Comments on: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Sequels Get Nixed

By: dale boren

dale boren — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:54:50 +0000

for all you above who didnt like hitchikers guide dont know gold when you see it true it didnt have the adams feel and dialog but the chemistry of the cast and the adams sense of humor shines in it not to mention the set design and puppeteering was amazing it did skip though the books and stray from the original book but it keeps the dry wit and cynical social satire that i love about adams if you wanted a verbatim copy of the book wah mos def was a genius the jokes still landed and the imigary was superb if you dont like go watch a micheal bay flick its probably something closer to you level

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:33:46 +0000

I was a huge fan of the books, and although the movie had the sense or feel of the books, it fell down on the dialog. And the books were *all* about Douglas Adams’ sense of humour, which was all about how he crafted the words.

So why did the movie not ‘get’ the dialog? You’ll love this one. Because the script writer wasn’t a fan of the books. In fact, he hadn’t *READ* the books before getting the project. (WTF?) Unfortunately, I can’t find a reference to back this up, but I was shocked to read it prior to the movie coming out.

Evidence for this clearly comes out in the movie. There were examples where the setup for a joke was given (verbatim, from the books) but then the punchline was omitted. It’s like the scriptwriter didn’t understand the material.

By: Julien

Julien — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:12:41 +0000

I really enjoyed the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galazy movie. I haven’t read the books and I don’t think I would’ve come to know the series if it weren’t for the movie. And on this side, I think the movie did his part to introduce newbies like me to Douglas Adams’ universe.

I think it’s a shame that a worthy series like this doesn’t get a second chance, especially when there is a solid audience and fan base.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:56:57 +0000

I haven’t read the books yet but around the time the film was out there was a box set that priced the same as buying just two of the books so I own the entire series.

I had kind of hoped they would all be made into films, seeing as the first one seemed so good and also now that you mention it made back it’s budget two fold. Still, I’d be a total lier if I said I was even the least bit surprised that the studio decided to pass.

By: Primal

Primal — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:19:50 +0000

I remember the first trailers for HHGTTG and remembered how annoyed I was at them because it didn’t give people, like me, anything to look forward to. It’s another one of those trailers that takes its audience for granted and expect you to know everything about the movie. That’s why I waited till they showed it on tv.

I didn’t really like the movie and it didn’t get me interested to read the books. I did like the casting of this movie, but the movie didn’t flow well at all and didn’t find all too humorous. I would actually like to see sequels if they were to get the same actors reprise their roles, if indeed, the latter books are better for making a movie.

By: Goon

Goon — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:03:33 +0000

the other books are indeed better, and no matter what the books will always be beter than thee films. but I did like HHGTTG too. the other films are better fleshed out already (the first book is pretty thin) and wouldnt require as much fucking around with plotwise.

its a shame…

By: Rian

Rian — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:29:52 +0000

I never read the books and I thought the movie was forgettable. I’m not horribly disappointed by this decision.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:43:36 +0000

I really wanted to like the film, but it just wasn’t funny to me. The main problem with the first book is that it really doesn’t have much of a story, the beauty of the books is in the narration by Adams, not in the crazy antics of the characters.