[Leica] The Hitchhikers' Guide To the Galaxy: To Be Avoided

[masonster at gmail.com (David Mason)]

Ah, but Marc, as a fan you should go back and read the interviews with
Mr. Adams in which he addresses the very subject of the "British-ness"
of the Guide. His claim was always that there was only one character
who should spout British-ness (including humour) and that is Arthur
Dent. Remember, he did write the screenplay for this movie.

This sci-fi/british humor geek can appreciate the movie as another
variation of a brilliant book (which did come before the radio show,
if you remember). Its all just entertainment in the end.

Oh, for those who are familiar with all this mess, I was particularly
happy seeing both Simon Jones and Bill Nighy cast in the movie - very
good British moves in my opinion.



Dave

On 5/1/05, Marc James Small <msmall@aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> At 09:29 PM 5/1/05 -0400, David Mason wrote:
> >I have been a fan for many a decade and I thought it was brilliant. So 
> >there.
> 
> David
> 
> Well, you might claim to "have been a fan for many a decade" but your
> credibility is rather challenged by your easy acceptance of the degradation
> which this movie produces to the basic tale.  Go back and listen again to
> the BBC radio shows and then praise this so highly.  I doubt that you would
> be able to do so.
> 
> British humor translates easily to the US:  think of, say, Alec Guiness or
> Peter Sellers or Monty Python.
> 
> Now, think about John Cleese's portrayal of a Roman soldier in THE LIFE OF
> BRIAN being reprised by, say, John Wayne or Bruce Willis.  That is what we
> are dealing with here.  They have gutted the essential humor from the tale.
>  The trailers indicate that the flick is just yet another Hollywood
> knee-jerk effort to obtain monies from British wit and destroying the joke
> in the process.
> 
> Oy Vey!
> 
> Marc
> 
> msmall@aya.yale.edu
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