Currently Watching and Listening
by tdaxp ~ February 23rd, 2006
Without comment, other than these are the three most recent albums and dvds I’ve watched, and all are highly recommended. Except for HHGTTG. Which Lady of tdaxp liked, so maybe it was a good movie after all. But if you’ve read the book, stay away. Read Mostly Harmless instead.
OK, I lied. One comment. Sigur Ros’s “Staralfur” is available for free download. It was also featured on Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
And while I’m at it, get the 1981 BBC version of Hitchhiker’s Guide instead. And note that all DVD links go to Greencine. Unlike Netflix, greencine doesn’t throttle.
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February 25th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Biz,
Both versions of The Guide had things going for them. The UK and US versions both had good characters and actors, including
Arthur Dent (UK)
Marvin (UK)
Trillian (US)
Zaphod (US, though they should have gotten rid of the extra head entirely)
A problem with the US version is that it never gets the comedy quite right. There’s no equivilant of the “real small furry creatures from alpha centauri” scene in the recent version, which got Adams’ timing exactly right.
February 24th, 2006 at 12:00 am
I’m a fan of the new Hitchikers guide. The old BBC version was awful, even Douglas Adams thought so. He wrote this movie before he died and I think they did a good job. The two heads thing I think was done exceptionally well, as the “dead head” look of the BBC version was only creepy.