Saw The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Page 3

omloflump · 04-29-2005, 10:33 PM

A friend of mine made this astute observation. He called the 'Point Of View' gun a terrible hollywood device to clearly show the audience what the characters are feeling. And yeah, in the case of Trillian, it was like that. (That was a terrible scene!)

sethsez · 04-29-2005, 11:19 PM

The thing is, the POV gun was probably the most Adams-esque of all the additions in concept. I just hated the way it was used.

*Jake* · 04-29-2005, 11:59 PM

I thought they hammed it up a little bit, but I'd place a decent bet on the fact that that scene was largely written by Adams, or if the dialogue wasn't his, that scene was the reason he wrote the POV gun into the script.

sethsez · 04-30-2005, 12:23 AM

Oh, I agree it was probably written by him. I don't think the idea was bad, I think the execution was. Besides, what works wonderfully in written form or on the radio can (and often does) fall flat on its face in a movie. I think a few scenes here fell victim to that. The POV gun would have been brilliant in written form, but on screen it's just kind of sappy. I also think the direction during this scene didn't really help.

omloflump · 04-30-2005, 01:59 AM

Yes, they should've only used it for the Marvin bit – if at all. They could have neatly explained it with the guide and it would have been much better.

pinkgothic · 04-30-2005, 06:48 AM

*risks getting clobbered to death...* I've not read the book yet...

Jazhara7 · 04-30-2005, 08:20 AM

Pinksie, and everybody actually: What do you think are the odds that the English Cinema in Frankfurt will show "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" in the Sneak Preview on Monday? Or at least Episode III (Star Wars)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinkgothic

*risks getting clobbered to death...* I've not read the book yet...

Then get to it already!

-

pinkgothic · 05-01-2005, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

Pinksie, and everybody actually: What do you think are the odds that the English Cinema in Frankfurt will show "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" in the Sneak Preview on Monday? Or at least Episode III (Star Wars)?

Pretty high, I'd guess, if they wouldn't they'd risk "disappointing" a lot of people. I say 'disappointing' because few people would actually say anything as afterall, you're not supposed to go into a sneak preview expecting anything. Does anyone really go into one of those with no expectations, though, or at least rough guesses? Eh.

I'd like to stress that I don't know, though. I've not even been to a sneak preview in my life before.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

Then get to it already!

Yes ma'am! Right away, ma'am! *flees*

Jazhara7 · 05-01-2005, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinkgothic

Pretty high, I'd guess, if they wouldn't they'd risk "disappointing" a lot of people. I say 'disappointing' because few people would actually say anything as afterall, you're not supposed to go into a sneak preview expecting anything. Does anyone really go into one of those with no expectations, though, or at least rough guesses? Eh.

I'd like to stress that I don't know, though. I've not even been to a sneak preview in my life before.

Thanks, Pinksie. I wish I could be absolutely sure, because I want to bring my towel, when watching "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". It would look pretty strange, if I brought it to "Star Wars", though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinkgothic

Yes ma'am! Right away, ma'am! *flees*

Good girl.

-

sethsez · 05-01-2005, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

Thanks, Pinksie. I wish I could be absolutely sure, because I want to bring my towel, when watching "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". It would look pretty strange, if I brought it to "Star Wars", though.

When I saw the movie, a good 25% of the audience had a towel. And the theater was full (most showings had sold out).

Orlando is full of geeks, I guess.

Jazhara7 · 05-01-2005, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethsez

When I saw the movie, a good 25% of the audience had a towel. And the theater was full (most showings had sold out).

Orlando is full of geeks, I guess.

Cool. It's just the question: Do the Star Wars Geeks win, or the H2G2 Geeks?

It's terrible that H2G2 comes to german cinemas only from 6th June. I want to see it before that. So, wish me luck, so that I will see it this Monday.

-

lumi · 05-01-2005, 11:48 AM

Is it worth buying soda and popcorn when seeing the movie? The small combo is nearly $10 (!) here. But I see movies only seldomly, so it wouldn't be that big a hit on me.

JoeX111 · 05-01-2005, 12:09 PM

When I went to see the movie, it was filled with kids age ten and younger with their parents. I assume the PG rating caused parents by the bunches to drag their kids down to see it. All the kids there, from what I could tell, were totally bored and didn't "get" any of Adams' humor, which doesn't really surprise me.

I think I want to like the movie more than I actually did. Like someone earlier mentioned, it would flip flop back and fourth between brilliance and....well, not so good sections. The Arthur-Trillian romance in the movie is forced, painful, and will repeatedly hit you over the head until you want to scream at the movie to shut up about it. While I know Douglas planned for it to be there, it is really executed horribly.

Pro's and Con's:

Spoiler:

PRO's
-The Vogons and aliens in general looked very good. Infinitely better than anything you see in the new Star Wars trash.
-Art direction in the movie is awesome.
-Sam Rockwell IS Zaphod.
-Ford, Arthur, Marvin, Slartibartfast, Eddie, the Whale, and the Guide \ Narrator are all portrayed well.
-Improbability Drive scenes are all really cool and pretty darn funny.
-The scenes within Magrathea's planet construction works are really nifty and fun.
-The So Long and Thanks For All The Fish opening is enjoyable.

CON's
-The Arthur-Trillian love story is painful to watch, as the two casted in the roles have no chemistry and the movie deems it necessary to remind you of their UNDYING LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER at every turn.
-The plot digression with John Malkovich just seems pointless.
-The Guide and Ford are turned into background material by the end.
-The "Earth is Back, Everything can be the same again if we want!" ending is pretty weak.
-And the scenes with Deep Thought....just seem to be lacking something.

Overall.....I wouldn't say the movie is bad, but I'd probably give it a six out of ten score. It is fun, but lacking.

DustCropper · 05-01-2005, 03:04 PM

I just saw the movie. I thought it was decent, though not as good as I was hoping. I agree with all of Joe's complaints. The little vacation that Ford and the Guide took would probably be my biggest problem with the movie.

lumi · 05-01-2005, 03:51 PM

I just saw the movie, and I thought it was good. I thought the jokes were funny, I liked the story, and I liked the portrayal of the universe. Not too many things I disliked.

sethsez · 05-01-2005, 04:04 PM

Saw it again today. It was much more enjoyable this time, since I already knew exactly what to expect.

DustCropper · 05-01-2005, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeX111

When I went to see the movie, it was filled with kids age ten and younger with their parents. I assume the PG rating caused parents by the bunches to drag their kids down to see it. All the kids there, from what I could tell, were totally bored and didn't "get" any of Adams' humor, which doesn't really surprise me.

What really surprised me, at the theater that I went to, was how all the previews and commercials at the beginning were marketed towards children. All of the trailers were for kids movies. I thought that was pretty weird, considering that I was probably the youngest person in the theater (20).

omloflump · 05-01-2005, 08:13 PM

By the way, the reason the Malkovich sub-plot seemed pointless was because (I think) they cut out his climax. In an early version I heard that he came back at the end and there was a fight of sorts etc. The people in the preview screenings apparantly didn't like it, so they cut it out. And rather then re-film all the scenes where they mention him, they just kept his opening scene in there.

Jazhara7 · 05-01-2005, 08:14 PM

I dreamt something funny: I was in the cinema, and watching H2G2. Suddenly I realized that I didn't have my towel with me. I ended up clinging to the towel which my sister had with her, which was a very small towel (intended to be used by guests to dry their hands, mainly. A bit like the paper ones, but made from towel fabric). Pretty weird.

I hope that telling this dream will prevent it from actually happening (you're not supposed to tell your dreams, because then they won't come true.).

-

JoeX111 · 05-02-2005, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DustCropper

What really surprised me, at the theater that I went to, was how all the previews and commercials at the beginning were marketed towards children. All of the trailers were for kids movies. I thought that was pretty weird, considering that I was probably the youngest person in the theater (20).

What really amused me was the fact that we got all of those same kiddie trailers as well......then this preview for a movie called "Dark Water", which is apparently a horror film in the style of The Ring. I'll bet the little ones loved that.

04-29-2005, 10:33 PM	#41
omloflump The Impostor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ? Posts: 640	A friend of mine made this astute observation. He called the 'Point Of View' gun a terrible hollywood device to clearly show the audience what the characters are feeling. And yeah, in the case of Trillian, it was like that. (That was a terrible scene!) Share Share this post on Twitter

04-29-2005, 11:19 PM	#42
sethsez Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 622	The thing is, the POV gun was probably the most Adams-esque of all the additions in concept. I just hated the way it was used. Share Share this post on Twitter

04-29-2005, 11:59 PM	#43
Jake The Dartmaster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Rafael, California Posts: 3,084	I thought they hammed it up a little bit, but I'd place a decent bet on the fact that that scene was largely written by Adams, or if the dialogue wasn't his, that scene was the reason he wrote the POV gun into the script. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ When on the Internet, visit Idle Thumbs \| Mixnmojo \| Sam & Max.net \| Telltale Games "I was one of the original lovers." - Evan Dickens

04-30-2005, 12:23 AM	#44
sethsez Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 622	Oh, I agree it was probably written by him. I don't think the idea was bad, I think the execution was. Besides, what works wonderfully in written form or on the radio can (and often does) fall flat on its face in a movie. I think a few scenes here fell victim to that. The POV gun would have been brilliant in written form, but on screen it's just kind of sappy. I also think the direction during this scene didn't really help. Share Share this post on Twitter

04-30-2005, 01:59 AM	#45
omloflump The Impostor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ? Posts: 640	Yes, they should've only used it for the Marvin bit – if at all. They could have neatly explained it with the guide and it would have been much better. Share Share this post on Twitter

04-30-2005, 06:48 AM	#46
pinkgothic Feind der Anonymitaet! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 1,898	risks getting clobbered to death... I've not read the book yet... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Me pee stick bigger you pee stick." (credit to, but not attributed to, Jeysie) "Don't be careful, be immortal." Brat™, certified as by Trep Winner of the Second-Best-Dressed and Non-Specific awards in the Unbiased Impostor Awards™, amongst many others. Non-Conformist to Non-Conformism™ Internet Explodifier™ - the best weapon of mass destruction!!!11one Trademark Overuser™

05-01-2005, 11:48 AM	#52
lumi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 2,120	Is it worth buying soda and popcorn when seeing the movie? The small combo is nearly $10 (!) here. But I see movies only seldomly, so it wouldn't be that big a hit on me. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-01-2005, 12:09 PM	#53
JoeX111 Quixotic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fresno, California Posts: 385	When I went to see the movie, it was filled with kids age ten and younger with their parents. I assume the PG rating caused parents by the bunches to drag their kids down to see it. All the kids there, from what I could tell, were totally bored and didn't "get" any of Adams' humor, which doesn't really surprise me. I think I want to like the movie more than I actually did. Like someone earlier mentioned, it would flip flop back and fourth between brilliance and....well, not so good sections. The Arthur-Trillian romance in the movie is forced, painful, and will repeatedly hit you over the head until you want to scream at the movie to shut up about it. While I know Douglas planned for it to be there, it is really executed horribly. Pro's and Con's: Spoiler: PRO's -The Vogons and aliens in general looked very good. Infinitely better than anything you see in the new Star Wars trash. -Art direction in the movie is awesome. -Sam Rockwell IS Zaphod. -Ford, Arthur, Marvin, Slartibartfast, Eddie, the Whale, and the Guide \ Narrator are all portrayed well. -Improbability Drive scenes are all really cool and pretty darn funny. -The scenes within Magrathea's planet construction works are really nifty and fun. -The So Long and Thanks For All The Fish opening is enjoyable. CON's -The Arthur-Trillian love story is painful to watch, as the two casted in the roles have no chemistry and the movie deems it necessary to remind you of their UNDYING LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER at every turn. -The plot digression with John Malkovich just seems pointless. -The Guide and Ford are turned into background material by the end. -The "Earth is Back, Everything can be the same again if we want!" ending is pretty weak. -And the scenes with Deep Thought....just seem to be lacking something. Overall.....I wouldn't say the movie is bad, but I'd probably give it a six out of ten score. It is fun, but lacking. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "And what has this experience taught you?" "That philosophy isn't worth my time." --Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Last edited by JoeX111; 05-01-2005 at 12:14 PM.

05-01-2005, 03:04 PM	#54
DustCropper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,117	I just saw the movie. I thought it was decent, though not as good as I was hoping. I agree with all of Joe's complaints. The little vacation that Ford and the Guide took would probably be my biggest problem with the movie. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-01-2005, 03:51 PM	#55
lumi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 2,120	I just saw the movie, and I thought it was good. I thought the jokes were funny, I liked the story, and I liked the portrayal of the universe. Not too many things I disliked. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-01-2005, 04:04 PM	#56
sethsez Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 622	Saw it again today. It was much more enjoyable this time, since I already knew exactly what to expect. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-01-2005, 08:13 PM	#58
omloflump The Impostor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ? Posts: 640	By the way, the reason the Malkovich sub-plot seemed pointless was because (I think) they cut out his climax. In an early version I heard that he came back at the end and there was a fight of sorts etc. The people in the preview screenings apparantly didn't like it, so they cut it out. And rather then re-film all the scenes where they mention him, they just kept his opening scene in there. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-01-2005, 08:14 PM	#59
Jazhara7 Ale! And keep 'em coming! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the Pattern of Reality...or Germany Posts: 8,527	I dreamt something funny: I was in the cinema, and watching H2G2. Suddenly I realized that I didn't have my towel with me. I ended up clinging to the towel which my sister had with her, which was a very small towel (intended to be used by guests to dry their hands, mainly. A bit like the paper ones, but made from towel fabric). Pretty weird. I hope that telling this dream will prevent it from actually happening (you're not supposed to tell your dreams, because then they won't come true.). - Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ - "esc(x) cot(x) dx = -csc(x)!" Dennis added, and the wizard's robe caught on fire. "Gosh," Dennis said, "and some people say higher math isn't relevant." >>>Inventor of the Mail order-Assassin<<< And This...is a Black Hole - BYE!

User Name		Remember Me?
Password