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>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>Sent: 10 May 2005 09:49
>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>Subject: Re: [OT] Quandary Phase
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>> >Can't say I was overly impressed with the film though. Perhaps my 
>> >rose tinted glasses need polishing, but I thought it wasn't a patch 
>> >on the original TV series
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>How does it compare to the book(s), which I've not read(s) ?

Very few films live up to their books, and this is no exception. I
thoroughly recommend the books BTW, the plot is actually very deep and
quite complex.  One of those books you can read several times and still
miss things.

>
>Are the US accents off-putting when you've heard it previously 
>in English (yes, I do know what I just said) ?

The accents weren't too bad, but I felt the plot was rushed through to
the point of being confusing, obviously to keep the film length
reasonable.  Mos Def's Ford Prefect seems to play a relatively minor
role compared to the book or TV series, his character is really put into
the background.  Martin Freeman was brilliant in "The Office", but lacks
something as Arthur Dent, he just dosen't have the grumpy, indignant and
frequently baffled manner that Simon Jones portrayed in the TV series.
Stephen Fry is brilliant as the narrator and book, perfectly cast.
Allan Rickman was pretty good as Marvin, but just dosen't come across as
depressed enough, and the robot looked a bit "cutesy" IMO. (also had the
wrong colour eyes, the books frequently mention his red eyes!).

I saw the film with my wife and two friends who are ~10 years younger
than us.  My wife and myself came out thinking it was somewhat
dissapointing, our two friends loved it.  We then showed them the first
TV episode to show what they were missing, and they thought it was
rubbish as there were no special effects etc.  How shallow the youth of
today are!

To be fair, the film could easily have been a lot worse, it makes a
reasonable effort and like Alan says, it has introduced a whole new
generation to HHGTTG.

Cheers

Mike

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