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April 26th, 2005, 03:44 AM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
Well, I really enjoyed the books so I'll give the film a chance and go see it, regardless of what the reviewers say.
I saw the old HHGTTG TV series, and that wasn't that good; only the first episode where the Earth gets blown up was good and the series rapidly went downhill from there. Hopefully the movie will be better than the TV series.
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April 26th, 2005, 05:21 AM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
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the series rapidly went downhill from there. Hopefully the movie will be better than the TV series.
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Oh no, the TV series was brilliant.
I have a 12 hour flight coming up this weekend, and I'm hoping HHGTTG will be shown in-flight. Last time I flew long-haul, I saw Pirates of the Caribbean (great), League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (****e), Terminator 3 (****e), that adult/teen body-swap one with Jamie lee Curtis (meh), Charlies Angels [some sequel or other] (****e), a couple of bollywood flicks (foreign language- couldn't understand them) and about 6 more less memorable films on the way home. I can't sleep on planes. |
April 26th, 2005, 11:11 AM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
I found the BBC Radio drama quite entertaining.
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Well, I really enjoyed the books so I'll give the film a chance and go see it, regardless of what the reviewers say.
I saw the old HHGTTG TV series, and that wasn't that good; only the first episode where the Earth gets blown up was good and the series rapidly went downhill from there. Hopefully the movie will be better than the TV series.
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April 29th, 2005, 11:48 PM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
Bah, that guy is a twit, HHGttG kicked ***, seeing the vogons alone was worth the 4.50 admission, Marvin was awesome, Zaphod had all his apendages(was afraid he wouldn't from the previews), and the "Yarn" Heart of Gold was hillarious(BUTTONS ARE NOT TOYS). Some parts moved a little slow, or coulda been a little better, but overall it was good. I think the casting was pretty good too, they had a good Arthur Ford, and trillian, Zaphod was a little weak though, his dialouge coulda been better.
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April 30th, 2005, 07:45 AM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
Seconded, the Film really kicked ***. There was some great tributes as well, the Original Marvin robot turns up in the film in a few places.
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April 30th, 2005, 10:40 AM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
The Rottentomatoes rating is 63% and climbing. I'll have to check the local theatre to see if they have it. I must admit, Alan Rickman as the voice of Marvin just may be worth the price of admission... "By Grabthar's Hammer, I'm so depressed!" |
April 30th, 2005, 11:02 AM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
I saw it yesterday, and I thought they did a really good job of translating the book to the screen. Whoever wrote that review obviously doesn't 'get it'. If you liked the book(s), don't hesitate to go see the movie.
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April 30th, 2005, 12:24 PM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
I enjoyed it as well. It was certainly entertaining.
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May 4th, 2005, 09:09 PM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
I saw the movie today and I have to say that I really thought it was not that good. Honestly it just seemed to british humor based for my tastes. Sorry guys, I cannot endorse this movie and would recommend that people wait to rent it on cheap $0.99 DVD nite at block buster or something.
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May 5th, 2005, 06:21 AM
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Re: HHGTTG Movie Review (And it ain\'t good...)
On the back of that ringing endorsement I plan to see the movie as soon as possible. Being British myself it should be perfectly to my tastes 
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