I tried, I really truly tried, to find any redeeming aspect of this horrid movie, but was unable to.
Every character was completely miscast, every line was sheer agony, every sight gag was cringe-worthy. The parts of the BBC series that had me laughing were gone, replaced by sanitized junk. The special effects were too large and, for lack of a better word, overbearing. The makers of this movie completely missed the concept of "campy" and went for realism, which was totally out of place.
Unfortunately, THIS is now how a large portion of the world will remember Douglas Adams, a true tragedy.
Watching the BBC series was pure magic, the characters had that sort of Dr. Who surrealism, the situations were completely believable in that special Adams sort of way. The movie? Nope.
I wanted to enjoy it. I heard from non-HHG fans that it was horrible, but hoped they just didn't get the humor. Well, it sucked... totally, completely, awfully, sucked. In case you missed the point of this review, let me restate it: this movie was HORRIBLE, and a travesty of the work of the original books and radio and BBC series.
Every character was completely miscast, every line was sheer agony, every sight gag was cringe-worthy. The parts of the BBC series that had me laughing were gone, replaced by sanitized junk. The special effects were too large and, for lack of a better word, overbearing. The makers of this movie completely missed the concept of "campy" and went for realism, which was totally out of place.
Unfortunately, THIS is now how a large portion of the world will remember Douglas Adams, a true tragedy.
Watching the BBC series was pure magic, the characters had that sort of Dr. Who surrealism, the situations were completely believable in that special Adams sort of way. The movie? Nope.
I wanted to enjoy it. I heard from non-HHG fans that it was horrible, but hoped they just didn't get the humor. Well, it sucked... totally, completely, awfully, sucked. In case you missed the point of this review, let me restate it: this movie was HORRIBLE, and a travesty of the work of the original books and radio and BBC series.