> It occurred to me near the end of the movie that it is perfectly in keeping with the history of the HHGttG to have the story be different in the movie. After all, the radio plays were different from the books -- it's a story that evolves with each new medium it inhabits, as it SHOULD do -- as ANY good story should do. What works for a book, however beloved, probably won't work for the big screen, and I'm quite happy that they were able to put together a movie that worked as a movie while still being true to the quirky fun that I've enjoyed for years.

Exactly. Not only does the radio version differ from the books, but the computer game, TV series, stage plays, and record albums are all individually different in plot as well. Not to mention that Adams said that even the separate books in the collection were apt to contradict each other.


> My only regret was not having memorized the captain's poetry before I went to the movie so I could recite it along with him, thus annoying all other movie-goers.

Eh, but they didn't include the whole poem, so I don't think it would have been as much fun. Understandable that they couldn't fit in every fun quote, but I was pleased at the other bits they included more exactly. (I'm thinking specifically of a lot of parts from the Guide.)

Ga"I wish I'd thought of dressing up :-D"halyn