See Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I tried to post this earlier but the entry got eaten. Just got back from the movie (HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy, of course) and LOVED IT!
Douglas would have been proud! He tried for nearly 20 years to get this movie to the big screen and the result was wonderful.
It was not identical to the book, but honored it and the changes that were made were so in keeping with the spirit of the series as a whole that I wasn't much bothered by them at all. This is NOT usually the case when a treasured book gets the Hollywood Treatment.
I am using a cut to hide the spoilers, so don't click on it if you don't want to know the details.
First major difference was the romance between Arthur and Trillian. It was implied in the book, but they put it right up front on the screen. I thought it was okay -- they used the idea as a device to explain things. It didn't really add to the storyline but didn't take away from it either.
I *like* Trillian! I should BE Trillian. Going to a costume party as Darwin? I AM that geek!
Okay, I know they gave us a canon pairing in Trillian/Arthur but you have to be blind not to see the Arthur/Ford possibilities, especially in the first part of the movie. All that *hugging* (and we thought Jack was bad!)
Look at my icon... does that or does it not look like a Stargate?? its big and round and takes you to other places. ::grin::
I want my very own Point of View Gun... this idea was not something I read in the book. Maybe Douglas Adams didn't write it, but he would have loved the idea, I think. It certainly worked as a plot device, anyway.
The biggest problem I had with the book being made into a movie was that it didn't really have an ending. The romance and the POV Gun helped create one, which is another reason they didn't bother me.
I really did enjoy the movie and so did the teens. The seven year old got bored at times.
I don't think Douglas Adams is rolling in his grave. I think he would have been elbows deep in the production and laughing along with the rest of us at the competion of something he worked so hard to make happen.
If you enjoyed the books, I think you should give the movie a shot. It is definitely worth the $7 I paid to get in.
Douglas would have been proud! He tried for nearly 20 years to get this movie to the big screen and the result was wonderful.
It was not identical to the book, but honored it and the changes that were made were so in keeping with the spirit of the series as a whole that I wasn't much bothered by them at all. This is NOT usually the case when a treasured book gets the Hollywood Treatment.
I am using a cut to hide the spoilers, so don't click on it if you don't want to know the details.
First major difference was the romance between Arthur and Trillian. It was implied in the book, but they put it right up front on the screen. I thought it was okay -- they used the idea as a device to explain things. It didn't really add to the storyline but didn't take away from it either.
I *like* Trillian! I should BE Trillian. Going to a costume party as Darwin? I AM that geek!
Okay, I know they gave us a canon pairing in Trillian/Arthur but you have to be blind not to see the Arthur/Ford possibilities, especially in the first part of the movie. All that *hugging* (and we thought Jack was bad!)
Look at my icon... does that or does it not look like a Stargate?? its big and round and takes you to other places. ::grin::
I want my very own Point of View Gun... this idea was not something I read in the book. Maybe Douglas Adams didn't write it, but he would have loved the idea, I think. It certainly worked as a plot device, anyway.
The biggest problem I had with the book being made into a movie was that it didn't really have an ending. The romance and the POV Gun helped create one, which is another reason they didn't bother me.
I really did enjoy the movie and so did the teens. The seven year old got bored at times.
I don't think Douglas Adams is rolling in his grave. I think he would have been elbows deep in the production and laughing along with the rest of us at the competion of something he worked so hard to make happen.
If you enjoyed the books, I think you should give the movie a shot. It is definitely worth the $7 I paid to get in.