gjnave Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Who here read the books? Did you like the movie? Who didn't read the books? Did you like the movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjnave Posted July 4, 2005 Author Share Posted July 4, 2005 I read the books several times when i was a kid... i wasn't totally in awe of the movie though. Although i did like Ford Prefect. Funny thing is that my wife, who never read the books, REALLY liked the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorunNova Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I've read the books, seen the movie and TV series, and am in the middle of listening to the radio shows... and I like 'em all for various reasons ^^ I liked the movie, but least of the rest of 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderbear Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I've read the books (although I understand that he did an end run and wrote another), but I haven't seen the movie yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorunNova Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Actually, I wasn't too impressed with the fourth Hitchhiker's book, and I haven't read the fifth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjnave Posted July 4, 2005 Author Share Posted July 4, 2005 Actually' date=' I wasn't too impressed with the fourth Hitchhiker's book, and I haven't read the fifth...[/quote'] 5th = Young Zaphod? I think i read that once before but dont remember much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorunNova Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 No, some time before he died, he wrote a fifth one, "Mostly Harmless"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosh604 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Hehe, interesting question! I read the book (well, the first four) and I've seen the TV series, and compared to these, I think the movie really sucked! But that's just IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicotineJ Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I've read all 5 books (mostly harmless was a bit weak) and was really disappointed with the movie. But with me that always seems to be the case that I enjoy the books over the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjnave Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 I didn't really like the way they did the Volgons... the technology used kind of reminded me of the same used for the cockroach typewrited in Naked Lunch (which i found very disgusting). :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenriswolf Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Read the core books, seen the TV series, heard the radio shows and seen the movie - but I have to admit, I quite like it...but it wasn't quite as good for me as the TV show and the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMarley Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Loved the books. Lost interest in the movie. Terrible implementation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipbah Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I've read the books umpteen times, i reckon mostly harmless is one of the better ones - the sandwich maker is a classic! Oh and the ships computer working out its damage always makes me laugh no matter how many times i read it. Liked the movie alot, was a good rendition as long as you dont get too technical about it - its not like the books are exactly technical about anything :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Just sited on the tracker... Douglas Adams - Mostly Harmless.torrent Gee, I wonder who uploaded it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I thought the movie took all the fun out it, it was like they just delivered the punchlines without telling the joke. I got so sick of my girlfriend asking me what the towels were for. thumbs down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteShdw Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I just watched the new movie... and I even rented the old British ones, though I've only watched the first episode so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmsock Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 When watching the movie you could tell none of the actors or most importantly the director really got the humor: The dialog was devoid of the wit the books langoriously espoused. I think the actors in the British series did a much better job of capturing the characters; although, I did like the girl in the movie as she brought a touching humanity that wasn't in the books. Sure the effects were good, and the story was basically the same, but I hope the movie was just a beginning for sequels that will delve further into the books' profundity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pella Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I've listened to the books, watched the radio plays and read to tv Shows (or maybe not quite like that) and I've got to admit the film was nowhere as bad as I thought it would be. The only real problem with the movie is that there wasn't enough time to get everything in. There were things I really enjoyed (Strangely enough it was the stuff specifically wrote for the movie): The actress playing Trillian was great. The scene with Trillian, Zaphod and the Gun was absolutley fantastic and very well done as was the side trip to the Vogon planet. The only thing I wasn't really happy with was how they did Zaphod's 2 heads. Preferred the old Mark-Wing Davy version. Anyone who enjoyed the movie should definitely watch the old tv series though. BTW: I loved the 4th book 'So long and thanks for all the fish' though I have 2 many bruises from trying to learn to fly -lol :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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