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BBC Review

Post 1

Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4461899.stm

I have to take issue with one part of the review:
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I'm wondering how exactly this is different to all the other incarnations... The story has always been fast and disjointed, the planets are *supposed* to have silly names, we're *supposed* to be left clueless by Ford, we're*supposed* to be bemused by Beeblebrox. Makes you wonder if the reviewer has ever actually read the books or listened to the radio play.


BBC Review

Post 2

Jim Lynn

He's also assuming that newcomers will be confused. Which hasn't been the reaction I've had from people unfamiliar with the stories. I thought it was funnier than he did, too (I was laughing out loud frequently) but that's terribly subjective. There were plenty of big laughs from the audiences I saw it with, too.


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