The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Film
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of films: films are basically a way for big powerful companies to make lots of money whilst many people enjoy two hours of variably interesting character go through a series of variably unusual activities that invariably follow a usually non-existent plot.
It is no surprise therefore that when the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was re-released in a format easier for primeval life forms to understand, that it was generally accepted as a good thing.
Not only did the interesting rhythmic devices seem to counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor of the creator's genius. And if it is watched carefully, the devoted fan may notice cameos from Simon Jones and the great man himself.
Although the plot jumped about a bit and some say that even the books had been a bad move, and that it should never have left the radio, it was still undeniably funny.
But many are increasingly of the opinion that the film was really an important message from the creator: we still have the Earth, and for however long that might be, we should look after it.
For Douglas