the movie was great, They did NOT butcher the book, I only spotted 3 or 4 differences between the two.
(1) In the start of the movie where Ford gives everyone beer and chips so him and Aurther could go to the pub was awful. the book's version was much better, but would have been lost on an american audience.
(2) The party was not mentioned until much later
(3) Trill was NEVER captured by the vogons and then rescued.
All in all the movie was fucking sweet! If anyone remembers correctly, the original 1981 movie was the first two books together, as was the radio series. the actual book ends before they all get to millyways (The resuraunt at the end of the galaxy)
-Loki-
by the way right now i'm watching the original movie got it from netfilx
