You don't need to put every single detail from a book to make a faithful movie - eg, Lord of the Rings. That was a good adaptation.
This one was - well - confused.
Alan Rickman's voice-work for Marvin really wasn't so great. It was rushed, the poor bastard had really bad lines to work with (I'm a robot, not a refrigerator? oh kill me now) and the pacing was terrible.
The hulking oversized robot in the TV series was exactly what they could afford to produce at the time. And he really did look like a plastic pal that was fun to be with.
I'm not looking for things to hate. I'm searching desperately for things to like!
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You don't need to put every single detail from a book to make a faithful movie - eg, Lord of the Rings. That was a good adaptation. This one was - well - confused.
Alan Rickman's voice-work for Marvin really wasn't so great. It was rushed, the poor bastard had really bad lines to work with (I'm a robot, not a refrigerator? oh kill me now) and the pacing was terrible. The hulking oversized robot in the TV series was exactly what they could afford to produce at the time. And he really did look like a plastic pal that was fun to be with. I'm not looking for things to hate. I'm searching desperately for things to like!