Hitchhiker's Guide Teaser out! (1 Viewer)

[gene c]

Of course I want this movie to be wildly successful at the box office, along with a sequel or two, but I can't wait for it to come out on dvd. Sure hope they do the dvd right. A "directors commentary" and interviews with the right people could be almost as good as the movie itself. And think of all the products they could market. Hitchhikers towels, Zaphod Halloween masks, blacked out sunglasses. The list is endless (a mixers guild to inter-galactic drinks?). Hope they give it the star treatment.

 

[Moe Maishlish]

The second trailer was EVERYTHING the first trailer wasn't!



I'm there.

Moe.

 

[ThomasC]

A much better quality version of the Internet-only trailer is online:

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=4680

I have yet to read any of the books or watch the BBC miniseries. I only know about HHGTTG because a few of my friends love it. But, I am SO pumped to see this.

This is part of the Internet-only trailer montage, certainly interesting:

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

The more I watch the internet trailer, the more I love it. Pure genius.

Trying to go through the final montage (is there any way to easily advance frame-by-frame on Quicktime), I have to say, excitedly, that "THEY HAVE THE WHALE!". I mean we knew the whale was in it, because Bill Bailey is doing the voice, but it's still cool to see. And there's a small object behind it that looks like it might be a bowl of petunias.

Good catch Thomas on the strange image of the ship's crew. Cosequence of the Infinite Improbability Drive,
perhaps?

 

[ThomasC]

Do you have the trailer downloaded to your computer, or are you watching it in the browser? The browser plugin doesn't have as much control.

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

Downloaded. Try this:
27MB
52MB

 

[ThomasC]

Hmm, if you have it downloaded, you should be able to advance frame-by-frame pretty easily. Maybe Quicktime Pro (which is what I have) offers better navigation.

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

That's probably it. Basic QT has no frame-advance control that I can see - I had to use the slide-bar-thing to control my advance through the trailer.

 

[ThomasC]

I'm just moving the slide-bar by clicking the left and right buttons on my keyboard.

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

Oh, so that's what you do... Thanks Thomas.

This ends the Quicktime Help discussion. Now back to Hitchhikers.

 

[Celia_c]

Hey, I'm a newbie. Is the movie based on the first book or all of them?

 

[Jason Seaver]

Celia: Yes.

When DNA was working on the screenplay, he said it would mostly be the first book, plus at least one scene from the second (the Tank). He also said that it would follow the proud tradition of flat-out contradicting previous iterations of the story, and he created some new stuff (including the John Malkovitch character) specifically for the movie.

 

[Michael St. Clair]

That looks highly improbable to me.

 

[ThomasC]

Highly improbable in what sense?

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

Oh my gosh, I had forgotten about the tank. (It's obviously been a while since I read the book - must reread them) I love the tank. Looking forward to that...

 

[Nigel McN]

In that it will occur in a time of high improbability!

 

[Dave Poehlman]

I had no idea they were even making this film until I saw the poster at the theater this weekend when I took my son to see Robots! I need to step in here more often.

Part of me wants them to stay true to the original story... but the other part of me realizes that a lot of people don't have a taste for British humor here in the states and a lot of the funny details in the story wont translate to screen very well. I've seen the television series but always got the feeling it was meant for a select audience.

The musical score in the trailer sounds very "Men in Black-ish" to me, which is a film that didn't live up to its potential IMHO.

So...as you've probably guessed, I'm trying not to get my hopes up too far. In other words... I'm trying not to panic.

 

[ThomasC]

It is from Men in Black. In most cases, trailer music is taken from other sources because the movie score hasn't been written yet.

 

[Dave Poehlman]

Oh... :b Thanks ThomasC... I knew it sounded familiar.

Well, after reading the fan Q&A on the website.. I'm a little more at ease. It sounds to me like Garth Jennings has a genuine love for the original stories.

 

[Shawn Shultzaberger]

The first teaser was good but that new trailer...Wow! I am so very pumped to see this movie. This will not get to the theater quick enough.