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Science Fiction » alt.fan.douglas-adams » Don't buy the DVD
| Don't buy the DVD [message #139230] |
Mi, 28 September 2005 04:56 |
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My advice to any Douglas Adams fans who haven't watched the movie or
bought the DVD yet is not to. It is appallingly bad. With Adams' humor
all removed to make a dumbed-down inoffensive version for the American
market it was so bad I gave up partway into it, ejected the DVD, and
threw it in the rubbish bin where it belongs.
I've got a copy of the real Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy movie. The
one the BBC made back in the 1980s. The one that Adams really wrote.
When he was alive. I love it. I replay it every so often, and I'm going
to have to copy it to DVD before I wear the tape out. It is funny. The
new version is just terrible. It defames the memory of a great author.
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #139231 ] |
Mi, 28 September 2005 05:25 |
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> My advice to any Douglas Adams fans who haven't watched the movie or
> bought the DVD yet is not to. It is appallingly bad. With Adams' humor
> all removed to make a dumbed-down inoffensive version for the American
> market it was so bad I gave up partway into it, ejected the DVD, and
> threw it in the rubbish bin where it belongs.
You have my support. I read all five novels for the first time, a couple of
weeks prior to the opening. It really looking forward to the movie.
It was apalling.
Aphelion
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #139233 ] |
Mi, 28 September 2005 11:52 |
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Errmmm...
Wouldn't this rant have been better off under one of the existing recent
subjects, such as "the Movie was Very Disappointing" or "the DVD"?
To brazenly say "DON'T BUY THE DVD", although shockingly similar to the
phrase "DON'T PANIC" except that it wasn't in large, friendly letters, and
merely does the following:
1) insult those who actually enjoyed Douglas' script [you know, the one that
got bandied around, almost dropped until a different studio took over and
went back to Douglas' writing]
2) insult the general population of free-thinking persons who can rent the
movie, or may have seen it at their local theatre and have the free will to
decide if it was worth buying
3) insult those who will buy anything that remotely says "the Hitchhikers
Guide to the Galaxy" because the franchise itself contains much that is
awesome, and they probably own a full box of 1980's-era "Hitchhikers Guide
to the Galaxy" condoms - unused, of course.
4) further insult those who bought the DVD not even knowing the books/tv
series/records but just heard it was kinda cool - much like the sad group of
people in the world who bought Kate Hudson in "Le Divorce" or a Ford
Cortina, and ended up with something unexpected.
"Don't Buy the DVD" is a command - none of us are dogs, or if we are, we're
not your dog.
You're entitled to your opinion, and in fact, please give it to us - much of
your opinion may be wrong, and we'd be happy to correct you, or even argue
your opinion.
After all, that's what this NG has been about for all these years.
Am I flaming you wickedly? Um, yes. Is it nasty of me? Um, yes. Do you
deserve it? Um, most likely. Is it really early in the morning? Um,
yesssss[snore]
JrP
<gordond [at] iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:1127876192.031185.120550 [at] g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> My advice to any Douglas Adams fans who haven't watched the movie or
> bought the DVD yet is not to. It is appallingly bad. With Adams' humor
> all removed to make a dumbed-down inoffensive version for the American
> market it was so bad I gave up partway into it, ejected the DVD, and
> threw it in the rubbish bin where it belongs.
>
> I've got a copy of the real Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy movie. The
> one the BBC made back in the 1980s. The one that Adams really wrote.
> When he was alive. I love it. I replay it every so often, and I'm going
> to have to copy it to DVD before I wear the tape out. It is funny. The
> new version is just terrible. It defames the memory of a great author.
>
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #139237 ] |
Mi, 28 September 2005 10:50 |
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Take a letter Miss Jones: To gordond [at] iinet.net.au, Don't buy the DVD:
> My advice to any Douglas Adams fans who haven't watched the movie or
> bought the DVD yet is not to. It is appallingly bad. With Adams' humor
> all removed to make a dumbed-down inoffensive version for the American
> market it was so bad I gave up partway into it, ejected the DVD, and
> threw it in the rubbish bin where it belongs.
Your opinion is noted, thank you for sharing.
Share and enjoy.
--
Aquarion, www.aquarionics.com (Mail to mailinator.com is publicly displayed)
Foolproof operation: All parameters are hard coded.
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #139245 ] |
Mi, 28 September 2005 19:44 |
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John Palmer wrote:
<snip>
> "Don't Buy the DVD" is a command - none of us are dogs, or if we are, we're
> not your dog.
Woof?
Best
Gordon's dog
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #139254 ] |
Mi, 28 September 2005 22:42 |
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gordond [at] iinet.net.au wrote:
> My advice to any Douglas Adams fans who haven't watched the movie or
> bought the DVD yet is not to. It is appallingly bad. With Adams' humor
> all removed to make a dumbed-down inoffensive version for the American
> market it was so bad I gave up partway into it, ejected the DVD, and
> threw it in the rubbish bin where it belongs.
Well that was clever wasn't it....
do you come from the school of thought that say's things like "I hate Jeremy
Beadle. If I see him on my TV again, I'll put my foot through the screen and
send him the bill"?
> I've got a copy of the real Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy movie. The
> one the BBC made back in the 1980s. The one that Adams really wrote.
The one that Adams hated, and always regretted making?....
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #139255 ] |
Mi, 28 September 2005 22:44 |
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gordond [at] iinet.net.au wrote:
> I've got a copy of the real Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy movie. The
> one the BBC made back in the 1980s. The one that Adams really wrote.
And who do you think wrote the screenplay for the film?
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #141588 ] |
Fr, 30 September 2005 23:31 |
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the only part i did not appreciate was having everybody back to life at
the end it was such a cop-out
but i thought other than that it was an enjoyable romp around the
universe
of course i'm still not sure how much time elapsed from the time
trillian left with zaphod and earths destruction days?,weeks,months?
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #141590 ] |
Sa, 01 Oktober 2005 08:30 |
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2000man [at] wongfaye.com wrote:
> the only part i did not appreciate was having everybody back to life at
> the end it was such a cop-out
>
> but i thought other than that it was an enjoyable romp around the
> universe
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> of course i'm still not sure how much time elapsed from the time
> trillian left with zaphod and earths destruction days?,weeks,months?
>
I thought it was days at the most. What if Arthur was acting hung
over because of the drinking he did at that party? That would fit
it all together neatly.
--
Tian
Yesterday I was asked to leave a "private party".
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #150511 ] |
Mi, 19 Oktober 2005 23:57 |
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Kaare Fiedler Christiansen <news [at] kaarefc.dk> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> John Palmer wrote:
>
> <snip>
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>> "Don't Buy the DVD" is a command - none of us are dogs, or if we
>> are, we're not your dog.
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> Woof?
>
> Best
> Gordon's dog
*hands a bone to Kaare*
/Rasmus
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-- [ Rasmus "Møffe" Bøg Hansen ] ---------------------------------------
Ah, they've got the internet on computers now.
----------------------------------------------[ moffe at zz9 dot dk ] --
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #156268 ] |
Mi, 26 Oktober 2005 18:46 |
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>> of course i'm still not sure how much time elapsed from the time
>> trillian left with zaphod and earths destruction days?,weeks,months?
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> I thought it was days at the most. What if Arthur was acting hung
> over because of the drinking he did at that party? That would fit
> it all together neatly.
>
Arthur's hangover was due to his drinking in the pub the previous night
while complaining about the council's decision to build a by-pass through
his home.
Also, from Chapter 13 when Arthur tells Ford where he's met Zaphod (or Phil
before):
Arthur would not be deterred. "A party six months ago. On Earth...
England..."
cheers
Dave J
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #158647 ] |
Fr, 28 Oktober 2005 15:21 |
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Dave J said:
>> I thought it was days at the most. What if Arthur was acting hung
>> over because of the drinking he did at that party? That would fit
>> it all together neatly.
>>
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> Arthur's hangover was due to his drinking in the pub the previous
> night while complaining about the council's decision to build a
> by-pass through his home.
In the novel, yes. But in the computer game, it's clearly stated that
Arthur was hung over because of attending someone's birthday party the
night before.
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #158656 ] |
Sa, 29 Oktober 2005 14:56 |
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On 2005-10-28 15:21:14 +0200, <pippa.moran [at] gmail.com> said:
> In the novel, yes. But in the computer game, it's clearly stated that
> Arthur was hung over because of attending someone's birthday party the
> night before.
Wasn't the birthday party at the pub?
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Ha en god dag/Have a nice day
Geir
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No matter where you go, there you are
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #158657 ] |
Sa, 29 Oktober 2005 15:30 |
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Geir wrote:
> On 2005-10-28 15:21:14 +0200, <pippa.moran [at] gmail.com> said:
>
>> In the novel, yes. But in the computer game, it's clearly stated that
>> Arthur was hung over because of attending someone's birthday party the
>> night before.
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> Wasn't the birthday party at the pub?
You are quite right, of course.
Just to check I played until that part, and here is the exact quote:
>drink beer
It's very good beer, brewed by a small local company. You particularly
like the flavour, which is why you woke up feeling so wretched this
morning. You were at somebody's birthday party here in the pub last
night.
Best
Kåre
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #158660 ] |
Sa, 29 Oktober 2005 21:31 |
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pippa.moran [at] gmail.com wrote:
> Dave J said:
>
>
>>>I thought it was days at the most. What if Arthur was acting hung
>>>over because of the drinking he did at that party? That would fit
>>>it all together neatly.
>>>
>>
>>Arthur's hangover was due to his drinking in the pub the previous
>>night while complaining about the council's decision to build a
>>by-pass through his home.
>
>
> In the novel, yes. But in the computer game, it's clearly stated that
> Arthur was hung over because of attending someone's birthday party the
> night before.
>
>
I thought reading the book that Arthur was discovering the plot
to destroy his home when he looked out the window and saw the
Catapillar tractor on the march.
--
Tian
Pouring beer at Shoreline, I ended up with these quarters:
65, 2x67, 70, 2x73, 76, 79, 81, 3x83, 2x85, 86, 87, 4x89,
3x90, 91, 92, 3x93, 2x94, 3x95, 2x96, 98, 3xDE, 2xCT, MA, NH,
2xVA, NY, KY, OH, LA, IN, IL, AL, MO, WI, 2xCA, MN, 4xOR.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #158662 ] |
So, 30 Oktober 2005 02:25 |
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"Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com19142559> wrote in message
news:dk0imb$3jo$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> pippa.moran [at] gmail.com wrote:
>
> I thought reading the book that Arthur was discovering the plot
> to destroy his home when he looked out the window and saw the
> Catapillar tractor on the march.
>
That's when the fog of the hangover lifts and Arthur remembers they're
coming to knock his house down. If he hadn't already known about the
demolition of his house to make way for a bypass, he couldn't have the
exchange about bypasses and locked filing cabinets with Prosser.
-- Dave
http://starry-starry-nights.blogspot.com/
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #158665 ] |
So, 30 Oktober 2005 09:35 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> "Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com19142559> wrote in message
> news:dk0imb$3jo$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
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>>pippa.moran [at] gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>I thought reading the book that Arthur was discovering the plot
>>to destroy his home when he looked out the window and saw the
>>Catapillar tractor on the march.
>>
>
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> That's when the fog of the hangover lifts and Arthur remembers they're
> coming to knock his house down. If he hadn't already known about the
> demolition of his house to make way for a bypass, he couldn't have the
> exchange about bypasses and locked filing cabinets with Prosser.
>
You are right. Thanks!
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Tian
Pouring beer at the Bridge School Benefit, I got these quarters:
2x65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 77, 2x78, 79, 2x80, 3x81, 4x83,
3x84, 2x85, 2x87, 2x88, 4x89, 5x90, 3x91, 93, 3x94, 5x96, 3x97,
4x98, DE, 4xNJ, GA, 4xCT, 2xMD, SC, 2xNH, VA, 3xNY, 2xNC, 2xRI,
KY, TN, LA, IN, 2xIL, MO, 2xMI, 2xFL, 3xTX, IA, 2xCA, MN, 4xOR.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Don't buy the DVD [message #158666 ] |
So, 30 Oktober 2005 15:28 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> "Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com19142559> wrote in message
> news:dk0imb$3jo$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
>
>>pippa.moran [at] gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>I thought reading the book that Arthur was discovering the plot
>>to destroy his home when he looked out the window and saw the
>>Catapillar tractor on the march.
>>
>
>
> That's when the fog of the hangover lifts and Arthur remembers they're
> coming to knock his house down. If he hadn't already known about the
> demolition of his house to make way for a bypass, he couldn't have the
> exchange about bypasses and locked filing cabinets with Prosser.
If I'm not mistaken that is actually the cause of his hangover in the
books, he went to the pub and complained to everyone else at great
length, and got rather drunk...
But again, in the computer game, that's different. There the demolition
orders are in the junk mail you find in your house, and dated two years
earlier than the present date.
Best
Kåre
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