Endigo Vandane Posted April 7, 2005 Posted April 7, 2005 I'm missing a mention of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy in this Forum, so here it is. Hi, would anyone like me to mention The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. It's a movie about a wholly remarkable book called The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. There are even several trailers available, for those of you who would like to see some trailers of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. I'm rather exited about This little movie and hope you are too. And if you are not, well, it's mostly harmless. Quote
The Middleman Posted April 7, 2005 Posted April 7, 2005 I've loved this series forever. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! And the movie looks fantastic so far... can't wait! 23 days! You made a little omission, though: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a movie about a book called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is about a book called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ;) Favorite quote from the whole series: "The ships hung in the air much in the same way as bricks don't." Quote
jonfett Posted April 7, 2005 Posted April 7, 2005 I started reading the first book, after listening to the BBC dramatisation, before I even heard about the movie coming out. I am now reading the second book, 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' which I am really enjoying. But I must go now, I'm feeling rather deperessed ;) Jon. Quote
languages Posted April 9, 2005 Posted April 9, 2005 I will make a Marvin out of Lego. He will be my friend... Quote
The Middleman Posted April 9, 2005 Posted April 9, 2005 I will make a Marvin out of Lego. He will be my friend... I would so buy one of those. Quote
The Middleman Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 Ok Ill make one. You buy him.... Hmmm... I wonder if a minifig version could be made... the head'd have to be specialized. Quote
Endigo Vandane Posted April 10, 2005 Author Posted April 10, 2005 A slight modification of this one could work: White in color, new print and able to fit on a minifig torso. :) Quote
xwingyoda Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 Here is a little review found on CNN, enjoy ;) http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/...r.ap/index.html Quote
Wolf04 Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 I would love to go see the movie since I'm a science fiction movie fan. Can't wait until it comes out... EDIT: Oh crap...it came out today...April 29.....and I got noo time!!! Waaa...I need to see it. Quote
jonfett Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 I saw it today, and it was great! I thought that Steven Fry voicing the book and Alan Rickman (Snape) voicing Marvin were great choices. I didn't think that the actress playing Trillian was too good, but it didn't ruin the movie for me. It stayed quite close to the book, which I liked as I finished the book a month or so back, but there were a few occasions on which I thought it strayed too far away from the plot.. but probably to make the movie longer. The movie was very funny and I was hysterical at some points, the Vogons in particular are very amusing near to the end. The effects were great too, and the ending (which was quite similar to the books) should leave a gap open for a sequel, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe. Jon. Quote
The Middleman Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 I actually heartily disagree with jonfett. It was a great movie - if, that is, you don't expect it to bear any resemblance to the actual book in any way. I've read the book seven times, the most recently being last week, so I know my stuff, and I recognized four scenes from the book. Each one lasts about 7-12 minutes on average. It took faithfulness to a lower level than Britney Spears. I'm not saying it wasn't a good movie, but if you go and see it, watch it as a movie, and NOT as an adaptation. Quote
Wolf04 Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 Well, tell me one movie based on a book that was true to the storyline of that book... Quote
The Middleman Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 Well, tell me one movie based on a book that was true to the storyline of that book... This is the worst ADAPTATION I have ever seen. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, etc. were about 75% true to the books. This is, at best, 25%. Quote
jonfett Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 As I said, the large chunk added into the middle of the movie (with Trillian and the Vogons) probably got added so that the movie was longer, if they had not had that then it would have been about 30-40 mins long. Jon. Quote
Akkhraziel Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 On Faithfulness to the book: From what I remember hearing a while ago, Douglas Adams requested that each iteration or take on the Hitchhikers franchise be slightly different from that which had gone before. Which is to say, he preferred that there be little variations in it each time it was done. Nifty, that. Akkh Quote
Sarg_Kulo Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 I wanna see this, my dad however thinks that it will spoil the book for him :/ Quote
xwingyoda Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Guys found another article that could be of interest: http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/...e.ap/index.html Enjoy ;) Quote
Sarg_Kulo Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 I'm not quite sure about this, I think I wanna see it *wacko* Quote
Vader Posted May 3, 2005 Posted May 3, 2005 Well i saw it and i have to say that it was ok, i wasnt a fan of the tv series but i did enjoy the film. Alan Rickman is fantastic as the voice of Marvin, they really couldnt of picked anyone better for the role. Quote
The Middleman Posted May 5, 2005 Posted May 5, 2005 What exacty is it about? Arthur Dent wakes up only to remember that his house is scheduled for demolition to make way for a bypass. He lies in front of the bulldozers to stop them until his friend Ford Prefect arrives, takes him to a bar, and tells him the world is about to end and that Ford himself is an alien. Arthur's house gets bulldozed. As he stands over the wreckage, the Vogon constructor fleet looms over the planet (the ships hanging in the air much in the same way that bricks don't) and Ford and Arthur are just able to hitch a ride on the nearest ship before the Vogons destroy the planet - to make way, no less, for an interstellar bypass. The story follows Ford and Arthur as they meet up with some old friends and traverse the galaxy searching for the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Quote
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