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  Posted by Birdland (U2259135) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  Just got the new DVD, brought about discussion with my son as to which is the best, the true to book, ´óÏó´«Ã½ account (well done auntie) or the superior production of the new version. Should the ´óÏó´«Ã½ bring up to date their version, remaster and enhance?

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  Posted by Once-a-Ginge (U1486077) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  Just got the new DVD, brought about discussion with my son as to which is the best, the true to book, ´óÏó´«Ã½ account (well done auntie) or the superior production of the new version. Should the ´óÏó´«Ã½ bring up to date their version, remaster and enhance?Ìý
  
  I think the original ´óÏó´«Ã½ radio version is best. Incidentally the reason it is "true to the book" is that it was written first - the novel is the book of the radio series, not the other way round.
  
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  Posted by Eilis (U1474217) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  
  
  I think the original ´óÏó´«Ã½ radio version is best. Incidentally the reason it is "true to the book" is that it was written first - the novel is the book of the radio series, not the other way round.
  
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  Agreed, Tabby. We rented the recent film on DVD. I gave up watching half-way through. Dreadful, imo. The original radio series has never, could never be surpassed.
  
  Eilis
  
  

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  Posted by Spartacus (U38364) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  Eilis, the recent movie had a long, dreadful patch in the middle, but the new ending was nice and probably worth struggling through the "Vogon Minefield" sequence for. If you ever get the offer of a free loan of it, give it another go and just be prepared to skip 20 minutes or so in the middle... It does get better, honest!
  
  (But the movie's Zaphod was total carp.)

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  Posted by Once-a-Ginge (U1486077) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  Hi Ellis,
  
  I managed to sit through the DVD to the end, but I didn't enjoy it much - it didn't add anything to what is by now a very well-known saga, and the pictures weren't as good as in the radio version. And whoever thinks that Marvin is small round and blobby, and closely related to the Smash martians?
  
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  Posted by Eilis (U1474217) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  Hello, Peet
  
  Yes, I think it was the long dreadful patch in the middle which put me off. I didn't even wait to see Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast. And yes, Zaphod was an imposter.
  
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  Posted by Spartacus (U38364) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  I bought a small plastic version of that Marvin; it's incredibly realistic - one of his arms keeps falling off! ;D

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  Posted by Eilis (U1474217) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  Eilis And whoever thinks that Marvin is small round and blobby, and closely related to the Smash martians?
  
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  Indeed, Tabby, another imposter. Of course Marvin is a gloomy giant.

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  Posted by Spartacus (U38364) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  I assume you all noticed the original TV Marvin? In the queue at the Vogon office?

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  Posted by Eilis (U1474217) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  Stephen Moore? Or did they just use his voice on the TV version? Is this something like James Earl Jones and the Green Giant [or whatever he was.]
  
  Eilis

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  Posted by Low Flyer (U2221553) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  
  
  I think the original ´óÏó´«Ã½ radio version is best. Incidentally the reason it is "true to the book" is that it was written first - the novel is the book of the radio series, not the other way round.
  
  °ÕÌý
  
  Agreed, Tabby. We rented the recent film on DVD. I gave up watching half-way through. Dreadful, imo. The original radio series has never, could never be surpassed.
  
  Eilis
  
  Ìý Gosh I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that. The timing was dreadful, and the whole thing got steadily worse the longer it went on. The planet workshop was good, and I liked the dolphins' song and dance act, but the rest was carp.
  
  As someone else said, the pictures were much better on the original radio series!
  
  mvg,
  LF

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  Posted by Spartacus (U38364) on Sunday, 23rd October 2005

  No voice, sadly, just the body. And it wasn't even the original body - the ´óÏó´«Ã½ lost that years ago. They still have the original head, though, so it may have been that.
  
  Alan Rickman wasn't nearly as bad as I'd expected, but I'd still have been *much* happier if they'd used Stephen Moore's voice in the movie.

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