So I finally saw that Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy film, I didn't bother at the time as it had poor reviews. Saturday nights me plus teenage daughters usually have takeaway and watch a family movie. We stuck HHGttG on, and I decided to go with the flow and just see it for what it was - a bit of family entertainment. They liked it.
However, it really was an utter crock of sh*te as a film. How can you take such incredible material and turf out such a total turkey. The director even had the gall to put 'For Douglas' at the end, however I'm sure that DA would have turned in his grave upon release of that stinker.
In the 70s my whole family would gather around the radio for the BBC broadcast, it was unbelievably funny. Later the TV show, despite it's flaws, captured something of the character of the material. I was amused to see the back of the head of Marvin (TV show version) at one point in the film - I thought it a subtle thing for fans to pick up on, but no, they had to stick two more blatant shots of his face in - presumably in case of the the unlikely circumstance that a fan would have missed their 'ho ho' link. Shamefully unsubtle and ignorant if you ask me, but I'm just nitpicking here.
A major problem - the 'Book' in the TV series was superb for it's time - fascinating animation. The film book was pathetic, really low quality ill conceived and terminally naff.
So in conclusion, I think this film deserves an award, for the worst ever adaptation of a book to film. The marvellous dead-pan humour was clearly way over the heads of the director/producer.
OK, I'll shut up now.
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After watching that car crash of a film I needed several years of very expensive therapy.
Now I'm having flashbacks again.
Thanks to you.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youI agree, I don’t get how Martin Freeman is famous. I do not care for his acting. He works well in Sherlock, but Cumberbatch does all the heavy lifting there.
THGTTG film did suck quite terribly.
Cast was good but the film.. so bad..
I quite like Martin Freeman.. he doesn't do all the over-dramatic whatever.. he just does normal.. that's why he's good.. he's everyday boring which for actors seems an incredibly hard thing to do convincingly..