Mar 24, 2010

HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

THIS IS A VERY CREATIVE AND CLEVER FILM, ABOUT WHAT, I DON'T KNOW. IT IS A VERY CREATIVE AND CLEVER MOVIE THAT EXIST TO SHOW THAT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED COULD MAKE A VERY CREATIVE AND CLEVER MOVIE.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT AND UNLIKE THE WONDERFUL, BIG FISH, WHICH WAS ALSO CREATIVE AND CLEVER, THERE IS NOTHING COMPELLING ABOUT GALAXY.

THE VISUAL IDEAS AND CINEMATOGRAPHY ARE GRAND - BUT I FELL ASLEEP TWICE ON THIS FILM AND YET, I DON'T GET THE IMPRESSION THAT I MISSED ANYTHING. IT IS NOT A BAD FILM AND IT MIGHT BE A VERY GOOD FILM, BUT EXCEPT FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES AND OFF BEAT THOUGHTS EXPRESSED; IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO GET PEOPLE WHO NEVER READ THE BOOK TO GO TO THE THEATRE.

YOU CAN TAKE THE YOUNG KIDS AND I AM NOT SURE THIS IS NOT MORE FOR THEM THAN ANY OTHER AGE GROUP.

FOLKS WHO READ THE BOOK WILL SAY, I DIDN'T GET IT AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THEM ---- SOMETHING CREATIVE AND CLEVER WAS GOING ON UPON THE SCREEN AND I MAY HAVE MISSED IT -- OR THE EMPEROR REALLY DID NOT HAVE ANY CLOTHES ON.

THIS FILM MAY HAVE BEEN A STEPCHILD OF MONTY PYTHON / WOODY ALLAN AND NOT AS ORIGINAL AS IT APPEARS AT FIRST GLANCE. I KEPT FEELING PYTHON AND ALLAN COMING TO MIND AS I HEARD SOME OF THE LINES.

I HAVE TO SINGLE OUT MOS DEF, WHO IS FAST BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE ACTORS PERFORMING BELOW THE BIG HYPE RADAR --- AND ALONG WITH JEFFREY WRIGHT AND TERRENCE HOWARD, BRINGING IN A NEW ERA OF MEGA-TALENTS TO THE BIG SCREEN.

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