Hollywood does Htichhikers Guide? - Page 2

Beestie · 02-10-2004, 11:16 PM

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It's too bad they couldn't get Peter Jackson for the job.

I was thinking Tim Burton but we'll never know. I think Burton pretty much has the visual metaphor thing figured out.

wolf · 02-11-2004, 12:11 AM

I have the Hitchhiker's Guide series on DVD. It came out sometime last year, I believe. Wonderfully funny, and captures the sense of the books in a way that only a low budget BBC series can.

The movie Dune is an awful adaptation of the book. I wholeheartedly agree. However, if you regard it as a film by David Lynch, and view it in that context, it's pretty good. On that basis, I liked it, and I actually liked the original theatrical release version better than the recut monster with the tedious narration.

Elspode · 04-16-2004, 03:06 PM

Okay...so far, so good...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...film_galaxy_dc

smoothmoniker · 04-16-2004, 03:43 PM

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Originally posted by Undertoad
Oh but the very best of all HHGTG formats IS the original radio show. That's where it all began, the original format.

I still listen to them every two years or so, and Adams' incredibly dry wit and creativity is still inspirational.

(filesharing is your friend: search for the mp3s)

I'm trying, but can't seem to find a good search string that pulls anything usefull. Ideas?

-sm

Undertoad · 04-16-2004, 04:08 PM

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Radar · 04-16-2004, 04:29 PM

I'd love to be the guy who pulls off Neuromancer. I'd like to see Peter Jackson, or me do it.

perth · 04-16-2004, 04:33 PM

Neuromancer as in "William Gibson's Neuromancer"? That book is fucking me up right now. I enjoy it, but I'm having to reread paragraphs twice to get whats going on.

smoothmoniker · 04-16-2004, 07:06 PM

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Originally posted by Undertoad
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-sm

hot_pastrami · 06-22-2004, 07:19 PM

The BBC is releasing a radio adaptation of the last three books in the Hitchhiker's series, starring many of the same voice talents as the original (minus one who passed away).

Here's the ultra-spiffy part... Douglas Adams himself stars as one of the character voices. Hell yeah!

SteveDallas · 04-12-2005, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Whit

I'm a bit worried about the movie.

With very good reason, apparently.

breakingnews · 04-29-2005, 10:53 PM

Okay, so I'll plug it first: The movie is fucking fantastic, IMO. I thought it was very well done, and with superb casting/acting. Nothing about the movie was overdone - even with the extraordinary amount of absurd shit going on in the book. Much better done than many of the (serious) sci-fi movies I've seen to date. I laughed pretty much through the whole film. What I meant to say was: Much better done than even many of the serious sci-fi movies ...

I strongly recommend it. A friend said he didn't think it would be funny for people who haven't read the book, but I disagree. Very engaging and entertaining.

Sorry I can't provide more color - my brain is kinda zapped from a tough week at work.

And yes, I had to pay $10.50 plus $1.50 fuckin' Fandango charge to watch the damn movie here in NYC. This city really sucks sometimes.

Happy Monkey · 04-30-2005, 04:50 AM

Seconded. Very funny.

melidasaur · 04-30-2005, 07:39 AM

Haven't seen it yet, but regardless, Martin Freeman is a brilliant actor.

jaguar · 04-30-2005, 08:04 AM

yea they did hitchhikers alright, hard up the arse. Bleh.
If they dare touch neuromancer or any other gibson novel it's nuke-from-orbit time. Sure, they'd make it look purty but it'd be what I Robot was to the original.

Elspode · 04-30-2005, 12:33 PM

I thought "I Robot" was done pretty damn well all in all, and there's not many bigger Asimov fans than me.

True, it was a bit overly crash/bang/boom when compared to the short stories, but I thought the film did an admirable job of retaining the thoughtful nature and interesting twists which Asimov was so good at writing.

It could have been *much* worse.

02-11-2004, 12:11 AM	#17
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have the Hitchhiker's Guide series on DVD. It came out sometime last year, I believe. Wonderfully funny, and captures the sense of the books in a way that only a low budget BBC series can. The movie Dune is an awful adaptation of the book. I wholeheartedly agree. However, if you regard it as a film by David Lynch, and view it in that context, it's pretty good. On that basis, I liked it, and I actually liked the original theatrical release version better than the recut monster with the tedious narration. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-16-2004, 03:06 PM	#18
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Okay...so far, so good... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...film_galaxy_dc __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-16-2004, 04:29 PM	#21
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I'd love to be the guy who pulls off Neuromancer. I'd like to see Peter Jackson, or me do it. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

06-22-2004, 07:19 PM	#24
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	The BBC is releasing a radio adaptation of the last three books in the Hitchhiker's series, starring many of the same voice talents as the original (minus one who passed away). Here's the ultra-spiffy part... Douglas Adams himself stars as one of the character voices. Hell yeah! __________________ Hot Pastrami!

04-29-2005, 10:53 PM	#26
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	Okay, so I'll plug it first: The movie is fucking fantastic, IMO. I thought it was very well done, and with superb casting/acting. Nothing about the movie was overdone - even with the extraordinary amount of absurd shit going on in the book. Much better done than many of the (serious) sci-fi movies I've seen to date. I laughed pretty much through the whole film. What I meant to say was: Much better done than even many of the serious sci-fi movies ... I strongly recommend it. A friend said he didn't think it would be funny for people who haven't read the book, but I disagree. Very engaging and entertaining. Sorry I can't provide more color - my brain is kinda zapped from a tough week at work. And yes, I had to pay $10.50 plus $1.50 fuckin' Fandango charge to watch the damn movie here in NYC. This city really sucks sometimes. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never. Last edited by breakingnews; 04-30-2005 at 06:43 AM.

04-16-2004, 04:08 PM	#20
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	this link will be temporarily valid and then mysteriously disappear. Right-click, save-as.

04-16-2004, 04:33 PM	#22
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Neuromancer as in "William Gibson's Neuromancer"? That book is fucking me up right now. I enjoy it, but I'm having to reread paragraphs twice to get whats going on.

04-30-2005, 04:50 AM	#27
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Seconded. Very funny. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-30-2005, 07:39 AM	#28
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	Haven't seen it yet, but regardless, Martin Freeman is a brilliant actor. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

04-30-2005, 08:04 AM	#29
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	yea they did hitchhikers alright, hard up the arse. Bleh. If they dare touch neuromancer or any other gibson novel it's nuke-from-orbit time. Sure, they'd make it look purty but it'd be what I Robot was to the original. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

04-30-2005, 12:33 PM	#30
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I thought "I Robot" was done pretty damn well all in all, and there's not many bigger Asimov fans than me. True, it was a bit overly crash/bang/boom when compared to the short stories, but I thought the film did an admirable job of retaining the thoughtful nature and interesting twists which Asimov was so good at writing. It could have been much worse. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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