Hitchhiker's Guide Movie Greenlighted

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Hitchhiker's Guide Movie Greenlighted

Posted by timothy on Saturday October 4, 2003 @10:17PM from the gold-brick-cast-in-velvet dept.

Overly Critical Guy writes "According to Chud, the Hitchhiker's Guide movie is a go." It's too bad DNA won't be around to see it, but good news for his fans. I hope they can borrow Weta Digital's render farm to perfect some of the characters, though anything will be an improvement on the BBC series' special effects.

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FSP by glenkim · 2003-10-04 22:20 · Score: 4, Funny

Forty-Second Post!
1. Re:FSP by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-04 22:53 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Spyglass/Disney
  Uhhh... so Arthur will look like a male-model, and be a go-getting captain of industry. Ford Prefect will become Ford Mustang. The Guide itself will be a multi-billion dollar company staffed by hard-working employees who really do believe in their MISSION STATEMENT... instead of a bunch of perma-drunk wastrels.
  Ahhh... America... gloriously missing the point while throwing millions of dollars around for SFX.
Re:Hmmm by TheToon · 2003-10-04 22:23 · Score: 2, Funny

Marvin like Bender? How can that be? Marvin has a head the size of a planet!

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we should clone the author by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-04 22:36 · Score: 1, Funny

and then DNA will be around to see it
Of course the movie will suck by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-04 22:43 · Score: 0, Funny

just like the new starwars films did, because all you jerks can't hack it not being just as you pictured in your head. Stop being so anal.
Re:Hmmm by B747SP · 2003-10-04 22:55 · Score: 4, Funny

Marvin has a head the size of a planet!
"You humans. When do you gonna learn that size doesn't matter Just because something is important, doesn't mean it isn't very very small, tiny.."
(and for the record, it's *brain* the size of a planet, not head!)

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In related news... by keebler · 2003-10-05 01:14 · Score: 3, Funny

George W. Bush. Vogon.

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1. Re:In related news... by TheOrquithVagrant · 2003-10-05 03:52 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  All i can say is "ouch". It even had the word "lump" in it.
  
  "Ode to a lump of female republican i found in my bed one midsummer morning."
So to sum up the comments so far ... by Fractal+Dice · 2003-10-05 01:28 · Score: 5, Funny

This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
Re:The important question... by Jedi+Holocron · 2003-10-05 01:35 · Score: 2, Funny

The important answer to your important question: 42

There. I did it. Someone had to...
Re:Gaiman didn't want to by TheOrquithVagrant · 2003-10-05 03:44 · Score: 2, Funny

> "Hollywood can never render Ford turning in to an infinite number of penguins better than you can in your head," as he put it.

Although it will no doubt make me smile just a little bit extra to know that those infinite number of penguins will have been rendered by a finite-but-large number of linux-boxes. I wonder if the animators will make the rendered penguins look just a little bit more like Tux, than a realistic penguin...
You're not totally prepared unless... by phillymjs · 2003-10-05 03:44 · Score: 2, Funny

...you also have:

- Junk mail
- Pocket fluff
- A thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what it is
- A buffered analgesic

~Philly
1. Re:You're not totally prepared unless... by meringuoid · 2003-10-05 05:49 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  And of course you must not forget...
  - No tea
  
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Re:Slight word change by dnahelix · 2003-10-05 04:29 · Score: 2, Funny

I hpoe tehy can brorow Weta Dgitali's rneedr fram to pcfrceet smoe of the ctarhacres,...

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Re:Remember kids ... by ttk · 2003-10-05 05:04 · Score: 2, Funny

bring a towel to the opening premiere
...and soak one corner with anti-depressants, just in case.
How to instantly DESTROY this movie... by Stormwatch · 2003-10-05 05:51 · Score: 2, Funny

Just get Sean Connery to play any part. LXG, anyone? -_-''

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Re:DON'T PANIC, in large, friendly letters... by Rob+Simpson · 2003-10-05 06:47 · Score: 2, Funny

Yeah, until the batteries die two days out from Alpha Centauri. Good luck finding a mains outlet with the right voltage...
Re:Gaiman didn't want to by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 09:33 · Score: 1, Funny

Today's youth can't use their imagination. They've got to have entire animated movies in games, 3d graphics and surround sound to "become immersed"...
...to continue his quote..."Damn kids! Get off my lawn!"