There were quite a few people saying that they didn't like it at all when I left the theater, but I think that it was cinematic brilliance. I think I'll go read the book now. :lol:

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the book was a comedy, but the previews don't show much comedy in it. also, i'm a little skeptical because the movie's rated PG or something.

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rink prease.

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It was really a great movie. It had a lot of funny parts in it, but I believe the movie was really a satire about human life and it did a good job of relaying that message.

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I enjoyed it, but it helps if you try and think of this as a separate entity from the books. It features a lot of the humour, but in some cases massively scaled down. I'd recommend this to someone that hasn't read the books yet as a introduction to Douglas Adams.

Sadly, xXx: State of the Union will probably get a lot more attention than this because it has the larger advertising budget. HHGTTG deserves a lot more attention.

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[quote=el presidente Highsteppa]Sadly, xXx: State of the Union will probably get a lot more attention than this because it has the larger advertising budget. HHGTTG deserves a lot more attention.[/quote]

Not according to what made more money this weekend. :lol:

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[quote=el presidente Highsteppa]I enjoyed it, but it helps if you try and think of this as a separate entity from the books. It features a lot of the humour, but in some cases massively scaled down. I'd recommend this to someone that hasn't read the books yet as a introduction to Douglas Adams. [/quote]

Exactly what my friends were saying before we went to see it. I went with a large group of friends, and the results were as follows:

Those who hadnt read the book/seen TV etc. (ie. Me) : Loved it, amusing and well put together.

Those who had read book etc. and thought the movie would be an accurate portrayal of the book : Hated it completely. Thought it deviated from the books too much and sullied the whole thing.

Those who had read the book, and went in thinking of it as seperate to the books : Loved it as well.

so yeh...

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In other words, just go and see the damn movie and leave your silly preconceptions at home. :lol:

I thought it was awesome. :D

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I enjoyed it... it was fun.

more importantly, even though it wasn't amazingly incredible, it was still a lot better than most of the crap that makes it into theatres these days.

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I haven't read the book or played the old school computer game or basically experienced this story in any way, shape or form. Either way, I loved this movie. I was pleasantly surprised by Mos Def's performance, I was thinking "Cool, another rapper turned actor," but he did a great job.

Did someone say there was no humor in this movie??? I remember seeing and hearing all kinds of humor thoughout. It was nice because not all of it was ready apparent...you kinda had to "get it."

Anyway, this movie is great. The whale scene alone was worth the price of admission. Also, I loved the total deconstruction of any form of God or religion. Heady stuff is you got past the lighthearted tone it was presented in.

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Not funny like I thought this movie would be watched it for free downloaded which was 2 cd's watched 1st cd didn't bother putting on the second.

yawn :?

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Well i've not read the book or heard the radio show and only seen the briefest slice of the TV series so i watched this as a Hitchiker novice and thoroughly enjoyed it. The humour was just my kind of thing, although i can imagine its the sort of film you need to be in the right frame of mind to watch. I'd recommend going to see it with an open mind. Its a kind of love it or hate it film. 7/10

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I want to see it even against every bad comments