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[banjobenny]

So I saw the new Hitchhiker's Guide movie on Friday night. Yes, I went on opening night. Yes I dressed in my pj's and a bathrobe, and carried a towel. All I really have to say is that it was extremely mediochre. That's really it. Nothing stood out. There were plenty of things that I didn't really like that much, and a few things that were ok

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[jamtorkberg]

I know what you mean by "motivationally exhausted". Drawing comics, games, books. If I do anything for too long I just get tired of convincing myself to do it. More often than not it gets the better of me, but that's mostly because I am only reporting to myself. I can only imagine what you may be going through, with other people's projects on the line as well as your own.

Good luck, I hope you make it through things okay.

[jamtorkberg]

By the by, have you seen the BBC version recently? I have a burned DVD of it around here somewhere (part of a pack that Ken gives us each Christmas). I could send it out to you if you like.

[banjobenny]

I saw part of the dvd recently. Have you watched it? There are some extra bits. I think the VHS we had as kids had been cut to fit all into one movie-length TV spot, whereas orriginally it was like three or four hours long. I would like to see the rest of it, but I think someone around here has it.

[majorbonnet]

Wasn't it worth for some of the visuals though? I thought the digital Guide was very witty and brought forth Douglas Adams' writing pretty seemlessly, which is hard when you don't have a constant streaming narrative.

My biggest problem with it was too much Zaphod. Bleh too much too much.

[banjobenny]

Yes, I certainly liked the guide animations quite a bit. I really liked Zaphod's complete lunacy, but I can see how it would be too much. At first I was extremely unsatisfied with the head, but after the new explanation they gave for it, I calmed down a bit...I still don't really like it though.