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« Reply #20 on: April 29, 2005, 03:51:14 PM » |
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You mean they are going to do more??? I was told that was the one and only movie and I thought to myself that they did not put much of any of the other 3 in it!  |
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« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2005, 04:02:03 PM » |
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Well - I think they have had no assurance, but they said on the DVD documentary that they are crossing their fingers  The only thing was that our cinema was probably only about 1/4 full or less - which is not a good sign on preview night  |
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« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2005, 04:21:32 PM » |
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Ditto here - it was pretty quiet in my cinema as well. Mind you, it WAS 9:30 at night, but that is no excuse - When I went to see Troy they had 6 sessions on the opening day and the one I went to (last one) was still packed and there were people being turned away.
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« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2005, 04:43:21 PM » |
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Spread the word people - we went to see it with people who had no prior knowledge of the books and thought it was fantastic - a real breath of fresh air.
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« Reply #24 on: April 30, 2005, 04:12:57 AM » |
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Yeah I thought it was great too  Seriously, though Jo it was just the first book (with a few omissions and a few additions, but nothing that I could remember from books 2-5).... I hope they can make sequels but who will they get to write them? They won't compare to Douglas' own work that's almost certain... |
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« Reply #25 on: April 30, 2005, 05:37:06 AM » |
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Gee I hate to rain on everyone's parade but I thought the movie was terrible. My wife and I went to see it this afternoon at the first showing and very few people were there. As I have said I never read the books so I went in with an open mind. I was really wishing the movie would get better as it went on but unfortunately for us it did not. There were a few cute moments but overall I was very disappointed. Now I saw the movie Sahara just last week and that movie is 5000% better than what I saw today. That's just the way I feel about it. |
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« Reply #26 on: May 02, 2005, 03:26:35 PM » |
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It's a pity you didn't like it Ed, but I guess its not everyone's cup of tea (if you'll excuse the pun) Not Bucky Katt's either  |
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« Reply #27 on: May 02, 2005, 03:50:50 PM » |
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Good Morning FTY:
Yea I was sorry too. I am not the only one though as most movie reviewers have given this movie thumbs down. It did well at the box office initially because of dedicated fans of the books and people like me who were curious about the movie but I think there will be a big drop off now that the novelty has worn off and the poor reviews are in.
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« Reply #28 on: May 02, 2005, 04:29:12 PM » |
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Don't let the movie put you off the books - I think I would have thought the same thing with a few books had I seen their movie adaptations before reading the books |
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« Reply #29 on: May 02, 2005, 04:53:13 PM » |
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I agree that almost invariably the books are always better than the movie about them. As for Mark's hope that movie sequals will be forthcoming I think the jury is still out on that one. I think in a large part it will depend on how much money the movie generates. |
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« Reply #30 on: May 02, 2005, 06:30:49 PM » |
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My friend and I saw it today and both enjoyed it very much. It was funny and provided some good laughs. Sure it wasn't great but we liked it. And I love the dolphins and their song--we had it stuck in our heads for the rest of the day  Oh, and neither of us had read the book. |
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« Reply #31 on: May 02, 2005, 10:57:31 PM » |
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Definitely read the books. Even if you didn't like the movie, read the books. You'll see why it was quite such a challenge to convert it into a movie while keeping the tone, the irreverent humour and a coherent storyline intact! There is no doubt that the books are better but that's to be expected |
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« Reply #32 on: May 03, 2005, 09:13:26 PM » |
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« Reply #33 on: May 08, 2005, 06:12:27 PM » |
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i saw it last night.i thought it was good.the books are a million times better and seeing the whale did make me laugh too much for a cinema but over all i enjoyed it>
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« Reply #34 on: May 08, 2005, 07:29:25 PM » |
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I have put the books on my "to read" list. But I won't be starting on that list until uni is done. And yeah, I'm sure the books are much better. I'll post when I start/finish one. As for box office, it unfortunately looks to have a huge drop from last weekend to this  |
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« Reply #35 on: June 30, 2005, 09:23:58 AM » |
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I just saw on the previews to the movie "The Pacifier" that"The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" will be released on DVD soon in the US... I will finally be able to see it  The movie theatre were I live only kept it in for a week and I never got the chance to go when it was out  |
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« Reply #36 on: September 23, 2005, 03:01:45 AM » |
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I saw the DVD today, it was good but I think the TV series was better, except for Marvin loved Alan Rickman as Marvin. Did anyone who's seen the TV series spot the orginial Marvin? Also was it me or did the vice president look like Divina Mac Call  |
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