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make for a freaking hilarious show. I loved it! Hitchhiker the Movie was as absurd as the books, and just right for a Sunday afternoon half-price matinee with the $6.00 jumbo popcorn plus free refill. What a bargain!
Nathan even liked it . . .
I don't care what the NYT critics say. It's gonna be a cult classic. As long as there aren't any sequels, prequels, or other forms of spatial anomolies.
I knew there was a reason I liked lemons in my drinking water so well - I wonder if I should start squeezing some on my head? Can you imagine?
I don't know, though - Arthur seemed rather too likeable, and Zaphod seemed a wee bit too ditzy. But, as absurdity and dry humor were key to the shivaree, what the heck!
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Weird - your only two complaints were the things I liked best about it. For me, it was a see-once movie and then it's as forgotten as last week's M&Ms. But then, I'm not in the cult for ANY cult movies....
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Oh - I'm not saying I didn't like that part - just from the "reader's purist point of view", the characterizations didn't quite seem to match what I remember reading.
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Oh Teshi. That's so sad. *sad face* How can I help you appreciate the finer side of absurdity?
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I didn't care for it either. I hadn't read the books before I saw it and felt like it was all inside jokes. I might still give the books a try though. I know tons of people who love them
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I am torn between wanting to watch it now and wanting to wait and rent it. People seem rather polarized on whether they like or dislike it. I have no idea what I'd think of it.
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The only part that will stay with me is the looks on the mice' faces when they were getting tough. But to be honest, the last movie I saw that I loved was National Treasure, so maybe my taste is suspect.
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I watched the early 80's BBC version this past weekend. I actually enjoyed it more, less rushed, and more detail given. Of course they had 3 hours to work with.
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quote:The folks that didn't like this film are turds
Whenever I hear someone show their support for something in this way, it usually turns out that I disagree with them.
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I just saw it and I wasn't really impressed. I think if I hadn't just re-read the book, it would have been better. As it was, it was just like someone reading the book to me (which generally frustrates me because they always go so *slowly*!) and I got bored pretty quick. I thought they did a decent job of adapting it but in my opinion, the best part was the theme song at the start (found in a handy flash singalong version here!)Posts: 624 | Registered: Mar 2005
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I loved it too! I just saw it yesterday and it was amazing!
Yes, I loved the jokes, and the plot, but the effects were beyond belief! I can't even begin to imagine how they did all that.
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