Well stated; these were pretty much my impressions as well. - Audiophilander - Films/DVD Asylum

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Well stated; these were pretty much my impressions as well.

Audiophilander

In Reply to: (un)funny posted by jbmcb on May 1, 2005 at 13:11:39:

My wife hated this movie with a passion, but she apparently didn't care much for Douglas Adam's work anyway. Ironically, she is tuned into British humor, but apparently there was something about the style of Adam's humor which didn't connect with her; I'm wondering if this might in some instances be more of a male/female thing than an adult/child thing humor wise.
I recall finding the original British mini-series hilarious (i.e., I guess I ought to purchase the DVDs for comparison's sake); some of what made that funny did make it's way into the movie, but it felt like Adam's witty asides had been dropped in as an afterthought, too few and far between. Cleverness was abandoned in service to telling a more traditionally coherent story, but the Director's approach and the editing of this film lost most of the rapid-fire ironies inherent in Adam's work.
Also, the acting seemed VERY uneven to me, almost embarrassingly amateurish in places, but this may have been a Directorial problem as well. Note: In addition to the acting, the mixture of muppet costumes and SOTA visual FX was uneven; it was the visual equivallent to consuming a McDonald's cheeseburger along side gourmet cuisine. One or the other is fine, but you wouldn't order a Big Mac at a Four Star Restaurant any more than requesting escargo at a drive-through!
IMO, the only thing approaching Adam's level of ironic British wit are the televised episodes of the new Dr. Who, which are surprisingly more sophisticated in the use of witty tongue 'n cheek humor than prior versions; the new series also sports decent visual effects (i.e., occasionally cheesy, but sharp, not cottage-cheesy like the paper-mache FX of earlier incarnations).
AuPh

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Topic - Review: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - jbmcb 22:54:12 04/30/05 (10)

I saw it with my son, - mvwine 08:25:24 05/04/05 (0)

The Flick Filosopher review is one of the best critical assessments. - Audiophilander 08:53:41 05/03/05 (0)

The movie is a disappointment............. - danj 21:34:30 05/02/05 (0)

Re: When it first came out on TV - Jeff Starrs 01:19:50 05/02/05 (0)

I should have walked out but was too lazy . . . . * - mr grits 21:36:20 05/01/05 (0)

Re: Review: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Tom §. 20:31:49 05/01/05 (0)

Ebert and Roeper gave it... - mkuller 15:24:44 05/01/05 (0)

This movie had me asking myself ... was the book a piece of crap as well? - Lord Dot 11:31:53 05/01/05 (2)

(un)funny - jbmcb 13:11:39 05/01/05 (1)

Well stated; these were pretty much my impressions as well. - Audiophilander 11:54:27 05/02/05 (0)

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Well stated; these were pretty much my impressions as well. - Audiophilander 11:54:27 05/02/05 (0)

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