The opening title song is worth the price of admission alone (think Eric Idle at his peak). The FX are great, both CGI and the Jim Henson creatures (the Vogons, brilliantly voiced by The League of Gentleman). Again, Deschanel is an odd choice (another yank) but she is utterly spellbinding (oh the shower scene.hubba hubba). Trillian isn't that important in the novel and the movie bumps up her role to a love triangle situation between her Arthur and Zaphod. The cast: never been a fan of the office but Martin Freeman is perfect as Arthur Dent, Sam Rockwell hilariously OTT and Mos Def a surprising choice but one that really works. The new stuff is cleverly done and works a treat IMO. As an adaptation I think it works extremely well though there were a few confusing moments even for me as the large philosophical questions were crammed into two hours worth of movie. Think Monty Python in space, or a very British version of The Fifth Element. If you've never read the books (and I suggest you do, it moves at such a pace you might find yourself going 'eh?' a lot) then I don't know what you'd make of it. I saw it with about 2000 media persons and we all loved it, which is a pretty hard thing to accomplish. It's very funny, very kooky and visually gorgeous.
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