[aldo_14]

I'll second that.

[Flaser]

Yeah, but there is such a thing as adaptation and such as bastardisation.

This movie is the later.

HHGTG is not about slapstick but clever humour, which is a thinly veiled critique of our society.
When Dougles Adams manages to sum up the whole of Aristotele's teaching in 3 sentences witouth sounding ackward, you have to realize that the man was a genious.

[Ransom]

You cannot assume the movie is a bastardisation from the trailer. One minute does not equal one and a half hours or however long the film is.

According to this, Douglas Adams wrote the screenplay.

Edit: This is confirmed in http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/board/nest/13732108, a FAQ thingy which all you naysayers might want to read.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Ransom Arceihn
You cannot assume the movie is a bastardisation from the trailer. One minute does not equal one and a half hours or however long the film is.

According to this, Douglas Adams wrote the screenplay.

Edit: This is confirmed in http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/board/nest/13732108, a FAQ thingy which all you naysayers might want to read.

That wouldn't stop the studios ruining it for profit, though.  As it stands, the trailer strikes me as being in almost completely the opposite spirit to the book(s).

Oh, and imbd also gives a screenplay credit to another person

[Ransom]

Regardless, I find it pointless to become so pessimistic over a trailer, especially since in general movies are quite different from their trailers. They're designed to get interest from the largest amount of people as possible, which includes people who haven't read it or even heard of it. Frankly it doesn't surprise me it comes off as a generic slapstick comedy.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
What would be the point of a trailer if not to allow people to pass judgement on the film?

[Ransom]

Originally posted by Sesquipedalian
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind's trailers made it seem like a romantic comedy, which it certianly was not.  Why?  Because rom-coms sell.

[aldo_14]

What would be the point of watching a trailer if not to pass judgement on the film?

[Clave]

I also reserve the right to b!tch and complain about Hollywood...

[Ransom]

Well I don't know about you but I've never passed judgement on a film because of a trailer. When I see a trailer, I use it to decide if it's worth looking into, not how good the film itself is before even seeing it.

Though I get the impression a lot of you actually want to see this film suck.

[aldo_14]

Why would i want to see the - or in fact any - film suck?

[Clave]

I pass judgement on everything all the time - Being more judgemental every day is one of my core skills, along with irrational responses to sensible questions, ludicrous suggestions, bad puns, inflammatory views, and strange ideologies.  You know I'm nearly fitting in here...

[aldo_14]

indeed.

[Ransom]

Originally posted by aldo_14
Why would i want to see the - or in fact any - film suck?

I have no idea. I wasn't necessarily talking to you, either. I was referring to comments like:

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
I'll still go and see it, but I won't enjoy it. Even if it turns out alright I'll still refuse to enjoy it