Hitchhiker's Movie is Bad, says Adams Biographer

Rollerbob writes "MJ Simpson, who has 'been studying and documenting the life and career of Douglas Adams for more than 20 years', has written a very in-depth review and plot analysis of the Hitchhiker's movie. As well as the full review that contains SPOILERS , he has also published a shortened spoiler-free version, as well as a list of things from the radio plays, records, books and TV series that have not been included in the movie. Hitchhiker's fans, prepare to be like Marvin ... very depressed."

Comments

I'm a Sucker

[Alcimedes]

Sorry, but I guess I liked the Hitchhiker's series enough that I'll go see it anyway. Hell, I sat through the new Star Wars series thus far, and that was punishment enough.

As long as there's no JarJar, I guess I won't leave too pissed.

Re:Disgusting

[cpghost]

The movie is not 100% accurate? Oh, you mean just like the Guide?

Re:Not just bad

[g2ek]

sounds like good old marvin ;)

Re:Not just bad

[quantaman]

I know, one of the things I've always found hardest to understand about Movie Reviewers was their habit of continuously stating and repeating the very very obvious, as in "It's a comedy", or "It's a very long movie", or "Oh dear they've adapted this movie from a book and made it really really bad".

Re:Ah crap.

[tehshen]

playing the Infocom game was a little unrealistic

Since when would you expect any incarnation of Hitchhiker's to be realistic?

Don't Panic

[ericof]

If this movie is as bad as the review states... It will have a long life in the theaters ;-)

(But, don't you think, Marvin should look like Bender?)

Re:Don't Panic

[EngMedic]

Marvin has been turned into an iBot! At least alan rickman is doing the voice.

Good morning, Captain

[AtariAmarok]

"Is it me or that reads like an entry in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"? "

Captain Obvious arrives! You are a little late this morning. Did the Obviousmobile break down or something?

This movie is SO bad...

[AtariAmarok]

I've heard that this movie is so bad that the audience is urged to view it from the safe distance of thirty-seven miles from the screen in a well-built lightproof bunker, only after their eyes are gouged out. The director is now rumored to be serving eternity dead for "he really pissed off some geeks" reasons.

Viral marketing ploy.

[darkonc]

Now, we're all going to have to go see it just to se if it really is that bad.

Re:Disgusting

[lurch_mojoff]

It should have been a trilogy at least.

A trilogy of five, to be precise. ^__^

Re:In denial

[lxt]

"So we've got a movie. A piece of shit movie.That Douglas Adams lost is life over."

Yes, that's right. The move killed Douglas Adams. Nothing else. It was just that damn movie. Now go back to sleep.

I can take some random crap, but that's a bit too far.

They forgot...

[ari_j]

From the list of things that aren't in the film:
* The Guide entry on towels

Those bastards forgot their towel!

Thanks

[AtariAmarok]

"It's because Americans prefer humor that doesn't involve rampant stupidity, "

Thanks. Now I know why "Police Academy" was such a dismal flop, and no sequels were made.

Re:American Screenwriter

[back_pages]

I personally, with no intention to troll, feel that this is what happens when you let an American write English humour.

This sentence does not parse.

First, let's put that dependent clause where it belongs.

I personally feel, with no intention to troll, that this is what happens when you let an American write English humour.

Second, there is no coherent relationship between "I personally feel" and "with no intention to troll". What does "without intention to troll" actually mean? Perhaps you meant "without intention of trolling" or "without intending to troll"? I'll choose the latter. That resolved, what does it mean to feel, personally or otherwise, without intending to troll? Perhaps you meant, "I opine, without intending to troll". Now it is clear that you are publicly offering your opinion without intending to troll rather than thinking to yourself without intending to troll.

I opine, without intending to troll, that this is what happens when you let an American write English humour.

Brilliant!

I opine that this is what happens when you let an Englishman write English.

Kindest regards, an American.

Nonsense!

[ggvaidya]

The Guide is ALWAYS perfectly accurate. Reality might get things wrong sometimes. :)

about spoilers

[coaxial]

If you've read the book, you already know the story, so how can the movie be spoiled? Of course I'm sure there are many people that went to see The Passion of the Christ and said, "Don't tell me how it ends!"

It'll all end in tears, I know it.

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

I could have told you this a year ago.

God, now they're going to rape "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". I can hear the "high concept" on this one: "Harry Potter meets that Hobbit movie, with Talking Animals! We've "sexed up" the magic and the fighting!"

Re:Thats the first thing i noticed

[tuba_dude]

According to the review, what you mean by "finished off" is "taken out behind the woodshed and shot, several times, in the face."