that doesn't translate to the screen. But it was a good effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I enjoyed it very much. The musical number was 40's and campy and zany and set the mood just fine. Brilliant choice for Zaphod's second head, I wondered how they were going to handle that. Tickled me every time it popped up (and every time he put it back). Considering all the wealth to choose from, it was strange sometimes to see what they put the emphasis on. Since the Vogon crabby-things weren't mentioned originally, I was dismayed at the amount of resources they spent on them which could have been used elsewhere. The bit you missed in the credits was worth the wait. It's one of my favorite little asides in the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Since the Vogon crabby-things weren't mentioned originally, I was dismayed at the amount of resources they spent on them which could have been used elsewhere. Chapter 5, paragraph 4. You ain't no fanboy http://www.globusz.com/ebooks/Hitchhikers/00000016.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Chapter 5, paragraph 4.I stand (or sit, perched atop a struggling, elegant, silken-coated gazelle-like creature) corrected. Still, if they're going to key on a line or two, I'd rather they spent that time on something more entertaining, like Eccentrica Gallumbits, the triple-breasted whore of Eroticon 6. Much more fun to be sat on by her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I stand (or sit' date=' perched atop a struggling, elegant, silken-coated gazelle-like creature) corrected. Still, if they're going to key on a line or two, I'd rather they spent that time on something more entertaining, like Eccentrica Gallumbits, the triple-breasted whore of Eroticon 6. Much more fun to be sat on by her. [/quote'] Yeah, but some jerks decided that it needed to be rated PG...which made the Coming Attractions quite dismal. We actually had the entire theatre booing when the Chicken Little preview came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
□h=-16πT Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 They're reshowing the 80's series on BBC2 on tuesday nights at 11.20 if any one is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 They're reshowing the 80's series on BBC2 on tuesday nights at 11.20 if any one is interested. I've already seen it...my library carries it on VHS. I think it's actually funnier then the new movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calbiterol Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I really liked it when I saw it on opening night. I'm sure it helped that I haven't read the books and I went to see it with a bunch of friends on opening night-ish (or opening day) and we were all so sleep deprived that we couldn't stop laughing at the opening music (we're all music freaks too, so that was... amazing... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calbiterol Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Hey, anyone happen to have any MP3's (or other audio clips) of MARVIN THE MANICALLY DEPRESSED ANDROID? I'd love to be able to hear his voice on command, I think it's hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C60 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 the best part of the whole movie was when the dolphins were signing opera style me and my friends were loseing it with laughter but atrangely everyone else was silent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted May 25, 2005 Author Share Posted May 25, 2005 the best part of the whole movie was when the dolphins were signing opera style me and my friends were loseing it with laughter but atrangely everyone else was silent I thought it was a bit awkward. Not sure what was funny about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calbiterol Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Different styles of humor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
□h=-16πT Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I really enjoyed it, despite its deviation from the plot of the book and such. Can't really say what my favourite bit was. Bill Bailley as the whale and Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast were cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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