Hitchhikers guide & the Chocolate factory

[Blackthorne]

Roald Blyton.  I pissed myself.

Bt

[TheYak]

So, it's based in a book? A good one, apparently. I will have to add that to my list.

Missed this post the first time around. Argh.  It's based upon a book? Yes.  Now it looks like it's time for another Bitchslap-A-Spaniard day (It's been what, a week?)

And Yuff, your dialogue was genius..  pure genius.

[LGM]

And very sad and pathetic.

[Al_Ninio]

And very sad and pathetic.

Goes rather well with your personal-title-under-avatar thing, doesn't it?

[LGM]

I say that only because it has nothing to do with how the movie was conceived and is just a ranting of someone with her panties in a twist.

[Al_Ninio]

I say that only because you are stupid.

I AM DONE.

You may all go on with discussing movies.

[Kinoko]

Well, it WAS funny, but lgm's right It's just ranting. Don't let it influence your thinking on the way the movie was conceived.

So anyway, they're adding in that Wonka's dad was a dentist? That IS stupid, (why of WHY can't they just plain STICK with the BOOK?!) but I still haven't lost my optimism for the movie. What's wrong with Johnny Depp? He's proved himself over and over again to be a genuinely talented actor who can play a wide range of characters, and almost always does a brilliant job of it. I was over the moon when I heard he'd be playing Wonka, because he's one of the few actors today I would trust to do the role justice. Tim Burton has had some hits, some misses... this could be either, I don't think we need to condemn him for Big Fish forever ^_^ (Same goes for JD and that Peter Pan movie).

I don't know... it could be a disaster but I still think that most of the things I've heard about it are good. I can forgive the dentist thing if the rest of the movie's well done.

[Adamski]

My girlfriend is a rabid Douglas Adams fan and has been giving me long lectures on why the film is going to be a terrible representation of the books. Having not read the four novels and being unimpressed with the TV series (which I was forced to watch) I can only trust her judgement.

(As a side note, when watching the series I got the impression that the source material was complete genius, but got lost in translation to a low-budget visual form. I will read the books someday though, I've made a promise! Perhaps the TV series will make more sense afterwards.)

[Meowster]

I say that only because it has nothing to do with how the movie was conceived

WELL YOU DON'T SAY. I even had myself fooled there for a second! Goddamn internet rumours! Especially when you start them yourself, they're the most confusing, because you're slightly more inclined to believe them.

MEANWHILE!

Tim Burton: Some kid has been spreading lies on the internet. They say she was mocking the conception of the movie. Apparently she insinuated that, to come up with the idea for this movie, I took a piss on your face, and that I hadn't read the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory books, and that we are trying to fob off Dali's old lady so she won't appose our shit back story. She tried to pass this off as fact! And by gum, she was almost successful!

Guy: I don't think anybody would believe that's how we came up with... I mean, any movie concept... little far fetched... even for the likes of Gothika...

Tim Burton: And then she said that we're trying to outdo Gene Wilder, and that Gene Wilder is Jewish!

Guy: But, sir... ah...

Tim Burton: Here it is! Take a look at this! She's making me out to be some kind of fool!

Guy: ...She tells it like it is, sister.

Tim Burton: Anyway, let's discuss the casting of this magnificent new movie! You know what I think? I think they were too soft back in the 70's. You know who they really wanted for the role of Wonka?

Guy: Fred Astaire?

Tim Burton: No, Fred Astaire. But they didn't try hard enough. They gave up. Like girls, girls with not very much will power. So the next thing they knew, they were stuck with that other fellow.

Guy: Gene Wil--

Tim Burton: Gene Wilder. I was looking through the audition files from 1970, for inspiration. I mean, I already know Depp is the one, but I just like to gloat about how much better looking he is than that other fellow.

Guy: Gene Wilder?

Tim Burton: You know who I would have cast?

Guy: Fred Astaire?

Tim Burton: No... Johnny Depp! Ha ha ha!

Guy: Hilarious, Sir.

Tim Burton: But seriously, you know who I would'a picked? Check out this guy here. Audition Files of 1969-1970 for Quaker Oats company. Perfect, ain't he?

Guy: Gene Wilder?

Tim Burton: No, Jerome Silberman! Look where I'm pointing! See?

Guy: Uh...Ã,  I see...

Tim Burton: Wonder why they turned him down? Must've been one of those there Paedophiles. Oh, which reminds me. Let's talk about the plot. I got a great new idea!
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[Blackthorne]

And very sad and pathetic.

Never begin a sentence with 'And', genius!  You just failed English 101!

Bt

[LGM]

I didn't START a sentence, I was finishing Yak's

[DragonRose]

Okay, everyone just needs to take a deep breath and relax

Calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean, it's just discussion about movies, it doesn't matter. Ohmmmmmmmm....

[Snarky]

Never begin a sentence with 'And', genius!Ã,  You just failed English 101!

Untrue. There's no reason why you can't start a sentence with "And".

[Blackthorne]

Never begin a sentence with 'And', genius!Ã,  You just failed English 101!

Untrue. There's no reason why you can't start a sentence with "And".

True, true.  One can begin sentences with "And" in dialogue, but in prose, it just looks damn sloppy.


Anyhoo, I thought Yufster's dialogue was funny, and LGM is jealous of her boobs.

Bt

[Meowster]

Oh, but why should LGM envy my boobs?

[MrColossal]

Can you people just stop? Please?

LGM, you were just complaining that you felt like this wasn't your home anymore and then you go off and start a fight for no reason? If this is how you make yourself at home, stop, please.

[LGM]

I didn't mean to start a fight. I'm sorry.

Her dialogue WAS funny.. It just angered me because I adore Burton and impaitently await CATCF

[Einoo]

Back to Hitch Hikers...

If Douglas adams wrote the original script, then it will be fairly OK. We can only hope they

Spoiler

1) Keep the bit with the bulldozers and "Yellow"
2) Have him actually wear the dressing gown throughout the movie
3) Try to have a NARRATOR! This will really allow them to include the funniest bits of the book (like the comparison form the Encyclopedia Galactica to the Guide about alcohol)>

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Having not read the four novels...

Five novels, actually

Spoiler

, although the fifth is actually a bit of a depressing read

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So, when the movie comes out, Don't Panic, maybe it will be decent.

Maybe. Since I just read the books and already I think I'm a purist, although I always have really been about books.

[Phemar]

God I've been a fan of hitchhikers since I was a wee little baby... or maybe since I learnt to read...

Anyway I still read the guide often, and another good read is the Dirk Gently series by Douglas too.

Man what a brilliant man... (Adams, not Gently)

[c.leksutin]

Judging by the trailer, the hitchhiker's movie looks like it's gonna be awsome.  I think it's too early to pass totall judgement on either of these movies, and remember they are one visual interpretation of the books, so of course it's not going to look exactly like you wanted it too, unless you made the film.


C.