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[levious]

z AY f odd

2 syllables of course, don't know how to spell something phonetically.

 

[Xenon]

Saw this during a triple feature between Kung Fu Hustle and Sin City. Out of the three it was easily the least memorable. It’s not a bad movie, just not that good of one. I didn’t think it flowed all that well and the comedic timing seemed off.


Just meh for me.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I'm a fan of the first two books, hated the third, and haven't read the last two. I also liked the TV series, and love the radio version.

I loved the movie. It had its problems, but I thought they were the same problems that the books had. Meandering, semi-sensical plot, mostly, and humor that is hit and miss (though mostly hit). I was missing some good stuff that I did not think would work very well in a movie-- like Prosser's ancestry-- but I the book itself was fabulous (and looked great).

I also *liked* the romance. One thing that always fell flat for me in the books was the romance (or lack thereof) while were supposed to somehow care about Trillian. I think the redio show did the best job with this, with

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Arthur moving on, eventaully finding another girl to grow a spine for, steal the Heart of Gold, and run off with.

This was an adequate substitute for that-- Arthur's refusal to evolve as a character in the books is one reason why I think I got tired of them. The radio show was better, this is pretty decent as well. The

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restored Earth, and plot confusion regarding the mice's motives at the end

was a shame, but it's really just a coda to the rest of the plot, and no biggie. And Trillian and Zaphod are for more interesting in the movie than they were in the books, a bonus. Not enough Ford, unfortunately.

Yep, it's different, and a lot of good stuff got left behind-- but that's the movies for you. I wanted the new jokes, frankly-- I know the old ones all too well.

 

[levious]

Arthur's refusal to evolve as a character in the books is one reason why I think I got tired of them.

He grows a lot in the 4th book, but then it seemed like Adams wanted to take back everything for the 5th book. 5th was real dissapointing to me with

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the most important secondary character in the series - with her Ultimate Question just on the tip of her tongue - just dissapearing suddenly then the lame ending.

I'll have to check out the radio shows someday.

 

[Ford Prefect]

This film was #1 opening weekend and got some $20.1 million. Makes me happy

 

[Pachinko]

I watched this on tuesday and enjoyed it , never read the books nor do I plan to. Although a friend of mine who was there with me said the first book was way worse then the movie was and that the movie did something the books didn't - actually made him laugh.

 

[Jak140]

This movie was a steaming turd. The comedic delivery was horrible and the plot jumped all over the place. I imagine that 90% of the audience (the portion that hasn't read the book) had no idea what the hell was going on, and I wouldn't blame them because the movie gleefully avoids any attempt at exposition.