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| Review Summary |
Video compilation of the hillarious BBC show. Follows the adventures of Arthur Dent and his friends, Ford Prefect, Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Marvin the chronically depressed robot as they search for the answer the the great question of life, the universe, and everything. Arthur wakes up one morning to discover a wrecking crew set up to demolish his house for a new bypass. Ford comes over and convinces Arthur to hitch a ride with him on an Vogon contruction ship that has just arrived to demolish the earth for a new intergallactic bypass. They escape just as the earth is blown up, are discovered by the Vogons, are maliciously tortured by the captain's horrible poetry recital and are jestisoned off the ship into outerspace. Luckily for them, Zaphod and Trillian have just stolen the Heart of Gold, an amazing ship that can take them anywhere in the universe using mathematics based on improbability, and it just so happens that it was astronomically improbable that Arthur and Ford would survive a swim through the vacuum of space, so they are consequently saved. After that they do a lot of other wierd stuff and get to see the end of the universe, and find out the answer to the great question : 42, although after the answer is revealed it becomes important to know the real question. They discover that the biggest and best computer ever created to find the question just so happened to be the earth, which was so recently blown up by the Vogons. A wonderful show well worth watching whether you've read the Hitchhikers Guide "Trilogy" or not.
sayruh, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Parody movie?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- introspective
Ethnicity/Nationality
- English/British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male Alien
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male Alien
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- govt employee
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- bald
Ethnicity
- British
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Retarded
Physical condition
- bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- dinosaur times
Spaceship setting:
- alien spaceship
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Misc settings
- bar/restaurant
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- funny
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
- exploding spaceships
- exotic aliens
- exotic big cities
- exotic alien landscape
Is this movie based on a
- TV show
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