Quote: Uschi said: Right. So the movie is way off the books, but I still really liked it. It kept basically the same feel but I still didn't know everything before it happened. I like Trillian's character, Mos Def as Ford was spot on, Arthur was perfect, Zaphod was perfect - I hated the shit outta him... Marvin... yes.
I thought the differances made the movie interesting. It makes it a whole different telling of the same story. I enjoyed the whole thing thoroughly.
That's pretty much how I felt. My only real complaint is that they glossed over some things that, as one who has read the books I knew, but people like my girlfriend who haven't were a little perplexed by. Mostly things like "Why is it so important to have a towel?", which is emphasized verbally by Ford, but the exact reason(s) why it's "vital" are never clearly demonstrated in the movie.
And there were some flat bits, but all-in-all, I thought it was pretty cool. I'll definitely get the DVD when it comes out. Here's hoping they make a director's cut with a few extra scenes to flesh out some of the glossed-over bits.
