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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Peter Jones (Actor), Simon Jones (Actor), Alan J.W. Bell (Director) Rated:

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Format	AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Contributor	Richard Vernon, Peter Jones, David Learner, David Tate, David Dixon, Mark Wing-Davey, Stephen Moore, Simon Jones, Douglas Adams, Alan J.W. Bell, Martin Benson, Sandra Dickinson See more
Language	English
Number Of Discs	2
Runtime	3 hours and 10 minutes

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With the galaxy's best-selling tour guide and a good towel, earthling Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect (actually from planet Betelgeuse) are transported, among other places, to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe and back to the beginning of time.

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A suitably eclectic, if not to say eccentric, collection of extra features makes this a wholly satisfying two-DVD set. On the second disc there's an hour-long "making of" documentary from 1992 featuring contributions from the cast and crew, including Douglas Adams; and then there's even more in a 25-minute section entitled "Don't Panic!" A fascinating behind-the-scenes peek at filming as the clock runs on studio time and a look at the recording of the original radio series complete the first part. Then navigate to the "Outer Planets" to find outtakes, a deleted scene, Zaphod's animatronic second head on the BBC series Tomorrow's World, Peter Jones's witty and rambling introduction to the first episode, and more. The series itself is presented in standard 4:3 ratio and remixed Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo or the original mono. --Mark Walker

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 3.2 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Alan J.W. Bell
Media Format ‏ : ‎ AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 10 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2002
Actors ‏ : ‎ Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson, Mark Wing-Davey
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Studio ‏ : ‎ BBC Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005YUNJ
Writers ‏ : ‎ Douglas Adams
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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The SciFi Moviebuff

Not in any way a remastered Blu-Ray quality!!! This Sucks!!!

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2018

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I just popped in the first disc of this great series, gasping in apprehension at the promise of a new remastered and restored Blu-Ray version of one of the best BBC series ever produced... and what did I find? Barely as good as my DVD version upscaled! The print text is blurry! The colors are washed out! There are actual LINES on the far left side of the screen. This was obviously NOT remastered! It was NOT restored in any way except in the sound... they did manage to upgrade to 5.1 sound... kind of!!! There is no right or left channel when the computer voice is talking... everything comes from the front speakers only!!! This is a total rip-off!!!

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Ronald D. Hawkins

Disappointing Image for Blu ray

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2019

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I bought this Blu Ray version of "Hitchhiker's Guide" in the hope that the image quality would be significantly better than the standard DVD I bought a few years ago. Unfortunately, it isn't better and is still grainy and dark where it shouldn't be and many times it is grainy. I almost returned it to Amazon for a refund on this, delayed that decision a few days and decided to return it. The story is still great filled with wit and humor, but I'm really disappointed in the lack of a true upgrade in this supposedly "remastered" BD version. And yes, I have a quality 4K TV and 4k player.

27 people found this helpful

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Raisuli the Magnificent

Three cheers for Jennifer Goble

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018

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Entering my pre-teen years I began to notice women more and more (and girls too, I suppose), but sadly there weren't an awful lot in the science fiction genre. But those that did appear, you remember. And so it was that I recalled Marvin's beach babe who throws or bounces a ball to him. A pleasant memory, now forever preserved on bluray. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who wondered who she was.

But, to the series. I was doubtful that this would look better on bluray. I mean there's only so much fidelity you can eek out of video tape, and 16mm, especially late 70's stock, has its limitations. And yet the series looks sharper or more detailed than it ever did in either the old VHS or DVD format. To be honest both VHS and DVD, to me at least, looked about the same, but the bluray really brings out details that were lost in the old home video releases.

Does that make it for a better viewing experience? Eh, to be honest, not really. I mean you watched it to get a glimpse of likes of the lovely Jennifer, but you more or less watched it for the story and overall production. To me the very British one-liners hold up, such as "Late? As in the late Dent Arthur-Dent? It's a sort of threat you see..." or "Nuts to your white mice.", and still make me laugh with the very understated delivery that is so characteristic of British society.

I like the series in all its iterations, and this bluray set really helps keep it alive. For long after were dead Simon Ward, Wing-Davey, and the lovely Jennifer will forever be preserved on bluray for generations to come.

Splurge on a copy.

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dmtdKntR

A must for any Hitchhiker’s lover. Little quality improvement over DVD, though.

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2019

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As an owner of the original Hitchhiker’s double-VHS and DVD set, the video quality here is not much of an improvement over the DVD. This is why many popular British tv comedies have no immediate plans to do a Blu ray version; Monty Python, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, Young Ones, New Statesman, IT Crowd, Bottom...no Blu Ray because there would be no disernable difference in quality, only less discs and less shelf space taken up. Such is the case here. There is an entire additional disc of special features, which makes it worth it however, but I’d say only for die-hard fans of the series. When 4K and 8K start to take off, I can see fan service being done for these formats, if something new can be done to take advantage of them. But for now, classic Britcoms and sci fi comedies are more or less relegated to 720x480 (US), or the equivalent PAL resolution.

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Jill N. Levin

Hitchhiker's Guide in a new century!

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2016

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Nice to know that Hitchhiker's culture includes my twenty-something nephew as much as it does...ahem...we older folk. The movie was an amazing botch; the BBC budget is, as usual, tiny, and the special effects are a hoot. But this is Hitchhiker's as it was meant to be -- unless one quibbles and insists on the superiority of the original radio version, which my searches have so far failed to turn up. Watch, listen, enjoy! But beware of attending Halloween parties because the costume is easy to assemble. Not everyone is enlightened, and there are people out there -- bizarre as it seems -- who don't know HHG at all. Treat them with a gentle pity; then try to talk them into joining us.

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Booked for life

Funnier than the Movie and sharper social commentary

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2018

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Seeing this series on tv in the early 80s was fantastic. The computer animations were FUNNY! The recent movie just didn’t have the by the seat of our pants bustle that the first visual adaptation of the radio series, then book. While Trillian is dressed more provocatively in this version, her intelligence is made manifest. Also, no overwhelming celebrities. Just funnier and, much longer. Sharper social commentary, about scientists and parties, the relative value of middlemen, and how to impress a woman you’ve just met (baby, I am an alien and I have a spaceship just outside.)

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L A Hazard

Not about the discs, but the service. ***** (5 Stars) for the actual program

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2019

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This could be the last DVD/Blu Ray that I order from Amazon. When I ordered it I was told it was going to be NEW. The first one I received had a torn booklet and the holder for two of the discs was broken. I decided to return it and just received the "replacement." The disc holder is not broken, but it is obvious this is NOT a new set as there is NO booklet. One of the reasons why I chose to order this was the included booklet. I have LOTS of used DVDs/BluRays. I don't mind them. What I do mind, however, is when I pay for a new Disc and get used ones instead. It's not the end of the world by any means, but may be the end of trusting Amazon to send me what I have ordered when it comes to DVDs/Blurays.

As far as the actual Program itself. I give it 5 stars as I have loved this show since it was first released, and enjoy having it on BluRay with the additional features. Douglas Adams was a genius. His sense of humor and his grasp of the foibles of humanity have kept me laughing since the first day I started reading Hitchhiker's many years ago.

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Alasdair Swanson

Perfectly OK but a little overpriced in this edition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2018

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Rating first -- 4/5 , mainly for pricing issues.

Oh dear, this has received some hate here on Amazon. I don't really understand why -- on my TV it looks perfectly OK, a bit fuzzy in some places, especially around areas where video editing has overlapped film with video. But if I compare it to the 2002 DVD set, the picture, while not massively improved, is certainly smoother and with similar colour saturation and better detail. As the original films are long missing there seems to have been a simple upscale for this release and the original source is fairly poor anyway.

Yes, the graphics could have been relaid in HD and the titles sequence remade but overall it's not as dreadful as some reviewers seem to think but they are presumably better equipped to review this than me. As has been said elsewhere, it's a pity the Doctor Who Restoration Team couldn't have had a go at it.

On to the extras and we have two discs of them. Disc two is the same as disc two of the old DVD set. None of it has been upscaled or re-transferred so it actually looks a bit shabby, despite the excellent content. Disc three is all-new and some of it is truly marvellous -- there's the HD transfer of all the animated links that might have been seamfully inserted into the episodes, all the surviving film trims (these are also in HD), a wonderful collection from the studio sessions that's by far my favourite new extra and another grab-bag of old clips, radio interviews, trailers and so forth.

Three comments to wrap up:
1. Could this have been fitted onto fewer discs? Probably not: the hour or so of full HD probably makes it too hard to get an acceptable single disc of extras and the programme has to be on one disc to allow a future single-disc edition without re-authoring
2. IS anything noticeably missing? Not really although I'd have loved a commentary -- of the on-screen regulars only Stephen Moore (Marvin) is no longer with us (he's retired) and even Alan JW Bell is still around.
3. Is it worth it? No. It's really too expensive for the collector's edition which just gives you a currently-trendy-but-soon-to-be-dated package format, a postcard and a booklet. The standard edition, which I now wish I'd bought instead, is also a little pricey but it is three discs. My advice is wait a few months until it's around a twelve quid then snap it up.

Overall it's fine but the absence of a commentary is my real gripe, not the video quality.

58 people found this helpful

Made in England

Galactic!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2018

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A classic BBC sci fi comic masterpiece.
The remastered blu ray is the best you will get.DON,T PANIC if you feel you are not getting full HD.You were never going to get a series like this pinging sharp images at you.
What you get is a cleaned up picture,a choice of audio and a nice package of extra,s.
Sit back.sip a pan galactic gargleblaster and enjoy the ride.
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Note low star reviews.
It is an upscale it still better than the DVD.As for audio...well I've played it on my 5.1 system and it's sounds good...not great...good.
I'm happy with the purchase,but do agree that the graphics could have been in HD at the very least.

44 people found this helpful

Rob Wilcock

The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy Special Edition Blu-ray

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2018

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'Restored and Remastered' according to the packaging (there is also a disclaimer on the packaging regarding the quality of some of the extra features) with no other information on the disc other than the main feature being 1080i. Viewed on my Panasonic Plasma TV, the picture quality is as good as a 1981 TV show could be. Some of the animated text at the top of the ''Guides' sections are very near to the edge of screen. I don't think you can compare this to the DVD version unless you are watching it on a standard definition player and TV.

The default sound is the original soundtrack presented in DTS-HD MA dual Mono which is the one I listened to. There are also various DTS-HD MA options; an unused 1981 Stereo mix, a new 2018 Stereo mix and a 5.1 mix but I cannot comment on whether these are any good. There are optional English Hard of Hearing and Production Notes.subtitles.

Having paid £15 for the Special Edition I am happy with the 3 disc set. Slipcase packaging with discs in a blue Amaray case. No region coding on the discs or packaging.

19 people found this helpful

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Remastered and Restored My A....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2018

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The series itself remains as engaging as ever, but the presentation here is absolutely abysmal. Grainy, lacking in detail, persistent colour fringes around all effects shots and generally just very unsatisfying to watch. I haven't checked yet, but I'm pretty sure it actually looked better on DVD.

I know this series was originally filmed on video tape, but honestly the quality of this "BLUR"-Ray is nothing short of dreadful. OK, so it has DTS5.1 sound … big deal! The worst parts are the special effects shots. These were pretty ropey when it was made, but surely some budget could have been found to redo some of them using modern CGI? or at least clean them up!

Sorry BBC, but this release is a blatant ripoff that wouldn't even get swallowed by a hungry Arcturan Mega-Donkey . Save your money and stick with the DVD release, this is one Blu-Ray that manages to give Blu-Ray a bad name!

12 people found this helpful

R. Hunt

Worse picture quality ever!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2018

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It show new "Remastered and restored" on the box so I ordered it for upgrade my original DVD 2002 release.

The new version of DVD the picture quality lot worse then original DVD 2002 release. It is wasting money for upgrade of original DVD 2002 release.

Also I though lot of bad review about blu ray version and I go DVD version because I though this programming in non HD and it might better for DVD but not. It same problem other bad review for blu ray!

It not like other DVDs of classic Doctor who of 1970 to 1980 or Blake's 7 DVD its the the picture quality far so good then new The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy DVD!

In some of shot where use in studio video camara in original PAL 50 hz video it still in original DVD 2002 release. The new version of DVD or blu ray it now convert from original PAL 50 hz video to film like 25p in remaster by studio! It very bad went wrong.

It should take off the marketing and go stick original DVD 2002 release!

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