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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (R2) in September - Menus & LE artwork added

26-08-2005 15:45 | 7558 views  |  Dave Foster  |  Show Backlinks

Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for 5th September 2005. Martin Freeman leads a cast of wayward travellers in this feature film adaptation of Douglas Adams’ cult classic.

Features on the 2-Disc Special Edition (£22.99 RRP) include...

Disc One: Main Feature
  • Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
  • English DD5.1 & DTS 5.1 Surround
  • English Audio Descriptive
  • English subtitles
  • Audio commentary with director Garth Jennings, producer Nick Goldsmith and actors Martin Freeman and Bill Nighy
  • Audio commentary with executive producer Robbie Stamp and Douglas Adams colleague Sean Solle
  • Making of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Behind the scenes with interviews from cast and crew (8:56mins)
  • Additional Guide Entry - "Babelfish Guide Entry" (0:45mins)
  • Deleted Scenes (x3)
  • Really Deleted Scenes (x2)
  • Sing Along "So Long & Thanks For All The Fish"
  • Marvin's Hangman - Set Top Game

Disc Two: Bonus Documentary (UK Exclusive)
  • Don't Crash: The Making Of Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy (1hr 8mins)

There will also be a Limited Edition Giftset (£29.99 RRP) available which bundles the 2-Disc SE with Douglas Adams' original book and six art cards in a special box set.

Artwork and menus follow...

2-Disc Special Edition

Limited Edition Giftset

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Disc Two








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#1 Posted: 25-06-2005 16:02
ghost of '82
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Report this post		Looking forward to this. Enjoyed it at the cinema, a nice film with affectionate nods at the Guides earlier incarnations. Pity that the Thunderbirds movie was not as well handled.

Extras look fine, and a cast commentary could be a laugh. Anyone know if the cinema box office might be enough to get us a sequel? I would imagine that, in the UK at least, there should be good sales for the DVD.
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#2 Posted: 08-08-2005 17:13
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Report this post		Not sure about the cover, would have prefered just the thumbs up logo. But big woo for DTS and commentaries.

Film-wise I didn't enjoy this enough to get it anywhere near full price though.
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#3 Posted: 08-08-2005 18:21
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Report this post		I'm in two minds about this. I watched it the other day on a flight and enjoyed it but didn't find it so gripping that I wanted to watch it again. However that could have just been because it was watched on a 9" screen from 6 feet away!

The extras on this look ok, I agree that the commentary could be very good. DTS as an addition is nice but not overly sure it will really need it?
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#4 Posted: 23-08-2005 22:09
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Report this post		this film was rubbish!!! the only interesting part was the dolphins at the start, i would have rather watched a documentary on their journey into space... Hitchhiker is typically british and 100 boring, i almost fell asleep watching it:o
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#5 Posted: 26-08-2005 15:40
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Report this post		I've heard good things about the Don't Crash documentary. It's made by Grant 'Meeting People Is Easy' Gee - so a nice bonus for the UK disc there.
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#6 Posted: 26-08-2005 17:25
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Report this post		I do however like the LE packaging. Although isn't anyone who wants this version going to have the book already? Seems a bit pointless.

The menus look a bit dull as well given the potential, hopefully they'll come alive when animated.
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#7 Posted: 27-08-2005 11:26
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Report this post		I thought the menus were the only logical ones, given the Guide in the film. Man, I love Shynola - they knocked those Guide entries 'outa da park'...
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#8 Posted: 29-08-2005 21:52
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Report this post		A friend who worked on this film but was deleted out of the final cut said she did more work for the extras than she did for the film, I hope it makes up for the lack of umph the film had. I feel I will have to purchase, although it's mostly[harmless] out of dedication to my friend and Douglas Adams.
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#9 Posted: 12-09-2005 14:13
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Report this post		Really weird... I just received my HMV-exclusive copy from HMV, but my copy doesn't have English DTS?!?! :confused:
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