H2G2
Warning - possible spoilers ahead
I just got back from seeing the
Hitchhikers Guide movie. I'd been waiting to see it, although with a fair
amount of trepidation. I must have first seen the TV series at the age of 4,
and from there went on to devour the books and radio series. Just to recap for
those unaware, Douglas Adams penned the Radio 4 series first, then the first two
books, then the tv series, then the rest of the books, and finally part of the
film before he tragically died, far too young and with so much ahead of him.
Each version was slightly different to the others, so I wasn't to concerned with
a lack of continuity.
Overall the movie
was good. The cast all performed very well, and the inclusion of Simon Jones
and the original Marvin in cameos was a great touch, as was using the pub from
the tv series. All the new parts were excellent, but some parts were awful.
The Deep Thought part was dire. The pacing was bad and the delivery poor, and I
felt that so much of witty writing that Adams used for the narration of the
Guide itself was missing, a real shame. It's worth seeing, but I'm not sure it
will ever replace the TV series in my
affections.
Radio 4 is about to start
the radio series of the 4th book, just so you know.
Posted: Sun - May 1, 2005 at 05:32 pm