Went to watch The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy tonight on a date. Yeah... it's not really a good date movie. But I wasn't really on a date, anyway.

It got more what I call not-so-real sci-fi style, you know, the kind that you won't list the spec of the spacehip type XYZ and no crazy scientist will publish paper telling you this technology is coming in 10 years. A thing from the radio show days, maybe? It definitely no bleeding edge space technology like you see in Star Wars, but it's fun to see infinite improbability drive at work.

It got more imagination than special effect and CG. One example is you don't got to see spaceship landing, but just hear it touch down. I mean, I remember at least 2 cases of USS Voyager comes down from orbit and land with thruster. It's not they do not spend money on CG and such because there are some scenes with quite a health does of CG. I guess it's more of a subtle thing taken from the TV show?

Story wides, you can tell its British roots from the british humors, and Arthor, the main character just smells like from UK alright. I has a not of subtle humors and I particularly like the way it pokes at things like bureaucrats, politicians, and religion. Oh, also it's a very violent movie; all people on earth were killed within 15 minutes of the movie started. (sorry for the spoiler) cool

And just as most movies, there has to have a love line there; Loves makes man do things. ie go a long long distance to save the loved one.

BTW, it's 42, that's all you need to do.

I give a 2.5/5

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