Genre Grandeur – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) – Rhyme and Reason

As a holdover from 2017, here’s my contribution to MovieRob’s December Genre Grandeur of Road Trip Movies, a review of 2005’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. No one ever said it couldn’t be a road trip across the cosmos. 😉

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For this month’s first review for Genre Grandeur – Road TripMovies, here’s a review of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) by SG of Rhyme and Reason

Thanks again to Simon of Moustache Movie News  for choosing this month’s genre.

Next month’s Genre has been chosen by Michael Eddy and it is Hitchcockian Films.

Hitchcock films by the master himself and the best “Hitchcock films” not directed by Hitchcock.

Please get me your submissions by the 25th of January by sending them to hitchcockianmike@movierob.net

Try to think out of the box! Great choice Mike!

Let’s see what SG thought of this movie:

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If, while driving through the stars,

Perhaps between Pisces and Mars,

You come upon a giant thart,

You might ask if it’s dumb or smart

To stop and marvel at the sight

Of something of such appetite,

For tharts eat anything in…

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THE LIST (2018 Update)

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Below is the fourth remix of my compulsively compiled Top 365 favorite movie list! Please refer to my previous blogiversary post for all the details on what was added and dropped from the prior iteration, though all of the new additions are in bold type so as to be easily spotted.

As with last year’s update, the Top 200 haven’t been touched too much, with only three cracking the Top 100. The most notable riser might be the Star Wars sequels, since grouping The Last Jedi with The Force Awakens raised the latter much higher than it was. The highest dropper is The Blind Side, which is still sitting pretty at #103; I just realized that #40 was probably too high for it.

As usual, it’s further below that things have been shaken up more significantly. Most of the anime films have risen higher, while the likes of The Iron Lady (-65), Fiddler on the Roof (-58), and WarGames (+106) have been shuffled quite a bit differently than last time. Of course, I believe in combining franchises, so you’ll see that Cars 3, Creed, The Conjuring 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have been added to their respective predecessors. Plus, I cheated a bit by granting a tie to Ordinary People and Rabbit Hole, due to their similarities in tone and subject matter, and to both the animated and live-action versions of Disney’s Cinderella. Interestingly, Psycho is still at #365, so I guess I just like ending the List with my favorite Hitchcock film.

Thus and therefore, I present my Top 365 Movie List, all films I’d gladly watch anytime (and often do, depending on my mood). This is strictly a personal ranking, but I’d love to hear your thoughts, opinions, and/or recommendations! There are plenty more movies out there to see, and I can’t wait to discover what might earn its way on here next year. Once again, I wish everyone a very happy 2018!

 

1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001, 2002, 2003)
2. Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
3. Forrest Gump (1994)
4. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
5. The Sound of Music (1965)
6. Star Wars Trilogy (1977, 1980, 1983)
7. Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016)
8. Titanic (1997)
9. Toy Story Trilogy (1995, 1999, 2010)
10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
11. The Princess Bride (1987)
12. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
13. Groundhog Day (1993)
14. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
15. The Prince of Egypt (1998)
16. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
17. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
19. War Horse (2011)
20. The Incredibles (2004)
21. Cast Away (2000)
22. Heart and Souls (1993)
23. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003, 2006, 2007)
24. Tarzan (1999)
25. Les Miserables (2012)
26. The Avengers (2012) and Captain America: Civil War (2016)
27. Ben-Hur (1959)
28. Star Trek (2009)
29. The Chronicles of Narnia (2005, 2008, 2010)
30. The Family Man (2000)
31. The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001)
32. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
33. Oliver! (1968)
34. Whisper of the Heart (1995)
35. Spider-Man Trilogy (2002, 2004, 2007)
36. The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004)
37. Elizabethtown (2005)
38. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
39. Chariots of Fire (1981)
40. Babe (1995)
41. The Blues Brothers (1980)
42. Jurassic Park (1993)
43. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
44. National Treasure (2004)
45. Ratatouille (2007)
46. The Fugitive (1993)
47. True Grit (1969, 2010)
48. Evita (1996)
49. The Lion King (1994)
50. Inception (2010)
51. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
52. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017)
53. Lilies of the Field (1963)
54. Life of Pi (2012)
55. Mary Poppins (1964)
56. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
57. Glory (1989)
58. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
59. The Sixth Sense (1999)
60. Back to the Future Trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990)
61. Aliens (1986)
62. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
63. Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
64. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
65. Awakenings (1990)
66. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
67. Paulie (1998)
68. Home Alone (1990)
69. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
70. Big (1988)
71. Jumanji (1995)
72. Somewhere in Time (1980)
73. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
74. A Christmas Story (1983)
75. Speed (1994)
76. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
77. 1776 (1972)
78. High School Musical Trilogy (2006, 2007, 2008)
79. Wit (2001)
80. Serenity (2005)
81. Miracle on 34^th Street (1947)
82. Gone with the Wind (1939)
83. Aladdin (1992)
84. Saints and Soldiers (2003)
85. La La Land (2016)
86. Fantasia (1940)
87. Shadowlands (1993)
88. Hook (1991)
89. Young Frankenstein (1974)
90. The Truman Show (1998)
91. The Ten Commandments (1956)
92. Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (1999, 2002, 2005)
93. October Sky (1999)
94. Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
95. Holes (2003)
96. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
97. The Martian (2015)
98. Taking Chance (2009)
99. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
100. About Time (2013)
101. Star Trek into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016)
102. Signs (2002)
103. The Blind Side (2009)
104. Star Trek: Generations (1994)
105. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
106. The Santa Clause (1994)
107. Starman (1984)
108. My Fair Lady (1964)
109. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
110. On Golden Pond (1981)
111. Brother Bear (2003)
112. WALL-E (2008)
113. The Green Mile (1999)
114. Air Force One (1997)
115. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2013)
116. Shrek 2 (2004)
117. Big Hero 6 (2014)
118. Iron Man Trilogy (2008, 2010, 2013)
119. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
120. The Matrix (1999)
121. Ghostbusters II (1989)
122. The Right Stuff (1983)
123. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
124. Shuffle (2011)
125. The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005)
126. The Color Purple (1985)
127. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
128. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
129. Shrek (2001)
130. Inside Out (2015)
131. The King’s Speech (2010)
132. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
133. The Hunger Games series (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
134. Yentl (1983)
135. Men in Black Trilogy (1997, 2002, 2012)
136. Skyfall (2012)
137. The Music Man (1962)
138. Ghostbusters (1984)
139. Regarding Henry (1991)
140. Alien (1979)
141. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
142. The Polar Express (2004)
143. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
144. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
145. Julie and Julia (2009)
146. Airplane! (1980)
147. Extraordinary Measures (2010)
148. Secondhand Lions (2003)
149. A Christmas Carol
150. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
151. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
152. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
153. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
154. United 93 (2006)
155. The Little Mermaid (1989)
156. Die Hard trilogy (1988, 1990, 1995)
157. Castle in the Sky (1986)
158. Out of Africa (1985)
159. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
160. Source Code (2011)
161. Planet of the Apes Trilogy (2011, 2014, 2017)
162. Overboard (1987)
163. Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)
164. The Nativity Story (2006)
165. Cinderella (1950) / Cinderella (2015)
166. A League of Their Own (1992)
167. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
168. Tangled (2010)
169. Zootopia (2016)
170. The Untouchables (1987)
171. As Good As It Gets (1997)
172. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
173. Ella Enchanted (2004)
174. Splash (1984)
175. Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Monsters University (2013)
176. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
177. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
178. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
179. Enchanted (2007)
180. Up (2009)
181. Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
182. What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
183. The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005, 2008, 2012)
184. Ant-Man (2015)
185. Déjà Vu (2006)
186. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
187. Cars (2006) and Cars 3 (2017)
188. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
189. Doc Hollywood (1991)
190. Foul Play (1978)
191. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
192. Pocahontas (1995)
193. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
194. Rudy (1993)
195. Mulan (1998)
196. Hidden Figures (2016)
197. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
198. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Vol. 2 (2017)
199. Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
200. Treasure Planet (2002)
201. Wolf Children (2012)
202. Les Miserables (1998)
203. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
204. Spaceballs (1987)
205. King of Thorn (2010)
206. The Way (2010)
207. The Prestige (2006)
208. Frozen (2013)
209. Woman in Gold (2015)
210. Twister (1996)
211. Funny Girl (1968)
212. Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), and Creed (2015)
213. Hello, Dolly! (1969)
214. Joyeux Noël (2005)
215. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
216. To Sir, with Love (1967)
217. The Hobbit Trilogy (2012, 2013, 2014)
218. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
219. Hoosiers (1986)
220. Gravity (2013)
221. The Great Escape (1963)
222. The Naked Gun (1988)
223. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986)
224. Your Name (2016)
225. Soul Man (1986)
226. Philadelphia (1993)
227. Raising Arizona (1987)
228. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
229. Ghost (1990)
230. Misery (1990)
231. Captain Phillips (2013)
232. School of Rock (2003)
233. Something the Lord Made (2004)
234. Vantage Point (2008)
235. Peter Pan (1953)
236. The Terminal (2004)
237. Superman (1978)
238. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
239. Jane Eyre (1970)
240. Casablanca (1942)
241. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2^nd Dimension (2011)
242. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
243. The Girl Who Leapt through Time (2006)
244. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Waterworld (1995)
245. Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008)
246. Annie (1999)
247. The Elephant Man (1980)
248. Cloud Atlas (2012)
249. Anastasia (1997)
250. X-Men (2000) and X2: X-Men United (2003)
251. Surrogates (2009)
252. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
253. WarGames (1983)
254. My Girl (1991)
255. The Ultimate Gift (2006)
256. The Way Back (2010)
257. Memphis Belle (1990)
258. Dances with Wolves (1990)
259. The Judge (2014)
260. The Terminator (1984)
261. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
262. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
263. Rain Man (1988) and Dominick and Eugene (1988)
264. Pinocchio (1940)
265. City Slickers (1991)
266. The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
267. Patema Inverted (2013)
268. Forget Paris (1995)
269. Eddie the Eagle (2016)
270. A Silent Voice (2016) / Hear Me (2009)
271. Doctor Strange (2016)
272. Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
273. Dunkirk (2017)
274. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
275. Superman II (1980)
276. Murphy’s Romance (1985)
277. Shenandoah (1965)
278. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
279. The Red Violin (1999)
280. Arrival (2016)
281. Bridge of Spies (2015)
282. Hidden (2015)
283. A View to a Kill (1985) along with most other Bond films I’ve seen, including Spectre (2015)
284. Wonder Woman (2017)
285. Con Air (1997)
286. The River Wild (1994)
287. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
288. Finding Forrester (2000)
289. Unbreakable (2000)
290. Starter for 10 (2006)
291. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
292. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
293. Wayne’s World (1992)
294. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
295. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
296. Steel Magnolias (1989)
297. Have a Little Faith (2011)
298. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
299. Music and Lyrics (2007)
300. Sister Act (1992)
301. The Abyss (1989)
302. The Breakfast Club (1985)
303. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
304. Places in the Heart (1984)
305. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
306. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
307. In Time (2011)
308. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
309. Minority Report (2002)
310. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
311. Scrooged (1988)
312. Wuthering Heights (1970)
313. Coma (1978)
314. The Peanuts Movie (2015)
315. Almost Famous (2000) and Sing Street (2016)
316. Trading Places (1983)
317. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
318. Remember the Titans (2000)
319. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
320. The Age of Adaline (2015)
321. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
322. Sheffey (1977)
323. Seven Samurai (1954)
324. Citizen Kane (1941)
325. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
326. Galaxy Quest (1999)
327. Serendipity (2001)
328. The Others (2001)
329. Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
330. Baby Boom (1987)
331. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)
332. The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016)
333. The Big Sick (2017)
334. Amazing Grace (2006)
335. The Wind Rises (2013)
336. Lion (2016)
337. Ordinary People (1980) and Rabbit Hole (2010)
338. Cloak and Dagger (1984)
339. Chicken Run (2000)
340. Sneakers (1992)
341. X-Men: First Class (2011) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
342. The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and Paper Towns (2015)
343. Cannery Row (1982)
344. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
345. Hercules (1997)
346. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Beginnings and Eternal (2012)
347. Spy Kids (2001) and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
348. Time after Time (1979)
349. Footloose (1984)
350. Silverado (1985)
351. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
352. The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
353. Dave (1993)
354. The Iron Lady (2011)
355. Innerspace (1987)
356. War of the Worlds (2005)
357. A Bug’s Life (1998)
358. Harrison Bergeron (1995)
359. Time of Eve (2010)
360. Counterpoint (1967)
361. A Star Is Born (1937)
362. The Quick and the Dead (1987)
363. The Iron Giant (1999)
364. The Impossible (2012)
365. Psycho (1960)