The new trailer for Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy looks like fun. I’m a little disappointed that Ford Prefect doesn’t have an English accent. If the film versions of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings could keep their British feel, I’m not sure why this movie couldn’t do the same. But the trailer seems to convey the book’s sly tone.
I think I’m also going to see Constantine today. I know that Jessa at Bookslut thinks this movie is a the perfect example of Hollywood screwing up the source material and dumbing it down for the prepubescent crowd. She probably has a point. The Hellblazer comics are set in London and John Constantine is blond, British, and a bit of a bastard. The film is set in LA and John Constantine is…Keanu Reeves. But it looks noirish enough to spark my curiosity. As long as I don’t compare it to the comic, I think I’ll be happy.
