An early Hitchhiker's Guide movie review.
Hitchhiker's Guide Movie Review
Before we get into the details of the review, I guess that my invitation
to this early screening was 'lost' in the mail. It seems I should find a
way to fire my mail man, as I don't seem to get these same invitations.
Some day... revenge shall be mine. But for now, here are some bits of the
early movie review of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [*note:
the review is spoiler free].
Greetings all, Bob G. here again with another splendiferous review, this time shifting gears into sci-fi comedy with, The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. I must tell you I loved this film, I take no issue with any liberties as Douglas Adams shared screenwriting credit on this one so any changes made were obviously approved. For those who don’t know, this is the story of Arthur Dent, who is rescued from Earth’s destruction by good friend and Betelgeusian Ford Prefect and their adventures from that point forward.
The performances were top notch, yes they weren’t all British, but who says they have to be just because Douglas Adams was, Arthur was Arthur, Ford was Ford, etc. Besides, most of the characters are aliens and why should all aliens talk in a British accent? Mos Def really impressed me as Ford, I was worried that they would update the character make him from the South Bronx or Long Beach and homie him out, luckily for us he is Ford Prefect. It’s nice to see someone from the hip hop community playing someone who isn’t a spin on the usual rap characters, and he pulled it off quite well. Sam Rockwell as Zaphod was a great mix of George W. swagger and bumbling idiot (although some would say that those are one and the same). The way he carries himself in the film you can tell he was having fun with it and that translates into laughs from the audience.
One thing I’d like to touch on is the music. They use various cues from older films, most notably in the beginning when they use one of the more prominent musical cues from Back To The Future and when they first show Deep Thought they use the cue from Raiders of the Lost Ark whenever the ark is brought up or looked upon. I found this to work very well on a comedic level and would recommend they keep those in the film. The title song So Long And Thanks For All The Fish is an instant classic and when the book flies the title out on screen to the old theme of the BBC Mini it was amazing! I wouldn’t change a thing about the music it should be left as is.
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