The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Are you kidding me? After 25 years of waiting, this is what they come up with? Giant fly swatters smacking Arthur, Ford, and Zaphod in the face while they scream "Waaaaa!"? Apparently the story had to be dumbed down for... Full review

To put this movie in perspective- I walked out half way through. I've never walked out on a movie before- not even Battlefield Earth.That said perhaps I should explain myself: Douglas Adams was a master at writing short and witty... Full review

First, let me start by saying that this is a funny film.Like many others, I suspect, I was worried by the MJ Simpson negative review, but having seen the film I can't really understand what all the fuss was about.Personally,... Full review

Douglas Adams turned his sci-fi phenomenon, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy into a hit radio and TV series, a five-part trilogy of novels and a BAFTA-winning computer game, but complained making it into a movie was like "trying to... Full review

It's a known fact that the movie adaptation of Hitchhiker's has been up in the air for some years now. Passing from the hands of one director to the next (James Cameron, Spike Jonze and Jay Roach), it wasn't until... Full review

So, is the Hitchhikers' movie any good?Yes and no.It is great to finally see one of my favourite stories finally get the big screen treatment. There are moments where the budget has clearly benefited the overall experience, with some breath-taking... Full review

Well, I'm not a film reviewer. I'm not really a fan of film reviewers as their job involves pretending that there is an objective standard that governs how much everyone will enjoy a film (well, some of them are smart... Full review

This is a good and faithful recreation of Adams' brilliantly sketchy radio series. Not surprising as Adams wrote the screenplay and was on the verge of having his dream realised when he suffered a fatal heart attack. A fitting credit... Full review

It is wonderfully refreshing to see an intelligent adaptation of a well-loved book which manages to be innovative and highly entertaining. I saw the film last week, and after having seen the television adaptation as a child I did not... Full review

Overall a tremendous success. It's very funny, very kooky and visually gorgeous. I saw it with about 2000 media persons and we all loved it, which is a pretty hard thing to accomplish.If you've never read the books (and I... Full review

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is so much fun, it's out of this world!....the film's mood is unstoppably bizarre....Bubbling over with wonderfully innovative and fresh ideas, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a witty, wacky satirical sci-fi adventure that is as irreverent as it is profound.....UK comedian Martin Freeman makes a perfect everyman Arthur, whisked out of his element.... ... Full Review

The central challenge of director Garth Jennings' adaptation lies in imposing movie structure on Adams' loony, star-bound wild goose chase, while still attempting to reflect the full-tilt pace of Adams' ebullient, tangential writing style. Straight away, Jennings' proves he's on the right track with a note-perfect prologue about dolphins-according to the film, the second most intelligent species on Earth, just above humans (see the film to learn who's smartest)-warning Earthlings about the planet's impendi ... Full Review

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ) Even with the incredible cast and the surprisingly faithful-enough script, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was not the epic that I was hoping for. ... Full Review

The movie may not be perfect Douglas Adams' hoopy science fiction comedy masterpiece The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has gone through many incarnations over the years, from radio program to stage play, record albums, computer game, a wonderful five-part trilogy of novels, a bath towel, and an extraordinarily low-budget television production. ... Full Review

Not that the film is a complete failure; far from it. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is all over the map when it comes to humor. Unfortunately, the movie doesn't improve, and, in fact, it tends drag toward the end. ... Full Review

PERFECT FORD PREFECT: He played Ford Prefect, one of our favorite characters from one of our favorite books -- "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" -- and since then he's been in a lot of intriguing films ("Next Day Air"... ... Full Article

"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams , "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" Nearly 200 years after Benjamin Franklin 's kite-flying experiment, scientists were still risking their lives... ... Full Article

So the top-selling TV DVD this week will be Bones: Season 3 ($59.98), and I'm OK with that.Thanks to the strike, it's a short season, but definitely sweet, if you can handle shows about cannibalism. ... Full Article

What's Hot on this year's wish lists Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment The surprise item on a lot of wish lists this year is the portable navigation devices. ... Full Article

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The late Douglas Adams created a brilliantly daft universe in " The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy " and now it looks as though his literary baton will be picked up by Irish writer Eoin Colfer , author of the... ... Full Article