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Offline ASTAC

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« Reply #30 on: May 01, 2005, 06:40:02 PM »
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It was enjoyable.  Sorta.  None of the characters were "just right" to me, but then I have no idea how to articulate who WOULD be, so I guess thats not a good criticism.  Although the movie didnt truly follow the book, Douglas Adams DID write the screenplay, so I assume he knew what he was doing with his own work.  Marvin wasnt quite the "look" I had pictuered, but his voice and attitude (and Eddie's as well) were right on and hilarious.  I was happy enough that they included the scene with the whale falling out of the sky and whomping into the planet with a mushroom cloud above him.  

Anyway, not bad.


Was there also the bowl of petunias that thought to itse;f "oh no, not again!" in the whale scene?
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« Reply #31 on: May 01, 2005, 06:41:19 PM »
Hehe, yep.  Which is why the scene worked.  They actually did that part right on.

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« Reply #32 on: May 01, 2005, 06:58:53 PM »
It blew. Too much was left out and as a result the whole movie was vague and pointless. It seems they always focus on the effects these days... the movie should have had little to do with them.

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« Reply #33 on: May 01, 2005, 07:43:13 PM »
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It blew. Too much was left out and as a result the whole movie was vague and pointless. It seems they always focus on the effects these days... the movie should have had little to do with them.


I agree and disagree with you.  In some aspects I love when movies have all the visual CG eye candy.  BUT, it can be overdone.  For instance Lucas aside the effects in the last two star wars were WAY overdone.