Post A Reply
my profile
|
directory
login
|
search
|
faq
|
forum home
»
Flare Sci-Fi Forums
»
Sci-Fi
»
General Sci-Fi
»
Hitchhikers
» Post A Reply
Post A Reply
Login Name:
Password:
Message:
HTML is enabled.
UBB Code™ is enabled.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nim: [QB] Well, I saw it, and as I haven't found any other thread with comments of it, I will comment on it. - I found the background score to be way too emotional and bombastic, kind of like MiB meets "Home Alone 2: Christmas Tinkling". Haven't let it sink in yet, of course. - The dolphin intro went on a bit long but that's not a major gripe. - I thought I'd be more bothered by Zaphod's plopping head but I guess it was ok and it cut down on costs of having that head on the shoulder all the time. - The destruction of earth was tasteful and I thought Heart of Gold was very intricate, if not the "Futurama's 'Planet Express'-ship in gold" that I was hoping for. - I was surprised by the Arthur/Trillian story that seemed to have taken over all the momentum of the story after she got kidnapped, which I'm not sure happened in the book. - I liked Bill Nighy muchly, he made a lot out of a very small role (may have been bigger in the book but he was just there for 10 minutes in the film). Kuestion: The two mice, when they were squished, were shown as the same two hyperintelligent beings that built the supercomputer. Was this in the book? I thought the mice were just, mice. Not those two guys. In fact, I thought those people that asked the Computer and got "42" and "Earth will calculate the question for you" were lynched in the book. Maybe this was an alteration made by Adams prior to his death? I really do hope they make the next one, and I do hope the decision doesn't ride entirely on this movie's success at the box office. Might be a close save, if so. Does anyone know how it has fared? Anyway, my bro's gf liked it and she usually hates everything I like. I don't know what that says about her or me but still, there it is. I hope Trillian doesn't replace Fenchurch in the movie-story, not only because I find the story of Arthur's and Fenchurch's meeting (on the rainy highway and later on the train station) to be deeply touching, as well as their brief time of flying and being happy. It's also because I thought Trillian was good as the more "unattainable" and human person she is in the book. Honestly, it has taken me a long time to accept and appreciate the more drastic plot turns that happened in the latter books, such as the fate of Fenchurch and the ultimate ending, "putting on some soft music instead", so much so that I wonder if that would even fly in a movie... I was going to start a poll over this matter, comparing the HHGTtG-ending with another similar one, but as it has been disabled in Gen. Sci-Fi for some reason, I have to ask you directly; Did you feel the ending of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" worked for you? - A simple yes or no will do. [i](Did I sound pretentious just now? I'd very well say so! If you felt that, though, this next one will really bake your noodle)[/i] Discuss. [/QB][/QUOTE]
Instant Graemlins
Instant UBB Code™
What is UBB Code™?
Options
Disable Graemlins in this post.
*** Click here to review this topic. ***
© 1999-2024 Charles Capps
Powered by UBB.classic™ 6.7.3