DON'T PANIC

Sunday, May 1st, 2005 03:31 pm
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Saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy this weekend. Very funny. Well-adapted, well-cast, fast-moving, witty, all of that. Sam Rockwell is brilliant as Zaphod - egotistical, handsome, loud, obnoxious, sexy. Everything Zaphod should be. (Spike says he reminds her of Tom Cruise in Interview with the Vampire. I agree; though Zaphod does lack Lestat's suavity, he has the same King-Turd-of-Shit-Mountain vibe.)

And goodness! There is a supporting cast of KnittedSpaceTravellers in this film! Their appearance is, alas, all too brief, but they acquit themselves handsomely. I do hope [livejournal.com profile] knittedmerry and [livejournal.com profile] knittedpippin have a chance to see this film, and check out the work being done by their, uh, countrymen (?). No, that's not right. Uh, fellow KnittedPeople. Yeah, that's it!

All in all, definitely a recommendation here. Keep in mind the usual caveats (book-to-film, not everything could be crammed in, some new developments, etc.), and you should be fine. And since it's been said that some of the new developments were Adams's ideas anyway, I think it's a fine adaptation, and look forward to the next one. (Yes, the film is set up for a sequel. It's only based on the first book, anyway, so it looks like they'd like to make Restaurant at the End of the Universe, at least.

GO SEE. FUNNY.

Date: Monday, May 2nd, 2005 04:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-rogerpit.livejournal.com
I've never read "Hitchhiker's Guide", so I'm wondering if I need to read the book beforehand. Or should I just be surprised and go see the movie anyway?

Date: Monday, May 2nd, 2005 04:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serai1.livejournal.com
If you've never read the book, then don't. Go see the movie first. If you can handle that kind of dry, complex British humor, then you'll be absolutely fine. Reading the book might set you up for expecting things you won't get, which seems to be the eternal fan problem when viewing adaptations. Give the filmmakers a chance to present their version without any expectations. I think you'll really enjoy it. Spike and I laughed big time!

I would definitely recommend reading it afterwards, however, as it is an absolutely hilarious read.

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