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Originally Posted by NoSoup
It was terrible. I am not sure what the point of this movie was - It was too far from the actual "trilogy" for the original fans to really enjoy it, and had absolutely no way to help someone who had never read the books to follow along.*crosses fingers*
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Oh, I must not be an original fan then, as I really enjoyed it. I guess I did only read the books 5-10 times each and haven't really yet immersed myself into them as some people have. Ok, I didn't need to get all snarky there, but I hate when purists demand that no one can enjoy a movie based on a book due to it being different.
The major changes that were in the movie are needed in my opinion. Reread all of the books and you will know that the series ends very very pointlessly and depressingly. The plot needed to be firmed up in some way to allow for a more solid story. I don't know for sure, but I am pretty certain they wouldn't have added the plot lines with the priest and what not if Adams hadn't done it himself or at least had started on something similar. The "trilogy” has been evolving ever since its first incarnation as a radio series (which I still really want to listen to but have yet not had the chance). I really hope the movie series doesn’t lead to the same end as the books, and from what I read from Adams, he really wanted to end the series in a different way as well due to the last book being written when he was in a depressive state of mind. So, I am looking forward to the surprises in store for us in the following movies… If they are ever made.
The minor changes such as the crew turning into, well, different things (to save this from being spoilertastic I won’t describe that in detail), were actually funny and more suited to a movie than the subtle things in the book. And despite what someone said earlier in this thread, they did explain the improbability drive, not quite as well as the book did… But sufficiently enough for something that obviously can’t be logically explained.