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Xtian66
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post #1
on April 30, 2005 - 12:19 PM PDT
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| Very faithful to the dialogue. John Malkavich was a hoot. Arthur Dent's casting was spot-on. Have not read the book since twelve and was pleasently suprised that nothing idiotic was added. Of course it will fail in the states. Hope they make "Restaurant." |
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hamano
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post #2
on April 30, 2005 - 12:51 PM PDT
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| Don't you think its "moment" passed a long time ago, while the project was mired in years of development hell? I've heard people say it would have been great 10 years ago, but now its impact is much diminished. I'm not sure if there's even much of an audience left for this film version abroad... |
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woozy
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post #3
on April 30, 2005 - 12:59 PM PDT
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> Of course it will fail in the states.
Why 'of course'?
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> Don't you think its "moment" passed a long time ago, while the project was mired in years of development hell? I've heard people say it would have been great 10 years ago, but now its impact is much diminished. I'm not sure if there's even much of an audience left for this film version abroad...
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Why do you think so? Isn't The Hitchhikers series as popular as it ever was? (For all I know it might not be) I don't see why it would have had 'impact' 10 years ago or 25 years ago or ever but not now.
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Xtian66
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post #4
on April 30, 2005 - 1:02 PM PDT
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> On April 30, 2005 - 12:51 PM PDT hamano wrote:
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> Don't you think its "moment" passed a long time ago, while the project was mired in years of development hell? I've heard people say it would have been great 10 years ago, but now its impact is much diminished. I'm not sure if there's even much of an audience left for this film version abroad...
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I suppose you are right. Alas it's time is passed. I enjoyed the series for what it was in youth, though, and it brought back fond memories of lunch at the nerd table, quoting passages and avoiding their perpetual DD game. the books are almost unreadable to me now, though, and the last book, I seem to remember, was atrocious. The movie was still a pleasent hangover cure. |
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woozy
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post #5
on April 30, 2005 - 1:48 PM PDT
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> I suppose you are right. Alas it's time is passed. I enjoyed the series for what it was in youth, though, and it brought back fond memories of lunch at the nerd table, quoting passages and avoiding their perpetual DD game. the books are almost unreadable to me now, though, and the last book, I seem to remember, was atrocious. The movie was still a pleasent hangover cure.
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I dunno, the last book had its good points. The movie's been getting a lot of play and I do think the books (which I first read twenty years ago) seem to still be popular.
The movie though from the commercials looks ... too serious. The books were a joke weren't they?
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Battie
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post #6
on April 30, 2005 - 4:21 PM PDT
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> On April 30, 2005 - 12:59 PM PDT woozy wrote:
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> > Of course it will fail in the states.
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> Why 'of course'?
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> > Don't you think its "moment" passed a long time ago, while the project was mired in years of development hell? I've heard people say it would have been great 10 years ago, but now its impact is much diminished. I'm not sure if there's even much of an audience left for this film version abroad...
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> Why do you think so? Isn't The Hitchhikers series as popular as it ever was? (For all I know it might not be) I don't see why it would have had 'impact' 10 years ago or 25 years ago or ever but not now.
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It's popular enough. The average reader I encounter has at least read bits of the first. The average reader being someone who enjoys reading on a regular basis, not someone who reads the new Stephen King books and not much else. ^_^
The assumption of it failing in the states...I kind of agree. The average American isn't likely to find the humor as stimulating as American Pie. *snort* Plus...I read recently that at least half of adult Americans haven't read a book since school. I think perhaps that's a bit much, but I doubt many Americans read more than five books per year, if that. They're more likely to know who is on American Idol than in what genre J.D. Robb writes.
Actually...that brings up another issue. I didn't know who Ryan Seacrest was until a Robot Chicken episode...and he has a Hollywood star now. Who the hell did he bribe to get that??? I have a theory that he's Hollywood's experiment to see how many people they can dupe into believing Seacrest is worthy of fame.
And the books were a joke...not meant to be taken seriously. Kind of like Christopher Moore's books.
But I think the film will do okay. Not as good as it could have years and years ago, perhaps. But considering I see new reprints of Douglas Adams' books every year, they apparently still have people buying them. |
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kamapuaa
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post #7
on April 30, 2005 - 7:56 PM PDT
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Anybody seen the TV Series, and willing to comment?
I'm not sure if I should see the movie - I loved the books as a kid, but I suspect watching the movie (or re-reading the books, for that matter) would just spoil a childhood memory. |
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Xtian66
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post #8
on May 1, 2005 - 8:45 AM PDT
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> On April 30, 2005 - 7:56 PM PDT kamapuaa wrote:
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> Anybody seen the TV Series, and willing to comment?
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> I'm not sure if I should see the movie - I loved the books as a kid, but I suspect watching the movie (or re-reading the books, for that matter) would just spoil a childhood memory.
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I do remember the TV series. It was a low-budget Dr.Who looking affair with seriously cheesy effects. My memories were not spoiled, and as I previously stated, Artthur dent was brilliantly cast with the Tim-guy from the original "The Office." Somehow I expected that everybody in the new film would have english accents, which was not the case. The Vogans were just as I pictured them as a young teenager, but Zaphod's CGI arm was kind of stupid. Can't have everything, I guess. |
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woozy
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post #9
on May 1, 2005 - 3:54 PM PDT
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> And the books were a joke...not meant to be taken seriously. Kind of like Christopher Moore's books.
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OMIGOD!!! OMIGOD!!! OMIGOD!!! You like Christopher Moore too!?! Battie, you are just TOO good to be true! (* waves his hands in the air and squeals*) You have to come to California to visit. What's your address, I'll mail you the airline tickets right now.
Ooooh! Which book was your favorite? I can't make up my mind. I kind of like "The Island of the Sequined Love Nun" (Despite the fact she wasn't a nun, she wasn't sequined, and she wasn't very lovely) and "The Lust Lizard of Meloncholy Cove". I thought "Fluke" was his worst book. That means I really, really, liked it.
(heh, heh, I introduced Sonja Blue to "Blood sucking fiends" which may just turn out to be the best thing I've ever done in my life.) |
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hamano
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post #10
on May 1, 2005 - 4:18 PM PDT
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> On May 1, 2005 - 3:54 PM PDT woozy wrote:
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> OMIGOD!!! OMIGOD!!! OMIGOD!!! You like Christopher Moore too!?! Battie, you are just TOO good to be true! (* waves his hands in the air and squeals*) You have to come to California to visit. What's your address, I'll mail you the airline tickets right now.
Oy, he's squealing again... Don't take him seriously, Battie... he's just trying to make Sonja jealous... |
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IronS
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post #11
on May 1, 2005 - 4:39 PM PDT
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| Just try asking woozy to help you move, Battie, and see how far that'll get you.... |
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woozy
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post #12
on May 1, 2005 - 5:10 PM PDT
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> On May 1, 2005 - 4:39 PM PDT IronS wrote:
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> Just try asking woozy to help you move, Battie, and see how far that'll get you....
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Hey! you never asked! And you picked the *only* weekend this year in which the normally life-deprived (as in "Get a life!" "I'd love to! How?") woozy actually had plans both days. And I offered for monday which you never respond.
Or if you are referring to the method of payment you were suggesting... well, it was *your* idea.
Hamano, three things I have learned about Sonja by reading her biographies are 1) it is possible to make her jealous. 2) God help you if you do. 3) The men who love her come to nasty ends.
No, I just love Christopher Moore's books. But I do have to wonder though, where were all these smart, confident women with good taste and apretiation for fine literature and scathing humor 24 years ago when I needed them?
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ahogue
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post #13
on May 1, 2005 - 7:38 PM PDT
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> On April 30, 2005 - 7:56 PM PDT kamapuaa wrote:
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> Anybody seen the TV Series, and willing to comment?
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> I'm not sure if I should see the movie - I loved the books as a kid, but I suspect watching the movie (or re-reading the books, for that matter) would just spoil a childhood memory.
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I have seen the whole TV series a few times and, yes, the effects are very cheesy, but they did get, IIRC, the original narrator of the radio shows to do the book and I think a few other VO roles, and he was brilliant. I wouldn't recommend that anyone rush out and rent it, but I thought the cheese actually worked relatively well.
I'm surprised to hear people trashing the first book. I re-read it not so long ago and thought it was just as funny as I remembered. I do agree that the last two are forgettable, though.
Hope to see the movie tomorrow. |
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hamano
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post #14
on May 1, 2005 - 9:50 PM PDT
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> On May 1, 2005 - 5:10 PM PDT woozy wrote:
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> where were all these smart, confident women with good taste and apretiation for fine literature and scathing humor 24 years ago when I needed them?
I would hazard a guess that they were waiting for the Internet to be invented, so they could converse with you without actually being in your presence...
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woozy
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post #15
on May 1, 2005 - 10:16 PM PDT
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> I would hazard a guess that they were waiting for the Internet to be invented, so they could converse with you without actually being in your presence...
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Ooh, that is mean! One would wonder why they'd want to converse at all though if my presence is so nasty. (Then on the other hand Chris Moore hadn't written any books 24 years ago so intelligent scathing humor was harder to come by...) |
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woozy
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post #16
on May 1, 2005 - 10:19 PM PDT
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>smart
confident
women with
good taste
and apreciation for fine literature and
scathing humor 24 years ago when I needed them?
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Very good, hamano. You got one out of six. |
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hamano
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post #17
on May 1, 2005 - 10:45 PM PDT
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| Egad, woozy, you've outed me! Now everyone knows I'm just a girl... |
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woozy
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post #18
on May 1, 2005 - 10:53 PM PDT
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> On May 1, 2005 - 10:45 PM PDT hamano wrote:
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> Egad, woozy, you've outed me! Now everyone knows I'm just a girl...
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Malibu Stacy? Is that you?
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Battie
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post #19
on May 1, 2005 - 10:59 PM PDT
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> On May 1, 2005 - 3:54 PM PDT woozy wrote:
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> > And the books were a joke...not meant to be taken seriously. Kind of like Christopher Moore's books.
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> OMIGOD!!! OMIGOD!!! OMIGOD!!! You like Christopher Moore too!?! Battie, you are just TOO good to be true! (* waves his hands in the air and squeals*) You have to come to California to visit. What's your address, I'll mail you the airline tickets right now.
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> Ooooh! Which book was your favorite? I can't make up my mind. I kind of like "The Island of the Sequined Love Nun" (Despite the fact she wasn't a nun, she wasn't sequined, and she wasn't very lovely) and "The Lust Lizard of Meloncholy Cove". I thought "Fluke" was his worst book. That means I really, really, liked it.
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> (heh, heh, I introduced Sonja Blue to "Blood sucking fiends" which may just turn out to be the best thing I've ever done in my life.)
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Lmao. I learned of him somewhere between Amazon and Angela Knight's slutpuppies. ^_^ Don't ask. :P
Christopher Moore...I admit...I like The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. I can't help it...I'm Southern. :P
It's odd...but of the majority of people I've conversed with on the net, the ones I usually find interesting are from California. Very strange. Maybe Californians just have access to the net more than others? You rich bastards..! |
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hamano
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post #20
on May 1, 2005 - 11:28 PM PDT
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> Malibu Stacy? Is that you?
No, hon, I'm more like Chesapeake Cherry...
> It's odd...but of the majority of people I've conversed with on the net, the ones I usually find interesting are from California. Very strange. Maybe Californians just have access to the net more than others? You rich bastards..!
It's just because we serious-minded types from the East Coast aren't so invested in creating virtual harems of on-line female admirers.... but really, you find all that squealing and hand-flapping appealing? I guess you do... If the previous pattern holds up, woozy will next feed you some sort of virtual home-made ice cream, then he will try to get you to virtually take off some of your clothing. I hate to say that 9 out of 10 times he virtually succeeds! He's the champ!
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