Serenity
December 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Whoop-dee-doo and yeehaw! Have you ever wanted to watch an action-comedy-sci fi-western? Well, if you did, this is the movie you’ve been waiting for. Joss Whedon (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) created a TV show called Firefly which, thanks to a multitude of reasons, didn’t last very long before getting the axe by the higher ups at Fox. But thanks to a monstrously successful DVD release and the subsequent groundswell of support from fans, the go ahead for a movie adaptation was given and the result is Serenity.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I was a huge fan of the now defunct series and was elated when I read about the movie. I have to say, too, that I did have some doubts about the transition from the small tube to the big screen. After seeing it, however, I feel I can erase those doubts now.
Since it is classic Joss Whedon, the fanbase will love this movie. It remains true to the characters from start to finish and helps wrap up (temporarily, if not permanently) many of the loose ends from the TV show. But more importantly, people who have never watched the show can enjoy this movie, too. Not quite as much, mind you, since there is no foundation of knowledge about the history of the characters and the roles they fill on the ship, but still enough that it will be a very positive experience, by and large.
As the TV show left things, the gifted psychic (and certifiable nutjob) River Tam and her brother Simon were under the protection of Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds and his crew aboard his ship, Serenity (hence the name). The government (known simply as the Alliance) created River’s abilities through the use of horrific medical experimentation and they wanted her back in the worst way. The crew is quite a hodge podge of characters, but this is a good thing. Zoe, a longtime friend of Mal and ex-soldier, is more or less the 2nd in command. Wash is the pilot and husband to Zoe. Jayne (yes, this is a guy) is the brute on board and serves as both muscle and comic relief. Last, but not least, is Kaylee, the hayseed damsel turned horny ship’s engineer.
And this is pretty much where the movie picks up. Some time has passed and this is shown by the fact that two of the more permanent passengers, Inara and Shepherd Book, are no longer on board. Inara was a…businesswoman *cough* and somewhat of a love interest for Mal. Their constant fighting, however, has apparently led her to leave Serenity to find work elsewhere. Shepherd Book was a religious man with what was hinted to be a dark history and he has apparently decided to settle down with a colony and preach the good word. Fans of each should not despair, however, as they do show up as the movie progresses.
This passage of time has not been kind to Serenity or her crew, however. Due to their need to stay on the run, business has been sparse and they’re running out of parts, fuel, and even food. And then to make things worse, the Alliance raised the ante…bigtime. An operative (Ejiofor) has been sent to recover River and he is no ordinary bad guy. Someone once said that the most dangerous enemy you’ll ever face is a “true believer” and this one qualifies.
The operative is as relentless in capturing his quarry as he is nice. Yes, I said nice…well, in a murderous sort of way. I mean, how else could you describe someone that does his level best to convince you that your death (at his hands) is a good thing and will make the ‘verse a better place and that there is no shame in it? You almost want to buy him a beer before you snap his neck.
And from this setup springs a grand pursuit across the known worlds. The action is magnificent, the special effects range anywhere from adequate to spectacular, the cinematography is exceptional, and the humor is perfectly timed.
This is the best rip-roaring good time I’ve had in a theater this year and I cannot recommend this one strongly enough. All Firefly fans need to see this on the big screen. But even if you’ve never seen the TV show, go see it. Rent a couple of the DVDs of the show beforehand, if you must, but go see it. You’ll be very glad you did. Oh, and as a side note to the Fox Network: You can’t stop the signal.
The Island
December 11, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The Island is one of those movies that we really have a tough time reviewing. At Movies for Guys we have a strict “no spoiler” policy, and this is one of those stories where you really need to go in knowing nothing about it and just let the story unfold.
Here’s what we can safely say about the story. It is set in the mid to late 21st century where we meet Lincoln-Six-Echo, played by McGregor. He lives in what can only be described as a highly controlled Utopian environment. Controlled may be an understatement. When he takes a leak in the morning, the urinal detects some excess sodium and immediately sends orders down to the cafeteria to change his diet. We shudder to think about what might happen if someone cuts the cheese in this place.
We learn that the members of this society are the survivors of some sort of event that contaminated most of the Earth. However, there is an “Island” where a number of them are allowed to go to breed and repopulate the planet. Everyone’s goal is to get to The Island, and there’s a lottery held to select the winners as openings become available. Lincoln begins to ask questions and explore his environment, and that’s when the fun begins.
To say more about the story would really spoil it. However, we will say that despite those story constraints we do get all of the things we’ve come to expect from a Michael Bay movie. This is his first film without Jerry Bruckheimer, but we got our share of extreme action and a really nifty car chase. We couldn’t help but notice that despite being set in at least the year 2051 and having some really cool high tech mass transit devices, everyone drove “antique” cars from the early 21st century. No big thing, but we’re car guys, we notice things like that.
Speaking of noticing things, we love big action, we’ll suspend disbelief. But surviving a 70 story fall in a wreckage of twisted steel and getting out without a scratch pushes it just a tad. We’re with the character on the ground who witnesses the whole thing and coyly observes “Jesus must love you!”.
Ok, so Bay takes some liberties with the laws of physics. Even amongst the action freaks at our office, he draws mixed emotions. Some of us like the eye candy and action, others start to groan the first time he puts the camera at knee level and circles a character with a perplexed look on their face in attempt to convey emotion. Bottom line, The Island gets 3 stars. It felt a little long, and the suspense was really gone about halfway thru the movie. This will make a great DVD, and we suspect there may be a longer director’s cut. And it’s not a waste of time at the theater, but with the competition that is out this summer, it’s certainly not a must-see.
Dukes of Hazzard
December 11, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Dukes of Hazzard is the 2005 movie interpretation of the early 80’s TV show. All of your favorite characters are back, though they’re played by an all new cast. And the movie is set in current day.
Although set in the present, not much has changed about Hazzard County. Boss Hogg is still the scamming Commissioner. Roscoe is still the Sheriff. Cooter still fixes The General when the boys tear it up. All the action is at the Boar’s Nest where Daisy works as a waitress. Only a couple of minor differences worth noting, Bo and Luke are running liquor for Uncle Jessie. And it seems Uncle Jessie has a bit of a girlfriend, played by Linda Carter. She’s gotta be 50+ at this point, but we’d still love to have her put on her Wonder Woman outfit, tie us up with her golden lasso and make us lie to her.
If you’re not familiar with the Duke family and Hazzard county, you only need to know a few things about Bo and Luke Duke. They’re just a couple of good old boys, never meaning no harm. But it beats all you never saw, they’ve been in trouble with the law since the day they were born. They’re straightening the curves, flattening the hills, and someday the mountains might get ‘em, but the law never will. You see, they’re just making their way, the only way they know how. But that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow. They’re just two good old boys, wouldn’t change if they could. They’re fighting the system like a true modern day Robin Hood.
With all due respect to the late great Waylon Jennnings of course. And Waylon was missed, we had a bit of a balladeer, but it just wasn’t the same without him. As for the rest of the cast, Knoxville and Scott are easy to adapt to as a couple of clowning versions of Bo and Luke. We quickly got past the Coy and Vance flashbacks. The best casting was Jessica Simpson as Daisy, as she successfully pulled off being smoking hot while still being innocent. We also enjoyed Willie Nelson as a cussing, dirty joke telling Uncle Jessie. However, we cant say the same for Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg. We didn’t expect him to play it like the TV series version, but Burt really phoned in his performance. The worst casting was Roscoe. We question whether M.C. Gainey bothered to even watch a single episode of the original show.
The real scene stealer is the General Lee who in a lot of ways saves the movie. The General Lee is true to the original right down the the now very politically incorrect rebel flag, which is addressed in a very classic moment where characters from the 80’s meet currently reality. There’s a lot of really nice chase scenes including some excellent drifting. And you’ll see the General launched higher, longer and further than ever before, and it’s the real car not a miniature or cgi. Watch the bloopers during the credits for proof.
We really wanted to love this movie. But instead we ended up just wanting to be friends with it. The plotline works like a long episode of the old TV series. But what really stuck with us was the lack of chemistry between many of the cast members. Willie seemed uncomfortable as Jessie, and Boss Hogg and Roscoe just did not work at all. Bo and Luke seemed to be having fun, almost everything else felt forced. However, the General Lee’s chase scenes, Daisy in her shorts and some good laughs are enough to warrant 3 stars. If you miss it at the theater, at least be sure to give it a look on DVD.
Cinderella Man
December 11, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Holy Bloody Seabiscuit, Batman! Did MfG give this depression-era, feel-good, sentimental bucket of goo four stars?!?!
Yep. It’s true. In a perfect world, a movie reviewer would never take prejudice or bias into a movie. That’s a nice thought, but we don’t live in a perfect world and, indeed, bias and prejudice is somewhat the point here at MfG. That being said, it should be noted that I walked into Cinderella Man wanting to dislike it. I had a pretty good idea what I was about to see and, yep, I got exactly what I was expecting.
On the plus side, I expected to see great direction. Ron Howard is at the top of his game and has been churning out movies that produce murmurings of “instant classic” for several years now. I also expected to see some incredible acting performances. The casting here is impeccable and they all deliver, as I suspected they would, under Howard’s near-perfect guidance. Giamatti, in particular, as Joe Gould, is somehow able to channel the spirits of all the great boxing managers of the early 20th century and deserves every award he can get for his performance.
However, on the down side, I got everything I expected, too. I expected way too much time to be spent dwelling on the Great Depression and the tragic human conditions that existed back then. At nearly two and a half hours, this movie should have gone on a low-schmaltz diet and lost about 40 minutes. I also expected Howard to shamelessly attempt to yank tears from the audience during these sequences and I was right again. Some would probably describe this flick as a ‘chick-flick in disguise’ and, although I’d disagree with that assessment, it isn’t *too* far off the mark.
Couple all the gratuitous sentimentality along with the blood-lite fights (with a third less blood than your regular boxing movie), and women everywhere will be scrambling to see this flick.
So why four stars? Frankly, I’m not entirely sure myself. I can say that the boxing sequences are *extremely* well done. The cinematographer brought some sorely needed creativity into a tired action medium that, with the exception of Million Dollar Baby, had been languishing for many years.
I also know that part of my fondness for the movie is reflected in the values that Howard brings to the screen. A part of myself resonates with what seems to be his belief that, gosh-darnit, America is a great place and conservative family men that take pride in their work and are ashamed of asking for handouts (but do it when it means the difference between feeding their family and starving on the streets) make up the real strength of this nation. You just don’t get that in movies these days, either, and it’s a nice change of pace.
But, in the end, you can’t escape the fact that Cinderella Man is a heaping helping of sugary sweet apple pie. No, it’s not the testosterone-laden 24 oz. Ribeye steak you might have been hoping for, but it’s so well made you don’t really care if you happen to look a little fru-fru while enjoying it.
March of the Penguins
December 11, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Yes, you read the title correctly. Movies for Guys took a gander at this G-rated documentary. Some of you will know why. For those of you who don’t get it, let me remind you that Mr. Happy often makes decisions for us guys based on the best chances of us getting laid. And when your significant other demands to be taken to see a film like this or else she will be withholding all…uh…favors for a month, you will, by god, take her to this movie. Not that I’m speaking from personal experience, of course. *cough*
There are also enough guys out there that happen to be dads who are looking for something kid-safe and adult-friendly to go watch. On the surface, this movie appears like it would fit the need quite well.
But pretty pictures do NOT a great documentary make. Despite the gorgeous eye candy found within March of the Penguins, the end result is not a very satisfying film for adults and quite likely even for the kids. However, lest I get carried away while trashing it, the film’s pluses do need to be covered.
Firstly, as noted already, the breathtaking landscapes of the antartic are captured to film in a superb manner. You have to have an over developed sense of dedication to spend a year in 80-below temperatures and it shows in the final product. Additionally, the micro-level work is just as good. The closeups of the penguins, especially given the sometimes blizzard-like conditions, are simply amazing.
Also of note is that the actual story of the penguins and the extreme levels of self-sacrifice they endure for their young is both fascinating and exceptionally touching. *cough* Did I just say ‘touching’? Crap. There goes my left testicle.
Ok, sounds pretty good so far, right? Yeah, it does, but there are problems. The biggest problem is that the movie goes way to far in going for the emotional heartstrings. A good nature documentary should leave off the sentimental hooks and show the realities of its subject matter. Here, however, we’re treated to extreme anthropomorphism that seems to be done solely for the purpose of crushing the souls of those tenderhearted folk in the audience.
But what about the kids? Normally that kind of gushy thing is what kids like, right? Yes, it is. However, the movie shoots itself in the foot in that regard, too, by dragging things out and slowing to a pace that cause kids to get bored and distracted easily. In the screening I was in, there were several restless kids in there even before the film was half over. This slow pacing is also wasn’t helping my mood, either. At one point, I was kind of hoping a baby seal would shuffle onto the screen and get its skull bashed in by a fur hunter.
So, in short, while the kids and women-folk might very well collectively rate this at about four stars, it only squeaks up to about two stars for us guys.
King Kong
December 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Did we need another King Kong? I mean, this is a remake of a remake afterall. We’ve seen the story, and this version doesn’t add much there. And why monkey around with what is already an alltime classic? However, Peter Jackson really went apes with the special effects and the results are jaw dropping during action sequences.
This version of King Kong is really a remake of the 1933 version of the story. The 1976 version of the story changed the character names and featured an oil exploration expedition. The 2005 edition is faithful to the original, it is even set in the depression era. If you somehow think Kong is merely the monkey that throws barrels at Mario, you’re missing a classic story. In this case a down on his luck filmmaker heads for a mysterious island to make a movie with exotic animals. He gets more than he bargained for when it turns out the island is inhabited by many oversized hungry animals, not the least of which is a 25 foot gorilla named Kong who likes hot blondes.
The burning question on everyone’s mind is how are the effects? If you enjoyed Jackson’s work on Lord of the Rings, you’re going to love this. Kong and all of the creatures look absolutely spectacular and the fight sequences have to be seen to be believed. This is the type of movie that will make you go buy a new TV when it hits DVD if you’re not yet using a large wide screen set. The performances by the humans in the cast were solid, and again the story is a classic beauty and the beast tale.
There is a flaw in this film. It’s the runtime. This sucker is 3 hours. After making three Lord of the Ring movies, I guess Peter Jackson has forgotten how to tell a story in a short length of time. In this case, it really is almost like Titanic in that the first hour of the movie REALLY drags. But business definitely picks up once they reach the island and Kong makes his appearance. Make sure you see this in a theater with comfortable seats, and remember to go take a squirt before it starts.
We had a pretty strong debate on whether this film is 4 stars or 5 stars. Once again we wish we could cop out and give a half star. The debate is whether the overly slow setup is worth deducting a star over. We ultimately used breasts as a tie breaker. Had we seen Naomi Watt’s tah tahs, we would’ve had no choice but to give it a 5. As is, we give it 4, but it’s a very strong 4. The effects are worthy of the big screen, but your posterior will hate that extra hour in an uncomfortable seat in a packed theater.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
December 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment
After the success of the Lord of the Rings movies, it was, I suppose, inevitable that other famous fantasy novels would be brought to the big screen. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis are arguably the most successful and well known books of modern fantasy after Tolkien’s books of Middle Earth so it is fitting that they are next in line to converted to celluloid. Personally, I would have liked to have seen The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant instead, but Hollywood shies away from the edgier stuff so I’m not going to hold my breath.
The first offering from Narnia is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. In it, the story begins in World War II London as it’s being bombed into smithereens by the Nazis. In one particular home we find Mrs. Pevensie and her four precocious children**. Their father is off fighting the war and their mother has decided that London is just too dangerous for the kids. So, like so many London mothers did, she ships her kids out to the country to live with a hermit-ish professor and his humorless housekeeper.
Kids will be kids, of course, and a game of hide-and-seek reveals a large wardrobe sitting alone in a spare room. Lucy, the youngest, hides in the back of the wardrobe only to find that it doesn’t really have a back. It magically opens into the land of Narnia, which she soon learns has been frozen in winter for 100 years thanks to the evil White Witch, played marvelously by Tilda Swinton. The land is full of fantastic creatures such as centaurs, griffons, minotaurs, dwarves and giants. As well, all of the beasts of Narnia are intelligent and can speak. Lions, wolves, foxes, horses, and even beavers are very chatty. There are, however, few (if any) humans in Narnia.
But, as it turns out, there is a prophecy in Narnia that says that one day two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve will come and free the land from the White Witch’s icy grip. The Pevensie children fit the bill so they are soon drafted into helping Aslan, a huge Lion (voiced by Liam Neeson) and the leader of the good creatures, fight the witch and her evil minions. Things are never easy, of course, and the children have many obstacles to overcome, not the least of which are their own reluctance to get involved in someone else’s fight and even some treachery from within.
The special effects are exceptionally well done in the movie. The digitized animals are all very smooth and life-like and the battle scenes at the end of the movie are especially breathtaking, but, I have to say, not as much as those in The Return of the King. But to even come close is quite an accomplishment.
There has been a lot of talk over the years about Narnia and how Lewis penned them in a way to resemble many of the stories from the Bible. In this movie, one character in particular is very blatantly representative of Jesus Christ. This is neither a plus nor a minus for the film, however, just something you will very likely notice.
There aren’t too many things to complain about for the film, but the few things that do come up are not trivial. Firstly, the film is just too long for something ostensibly aimed towards children. At two hours, twenty minutes, it is *very* long for young kids. Once you add in the previews, you’re talking about sitting still for a minimum of two and a half hours; a feat that a lot of kids can’t perform.
Secondly, there’s not a lot of originality in the movie. I can name a half dozen scenes from other movies that are nearly duplicated here. If you go to see it, count on being hit by deja vu several times as you wonder, “Didn’t I see this in another movie?!?” There is a scene at the very end of the movie, for instance, that had me looking hard for C3PO and R2-D2.
The bottom line, however, is that the kids should enjoy this movie immensely even if they do get a bit fidgety towards the end and adults can enjoy it as well. This one gets 4 stars from me, but only by the skin of its teeth.
**They’re British kids so OF COURSE they’re precocious; it’s a law of nature, I think.
High Tension
December 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The French are famous for wine, romance, body odor and a holier than thou moral high ground toward Americans so, I like the rest of the MFG crew thought what the heck do they know about slasher movies… and why should we care! Turns out at least 2 Frenchmen know a whole heck of a lot and I owe these two an apology (just these 2). If the team of Aja and Levasseur can make a movie this good on a shoestring budget I would be willing to support them getting a chunk of our Hollywood dollars just to see if they can make something better than the big budget remake flops the other hacks have been pouring down our throats the last few years. High Tension is far from hack (pun intended) it is solid horror and I loved every minute of it. The movie is aptly named because it is just that, a never-ending ball of tension that mounts with each passing minute and keeps going right up until the credits roll 91 minutes later. Good Stuff!
Our little horror adventure starts out in the French countryside where 2 college age hotties are on their way home for a little spring break rest and relaxation. Main character Marie (De French) is going to spend her break with her pal Alex (Le Bosco) and her family in the middle of NOWHERE. You know what I mean by NO WHERE? The NOWHERE, where you could scream for days and no one would hear you in a million years. That kind of NOWHERE. Do you see where this is going?
Marie decides to go out for a smoke before bed but lucky for us she sees more than corn for miles and we get to watch her, watch her friend take a shower (HOT… ssss!) The parents and the kiddies are all snug in their beds when a dirty old van rolls out of the corn field where a fat little toad shaped man gets out and starts ringing the doorbell. Dad wakes up and heads downstairs to see what all the hubbub is and get to the bottom of this. Marie is upstairs getting a little more familiar with herself than you would expect so she is none the wiser at first. Dad opens the door and immediately gets busted in his grape with what looks like a brick that drops him like a rag doll. The toad man enters the house after dad hits the floor so he can get down to business if you will. Dad gets it in one of the most creative deaths I have seen in years, Mom gets turned into a pez dispenser so on and so on until mom dad and little brother are cold as ice so we can get to the kidnapping of Alex and Maries attempt to rescue her. Rent it or buy it today to see if it’s a rescue or a group funeral in Marie and Alex’s futures. The ride is great and the finish is worth the wait. I am far from the local Horror expert here at our offices but I know crap and this was not crap, so move it into your netflix rotation and push it to the top of your queue so you can enjoy it sooner rather than later.
In closing I hate French movies because to be honest they pretty much suck! I was expecting little more enjoyment from High Tension than I would get from a 10-hour marathon of watching cheese curdle so if I was able to put my criticism of a rude preachy little country aside for just 91 minutes to watch an old fashioned horror movie that would make Tobe Hooper proud… Don’t you think you can to?
Fantastic Four
December 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Every review out there for this movie is going to do some version of this line, so let’s just get it out of the way. Fantastic Four isn’t a fantastic movie, but it’s pretty damn good.
I never have been a big Fantastic Four fan, so this review is coming from a movie fan not a comic book fan. The whole “we’re so much better when we work as a team” stuff just never worked for me with the comic, but it does seem to translate better to film. For those who don’t know, here’s the rundown.
Reed Richards is a bright scientist dude who has an idea to test the effects of solar storms on DNA, with the idea that that’s what sparked evolution here on Earth. He’s broke though, so he turns to fellow scientist Victor Von Doom for help. They, along with Ben Grimm, Susan Storm and Johnny Storm head up to Victor’s space station for some testing. The storm arrives much earlier than expected causing them all to be exposed… and changed. That’s the first 30 minutes of the movie.
The next hour or so deals with them discovering their powers, how to control them, and coming to grips with what they can do. That may sounds long and tedious, but it’s really the best part of the movie. I really enjoyed that unlike other superheroes these guys tell everyone who they are which gets rid of the whole “let’s live a secret double-life in a cave with my aunt while I write for the local newspaper and take pictures” thing. We know where they live, what they can do, and that they aren’t particularly happy about it.
So what’s wrong with the movie? Simple, Dr. Doom kinda sucks. Great name, and he has the right attitude but his powers are a bit boring. He’s obviously written so that none of the Four could possibly defeat him on their own and are forced to work as a team, and even then they just fight to a stalemate. The one battle scene in the movie (yes, I said ONE) is a bit of a letdown, and I hope that with the eventual sequel they bring out some additional bad guys to liven things up. And yes, they left the ending wide open for a sequel.
Other than Dr. Doom, the rest of the movie does quite well. The effects are excellent, the acting is good for the most part, and the story is better than I expected… much better than I expected. If you’re in the mood to just sit back and enjoy a movie without having to think very much, then Fantastic Four will hit the spot. Take a date, take the kids, take the spouse, it’s safe for everyone and they should all have a good time.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
December 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I have never read the books, I had no idea what this movie was going to be about before I sat down in my seat so, if you are a fanatic for this guys work you are not going to like what I have to say. If you do then I say cool, my fandom continues.
The movie starts out on planet Earth somewhere in England in the bedroom of Arthur Dent (Freeman). He wakes up, heads downstairs for some tea and strumpets and a nice read of the old black and white, when all of the sudden the whole flat (house) starts to shudder. It would seem the old boy is about to get spaced. Arthur looks outside to see bulldozers and contractors everywhere hell bent on smashing his little abode to splinters. Art pleads but the foreman proceeds to remind him that the order for demolition has been in the building commissioners office for months and if he wanted to save his home he should have spoken up before now.
Enter Arthur’s best friend, Ford Prefect (Def). Ford delivers beer to the contractors and tells Art to come with him to the pub and nothing will happen to his house until they finish their pints. Ordering 3 for each of them Ford begins to tell Art that today is the very last for dear old mother Earth and in about 10 minutes it would all be over… you see Ford is actually not a rapper at all, he is a space alien (of course he is, that would explain the Mos Def name). The pints get downed and so does the Earth and next thing we know our heroes are aboard a Vogon (scary fat aliens that resemble Marlon Brando post Godfather) construction vessel where they get captured and tortured with poetry??? This is where the movie started to lose me but luckily I caught back up long enough to get lost again later.
Art and Ford get dropped out an airlock and just before the 30 seconds of oxygen leaves them they get picked up by another passing ship (hitchhikers you know) and become couches, yes you read that right they become couches. I don’t get it. Well, I mean I get it in the sense I know what a couch is but I don’t get why they become couches. Anyway after they stop being couches and ‘Normality’ returns they find out they are on board the President of the Galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox’s (Rockwell) ship, the Heart of Gold. Here Art finds his one true Earthly love Trillian (they met earlier but he refused to go to Madagascar and she chose the Galactic prez instead)… Do you see what I mean when I say lost?
Freaky, weird oddball stuff that got weirder with each passing minute! The best part other than the excellent Dubya impression by Zaphod and the appearance of John Malkovich was Marvin (Warwick Davis) voiced by Alan Rickman… He is a manic depressive robot with an oversized head and a penchant for drama. He made this thing tolerable for me and if it hadn’t been for the mice and flowers… never mind that gives away too much. I will stop here and let you go see it for yourself. I am not sure if it follows the book or not since as you can see from the comment above, I have not read it!
I like British humor and love Monty Python but this did not blow my kilt up as much as it did some of the other guys here at MFG that saw it, so if you want another opinion I suggest you email John and ask him what he thought. Sorry Douglas Adams geeks but I stand by my 3 stars.
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