Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trailer

Posted by Zonk on from the raise-your-hand-if-you-brought-your-towel dept.

Rakkis writes "A new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trailer is available on the frontpage of Amazon.com. From IMDb: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy follows the travels of Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman), who is saved from the demolition of the Earth by his pal Ford Prefect (Mos Def). Ford is really an alien doing research for an updated edition of the universe's ultimate travel companion, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy opens April 29th.""

18 of 773 comments (clear)

  1. Sheesh. by AltGrendel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Opening on April 1 would have been more appropriate.

    --
    The simple truth is that interstellar distances will not fit into the human imagination

    - Douglas Adams

    1. Re:Sheesh. by tehshen · · Score: 5, Funny

      What about April 7th? "I could never get the hang of Thursdays"

      --
      Guy asked me for a quarter for a cup of coffee. So I bit him.
    2. Re:Sheesh. by TobascoKid · · Score: 4, Funny

      But that's the 4th of February.

      --
      At some point, somewhere, the entire internet will be found to be illegal.
  2. Not till April? by philbowman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed...

    --
    Phil
  3. I find it slightly worrying... by al_fruitbat · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...That they appear to be running around a quarry. This has not yet proven successful for British SF ;-)

    1. Re:I find it slightly worrying... by ettlz · · Score: 3, Funny

      From what I can recall, the locations of choice always used to be a disused chemical plant (a remake of Blake's Seven, anyone?); a clearing somewhere in Bracknell Forest; and the car park at Shepherds Bush studios.

      And how come nowadays everything looks like Canadian tundra?!

  4. No sound at work.. by TrippTDF · · Score: 3, Funny

    without hearing anything, it looks great. If worse comes to worse, I can just go to see it with a good pair if earplugs in.

  5. Skip to the ending . . . by JJ · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Mostly harmless."

    "42"

    --
    So long and thanks for all the fish . . . !!!
  6. Researcher by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ford is really an alien doing research for an updated edition of the universe's ultimate travel companion, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

    Belgium, my cover's blown. That's it, I'm off home. Your planet sucked anyway, monkeymen!

    Except for the ale, of course. And the cheese biscuits, you know those octagonal ones with the sesame seeds on, they were quite nice too. Still, anyway, I'm back to Betelgeuse...

    --
    Tedious Bloggy Stuff - hooray?
  7. Bring a Towel by ari_j · · Score: 3, Funny

    If I go to this film in the theater, and I see anyone sans towel, I'm going to be very depressed, and I will probably panic as a result.

    1. Re:Bring a Towel by asoap · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's funny, I plan to punch in the face anybody I see carrying a towel. God help me if I see anybody with a gold fish stuck in their ear.

      --
      Treat me like a marketing stat, and I'll treat your movie like a series of ones and zeros
    2. Re:Bring a Towel by gamgee5273 · · Score: 3, Funny
      Hmmm... bringing a towel.

      Do you think the theaters will allow towels with sections of pre-soaked popcorn butter, nacho cheese and salsa on them? Maybe some hot dog grease?

  8. Re:Straying too far from the path? by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 4, Funny
    Advanced Adaptation Substitue. It is almost, but not entirely, unlike any of the other adaptations of the story.

    The hardest part I had was convincing the computer that I really wanted something that was printed using chared bits of coal smeared on mashed up, dried out bits of tree, held together by cow skin.

    Hopefully it will stop processing in time...

    --
    "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
    --Dr.W.Edwards Deming
  9. Re:Again, you miss the point. by Scrameustache · · Score: 4, Funny

    Disney should know this by now.

    You mean the Disney that closed down it's traditional animation studio? Disney has degenerated into a nightmare of suits and execs. I tell you: it's run by Vogons.

    --

    You can't take the sky from me...

  10. Kill-O-Zap by zerocircle · · Score: 4, Funny
    When will you people give this damn thing a rest? It was a bad book and it will be a bad movie. I'm tired of hearing about it.

    I wonder how far down, theoretically, a post can be modded.

  11. Re:Exaggerated exasperation by Luigi30 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Uh... Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra?

    --
    503 Sig Unavailable

    The Signature could not be accessed. Please try again later or contact the administrator
  12. Zaphod looks a lot like Richard Branson by yeddot · · Score: 5, Funny

    same beard, same color of hair....2 heads, 3 arms, yep!...the same

  13. Re:Excellent quality and speed from Apple by grahamlee · · Score: 3, Funny

    An adroit suggestion with just two small flaws. Firstly, that's not the right trailer and secondly, that's not the right trailer. I realise that technically this is just one flaw but I thought it important enough to mention twice.