Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Movie! - Page 3

Rosie Gamgee · 05-11-2005, 09:57 AM

So, was the movie a combination of two books? I just 'read' (actually listened to the audio book) the first book, and the whole nose-sneeze-priest thing wasn't in there.

***HOBBIT*** · 05-11-2005, 03:56 PM

no, it is not a combination of two books. It is just an adaptation of of the book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

About half of the movie is taken from it and the other half is made up for the movie.

There are very tiny things in this movie that are in other books. The whole Viltvodle thing which I mention below is the only thing that I can think of.

I would suggest actually READING it and not listening to the audio book.
If you listen to anything, listen to the radio show, the orginal medium. It was first a very sucessful cult following radio show on BBC Radio 4 before he wrote it as a novel.

If you can get a hold of the original radio show - that is a real treat.

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the whole nose-sneeze-priest thing wasn't in there.

Well, they made up going to the planet of Viltvodle. They also made up that cult religion thing with Hamma Kavula.

It is taken from something that is in the second book (the first page of it i believe):

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In the beginning the Universe was created.

This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

Many races believe that it was created by some sort of God, though the Jatravartid people of Viltvodle VI believe that the entire Universe was in fact sneezed out of the nose of a being called the Great Green Arkleseizure.

The Jatravartids, who live in perpetual fear of the time they call The Coming of The Great White Handkerchief, are small blue creatures with more than fifty arms each, who are therefore unique in being the only race in history to have invented the aerosol deodorant before the wheel.

However, the Great Green Arkleseizure Theory is not widely accepted outside Viltvodle VI and so, the Universe being the puzzling place it is, other explanations are constantly being sought.

For instance, a race of hyperintelligent pan-dimensional beings once built themselves a gigantic supercomputer called Deep Thought to calculate once and for all the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything........

That is also in Episode 5 (or "fit" 5) of the Hitchhiker Radio series.

Novel 1 - "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is essentially episodes 1-4
Novel 2 - "The Restaurant At the end of the Universe" is episodes 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 5, 6.

Rosie Gamgee · 06-08-2005, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HOBBIT

I would suggest actually READING it and not listening to the audio book.
If you listen to anything, listen to the radio show, the orginal medium. It was first a very sucessful cult following radio show on BBC Radio 4 before he wrote it as a novel.

Really? [jacksparrowvoice]That's interesting.[/jacksparrowvoice] Well, I'll have to find 'em. And beings how the audio book was read by the author, I thought it would be a good place to start. *shrug*

Lenya · 06-13-2005, 12:24 PM

Oh I hate it when movies come out late in our country! Hitchhicker isn't even out yet! ...But I can't wait

EarthBound · 06-22-2005, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Lenya

Oh I hate it when movies come out late in our country! Hitchhicker isn't even out yet! ...But I can't wait

I couldn't either than was.....errrr, maybe you'd better watch it than we can compare notes.....it's enough to say I too waited anxiously for the movie....

Maybe you've seen it by now....let us know what you thunk

Pytt · 06-22-2005, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Lenya

Oh I hate it when movies come out late in our country! Hitchhicker isn't even out yet! ...But I can't wait

Here it don't come until August I think..

EarthBound · 06-22-2005, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Pytt

Here it don't come until August I think..

Don't make the mistake of watching it the same night you watch StarWars III......or it will look like crud next to it....SWIII was the cooooolest

Falagar · 06-22-2005, 10:22 AM

Premiere in Oslo the 29th of July, if I'm not much mistaken.

SW was cool, but...movie-vise, HHGttG sounds better.

Pytt · 06-22-2005, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by EarthBound

Don't make the mistake of watching it the same night you watch StarWars III......or it will look like crud next to it....SWIII was the cooooolest

Don't worry, I've already seen SWIII 2 times

Lenya · 06-23-2005, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pytt

Don't worry, I've already seen SWIII 2 times

Oh, oh, me too, me too! And I loved it

No EB, I haven't seen it yet and don't really know when it will be out. Probably when I'm already back at university, which means I'll have a hard time getting back to you - we have very limited free internet access there. But I never can stay away too long

Pytt, I feel your pain man. They shouldn't keep us waiting. It is evil.

Falagar · 06-23-2005, 04:32 PM

Mwahaha, I've seen it three.

Lenya · 06-27-2005, 04:55 AM

Don't laugh at the less spoiled people. Whe have more patience than you.

Falagar · 06-27-2005, 12:00 PM

Spoiled? Me?! No idea what yer talkin' bout.

***HOBBIT*** · 06-28-2005, 12:18 AM

WOW - hitchhikers opens so late in other countries?!?!

It has been out of theaters for a while now here in the USA. It comes out on DVD in September.

Lenya · 06-28-2005, 07:35 AM

Yeah. Not just this movie. Oftentimes you are able to get a pirate DVD before the movie is out. But its more fun to see it in the movies, so I wait.

Falagar · 06-28-2005, 02:25 PM

A friend of mine has already downloaded and watched it. I prefer to wait because, beside the fact that I don't like downloading movies, I owe it to Adams.

Elanor · 09-24-2005, 09:39 PM

I love this movie! I just bought the DVD. Now I can sing along with "So long and thanks for all the fish." Just what I always wanted!

I was already a big fan of the books, and I think they did a very good job of translating it into a movie. I usually don't complain about movie adaptations as long as they're:
1) true to the spirit of the book,
2) contain a large percentage of material from the book, and
3) make a good movie that both readers and non-readers can enjoy.

Sometimes things have to be changed to make it satisfying as a movie, and I'm all for it as long as they don't go overboard. This one didn't, and was still as oddballish and quirky as the book. The pacing, emotion, and dialogue was just right. I really like the addition of the POV gun and Marvin saving the day by shooting the Vogons with it. Though I agree that Zaphod should have gone back for his head! Maybe in a sequel? (please! please!)

My cousin watched it without having ever read the books, and fell in love with it and wants to read the books now. So the movie is useful for bringing people into the world of Douglas Adams!

Lotesse · 09-24-2005, 10:01 PM

Yeah, I was surprised he didn't go back for his head, too. I haven't ead the book, but I really enjoyed this movie, a lot! I really loved the opening, that song was the bomb.

Elanor · 10-01-2005, 07:05 PM

Actually, I just rewatched it, and Zaphod does say at the end, "I need to go to Humma's. He's got something of mine, I think..." So this is partially resolved, enough to assume that he does go back and retrieve the head.

Lenya · 10-22-2005, 04:37 PM

I was really impressed with it. They didn't rape the book in the process of making the movie - not bad.

05-11-2005, 09:57 AM	#41
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	So, was the movie a combination of two books? I just 'read' (actually listened to the audio book) the first book, and the whole nose-sneeze-priest thing wasn't in there. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

06-22-2005, 10:22 AM	#48
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Premiere in Oslo the 29th of July, if I'm not much mistaken. SW was cool, but...movie-vise, HHGttG sounds better. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

06-23-2005, 04:32 PM	#51
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Mwahaha, I've seen it three. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

06-27-2005, 12:00 PM	#53
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Spoiled? Me?! No idea what yer talkin' bout. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

06-28-2005, 12:18 AM	#54
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	WOW - hitchhikers opens so late in other countries?!?! It has been out of theaters for a while now here in the USA. It comes out on DVD in September. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

06-13-2005, 12:24 PM	#44
Lenya Elentári Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 727	Oh I hate it when movies come out late in our country! Hitchhicker isn't even out yet! ...But I can't wait

06-27-2005, 04:55 AM	#52
Lenya Elentári Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 727	Don't laugh at the less spoiled people. Whe have more patience than you.

06-28-2005, 07:35 AM	#55
Lenya Elentári Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 727	Yeah. Not just this movie. Oftentimes you are able to get a pirate DVD before the movie is out. But its more fun to see it in the movies, so I wait.

06-28-2005, 02:25 PM	#56
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	A friend of mine has already downloaded and watched it. I prefer to wait because, beside the fact that I don't like downloading movies, I owe it to Adams. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 06-28-2005 at 02:26 PM.

09-24-2005, 09:39 PM	#57
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	I love this movie! I just bought the DVD. Now I can sing along with "So long and thanks for all the fish." Just what I always wanted! I was already a big fan of the books, and I think they did a very good job of translating it into a movie. I usually don't complain about movie adaptations as long as they're: 1) true to the spirit of the book, 2) contain a large percentage of material from the book, and 3) make a good movie that both readers and non-readers can enjoy. Sometimes things have to be changed to make it satisfying as a movie, and I'm all for it as long as they don't go overboard. This one didn't, and was still as oddballish and quirky as the book. The pacing, emotion, and dialogue was just right. I really like the addition of the POV gun and Marvin saving the day by shooting the Vogons with it. Though I agree that Zaphod should have gone back for his head! Maybe in a sequel? (please! please!) My cousin watched it without having ever read the books, and fell in love with it and wants to read the books now. So the movie is useful for bringing people into the world of Douglas Adams! __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

09-24-2005, 10:01 PM	#58
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Yeah, I was surprised he didn't go back for his head, too. I haven't ead the book, but I really enjoyed this movie, a lot! I really loved the opening, that song was the bomb. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-01-2005, 07:05 PM	#59
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	Actually, I just rewatched it, and Zaphod does say at the end, "I need to go to Humma's. He's got something of mine, I think..." So this is partially resolved, enough to assume that he does go back and retrieve the head. __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

10-22-2005, 04:37 PM	#60
Lenya Elentári Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 727	I was really impressed with it. They didn't rape the book in the process of making the movie - not bad.

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