So who here is going to the opening of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The

[genius]

Poll question: So who here is going to the opening of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The

Galaxy?"

[Osamasux]

1. Do I have to say?

Hope they don't screw it up. Almost makes me panic.

[asthmaticeog]

3. Oh, all right - since you're fishing for it...

DON'T PANIC.

There you go.

[genius]

5. Adams wrote the screenplay before he died. so hopefully it will be OK.

Jim Carey was scheduled to play Zaphod when Adams died and then that deal fell apart and they went with a different group. Alan Rickman is playing the voice of Marvin. It can't be as bad as the BBC production.

[realisticphish]

16. thank GOD there was no jim carey

that could have seriously messed it up

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[genius]

2. I actually thought the Vogons had an excellent solution to Bush.

[jus_the_facts]

4. ...and don't forget your towel!!!

:thumbsup:

[genius]

6. I wonder what the theater managers will think when thousands of people

carrying towels descend on them.

[IowaGuy]

7. I vaguely remember reading that just slightly post college...

and enjoying it..., but then everything is a little vague and foggy from that decade....where is this playing?

Hope it gets a big thumbs up.

[genius]

8. It opens nationally on May 6th.

[El Fuego]

9. I'll be there right after I feed my grandmother to the ...

...Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal

[AntiCoup2K4]

10. Will they be selling Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters in the lobby?

Wouldn't be the same movie without them.

[NamVetsWeeLass]

26. One can only hope.

[MrSlayer]

11. Love the books, will NOT see the movie.

It's going to be a disaster. I'll save myself the 10 bucks and the upset stomach.

[realisticphish]

17. i saw a preview

it looks halfway tolerable. DA wrote the script, so i'll at least give it a try

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[xmas74]

12. I have been waiting for this for years.

I probably will not be able to see it right away, though.

[elfin]

13. Me - I have a signed

Hithikers book (paperback) by Doug Adams. Also - anyone in Milwaukee should check out the glacier in the Third Planet gallery - notice the glacier is signed by the artist - just like in the book. An inside secret - you have to really look to find it. Just one more really cool thing about that museum.

[drumwolf]

14. Hell yeah, I'll be there.

I grew up on those books, and I'd be really curious to see the movie, at least to see how accurately it manages to capture the spirit of Adam's books. Even if the movie isn't good, at least I'll have seen for myself whether or not it did the books justice.

And if its release date is in early May, that means it will be still be in the theaters when I finish my final exams for this semester. Woo-hoo!

I must admit, I'm a bit bemused and intrigued at the fact that Mos Def will be playing Ford Prefect. I'd be very curious to see whether he can pull it off.

[Osamasux]

18. Cool. didn't know that.

He's turning out to be one of the most talented people to come out of Brooklyn in years.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

15. Probably not.

I was going to, but then I saw the trailer. It looks like one of those bad film adaptations where the screenwriter flipped through the Cliffs notes, made up his own story, and grafted on as little of the book as he thought he could get away with.

I like the idea of Alan Rickman playing the voice of Marvin. He's perfect for the part, even if the onscreen character looks like a refugee from the set of Power Rangers. It's a shame he'll be the only British actor in the movie (I don't know who the guy playing Arthur is, but his accent slips so often in the trailer alone, it can't be real). That's what happens when you listen to Hollywood over the BBC.

This movie actually doesn't look half bad, so it might succeed on its own merits. But I expect that anybody who hopes it will be true to the book is in for some serious disappointment.

[drumwolf]

19. Actually, the guy who plays Arthur *IS* a genuine Brit

at least according to IMDB:

http://imdb.com/name/nm0293509/

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

24. I stand corrected.

Also according to IMDB, Stephen Fry will be the voice of the Book. That's actually great news: not only that they picked an actor who'd be a great fit for the part, but that the part exists at all.

Okay, so the cast isn't as Yank-heavy as I expected. I still think the movie is going to disappoint die-hard fans of the book/radio series.

[silverpatronus]

20. um...the author wrote the screenplay. n/t

[Tweed]

21. Oh that's rich

That just gave me a huge laugh.

[silverpatronus]

22. ???

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

28. Huh.

<checks imdb>

Well, I'll be damned.

I'm sorry if this sounds belligerent, but I'll believe that when I see it officially, and probably not even then. While I normally trust imdb explicitly, I have a really hard time believing that Douglas Adams was the principle architect behind this movie. Besides, even if he had a hand in the original screenplay, who's to say someone else (for instance, co-writer Stanley Kirkpatrick, and/or director Garth Jennings) didn't change everything between Adams' death and the start of filming?

And please note that I'm not saying the author of the final version of the screenplay wasn't familiar with the book/radio series. I imagine he actually knew the story reasonably well, but decided to take the movie in a completely different direction, keeping just a few memorable bits here and there to make it look faithful. The end result gives the impression that he didn't understand the source material, when in fact he simply disregarded it.

I hope I'm making sense. No, really, I do hope that. It's 2am here and I'm barely awake...

[northamericancitizen]

30. Not only are you making sense but your "propos" was articulate

enough so I could understand better the work of some scenarists who distorted an original work under false pretenses.

Lise

[Patrick Henry]

32. The trailer I saw was pretty good but it didn't show much.

Is there a second trailer out?

[Aristus]

23. I'll be there with my towel.

'Cause I'm, you know, a hoopy frood. :-)

[NamVetsWeeLass]

25. With my Towel in hand....

I wonder if the mice are still pissed?

[sasquatch]

27. That movie is my Lord Of The Rings!

[TahitiNut]

29. Don't Panic! (It'll still be 2 days before May Day.)

Zooey Deschanel as Trillian! It's be worth going just to drool. Her measurements are 42-42-42. It gives "pinin' for the fjords" a whole new meaning.

[burrowowl]

31. Remember

42 is the answer!

[northamericancitizen]

33. Second time in 24 hours tha a DUer is signaling #42...?

[burrowowl]

34. 42

is the answer. To what who knows!?

[TahitiNut]

35. LTUAE

of course.

[realisticphish]

36. goodbye

:hi:



















...and thanks for all the fish

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[northamericancitizen]

37. I just don't get it !! F..F...S.. why were all ranting about?

So sorry ...I mixed up 2 threads in the lounge. One about a coming movie with a long ,strange title and an other one about ranting ...

Well I am always choosing difficult subjects.


I love you guys. Period, point à la ligne , finito.

No need for more words.

Lise

[fleabert]

38. I can't stop myself from clapping when I see the trailer!

I'm the only one, so I look like a fool, but I cannot wait!

this has got to better than the painful BBC movie!

[baron j]

39. And I'm

bringing a towel.