Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
May 8th, 2005 by Kate
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
The movie has nothing on the book. It was ok, not spectacular. I guess I would have payed more attention if my stomach and mind weren’t thinking about that amazing ceasar burger waiting for me at Scotty P’s after the movie. If you ever have the opportunity, I highly suggest getting one. “Its like an orgasm in your mouth.” I know I would have a different opinion if I hadn’t just read the book also.
The opening sequence was way too chessy and I would have made the movie totally differently, but over all I’d give it three stars out of five. It was cute, I saw it differently in my messed up head but its nice seeing how others can picture things totally different. It was creatively put together, funny in parts, badly acted in others. Maybe someday I’ll remake it.
I kept thinking about how this movie united a good number of the actors from Love Actually. And when John Malkovich was on the screen, all I could think of was speaking Malkovichian like in the movie Being John Malkovich. Malkovich malkovich malkovich. (Translation: What a messed up movie!) My head totally wasn’t in the movie. I even considered getting up and walking out… I knew how it ended, but like Kasey said, I paid for the movie and I was going to watch it.
The book was better. Duh.