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A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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Lyra Jane - May 02, 2005 5:57:39 am PDT #2423 of 10002

Up with the sun

So if I only read the first book, and that only once a really long time ago, so I don't remember most of it, am I going to like H2G2?

This was exactly my situation, and I loved the movie. I remembered just enough to understand everything, but not so much that I could get upset at what was left out or changed.

I thought they did a great job with all of the casting -- though, was Trillian American in the books? I can't remember.

And I want a yarn Marvin. (or possibly a yarn Zaphod.)

The Chicken Little trailer is genius.

Melpomene - May 02, 2005 6:14:58 am PDT #2424 of 10002

Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'

I've been looking for how to get the plushies but could only find Chud or NECA. I don't see where to order any. Chud has a picture of them under news/January 27th.

§ ita § - May 02, 2005 6:30:33 am PDT #2425 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

How'd this get into the Shirtless Orlando thing.

It wasn't Shirtless Orlando. It was Mostly Shirtless Orlando.

He looks meatier for this than Troy. Man breasts. Less ripped.

§ ita § - May 02, 2005 7:05:11 am PDT #2426 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Weekend boxoffice, which I wouldn't have predicted:

1.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)$21.7M$21.7M 2.The Interpreter (2005)$14.2M$43.6M 3.xXx: State of the Union (2005)$13.7M$13.7M 4.The Amityville Horror (2005)$8.1M$55.1M 5.Sahara (2005)$6M$57.2M 6.A Lot Like Love (2005)$5.22M$14.7M 7.Gong fu (2004)$3.84M$13.2M 8.Fever Pitch (2005)$3.75M$36.5M 9.Robots (2005)$2.65M$124M 10.Guess Who (2005)$2.2M$65.5M

Jessica - May 02, 2005 7:11:01 am PDT #2427 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Yeah, I assumed H2G2 was going to get creamed by State of the Union. Pleased to be wrong, though!

tommyrot - May 02, 2005 7:43:48 am PDT #2428 of 10002

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I assumed that H2G2 would have a more limited appeal. Nice to be wrong.

Although I bet its numbers drop off pretty sharply, as most of the diehard fans have probably seen it by now.

I think industry folks were most surprised by xXx's poor showing.

Matt the Bruins fan - May 02, 2005 7:54:51 am PDT #2429 of 10002

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I need to resolve to go see it again next weekend for the yarn sequence alone .

Jessica - May 02, 2005 7:55:01 am PDT #2430 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Although I bet its numbers drop off pretty sharply, as most of the diehard fans have probably seen it by now.

I think you're probably right -- I have no idea how big the repeat audience is going to be. (I mean, I've seen it 4 times, but only accidentally, and 2 of those didn't count for box office.)

lisah - May 02, 2005 8:27:51 am PDT #2431 of 10002

Punishingly Intricate

# 7 Gong Fu = Kung Fu Hustle, right?

Because I saw that this weekend and it is now one of my favorite movies ever ever ever. So entertaining. Did ya'll talk about it here at all?

§ ita § - May 02, 2005 12:08:26 pm PDT #2432 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Can someone who's about to see HHGttG confirm (or someone with a good memory that already has): during the opening credit sequence, whenever Douglas Adams' name is on the screen, the lyrics are saying "So long"?

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