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More on H2G2, Including an Early Review

Posted by timothy on from the I-hope-they-mean-malkovich's-character dept.

mwilli writes "Ain't It Cool has an early review of the upcoming Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie. Along with the review is a short video showing Arthur, Ford, Zaphod, and Trillian and some pictures. Also, 'I understand that in the movie, Zaphod's second head is inside his nostril. And this all ties in with the increased prominence of the Church Of Arkleseizure in the movie (a race with fifty noses, and the first to develop the aerosol deodorant before the wheel) and their leader John Malkovich, who also has a second head, and Zaphod's unwillingness to sneeze.'"

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  1. Marvin's Head by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Okay...I know he has a "brain the size of a planet", but I dont think dna meant that literally, so....what's up with the size of that guys head? Also, how is he
    supposed to look depressed if he doesnt have a face!!

  2. Proof that H2G2 has taken way too long to create.. by macz · · Score: 4, Interesting
    1. Douglas Adams died
    2. Zooey DesChanel's web domain name expired due to non payment. Zooey plays Trillian.
    3. I was initially excited, 2 YEARS AGO. Now I don't give a F**K.

    That last one at least isn't entirely true, I really hope that this movie is as great as the book(s). Even the BBC Radio and television series were all well done, and entertaining, and I remember fondly comparing (heatedly) the differences in all of them with my friends like bible scholars compare the different gospels

    But with DA gone, I wonder if the spark went with him. I hope not.

    I saw a trailer for this at the beginning of "National Treasure" this last weekend. It showed the earth in space, while Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" played in the background. Then the earth blows up... and they say the tagline "The greatest adventure in the unverse begins when the world ends." Enter H2G2 logo, cut, print.

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  3. Re:wtf is up with the two heads again? by harrkev · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Somehow, I doubt that there are any money problems.

    Computer animation has gotten to the point where even cheesy "B" movies can afford some decent (although not entirely realistic) animation. And I saw the "Disney" logo on the preview -- they have a few bucks to burn. This is a sci-fi movie where special effects are par for the course. If they can have plummeting whales, strange planets, and spaceships, then there is no reason that they can't have a 2nd head.

    I fully expect a 2nd head to be in the final release of the movie, and I shall hold my breath until I turn blue if it is not there.

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  4. Re:Mos Def, the black rapper RUINS this movie ! ug by StateOfTheUnion · · Score: 1, Interesting
    No surprise that you see your ego-centrist view as the "right" view of the world . . . that is often the case for people with a racist or supremicist mindset. Do you really think that Elf and Titanic were successful because they downplayed black actors . . . that's odd; I think that most people in the industry think that these movies were popular because they were good tight films with good acting, writing directing and production.


    Why do you condemn producers that cast black artists as pricipal actors in their films? Is that somehow morally wrong to you? Don't these producers have the artistic license and more improtantly the right to cast whoever they want without feeling repercussions from people like yourself that believe that skin color should be the major consideration in the casting process?

    Perhaps a racist like yourself beleives that the film industry would be better off without great black actors like Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poiter, and the world renound voice of James Earl Jones.


    And to clench this, you claim that posting your ignorant opinion is brave . . . it is brave, like not wearing your seatbelt is brave, like drinking and driving is brave, like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute is brave. It may be brave, but it is also irrational, childish, unreflective of modern societal norms, and just plain stupid.

  5. You're a jerk, a real knee-biter. by cosinezero · · Score: 1, Interesting

    TIM from "The Office" as Arthur Dent!

  6. Re:Proof that H2G2 has taken way too long to creat by DavidTC · · Score: 2, Interesting
    You left out the 'Don't Panic' which showed up right after the world blew up.

    I had no idea what movie it was until then.

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  7. Don't forget his other books! by Albert+Sandberg · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Personally, in some aspects I find the books about Dirk Gently (Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency and Lond dark tea time of the soul) even better than hitchhikers guide. At least the latter one (tea time) is for me one of the funniest books I ever read. Sure, it probably helps if you're a scandinavian, but just the first 5 pages in tea time makes you laugh on your floor.

    The hitchhikers guide to the galazy is a masterpiece, but don't forget his other work :-)

    Albert