02 May 05
Originally posted by ExyOops!
The director and almost all of the cast [b]are British. This is a UK production financed by American money, nothing new in that. I've yet to see it, I won't pay to see it at the cinema as I am expecting it to be disappointing, I'll rent it on DVD and watch it casually.[/b]
Perhaps I'd better spare my opinions for AFTER I've seen the movie.
<slinks away to the darkest corner to sulk>
02 May 05
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Originally posted by ExyI saw the movie last night, and I hated it. And unfortunately, 3 of the 4 main characters (5 if you count Marvin) are not British. I think that was a big goof. OK, I don't think Trillian is supposed to be British, but still. I like Mos Def, but I didn't like him in this movie. Same with Sam Rockwell. A lot of lines lifted from the book just don't sound right coming out of their mouths. I also thought the revisions to the story weren't very funny at all.
The director and almost all of the cast [b]are British. This is a UK production financed by American money, nothing new in that. I've yet to see it, I won't pay to see it at the cinema as I am expecting it to be disappointing, I'll rent it on DVD and watch it casually.[/b]
I don't mind the book being reinterpreted, after all movies aren't books, but I really think HHGTTG fails on a cinematic level. I just wasn't interested in what was happening on-screen. It doesn't help that most of the audience is so familiar with the (funnier) source material either.
02 May 05
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I liked the film. I went in with few expectations and it surprised me. from the adverts I expected to hate the characters, and yet they grew on me (I never quite got over Trillian's accent though) I expected none of the plot to be there, and yet it was quite loyal to the books (except for the two stops before magrathea). You have to remember that Douglas wrote part of the screenplay before he died, and that he wrote many different versions of Hitchhiker's Guide and no two were ever quite the same.
The Intro song is great too.
02 May 05
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Originally posted by BowmannNo, it's not necessarily so as "Sean of the Dead" was made with American money and so has the League of Gentleman movie due up next month. In fact, most films that get wide distribution cannot avoid using American money.
And that, of course, is the problem.
02 May 05
Originally posted by arrakisDifficult humour to convey on the big screen but they did okay. About what I expected.
I was really disappointed. It sucked big time. 🙁
What's your opinon about this movie?
Afterall it's very rare for a film to be as good/ better than the book; blade runner is the only one i can think of.
Plus Zooey Deschanel (Trillian) was excellent.
