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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Screening Reviews

Posted by michael on from the marvin-i-love-you-marvin-i-love-you dept.

Doctor Monkey writes "Initial reviews are up at Ain't It Cool News from a 'work-in-progress' screening of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Pasadena, CA. Reaction seems mixed-to-positive, mostly due to some uneven performances. But it looks like the film is not a complete bastardization of Adams' work."

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  1. toys and such from the movie by spoonyfork · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here's a linky to the toys and office products from the movie. Marvin looks too cute and I want one of those mugs!

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  2. Here's the BBC Series by pdhenry · · Score: 4, Informative

    In other news, the BBC series is available on Netflix.

  3. Roger Rabbit,? by AtariAmarok · · Score: 3, Informative
    "Can someone please give examples of when a book converted to a movie was anywhere near as good as the book"

    Here's one: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (adapted from "Who Censored Roger Rabbit")

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  4. In related news... by hollismb · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's also a fairly good Q&A with the film-makers at Coming Soon!. It's hard to take much of what you read at AintItCool seriously, when you consider that the guy reviews movies from the standpoint of a five year old at best.

  5. This is really radio to movie by rufusdufus · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hitchhickers guide was originally a radio program. The books are derived from the radio scripts.

  6. Not applicable by JLavezzo · · Score: 3, Informative

    Douglas Adams seems to have looked at everything as a work in progress. His attitudes are generally the opposite of the tendency that many folks have to "canonize" works. "The Hitchhikers Universe" is really a Multi-verse like Adams tried to portray in "Mostly Harmless." The book he wrote was different from the earlier radio show he wrote and the movie (he helped write) will be different from the book and the radio show. Different, not wrong, incorrect or inaccurate. And if it turns out to be bad, it can be just bad (or not great) without that judgment carrying any moral connotations.

    I can't really think of any parallels that match very well. The closest thing I can think of is the way old (pre 1900) folk songs used to 'mutate' or be adapted to suit the new singer(s). Lyrics would change, rhythms would change. The new way of singing it wasn't a 'wrong' way, just different. And the artist was able to make a new statement and connect with his audience. This hasn't happened much since the dawn of strong copyrights. The very unusual aspect of H2G2 is that it's the original artist who's doing the adaptations.

    I for one hope it's a great film. I don't, and in many ways am glad, expect it to be the book pulled out of my imagination and put on screen. If Disney messes it up, it won't ruin the books for me.

  7. Re:how can it NOT be a complete bastardization.... by advocate_one · · Score: 4, Informative

    since when did Marvin have a gun????

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  8. Re:Book to movie? by Naikrovek · · Score: 4, Informative

    read the forward in the book. they were written in unison.