Rating: PG (thematic elements, action and mild language)
Length: 109 minutes

Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: DTS 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 2.0
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 2.0

English, French, Spanish

Just prior to the Earth being destroyed, a man is transported to an alien ship by a friend that he does not know is really from another planet. They end up hitching a ride with the President of the Universe who is wanted for stealing the ship they are now on. And who does the Earthling see on the ship but the woman he fell for earlier in the week at a party that he didn't leave with.

Great cast even with the actors that only lent their voices; especially the always depressed robot Marvin (Alan Rickman). There's plenty of humor, you might miss some of it if you're not paying attention, and it's amazing what the Henson people can do with costumes. And I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for Zooey Deschanel's name when scanning IMDb or the local dvd shelves.

The ending. Ok, it doesn't annoy me as much as the ending to "The Search for the Holy Grail" but it seemed so anti-climatic. The movie is such a fun ride that I felt the ending should have been equally enjoyable. Oh well......

• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Garth Jennings, Producer Nick Goldsmith, and Actors Martin Freeman and Bill Nighy
• Audio Commentary Featuring Executive Producer Robbie Stamp and Adams Collaborator Sean Solle
• "The Making of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
• Set-Top Game: Marvin'g Hangman
• Sing-Along "So Long & Thanks For All The Fish"
• Additional Guide Entry
• Fake Deleted Scenes
• Deleted Scenes

I'm one of the few "geeks" that have never read this book so I can not make any comparisons. If you like British humor then this is a must; if not you should still find it very entertaining. It's a bit silly but I suspect you'll find yourself wanting to watch it more than once.

Anna Chancellor - Questular Rontok

[The Dreamers]

Warwick Davis - Marvin

[Willow]

Mos Def - Ford Prefect

[The Italian Job (2003), Monster's Ball]

Zooey Deschanel - Trillian

[Almost Famous]

Martin Freeman - Arthur Dent

[Hot Fuzz]

Stephen Fry - Narrator/The Guide (voice)

[V For Vendetta]

Richard Griffiths - Jeltz (voice)

[Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets/Prisoner of Azkaban/Sorcerer's Stone, Sleepy Hollow]

Dominique Jackson - Fook

Simon Jones - Ghostly Image

[Twelve Monkeys]

Thomas Lennon - Eddie the Computer (voice)

Kelly Macdonald - Reporter

[Finding Neverland, No Country For Old Men, Trainspotting]

John Malkovich - Humma Kavula

[Being John Malkovich, Beowulf, Con Air, Empire of the Sun, Eragon, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Napoléon, Shadow of the Vampire]

Ian McNeice - Kwaltz (voice)

[Children of Dune, Conspiracy, Dune (2000), From Hell]

Helen Mirren - Deep Thought (voice)

[2010, Elizabeth I, Excalibur, Gosford Park, National Treasure 2, The Queen]

Bill Nighy - Slartibartfast

[Hitler's SS: Portrait of Evil, POTC: Dead Man's Chest/At World's End, Shaun of the Dead, Underworld, Underworld: Evolution]

Alan Rickman - Marvin (voice)

[Die Hard, Dogma, Galaxy Quest, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Sweeney Todd]