The hitch hikers guide the galaxy is comming out in may.The home page

This is one of my favorite books and i sugest you read it. it great

what is this guide about, besides the galaxy?

the movie is about how the earth is demolished to make way for a hyper space bypass. Its mainly a comedy. what happens is that we find out that the earth was in fact a giant computer. and that dolphins were smarter than humans and they escaped the planet before it xploded.

It's one of my favourite books too - actually, no, it IS my favourite book. I can't wait to see the movie! By the way, what do you think of who they cast? I personally don't care but some people are really against the casting choices.

Wow...it looks like it will be better than the TV series(even though that is always going to be the best as it was first)

Will have to put that in my diary...and remember...the answer is 42

DON"T PANIC

To Riotboy- The guide is about everything in the universe that matters to a hitchhiker. The best places to stay for cheap, The best hangouts, bars and resorts, and how to avoid getting killed five thousand different ways.And how to get to the resturant at the end of the universe.

AND DON"T FORGET YOUR TOWEL!!!

The hitch hiker's guide is sooooo cool!!I'm gonna see the film when it comes out!

a few days ago my sister found a list of the cast.I'll try and find it.

thanks for the heads up. sounds like a good book. maybe i'll read it. or maybe i'll just wait for the movie.

Official Movie Site
Includes concept art and a trailor



Plot Outline: Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Cast:

Arhur Dent - Martin Freeman (The Office, Love Actually)
Ford Prefect - Mos Def (The Italian Job, Mosters Ball)
Zaphod Beeblebrox - Sam Rockwell (The Green Mile, Matchstick Men)
Tricia McNillian - Zooey Deschanel (The Good Girl, Elf)
Slartibartfast - Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Underworld)
Marvin the Paranoid Android - Warwick Davies (Leprechaun, Harry Potter)
Marvin the Paranoid Android (voice) - Alan Rickman (Robin Hood: Prince of Theives, Dogma, Harry Potter)

Also Bill Bailey (British Comedian) plays the voice of the Sperm Whale and Stephen Fry is the voice of The Guide.

Info. courtesy of IMDb
IMDb Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy page



I haven't read the book or seen any of the films based on it but my dad is a fan and it sounds pretty cool so I am sure I will see it, either at the cinema or renting it.

Indeed it does look like it will make a good movie. Its like the only major sci-fi book that I dont have and now I shall go and get it before the movie comes out so I can enjoy both!

Aztec...you have been missing out hun...its a great story.

haha, Yay!!!!!!!!!!!

I got the book for Christmas (because everyone here was raving about it) and its so great...
can't wait for the movie


and i gotta finish my other books so i can start 'the restaraunt at the end of the universe'

I loved the book. Best sci-fi i have ever read.

did anyone see the original movie?

I have the "Trilogy" leather-bound and gilt edged. I've read it fifty times since my teen years. I'm looking forward to the movie as well, though I never picture Marvin being so short! And I'm wondering why no-one has 2 heads in the trailers I've seen.

in the trailer i saw zaphod did have his second head, it was below his first head, it would pop up where his neck is.

Phew.... Somehow I missed an extra head.

it's released today in north america.
i will see it tomorrow.
anyone else seen it yet?
any reviews?

i saw the movie earlier tonite. it was hilarious. very very funny movie right there, with some good special effects and fantastic adventure. ive never read the book, but i still really enjoyed this movie. i was suprised at how much i liked it. anyways, i reccomend you go see it if you havent already.

I saw the movie on Saturday and thought it was very entertaining and fun. Just a groovy little joy ride of a movie, with some really neat ideas. I've never read the books before, but was still able to follow everything well I thought.

Sam Rockwell was hilarious as Zaphod---he sort of channeled George W. and Elvis.

apparently the papers say it was the no.1 movie in north america this weekend grossing over 21million.
i saw it saturday, and i got to say i was a little disapointed.
but then i'm a huge fan of the books and maybe i was expecting too much.
the actors were good, and there were some references to the original tv series, like when they get to magarethnon(sp) the holigram that comes up, is the actor who played arthur in the tv series, and when they're in line at the vogon place filling out forms, the robot in line is the original "marvin", little things like that were cool, but i guess i was expecting more.
good effort, but then i knew it would be hard to convert the novel to film.
3 stars outa 5

How was Martin Freeman in it?