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04-20-2005, 09:53 PM
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Re: Hitchhiker\'s Guide to the Galaxy
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Should I read all of them before I see the movie, or just the first one? Any word on how good the movie is expected to be? [/ QUOTE ] The books are incredible. Whether you read them before or after the movie is not of importance. Just read them. I am cautiously optimistic that the movie will be good. But let me reiterate... the books are the [censored] nuts. 
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04-20-2005, 10:04 PM
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Re: Hitchhiker\'s Guide to the Galaxy
it's way too early to really tell but the reviews are all favorable so far. if you dont know the site check out rottentomatoes.com it's a composite of all the reviews that a movie receives and they give the movie one rating based on them. very helpful to judge the quality based on that.
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04-20-2005, 10:13 PM
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Re: Hitchhiker\'s Guide to the Galaxy
Yeah, I just started Stranger in a Strange Land last night. As soon as I'm done with that, I'll get started on the Hitchhiker (non)trilogy.
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04-20-2005, 11:34 PM
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SiaSL is a good book. For all you Hitchhiker fans- have you read the books recently, or is it just fond memories? I recently read the first one for the first time and was unimpressed. Mildly amusing, but not the nerd nirvana I had been led to expect lo these many years. And before you posit that I just don't understand/like British humor, Probably half of my fav all time shows are British sitcoms.
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04-20-2005, 11:38 PM
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Re: Hitchhiker\'s Guide to the Galaxy
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SiaSL is a good book. For all you Hitchhiker fans- have you read the books recently, or is it just fond memories? I recently read the first one for the first time and was unimpressed. Mildly amusing, but not the nerd nirvana I had been led to expect lo these many years. And before you posit that I just don't understand/like British humor, Probably half of my fav all time shows are British sitcoms. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, read it recently, I really enjoy the type of humor and writing, as it's very similar to my writing style.
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04-21-2005, 12:44 AM
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i don't see how it's ever advantageous to read the book before seeing the movie
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04-21-2005, 01:19 AM
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You should read the first one. Then you will either be done with the series and not even really want to see the movie, or you will be coming up with excuses to read the other four as soon as possible.
Not everyone's humor, but most certainly mine, and my favorite movie is the Big Lebowski.
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04-21-2005, 01:20 AM
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Re: Hitchhiker\'s Guide to the Galaxy
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SiaSL is a good book. For all you Hitchhiker fans- have you read the books recently, or is it just fond memories? I recently read the first one for the first time and was unimpressed. Mildly amusing, but not the nerd nirvana I had been led to expect lo these many years. And before you posit that I just don't understand/like British humor, Probably half of my fav all time shows are British sitcoms. [/ QUOTE ] I've read them as recently as last year, and I've read each one at least 5 times. You gain a further appreciation by reading at least the first three... the first on its own doesn't have the same impact.
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