 | Distributor: | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release: | April 29, 2005 | |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction/Fantasy | |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for thematic elements, action and mild language |
There was a buzz in some sectors of the internet community about this movie even when it was still filming, that I was curious to see it just to figure out what they were talking about. The movie blew me away. The gags were just delightful. The script was good and the actors portrayed their roles well that you can't help falling in love with the characters.
Arthur Dent is the ordinary man forced to deal with extraordinary situations beginning with finding out that his good friend, Ford Perfect, is an alien - and on the day they first met, Ford was actually trying to befriend the car that nearly ran him over.
Ford on the other hand, is one guy you wouldn't mind getting stuck with if you found yourself homeless because the Vogons blew up your planet. After all, Ford's been roaming the galaxy and has 3 cool things with him - the informative traveler's guide, the ring to wear on your hitchhiker's thumb, and the towel you should't leave home without.
Ford's book is a fun read ... and gives practical advice when it comes to Vogons. They are, by the way, a race that happens to control much of the galaxy - they could even blow up a planet (like Earth) just because it was in the way of an intergalactic route. They're a narrow minded lot (oh yeah, just love the scene on the Vogons' planet where they get slapped on the head by something coming from the ground if anyone has original thoughts), can kill you with their terrible poetry, and it is surprising their government is even running despite having the worst bureaucratic red tape you'll ever find - it was hilarious when Arthur Dent said he's familiar with it because he's a Brit.
Ofcourse you can't get around the galaxy with no ship. After a brief, disastrous interlude in a Vogon space craft, our hitchhikers become guests on the spaceship called Heart of Gold - which looks like a teapot floating in space. That's where we meet Zaphod Beeblebrox, his companion Trillian, and the robot Marvin.
Zaphod is the egomaniac president of the galaxy who's wanted for stealing the Heart of Gold, while Trillian is this Earth chick who's with him because she finds living on Earth a bore. The character on this spaceship that I fell in love with, however, is a robot. Marvin, voiced by Alan Rickman, is just the most depressing robot I've ever seen - am I the only person thinking of Eeyore when thinking of Marvin? His dialogues are just so funny.
This movie entertained me from start to finish, I would actually buy the DVD so I could watch it as often as I want. Moviegoers like me who are not familiar with the book but enjoyed the film will go buy the book just to find out how much of the story didn't make it to the movie. Considering that it's rare that 100% of a good book makes it to the movie version, and that the tale was long enough to be made into a TV series in the UK - imagine how much fun the moviegoer missed?
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