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Okay, I haven't read anyone review of H2G2 yet because I want to give my opinion about what I saw and not be influeanced.
As a whole, I really enjoyed the movie. There was a lot of scene's that had me laughing hard and many that had me chuckling. The chuckling was anytime Marvin was giving his depressing talks. Get voice in Rickman.
I did love the beginning with the dolphin. The song had me thinking lounge act. I could see the dolphins singing this before they left.
I really enjoyed the H2G2's narration during the movie. It gave the audience members a feeling of what is going on. Kind of a continuity connection.
I did catch a major background joke. When Zaphod, Ford and Arthur were cutting through the line, the Marvin from the UK series was in line (the robot with the rectangular/concave head. Nice placement.
I have a few problems with the movie though: 1) It was never mentioned in the movie about the reason for a towel. Unless you read the book, one will never understand the reason a hitchhiker carries one. And if I remember my book correctly, Ford's towel had shown some wear to it. 2) Ford was on Earth to investigate it for H2G2. We find that out while Ford and Arthur are on the Volgan ship. There is no mention in the movie about Ford's entry about Earth...that being Earth: Mostly Harmless. This should have led to a interesting discussion while on the Volgan ship. IMO this made the reason for Earth model 2 seem like a throwaway idea. 3) I was slightly freaked out by Zaphod, esp with the location of his second head. I mean by this is this Texan, psychotic personality. I didn't expect it to be so flamboyant or, as the movie has stated, stupidness. Guess I need to reread the book and find out how, if any, of it changed.
All-in-all, a good 3.5 stars out of 5. I do want to catch this again in a matinee to catch more of the injokes.
Oh, I did love the trailer for Disney's Chicken Little. It did start off like the beginning for H2G2, including the Earth exploding, the DON'T PANIC that would be on the Guide. Then the DON'T falls down and Chicken Little is screaming and running towards the camera. Great movie tie-in!!
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So long & thanks for all the fish So sad that it should come to this We tried to warn you, but oh dear
You may not share our intellect Which might explain your disrespect For all the natural wonders that grow around you So long, so long & thanks for all the fish
The world's about to be destroyed There's no point getting all annoyed Lie back and let the planet dissolve around you
Despite those nets of tuna fleets We thought that most of you were sweet Especially tiny tots and your pregnant women So long, so long, so long, so long, so long So long, so long, so long, so long, so long So long, so long & thanks for all the fish
If I had just one last wish I would like a tasty fish If we could just change one thing We all have learned to sing
Come one and all Man and mammal Side by side in life's great gene pool
So long, so long, so long, so long, so long So long, so long, so long, so long, so long So long, so long & thanks for all the fish
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Not as breakneck funny as i'd hoped but the first half paced well. Great casting. Martin Freeman was perfect as Arthur.
Sam Rockwell was great as Zaphod, sort of Owen Wilson channelling Zap Brannigan. And you have to admire the man for wearing the skin-tight gold boxers with as much aplomb as he did. Despite the dodgy second head he carried much of the humour and got many of the best lines too. ("Honey, are you wearing my underwear? 'cause i'm wearing yours and they're not cutting it")
Mos Def as Ford and Alan Rickman as Marvin were excellent, they just really didn't get to do enough. More screentime they should've had, mainly because the main reason Marvin is so funny is he's so relentlessly depressed, the odd comment just doesn't convey him.
Bill Bailey in his cameo as the whale was great (the petunias last words mean so much more if you've read the book).
Unfortunately, the love story between Arthur and Trilliam did annoy me. Everytime they had a moment everything crawled to a halt and it did distract. Especially as you did not get the impression that Trilliam actually was a rocket scientist.
Overall it seemed like British humour confined to the form of an American movie, i was hoping for something a lot more anarchic, but it was fun and worth catching if not must see.
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