Review of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) by Jacob E — 24 Oct 2010
Never in the history of film has a movie come so close and so far removed from its own source material. I really hate this film because it gets so much right from the original book by Douglas Adams. The visual design of the space ships and the characters is literally perfect, directly from the books.
The movie even makes a nice addition right at the beginning of the film that is sure to make fans of the book laugh. But everything else will make a fan of the book cringe. The basic premise of the story remains the same, but all the plot in the middle has been changed for no apparent reason.
Douglas Adams wrote 5 books full of hilarious gags, so why would you make up new ones that aren't funny? This movie is very bittersweet for fans of the book like myself, but more bitter than sweet.
The best part of the film can easily be found on YouTube, just search for "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" and never actually watch this.
This review of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) was written by Jacob E on 24 Oct 2010.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has generally received positive reviews.
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