[Windcatcher]

"I went to see "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," last week. I was so disappointed. It really stunk."

LOL, I could have told you that from the hype and the trailers. Hitchhiker's Guide is supposed to be funny and I could tell that they totally missed that point. It also looked to be heavy on "oooooh-aaaaah" CGI special effects, which is a dead giveaway for a really crappy story.

Nowadays, I apply the "California filter" to movies: if it was made in California, I don't even consider it. The moviemakers there are clueless.

[ArcLight]

I have no interest in seeing Hitchhiker's Guide. I remember the BBC TV series which was wretched. If the Beeb couldn't get it right, I knew Disney wouldn't.

Remember that the whole thing originated as a series of radio plays. It was perfectly suited to that medium; by comparison, Adams' books seem lifeless. So I knew what to expect from a movie adaptation and saved the money and time.

[redheadtoo]

I loved the British television series and read all of Douglas Adams' books. This movie was such a let down. One of the things that disappointed me was the lack of "Britishness" in the movie. The hapless Arthur Dent is the quintessential Englishman character. This movie lost that aspect.

[Yossarian]

Nowadays, I apply the "California filter" to movies: if it was made in California, I don't even consider it. The moviemakers there are clueless.

Don't lump Northern California - which oddly enough, has somewhat right-leaning filmmakers - in with the megastudiodolts of La-La Land!

Lucasfilm (with this film, at least), Pixar, and (at times) American Zoetrope haven't forgotten how to make a film that rises above mere commerce and transcends into culture.

[marajade]

" ... if it was made in California, I don't even consider it."

Then you're safe seeing ROTS because it was made in Australia.