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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy : 5 of 5
5.10.2005 8:21 PM \| Link	I was excited to see this movie just because I knew a little about the story from playing the old text-based adventure game in high school, and to support a Disney (Touchstone) film, of course. I also had watched some of the old BBC series, but I couldn't get past the lousy effects (worse than Dr. Who!). Anyway, I was so surprised - this movie was five times better than I expected it to be! My pals were impressed, too, and they didn't know anything about the story. Everything was just so hilarious - I had some serious uncontrollable laughter going! The plot is incredibly bizarre, so there's not much point in trying to explain it, except to say that Arthur Dent is an average Englishman who gets thrown into a galactic adventure with all kinds of alien worlds and creatures. The title refers to a book that contains everything you need to know to travel the galaxy, and it's consulted several times during the film by way of super-cool animations with narration that stop to explain weird species or devices. The narration is actually one of the funniest aspects of the film, especially when it goes off into a complete tangent (such as giving voice to the thoughts of a sperm whale as it falls to a planet's surface!). The effects are truly fantastic, with just enough cheese to make things funny without looking stupid. The opening credits alone are worth the price of admission (with dolphins singing a Broadway style number)! I would recommend this movie to just about anyone with a crazy sense of humor! Labels: movies


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