I'd have to say myself that the film was a good adaptation, but if that was your only exposure to Mr Adams' work you'd be missing huge chunks.
Miles (aged 9, has watched the TV series and listened to the radio shows) - "it was all round the wrong way, stuff missed out, just like 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [1], Marvin never mentioned the diodes down his left side" but still gave it 9 out of 10. I am still unsure about how the mind of a 9 year old works - and by the time I have it sussed he will be 10 or 11 [1] a movie where they screwed badly with the plot. On Mon, 02 May 2005 10:31:16 +1200 Andrew Errington wrote: > Just a quick trip report from Friday's cinematographic experience. Thanks > to all who came along- it was the ideal geek social event: you get to go to > the same venue for the same reason, but no-one has to talk to each other. > > Despite the fact that only 24 tickets had been sold at lunchtime the film > was sold out by the time we got there! > > In all, I thought the film was highly enjoyable, but I think you have to be > a fan to appreciate the particular style of the movie. A lot of content > was inferred and really just glossed over, and there was some content added > specially for the film (by Douglas Adams, before his untimely departure). > In general the film worked, and the visual represention matched what I was > expecting (although it's difficult not to think of the BBC show whilst > watching the film). > > I did not feel that the story had been butchered (as I do with many film > adaptations), and I hope that there will be more films from the later books. > > Hope the rest of you enjoyed it, > > Andy -- Nick Rout
