Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie: it wasn't *THAT* bad...

Dark Shooter · 04-29-2005, 09:52 PM

Got back from seeing it a couple hours ago, and to be truthful, it wasn't nearly as awful as it's been made out to be. I had heard that there was some 'reworking' done by a few writers after Douglas Adams' death, but the stuff that didn't appear in the books, radio or TV show seemed to fit Adams' style.

Apart from a third of the movie that, as I'm told, was written by Adams himself, the movie stays somewhat on track with it's roots. Of course, that isn't to say that Hollywood doesn't invoke its overpowering influence on the movie. The ending is... well, it's Hollywood-ish. Hollywood has been infamous for wanting the hero to save the world and get the girl (anyone who is familiar with Terry Gilliam's Brazil and the controversy behind it knows what I'm talking about). But considering the fact that it was made with the mainstream audience in mind, it kinda worked.

A lot of people have been saying recently that Douglas Adams actually took pride in the fact that the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy would contradict itself as it changed mediums. Looking at this movie, and realizing that Douglas Adams wrote the first draft of the script, I think that he would probably appreciate the end result.

In short, if you understand why several changes were made to the movie version of Dune, you'll probably understand this treatment of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

But that's just me...

Mashirosen · 04-29-2005, 10:14 PM

Already a thread for this here: http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=9921

Repost this there if you like, closing this one.

04-29-2005, 09:52 PM	#1
Dark Shooter Yotian Sergeant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saint Louis Posts: 79	*Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie: it wasn't THAT* bad...** Got back from seeing it a couple hours ago, and to be truthful, it wasn't nearly as awful as it's been made out to be. I had heard that there was some 'reworking' done by a few writers after Douglas Adams' death, but the stuff that didn't appear in the books, radio or TV show seemed to fit Adams' style. Apart from a third of the movie that, as I'm told, was written by Adams himself, the movie stays somewhat on track with it's roots. Of course, that isn't to say that Hollywood doesn't invoke its overpowering influence on the movie. The ending is... well, it's Hollywood-ish. Hollywood has been infamous for wanting the hero to save the world and get the girl (anyone who is familiar with Terry Gilliam's Brazil and the controversy behind it knows what I'm talking about). But considering the fact that it was made with the mainstream audience in mind, it kinda worked. A lot of people have been saying recently that Douglas Adams actually took pride in the fact that the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy would contradict itself as it changed mediums. Looking at this movie, and realizing that Douglas Adams wrote the first draft of the script, I think that he would probably appreciate the end result. In short, if you understand why several changes were made to the movie version of Dune, you'll probably understand this treatment of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But that's just me...

04-29-2005, 10:14 PM	#2
Mashirosen Watch closely! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Imaginary tomorrowland Posts: 1,855	Already a thread for this here: http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=9921 Repost this there if you like, closing this one. __________________ "Remember how we all thought the Jedi were, well, Space Knights of the Round Table? Well, as it turns out, they're a bunch of self-righteous virgins who kidnap kids to replenish their numbers."