Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy...

[dwndrgn]

I finally saw the movie yesterday. I must admit that the dolphin song was rather uninspired.

Zaphod wasn't cool enough. Ford wasn't smug/smart/cool enough. The new plotline regarding the kidnapping of Zaphod was really dim...didn't seem to have the heft that a normal plotline should.

I have to say though, the biggest disappointment of all? The doors in the Heart of Gold. They sighed. Huh? How does that show they are happy in their jobs? It made me feel like they hated their jobs.

It was entertaining but not nearly as funny as it could have been.

[nemogbr]

Read the book
Enjoyed the series
Saw the film

I was disappointed, but then I knew it was from hollywood.

Became bored and went to sleep halfway through the film.

[Hestia]

I generally don't enjoy the movie version of books i have read, as i am constantly picking out the errors, or whole parts that have been missed out.

For this reason i have so far avoided watching this.
However after reading the feedback here, i think i will check it out for myself after all. Actually i loved the character Marvin and would really like to see how he was portrayed in the movie.

[HoopyFrood]

I love the books, and I really enjoyed the film! A scene in wool!!! Oh that made me laugh so much!
Ok, I agree Mos wasn't the best choice for Ford...but I loved Martin freeman as Arthur (but then I love Martin Freeman full stop and was overjoyed to hear that he was playing arthur).
I love Zaphod though! Authur will always be my favourite character, but Zaphod came a close second in the film!
Ah...loved it...
Oh, one thing to have a moan about...the supercomputer was a bit strange...I do imagine it as a computer rather than that strangely shaped creation. And I didn't like how the mice tried to steal Arthur's brain back in his house, with everyone drugged around him...and I really hate that soppy moment...but other than that...brilliant! And Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast! Excellent!

[lordoftime]

Of course the series of books this film is based on were concieved and written by Douglas Adams, who was a Script Editor for Doctor Who during the late 1970s.

[Simon Haynes]

I waited for the DVD and knew I was in trouble the minute I saw that damned dolphin song.

I loved the TV series, enjoyed the first book but not the rest, and never heard the radio series.

Aside from the singing dolphins, I felt they tried to cram too much into a short space of time, missing or skimming all the best bits.

Never mind, I still have the TV series on DVD and I still have the books. The movie can just gather dust.