Being the geek I am, last night I went to the one midnight showing in the Twin Cities of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Quite funny. About three-quarters of the nearly full theater had towels. Open discussion of the movie HERE. It certainly took a few liberties with the book, but what was added at least semi-fit with the original plot (or lack thereof). I was disappointed that some of my favorite parts were left out, but the movie was certainly amusing.
I saw it last night, great fun, and laughed out loud several times. One question, why the towels? I never read the books so I dont get why towles are so important.
In the book there's this thing about towels being the most handy items in the universe, and how hitchhikers should take one with them everywhere.
i saw it today, its a good movie, worth a watch, though i warn you, if you have read the book or seen the tv series you may be dissapointed, it has left some of the best bits out (in my opinion), tough that doesnt mean its not good, i enjoyed it. and the thing about towels is completely random (like the rest of it) and never really explained (again, like the rest of it) EDIT: make sure you stay to the very end of the credits kids, there something at the end that i missed and i regret it (it was my favorite part and i thought they had missed it out)
I was severely disappointed. Instead of scrapping 2 or 3 quotes and leaving the rest intact, it just CUT MOST QUOTES IN HALF! Most meanings have been completely lost.
The Hitchhiker's Guide has this to say about Movies based on Books: "In NO circumstance should a hiker experience such torture. As bad as Vogon poetry, history has proven that movies based on successful books are absolute and utter crap. Imagine a Pangalactic Gargle Blaster, except the Gold Brick is wrapped around the lemon. There are, however, exceptions to the rule. The Vretyasers of the Vretia system are known Universe wide as the writers of the worst books in existence, so any other form of conveying the messages of these books is automatically better. The other exception was of a small, quaint production on the insignificant planet Earth, by some fat Earthling named Peter Jackson."
I will never read this book or see this movie just so I don't turn into someone who freaks out and quotes the book like crazy when someone mentions it.