The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy [Blu-ray] [2005]

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Stephen Fry Director: Garth Jennings

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Amazon.co.uk Review
After twenty years stuck in development (a mere blink compared to how long it takes to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything), iThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/i has finally been turned into a movie. Following the radio play, TV series, commemorative towel, and books, this latest installment in the sci-fi-comedy franchise is based on the screenplay and detailed notes by Douglas Adams. For those unfamiliar with the story, everyman Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) wakes up one morning to discover that his house is set to be demolished to make room for a bypass. Little does he know the entire planet Earth is also set to be destroyed for an interplanetary bypass by the Vogons, a hideous and bureaucratic race of aliens realised in the film by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Whisked off the planet by his best friend, alien-in-disguise Ford Prefect (Mos Def), Dent embarks on a jaunt across the galaxy accompanied by his trusty "Hitchhiker's Guide", which looks like a really fancy PDA. The guide itself provides some of the funniest bits of the movie, little animated shorts that explain the ludicrous life forms and extraterrestrial phenomena our heroes encounter. Along the way Arthur meets the two-headed party animal/president of the galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell) and develops an unrequited crush on fellow earthling Trillian (Zooey Deschanel). The creatures and sets are inspired and answer to the sci-fi fan's primal need to see lots and lots of cool stuff. Where the story stumbles is in the telling--as books, iThe Hitchhiker's Guide.../i was foremost about goofy and brilliant ideas that raised questions about our place in the universe while getting a laugh. The movie has enough trouble figuring out how to get the characters from one fantastical location to the next that Adams' funniest concepts often feel left in the dust. While the reverence the filmmakers felt toward Adams' legacy is apparent, one wonders what we could have expected had the creator of this science fiction universe lived to see it with his own eyes. --iRyan Boudinot, Amazon.com/i

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Customer reviews

review by: FREEJAFFA date: 2009-01-28 rating:
The Hitchhiker's Guide Galaxy (Blu-Ray)
Considering this was released in 2005 the transfer to Blu-ray is awfull, the picture is very grainy. The presentation is not bad but I would have expected more from a Blu-ray dvd.

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review by: date: 2008-05-21 rating:
Poor Mr Adams must me spinning in his grave
Oh dear, how did they get it so wrong. Hitchhickers guide is one of the funiest and most origanal TV series/book trilogies (in 5 parts no less)/ and radio shows to ever grace this fair world so this should have been an easy film to make, and make well (it's already a TV series!!!!!!!!). Unfortunatly the film makers desided that removing all the wit in the film for poor quality slap stick and bad cameos would some how make a worth while film exsperience and a would appeal to the fans (a bunch so fanatical about mr Adamas work that they put trekies to shame) ...... they failed. br / br /This is the least funny comedy I have seen, save for a few moments of genius where Mr Adamas work was actually used. Avoid this film and buy the TV series, book trilogy (in 5 parts) and origanl radio series instead


review by: date: 2008-02-10 rating:
Funny and amazing
I was too young to catch the series of this cult classic so i didn't know what to expect but I was very impressed. I thought this was really funny and I loved the special effects when i first saw this at the movies, so I couldnt wait to get this on blueray and I wasnt disapointed ! the picture quality and sound are great and really enhance the experience of this brilliant movie, This may not be everyones cup of tea but if u like sci-fi and comendy then your in for a treat. since having this film on blueray I have watched it quite a few times, rally good repeat watch value. br / br /What I watched it on. br /Panasonic 42px60 (plasma 1080i) br /playstation 3 blu-ray player (HDMI) br /JVC th-v70r surround sound (optical) (dolby digital 5.1) (inc tannoy m1 front L/R speakers)

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