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Hitchikers - a surprisingly enjoyable adaption of the book. The new
additions work well - although I hope Adams managed to plan where these
parts are going to end up before his passing. The cast as a whole was
pretty good, although I did feel that Mos Def (as Ford Prefect) was a
little quiet. Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast was a real highlight.

My biggest crificism was that there weren't enough Guide entries. Now this
was probably somewhat hard as the nature of the Guide entries is as asides
which, while it works in the written form, tends to break up the narrative
flow somewhat.

My other problem was being forced to sit though the song "So long and
thanks for all the fish" for what seemed like ten minuites during the
opening credits. Sure, it was mildy humerous at first, but the majority of
that humour was explained in the corresponding Guide entry. It felt boring
to tell the truth. Should have used that time for more Guide entries.

My other issue was with strugginlg to listen to the dialogue without
hearing the voices of the BBC television show instead. Still - the movie
was alot of fun and has certainly set up the sequel.