http://blogs.technet.com/tristank/archive/2005/04/28/404300.aspxAs a fan of the trilogy-o-five and a bunch of Douglas Adams' other work, I was quietly skeptical about how good the Guide movie was likely to be. Douglas is gone - weirdly, a loss that still affects me personally, as if he'd been a lifelong friend - buten-AUCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/tristank/archive/2005/04/28/404300.aspx#404302Fri, 29 Apr 2005 01:39:24 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:404302BobDefinitely watching it this weekend...http://blogs.technet.com/tristank/archive/2005/04/28/404300.aspx#404304Fri, 29 Apr 2005 02:01:01 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:404304tristankAudience reaction was interesting, especially at the missile bit. Still, life's cruel sometimes... <br> <br>My girlfriend thought that Sam Rockwell stole the show, but I just thought he was his regular brilliant self (I can't say I've seen a bad SR performance, even when he's in not-so-good movies). <br> <br>There wasn't quite enough Marvin for people to get the hang of, it seemed, but Alan Rickman was a good choice for the voice.http://blogs.technet.com/tristank/archive/2005/04/28/404300.aspx#404358Mon, 02 May 2005 02:21:30 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:404358gGreat summary, T. I liked how the movie addressed the radio-book-tv-etc. continuum, using the same music for the Guide's introduction and the disembodied head of Simon Jones (the original Arthur Dent). I'm looking forward to the Restaurant movie too.http://blogs.technet.com/tristank/archive/2005/04/28/404300.aspx#404855Thu, 12 May 2005 08:39:22 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:404855Cartoon CentralThis blogger thought the animation in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy made the movie....http://blogs.technet.com/tristank/archive/2005/04/28/404300.aspx#406177Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:38:31 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:406177DarrynIt sucked.