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

[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.