This Saturday, Tammy went to Disciple Now, a youth retreat that almost all of our “kids” attended. I took the opportunity for a little movie time. I got out my trusty IMDB movie list (movies I want to see if I ever get the chance) and picked a few.

Now, I’ve been going on a lot lately about tHGttG. I had a vague memory of seeing a little bit of a BBC TV version back when I was a kid. So I gave it a shot. I asked the clerk about it and, low and behold, they have just released a two disk DVD version of the 1981 BBC mini-series! w00t!!

The DVD contains all six episodes of the TV series, so it’s a little disconnected; nothing like watching a movie. The acting is… well… BBC, and the special effects are as much a source of laughs as the show itself. What a gas!

I had a great time watching this and it got me back up to speed on tHGttG. It’s only a thin slice of the BBC radio series, which was a pretty thick slice of the book.

It has quite a few Monty-Python-Holy-Grail type scenes. You know, stuff that’s only funny because it’s completely off the wall and devoid of logic. None the less, I really recommend this campy, off-beat, and very enjoyable little show. If you take pride in you geek-hood, then you really need to see this. I give it a solid three grins.