Think I'll skip the review

Post #202,702 by ChrisR 4/10/05 2:29:51 PM Reply	Think I'll skip the review Ok. So I read the first page, but I don't see anything other than complaints about the lines being different in this movie versus the book (or the radio or the tv series). Movies are first and foremost a visual medium backed by (hopefully) some character development. The strength or failure of the movie will not rest on it's trueness to the literary words. IMO, the movie will succeed if it is playfully silly with a hint of nihilism. It will fail if it takes the material to literal or serious.
Post #202,703 by pwhysall 4/10/05 2:36:18 PM Reply	I wouldn't. He's specific, and if he's right, and there's no reason to think he isn't, then this film is a travesty. If you enjoyed the books, or the radio plays, or the TV series, then I would suggest not destroying your fond memories. The biggest crime is the fact that nowhere in this film is the Pan-galactic Gargleblaster mentioned. Not once. Not being hit in the head with a gold brick wrapped in a slice of lemon? Unforgivable. But then, it's made by Disney. It was always going to be butchered. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #202,706 by broomberg 4/10/05 2:48:38 PM Reply	Just saw the trailer yesterday It was enough to make me want to see it. Sure, Marvin was stupid. And the "thumb" felt wrong. But I'll suspend my critical faculties and go see it.
Post #202,715 by tuberculosis 4/10/05 3:28:08 PM Reply	That's unfortunate because the trailer looks great. But of course its the dialog that is key and if they've mucked with that then its toast. "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
Post #229,405 by static 10/12/05 10:17:56 PM Reply	I don't normally reply to old threads... I've gotten a copy of it on DVD (yeah, I know, it would have been cheaper to see it in the cinema). Actually, I quite like it. It's not as true to the original works as some people could have wished, but it seems to work. I was prepared to mourn the loss of the witty dialogue, too, but I can see it would have been shortened in the interest of "making the story move along". Shame. They didn't have to cut quite so much of it. The biggest crime is the fact that nowhere in this film is the Pan-galactic Gargleblaster mentioned. Not once. It is, actually. A little while after Ford and Arthur arrive on the Heart of Gold, Zaphod and Ford share a Pan-galactic Gargleblaster. There's even a voice-over describing it. Wade. "Insert crowbar. Apply force."
Post #229,414 by bepatient 10/13/05 12:36:49 AM Reply	I'm with you While slightly let down that it wasn't better than it was...it wasn't horrible. I found myself rather enjoying it. One very bad thing, though...the female was a horrid actress. If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #202,704 by Another Scott 4/10/05 2:37:28 PM Reply	+5. Well said. I usually avoid reviews of movies because they're often very good (in a bad way) at influencing my expectations. When I saw that the review Peter linked to was quite long, I only skimmed some of the first page. To do otherwise would spoil the entertainment value for me. Cheers, Scott.

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