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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

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Reviews Counted:187

Fresh:113

Rotten:74

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: A frantic and occasional funny adaptation of Douglas Adams' novel. However, it may have those unfamiliar with the source material scratching their heads.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Douglas Adams's long-awaited film version of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman... Douglas Adams's long-awaited film version of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic intrigue when the earth is destroyed by the Vogons to make room for an interspatial highway. Arthur travels the skyways with good friend Ford Prefect (Mos Def), an alien writer for an electronic encyclopedia called THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Things get downright dangerous--and absolutely hysterical--when Arthur and Ford thumb a ride with the president of the universe, two-headed Zaphod Beeblebrox (a wild and crazy Sam Rockwell); earthling Tricia McMillan (Zooey Deschanel), whom Arthur once had a thing for back in England; and a perpetually depressed robot named Marvin (voiced by Alan Rickman, played by Warwick Davis). With much of the galaxy after them, the motley crew makes its way toward a super-computer that just might be able to provide them with the ultimate question; they already know the answer. Based on a second-draft script written by Adams himself, who died shortly thereafter, H2G2 is a winning film that rightfully earns its place in the storied HITCHHIKER'S lore. And for an extra little bonus, make sure to sit through all of the credits. [More]

Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def

Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Warwick Davis, Anna Chancellor, John Malkovich, Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren

Director: Garth Jennings

Director: Garth Jennings
Screenwriter: Douglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Jay Roach
Composer: Joby Talbot
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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04/01/06
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Capturing the wry absurdist logic of Adams' comedy, Jennings' movie delivers more laughs than a single viewing can tease out.

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04/30/05
Jamie Russell
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BBC
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Martin Freeman is perfectly cast as Arthur Dent and Zooey Deschanel is rather brilliant (not to mention drop-dead gorgeous) as Trillian.

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04/30/05
Matthew Turner
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04/29/05
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Adams would have been flattered by Jennings’s lavish film debut. The graphics are fabulous. The aliens are deliciously grotesque, and Martin Freeman is inspired casting

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04/28/05
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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The frantic action keeps us watching, although it's exhausting--like watching a feature-length trailer.

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04/18/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
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I loved this film. It's faithful, irreverent, fun, funny and in no way the disrespectful waste of celluloid Adams fans had secretly been dreading.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
04/15/05
Scott Andrews
Scott Andrews
FilmFocus

"The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" is an enjoyable sci-fi romp with a strong twist of self-effacing British raillery that children of all ages will get a charge from.

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06/19/09
Cole Smithey
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08/07/08
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Sacramento News & Review

It's hard to dislike a movie in which one of the heroes gets brain power from lemon juice.

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09/17/07
Rob Gonsalves
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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
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Considering all the things that could have gone wrong in the making of this picture, it's a minor miracle that it turned out as well as it did.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

full review in Greek

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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

A lot of fun and something different, poised to reach a broader audience with its silly and spirited tour of space -- which is vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big, by the way.

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09/25/06
Russ Breimeier
Russ Breimeier
Christianity Today

"Mostly Unnecessary."

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01/16/06
Kevin A. Ranson
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12/06/05
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12/06/05
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
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Adams fans will have to content themselves with the fact that, while the film is not perfect, it is indeed the best they could realistically have hoped for.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Chris Barsanti
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