Comments on: hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy movie review http://dan.hersam.com/2005/04/29/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-movie-review/ A computer programmer's commentary on news, Linux, programming, music, web design, trivia, humor, usability and whatever else strikes his fancy at the time. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:53:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Carla http://dan.hersam.com/2005/04/29/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-movie-review/#comment-6208 Carla Mon, 09 May 2005 17:15:04 +0000 /?p=1164#comment-6208 I would have to agree with your comments Dan regarding this movie. I enjoyed some of the characters and things about the movie but it wasn't my cup of tea. It was fun to see the peoples reactions towards the movie of whom we went to see it with, they enjoyed it immensely. That is what counted. I would have to agree with your comments Dan regarding this movie. I enjoyed some of the characters and things about the movie but it wasn’t my cup of tea. It was fun to see the peoples reactions towards the movie of whom we went to see it with, they enjoyed it immensely. That is what counted.

]]> By: Mel http://dan.hersam.com/2005/04/29/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-movie-review/#comment-6194 Mel Wed, 04 May 2005 19:42:17 +0000 /?p=1164#comment-6194 I enjoyed the movie. The guy they cast as Zaphod Beeblebrox was great for the part. I enjoyed the movie. The guy they cast as Zaphod Beeblebrox was great for the part.

]]> By: Levi http://dan.hersam.com/2005/04/29/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-movie-review/#comment-6180 Levi Mon, 02 May 2005 17:49:18 +0000 /?p=1164#comment-6180 I went and saw it with a bunch of friends, several of whom hadn't had any previous exposure to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy material. All of them seemed to like it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The way they did the guide was reminiscent of the guide from the BBC miniseries, but updated a bit. The way it was described in the books was even more primitive; a 3x4 inch screen, displaying mostly text, placed above a bunch of keys. I really liked how they did the guide for the movie. I went and saw it with a bunch of friends, several of whom hadn’t had any previous exposure to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy material. All of them seemed to like it. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The way they did the guide was reminiscent of the guide from the BBC miniseries, but updated a bit. The way it was described in the books was even more primitive; a 3×4 inch screen, displaying mostly text, placed above a bunch of keys. I really liked how they did the guide for the movie.

]]> By: danithew http://dan.hersam.com/2005/04/29/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-movie-review/#comment-6166 danithew Sat, 30 Apr 2005 15:01:21 +0000 /?p=1164#comment-6166 I loved this book when I was a kid so I'm looking forward to seeing it. A good friend of mine in NJ has the recordings of the original radio series where it all began and I believe I'll be getting my copy on Monday or Tuesday. I loved this book when I was a kid so I’m looking forward to seeing it. A good friend of mine in NJ has the recordings of the original radio series where it all began and I believe I’ll be getting my copy on Monday or Tuesday.

]]> By: dan http://dan.hersam.com/2005/04/29/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-movie-review/#comment-6164 dan Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:01:52 +0000 /?p=1164#comment-6164 Yeah, Magrathea <i>was</i> cool. I also liked the space ship, which was reminiscent of Dr. Who, which Douglas Adams had a part in. The hitchhiker's guide itself was a quite different in the movie than I had pictured in my mind while reading. The screen was far more simplistic than I had envisioned. Lastly, there's no way a babel fish that size could fit in someone's ear. Yeah, Magrathea was cool. I also liked the space ship, which was reminiscent of Dr. Who, which Douglas Adams had a part in. The hitchhiker’s guide itself was a quite different in the movie than I had pictured in my mind while reading. The screen was far more simplistic than I had envisioned. Lastly, there’s no way a babel fish that size could fit in someone’s ear.

]]> By: mckay http://dan.hersam.com/2005/04/29/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-movie-review/#comment-6163 mckay Sat, 30 Apr 2005 05:50:43 +0000 /?p=1164#comment-6163 I'll have to chime in with a "me too" here. I just got back from seeing it and I'm pretty much with you on it. It was a good movie and I think they adapted the books about as well as could be expected. I mean, most of the funny stuff (in my opinion) was in the narration and wouldn't make sense being read aloud anyway. My wife, who hasn't read the books, liked the movie well enough, though. So maybe you wouldn't be totally lost if you haven't read them, but I'm sure it just wasn't quite as funny to her. As a sort of aside, I thought they did a good job with the guide itself. And I thought the scene at Magrathea (sp?) was great eye candy. I’ll have to chime in with a “me too” here. I just got back from seeing it and I’m pretty much with you on it. It was a good movie and I think they adapted the books about as well as could be expected. I mean, most of the funny stuff (in my opinion) was in the narration and wouldn’t make sense being read aloud anyway.

My wife, who hasn’t read the books, liked the movie well enough, though. So maybe you wouldn’t be totally lost if you haven’t read them, but I’m sure it just wasn’t quite as funny to her.

As a sort of aside, I thought they did a good job with the guide itself. And I thought the scene at Magrathea (sp?) was great eye candy.

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