|
 THE
HITCHHIKER'S
GUIDE
TO
THE
GALAXY
With
Martin
Freeman,
Mos
Def,
Sam
Rockwell,
Zooey
Deschanel,
Warwick
Davis,
Bill
Nighy,
Helen
Mirren,
Stephen
Fry,
John
Malkovich,
the
voice
of
Alan
Rickman
Directed
by
Garth
Jennings
The
first
chapter
in
the
crazy
Douglas
Adams
series
finally
makes
its
way
to
the
big
screen.
For
hardcore
fans
fearing
his
text
being
manipulated
or
his
themes
being
twisted
-
don't
panic
-
most
of
you
can
rest
assured
that
this
pretty
damn
close
visual
facsimile
of
the
man's
work
is
safe.
Arthur
Dent,
a
bland
little
Englishman
finds
himself
in
the
middle
of
a
mind-warping
adventure
as
his
house
is
about
to
be
demolished.
Ford
Prefect,
his
friend
of
many
years,
actually
happens
to
be
an
alien
and
whisks
him
off
into
outer
space
(seeing
as
the
entire
planet
earth
is
in
fact
being
eliminated!).
Their
adventure
lies
at
the
heart
of
the
film's
title
device,
which
zips
you
from
one
part
of
the
galaxy
to
another,
and
the
far-reaching
consequences
of
things
we
may
find
mundane.
From
here
they
encounter
everything
from
the
Vogons
to
Marvin
the
depressed
robot,
Trillian
and
the
lunatic
two-headed
Zaphod
Beeblebrox.
The
mad
humour
and
unique
philosophical
viewpoints
from
the
various
wacky
characters
they
encounter
obviously
plays
a
large
role
in
the
essence
of
the
story,
and
was
not
diluted
for
the
film
version
as
our
characters
try
to
figure
out
what
the
hell
is
going
on.
This
is
no
Star
Wars
or
2001:
A
Space
Odyssey,
but
a
whole
new
experience
with
a
British
humour
slant.
While
it
took
decades
to
get
this
movie
made,
the
advancement
in
digital
special
effects
and
animation
has
made
many
things
possible
which
would
not
have
worked
as
well
even
ten
years
ago.
Adams'
imagination
gets
visualized
with
tact
and
humour.
The
question
now
remains
if
the
rest
of
the
series
will
get
made
-
and
if
box
office
receipts
will
dictate
its
viability.
PS.
Having
never
read
the
book
after
many
years
of
intending,
I
made
a
point
of
finishing
it
before
watching
the
movie
(as
I
failed
in
the
case
of
the
movie
versions
of
Lord
Of
The
Rings,
which
made
reading
its
source
writing
pretty
much
impossible
if
you're
partial
to
your
own
imagination
creating
the
worlds
on
paper).
PSS.
The
movie
also
features
additional
Vogon
voices
by
The
League
Of
Gentlemen.
PSSS.
Comes
complete
with
So
Long
And
Thanks
For
All
The
Fish
theme
song.
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