OT: Hitchhiker movie - Page 2

narf poit chez BOOM · #11 July 28th, 2004, 10:31 AM

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For the moment, you seem to be able to get it here. It lacks footage from the actual movie. Or, at least, it lacks footage of people or people-like things from the movie and that dissappoints me somewhat.

Well the links I supplied point out that the trailer is more of a ....can't think of the word....you know, sort of introduction but without any footage.
Narf, what did Hollywood butcher?. Marvins size?.

Edit: Is it just me or does Marvin now look like a midget Stormtrooper?. They must have made a mistake when they grew the clone.

It changes the whole feel. As I just thought, 'Ompa loompa'. I may be really pessimistic and jumping the gun, but I don't think this is something they should or can really change anything of without messing things up. They should get the guys who did the comic Version of it to do the movie. That had the exact same feel, as far as I can tell and while they cut stuff, the stuff they left was word for word, as nearly as I can tell.

Raging Deadstar · #12 July 28th, 2004, 11:33 AM

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I see no way for this to end well.

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Sorry?. Is the thread going in the wrong direction. Did I bring up something bad

I think we're all being rather cynical because popular sci-fi turned to movies are always butchered and turned into a $$$ fest. Very rarely does a sci-fi succeed when the hollywood producers wrap their grimy hands round it.

EDIT: AIIIIIIIIIIIEEEE!!!! I just saw the new marvin suit!!! What have they done!!!

I had some glimmer of hope for this, now i can't see any at all.

*clutches his hitchhikers guide to the galaxy books close to him and sobs*

[ July 28, 2004, 10:36: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]

Randallw · #13 July 28th, 2004, 12:06 PM

I have the episodes on tape and Marvin is a big silver robot with a perpetually grumpy face that fits his voice. Now he will look like an overweight midget stormtrooper.

Disclaimer: when i call him a midget I am in no way attempting to be derogatory of Mr Warwick, I just can't think of a better way to describe the new Marvins (the robot, not the actor's) size.

Edit: When the inevitable toy comes out you could tear off his beach ball head and put a Clone helmet on him.

[ July 28, 2004, 11:08: Message edited by: Randallw ]

Will · #14 July 28th, 2004, 09:07 PM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY?!?! That link with the marvin costume is evil! Why did you post it? WHY?!?!

Be calm... Don't Panic. Have a Pan Galactic Gargle BLaster.

Raging Deadstar · #15 July 28th, 2004, 11:57 PM

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Originally posted by Will:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY?!?! That link with the marvin costume is evil! Why did you post it? WHY?!?!

Be calm... Don't Panic. Have a Pan Galactic Gargle BLaster.

*Takes the Pan Galactic Gargle BLaster and drinks it in one quick gulp!*

"I need this!"

*RD passes out to forget the clonetrooper/oompa lumpa abomination!*

Kamog · #16 July 29th, 2004, 02:05 AM

What!! That's what Marvin is going to look like???

ARRRGGHH !!!

That couldn't be Douglas Adams' idea! Sadly, he is not around anymore to make things better...

Raging Deadstar · #17 July 29th, 2004, 12:34 PM

*Regians some sense of sentience, hands kamog a Pan Galactic Gargle BLaster and then falls asleep*

I hate to see what else they are going to do...

Kamog · #18 July 30th, 2004, 01:38 AM

In the Marvin picture, there's a hand holding a huge white sphere above the actor dressed in the Marvin costume. Is that big white globe Marvin's head? It seems disproportionately too large. And where are his eyes, mouth, etc?

I wonder what Zaphod is going to look like. I can't imagine how they could possibly make a two-headed guy look good.

Randallw · #19 July 30th, 2004, 02:31 AM

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Edit: When the inevitable toy comes out you could tear off his beach ball head and put a Clone helmet on him.

yes, the white sphere is his head. I'm not sure if its a white ball or like pacman with no eyes.

Will · #20 July 30th, 2004, 03:51 AM

You know, I think it would be a lot funnier if Marvin delivers his "Here I am, brain the size of a large planet, and I'm delegated to opening doors" lines when he has a tiny "head", or even a relatively normal sized head. But the big head just makes it look insanely stupid, and that's not DNA's style of humor. I don't like it.