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Offline Green

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« on: April 29, 2005, 03:45:00 pm »
Not a bad movie.  Its been years since I read the book, so I can't say how accurate it was to the storyline...but the dry British humor was there.  :thumbsup:

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Re: 42
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2005, 05:30:28 pm »
Quote from: Green on April 29, 2005, 03:45:00 pm
Not a bad movie.  Its been years since I read the book, so I can't say how accurate it was to the storyline...but the dry British humor was there.  :thumbsup:

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Re: 42
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2005, 02:58:36 am »
Quote from: RazalYllib on April 29, 2005, 05:30:28 pm
Quote from: Green on April 29, 2005, 03:45:00 pm
Not a bad movie.  Its been years since I read the book, so I can't say how accurate it was to the storyline...but the dry British humor was there.  :thumbsup:

Got towel?



Bringing my towel to the theator in about an hour, just re-read the first 3.5 books of the 5 book trilogy...I will attempt to post a review l8r, depending on how many pan galactic gargle blasters are consumed before then.


Ahhh being hit in the head by a gold brick wrapped in a lemon!

I saw the movie on Wed. and since you have just reread the books you will find that only a few parts will fit with the books.  I enjoyed it anyway!  But then I am a huge fan of British humor!  I just wish that Douglas hadn't kicked the bucket before finishing the screen play because you can really see where he is wrighting and were the stand in takes over.  Mos Def as Ford Prefect was AWESOME! 

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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2005, 08:48:35 am »
from the opening shots of the playful cetaceans and the catchy tune:

"So long and thanks for all the fish"

they got it right.  Not that there are some modifications to the original narrative, but it works really well.  There could have been more bits from the guide itself, and the fact that Ford was a field researcher for the book could have been expounded on more, a really fine adaptation and give it a thumbs up.  The conclusion was a perfect set up for restaurant at the end of universe.  Some of may fave bits were missing, but many were there, intact and perfect: think sperm whale and a bowl of petunias.  There are some easter eggs there, in one scene, IIRC, the BBC Marvin is present as an "extra".  Speaking of Marvin, Alan Rickman does a great job of bringing the right about of "programed pathos" to the voice, even if it sounds like Professer Snape.  I probably will go again, I liked it so well, take someone who has never read the book and get thier response.

What I really missed is some of the verbatum wit present in the novels, there were many intact in the movie, but other scenes were "rewritten" for the economy of the big screen and loose some of the sparkle present in the original.  But there are other bits of detailed included like the Vogan "chairs and jeweled crabs" for da FANS that really made smile broadly. The SFX are pretty smooth, the construction floor of magrethea is particularly impressive.  I thought to myself, this is close to Ringworld scale stuffs and shivers went down my back as I thought of potential of Ringworld movie SFX..then had to force myself back into the orgy of eye candy as Arthur and Slartibartfast tours the construction floor.

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Re: 42
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2005, 05:03:26 am »
Try this site for some fun, and a not too bad screen saver

http://www.lunkwillfook.com/ 

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Re: 42
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2005, 09:01:01 am »
Going to go see it this afternoon.
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