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PostPosted: 04-28-2005 04:58 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


So is it worth seeing or what? I'm almost done with the first book...

The reviews are confusing:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hitchhi ... he_galaxy/
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PostPosted: 04-28-2005 05:11 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


the books are way better than any movie really could be...i've heard that the movie has lost a lot of the Adams humor

edit: i've read all the books at least 3 times now
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PostPosted: 04-28-2005 05:13 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I haven't even read the books. i really need to do that.
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PostPosted: 04-28-2005 05:15 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


neither have i
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PostPosted: 04-28-2005 05:29 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


it's a book for nerds. i like it :)
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PostPosted: 04-28-2005 05:37 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seeing it tomorrow. :icon14:
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PostPosted: 04-28-2005 05:38 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Pext wrote:
it's a book for nerds. i like it :)


I have no problem admitting my nerdiness. :icon14:
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 12:28 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seeing it tomorrow at 11:35am.
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 12:29 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I've heard it's shit. Could have been good, but turned out to be shit.
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 12:32 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


ToxicBug wrote:
So is it worth seeing or what? I'm almost done with the first book...

The reviews are confusing:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hitchhi ... he_galaxy/


it will cost you £5 to see it. it that really so much money you have to ask the internet before you make YOUR own mind up?
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 12:34 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


usually people that go to the movies alone (no social life) ask these sort of questions. you need to be more understanding doombrain. you're a fucking moderator here at quake3world and it is your sworn duty to set a good tone..regardless.

DAMNIT
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 01:00 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


:rtcw:
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 02:14 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


and its actually only 3 british pounts here. about 7 canadian dollars.
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 03:18 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seza wrote:
usually people that go to the movies alone (no social life) ask these sort of questions. you need to be more understanding doombrain. you're a fucking moderator here at quake3world and it is your sworn duty to set a good tone..regardless.

DAMNIT


Such a miserable attempt at dry wit. It never ceases to amaze me how you can so thoroughly extract the funny from a post before you make it. It's as if you have some sort of meticulous humor-removal algorithm that you've spent years perfecting. Creepy.
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 03:37 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nightshade wrote:
seza wrote:
usually people that go to the movies alone (no social life) ask these sort of questions. you need to be more understanding doombrain. you're a fucking moderator here at quake3world and it is your sworn duty to set a good tone..regardless.

DAMNIT


Such a miserable attempt at dry wit. It never ceases to amaze me how you can so thoroughly extract the funny from a post before you make it. It's as if you have some sort of meticulous humor-removal algorithm that you've spent years perfecting. Creepy.


lol

He has a "humour sponge"
It basically extracts all the funny from his posts and stores
it up. Because there is never that much funny in the posts
then he saves it and soon enough he will make his anual
witty post. Its proven fact.
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 03:39 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seza is a 10'000'000 times funnier then LegionXS, fact.
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 03:42 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Forza is out !



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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 11:31 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nightshade wrote:
seza wrote:
usually people that go to the movies alone (no social life) ask these sort of questions. you need to be more understanding doombrain. you're a fucking moderator here at quake3world and it is your sworn duty to set a good tone..regardless.

DAMNIT


Such a miserable attempt at dry wit. It never ceases to amaze me how you can so thoroughly extract the funny from a post before you make it. It's as if you have some sort of meticulous humor-removal algorithm that you've spent years perfecting. Creepy.


shit, it's old man nightshade again trying to push his fake authority on all things humourous in my face. give it up and honestly...get off me already :icon19:
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 11:32 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Don Carlos wrote:
Nightshade wrote:
seza wrote:
usually people that go to the movies alone (no social life) ask these sort of questions. you need to be more understanding doombrain. you're a fucking moderator here at quake3world and it is your sworn duty to set a good tone..regardless.

DAMNIT


Such a miserable attempt at dry wit. It never ceases to amaze me how you can so thoroughly extract the funny from a post before you make it. It's as if you have some sort of meticulous humor-removal algorithm that you've spent years perfecting. Creepy.


lol

He has a "humour sponge"
It basically extracts all the funny from his posts and stores
it up. Because there is never that much funny in the posts
then he saves it and soon enough he will make his anual
witty post. Its proven fact.


if there was any more evidence given by someone on the internet - that they're a destined failure...i'd be surprised. tough luck donald
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 11:43 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seza wrote:
Nightshade wrote:
seza wrote:
usually people that go to the movies alone (no social life) ask these sort of questions. you need to be more understanding doombrain. you're a fucking moderator here at quake3world and it is your sworn duty to set a good tone..regardless.

DAMNIT


Such a miserable attempt at dry wit. It never ceases to amaze me how you can so thoroughly extract the funny from a post before you make it. It's as if you have some sort of meticulous humor-removal algorithm that you've spent years perfecting. Creepy.


shit, it's old man nightshade again trying to push his fake authority on all things humourous in my face. give it up and honestly...get off me already :icon19:


Amazing. Not an ounce of funny left. What's your secret?
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 12:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Doombrain wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:
So is it worth seeing or what? I'm almost done with the first book...

The reviews are confusing:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hitchhi ... he_galaxy/


it will cost you £5 to see it. it that really so much money you have to ask the internet before you make YOUR own mind up?


maybe he means worth as in worth his time (or if its better to just watch a different movie or something). atleast thats what i mean when im thinking about what movie to see :shrug:
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 02:32 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Martin Freeman was just on Jonathan Ross. Had a kind of very British dry wit. Movie looks pretty watchable too, even though it was made by Disney.

Anyone seen National Treasure? Thank fuck I only saw a pirate copy and didn't spend good money on it. What a complete pile of stupidly plotted, badly scripted, direly acted cunt.
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Doombrain wrote:
seza is a 10'000'000 times funnier then LegionXS, fact.


Have you been drinking toner, printerboy?
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 04:42 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


**spoilers**


saw it today, well it was entertaining but they changed the plot quite a bit. There was a lame romance between Trillian and Arthur, ( "is she THE ONE?") and the end was pretty stupid. If you know the story you just kind of went "hah? that's not right" at the end.I better not give the end away even though I'm doing spoilers here.
There was a lot of good stuff in there, too. It didn't seem to be americanized at all, pretty pure british humor, I was glad of that.

The new marvin robot was good even though a little too cute ( can you say marketing of children's toys - I'm sure there is already a stuffed marvin at the Disney store). The TV series marvin was in it for a second, you have to look quick but he's there. When they go to the planet factory on Magrathea it's really amazing, they show planets being built actual size instead of a small model like in the TV series.

There's a lot to like in it, and most of it is Adam's original dialog, but they switched stuff around a lot, it will be the original dialog but someone else saying it. They did tinker with the plot a bunch.
The part where they tell stories from the guide with the voice over is good, it has the funny graphics and everything.

John Malkovich is good as a character that wasn't in the TV series, a kind of villain who however isn't really important to the plot. Mos' Def was a lot better than I thought he was going to be, but a little too daffy towards the end. The Arthur Dent was adequate, a little too macho, should have been more milquetoasty. The Zaphod Beeblebrox was really good, though. Deep Thought is Helen Mirren, a little odd to have it be a woman's voice.

The Vogons were great, they were developed a lot more and sort of seemed a commentary on British bureaucracy. They took a few stabs at George Bush, which was fine with me, and expected since the movie was made by Europeans.

I think the hardcore Hitchhikers fans will probably hate it, people that are less hardcore will like it more. It wasn't the kind of knock- you-down experience that I was hoping for but it was entertaining enough.
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PostPosted: 04-29-2005 05:52 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seremtan wrote:
Martin Freeman was just on Jonathan Ross. Had a kind of very British dry wit. Movie looks pretty watchable too, even though it was made by Disney.

Anyone seen National Treasure? Thank fuck I only saw a pirate copy and didn't spend good money on it. What a complete pile of stupidly plotted, badly scripted, direly acted cunt.



It's as if he tries to be like Gervais but doesn't pull it off as well (from watching Ross). He's still good though.
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haven't read the book yet, but have been inspired to after watching the movie. personally, i found it extremely entertaining -- things like the improbability drive, marvin the depressed robot, planet explosions... brilliant. lots of very very subtle jokes that you'll almost definately miss unless you're paying attention. my only critisism is that the overall plot (not including a lot of the smaller plot bits that happen) is a little too predictable (spoiler: there is no way anyone could have not predicted the couple hooking up in the end from about 5 minutes into the movie) but overall, very good movie (9/10)
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In my opinion, it failed at two things. First of all, it failed at being good. Second of all it failed at being so bad that it was actually good.
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PostPosted: 04-30-2005 08:17 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I wanna see it.



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I saw it last night and I've read the books. I find it to be the best book -> movie conversion I've ever seen.

Mos Def was great.
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ToxicBug wrote:
In my opinion, it failed at two things. First of all, it failed at being good. Second of all it failed at being so bad that it was actually good.


and you've somehow failed at two things yourself -- first of all, you failed at being funny. Second of all, you failed at making anyone care due to your complete lack of contribution to the thread, apart from proclaiming "this movie is shit, because i say so."
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Its my thread.
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I thoroughly enjoyed it. They added and changed a couple things in the plot, and changed a few jokes, but overall I thought it was a pretty good tribute to his book. I didn't have very high expectations going in, but I laughed quite a bit and really liked the things that were in the movie, like the |edit|:planet factory on magrathea, and the whale. :)




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It was ok, not as good as i hoped for... had me smiling a few times.
Next big movie im waiting for is War of the worlds... i hope it will rock.
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PostPosted: 05-01-2005 05:29 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i'm a fan of the books, and i lilked the movie a lot.
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PostPosted: 05-10-2005 09:11 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Definately a good movie. Strayed from the books a bit but the opening sequence is fucking aces.
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