Funk Babblings

I pretty much agree with your review. The beginning was good, although I thought the dolphin sequence was a bit long. I let out a squeal of glee when I heard "Journey of the Sourcerer". It's been too many years since I heard that song!

Yes, I agree that the pacing was off...the Vogon stuff was too long.

Wasn't there something in the book about Ford being emotional because he might die and he was far from his home planet? I'll have to go and check. That might explain his hugging.

I also found Zaphod annoying. But I also found him annoying in the TV series. I'm thinking that his character just doesn't translate easily to live action. And yes, I caught the Bush parody.

I missed having the bit about the jump to hyperspace being upleasantly like being drunk. They should have kept that.

I was also incessently quoting, though I did try to keep it under my breath. It would have been fun to see it with other fans who all quoted.