Movies and Whatnot

[desoto_hia873]

So, Jim and I went to see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on Saturday. Partly because I wanted to see it because I loved the books and the BBC series. And partly because it was rumoured that the Serenity trailer would precede it. (Jim tolerates my obsessions very well - he didn't even complain when I made him watch the trailer on my computer. Twice. :-)

I'm sad to report that they did NOT show the Serenity trailer. :-( I'm also sad to report that I wasn't terribly impressed with the movie. I thought it came off rather flat - the books and the original series were much funnier. Though it was amusing seeing the cameo appearance of the original Marvin in the queue.

In other movie news, I keep seeing the ads for The Interpreter on TV and every time I do a double take thinking that Nicole Kidman is Julie Benz. I hadn't noticed before how similar they look. Would that it were Julie Benz - Nicole Kidman seems to be in everything these days.

Finally, it is raining again here today. As it has been for many days now. My mood is starting to imitate the weather. I wish the sun would come out.

Comments

[frimfram.livejournal.com]

Sorry you didn't enjoy Hitchhikers - I loved it, but am notoriously uncritical. Hell, I liked Riley.

They were going at breakneck pace and had to more nod at some of the book's best jokes rather than actually telling them, but I was reciting most of it in my head (and sometimes, to the long-suffering bemusement of my neighbour, out loud) anyway, so I still got all the fun :)

But Zaphod didn't look enough like David Bowie for my tastes.

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

I liked Riley too. More than Hitchhikers Guide. Perhaps they should have included Marc Blucas in the cast. :-)

[frimfram.livejournal.com]

Also, sorry you're feeling down. We have a surfeit of sunshine here, and all the baby goths in town are frowning as they get suntans: help yourself to some!

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

and all the baby goths in town are frowning as they get suntans

Hee! We all have our problem, I guess.

[rustybitch.livejournal.com]

Pity about the Hitchhiker. I love the books to bits, but as far as I can see on my flist, the consensus seems to be that the movie is kinda blah.
I think I'll wait until the DVD.

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

Some people really liked it - I was actually getting bored by the time we got to the halfway point and wished we'd gone to see a different one. Oh well - you can't win them all.

[phendog.livejournal.com]

They didn't show the trailer? Must be your theatre. Yell at them for it.

When I saw it, trailer was duly attached.

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

Lucky you! I'm dying to see it on the big screen. After HG was over, I roamed around the multiplex to see if they had a Serenity poster up. They did not. Sheesh!

[flurblewig.livejournal.com]

Oh, shame about the film! I haven't seen it yet, although I plan to. I haven't seen the tv show or read the books for many years, and I'm trying to keep away from them so that hopefully I won't be too judgemental of the film :-)

And word on Nicole Kidman/Julie Benz! I kept seeing poster on bus stops that had most of Kidman's face cropped out and I kept thinking 'damn, that's a fine Darla icon there' :-)

Bad weather! ::shoos the rain away:: It is (finally) quite lovely over here today. The sun is shining and we ate dinner on the patio. You should do one of your famous impulsive life-changing things and move over here! Bring Jim, he'd love it :-)

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

Someone people really seemed to like the movie. I can't figure out why, myself. Be prepared for an almost total lack of English accents.

You should do one of your famous impulsive life-changing things and move over here!

Dude, I so wish! I've only been to England once and spent most of my time at a conference in Plymouth, but I loved what little I saw. I felt like I'd walked straight into an Enid Blyton book. :-) I was in constant squee-mode the entire week.

The main client of Jim's company is based in France. They'll be doing the first flight of an airplane (he's an engineer) later this month and wanted to send him over for the event. He's turned them down because he can't find his passport (it's still lost in storage somewhere as he hasn't yet moved into his new house and is hopelessly disorganised) to which I say argh! I would have packed myself into his suitcase.

Dating someone who lived in the Netherlands had its drawbacks, but it was nice going to Europe twice a year. ::sighs longingly for the Old World::

[frimfram.livejournal.com]

Be prepared for an almost total lack of English accents.

Yeah, that was a bit of a shame. Ford, for one, needed to be English. Though the line about the fact that he isn't was reasonably funny.

[ladywenham.livejournal.com]

Would you say Hitchhiker is worth seeing? Or should I wait for it to come out on dvd?

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

I really didn't like it. My recommendation would be to find the old BBC series on DVD and watch them instead.

But some people thought it was great, so what do I know?

If they'd shown the frickin' Serenity trailer, it'd have been worthwhile. Phoo!