Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
为了拍摄出玄幻效果？很多地方都云里雾里，这是本评分比较低的原因吧。故事是个好故事，场景和摄影都不错，可，这就是一个烂片。当个寓言看吧。既不烧脑，又不无法让人一目了然看懂，这应该是属于，故作玄虚。
It’s like one of my eerie dreams
节奏太慢了，像我这种不了解背后传说故事的人看起来很懵逼，而且有些过于口语化的台词有点出戏。但凭着唯美的镜头、Dev的演技和片尾无台词的一长段可以给四星
【2.5】依旧拥有A24的独立调性：一种纵使风格千变万化但仍以优秀审美和求异心理所延续的精神。可惜本片不成体系的符号植入过多，节奏亦在拖累，让本应赏心悦目的风格之旅在某些时刻显得无比滞重。大卫·洛维的能力自然是不高，说句俗套的话叫只有佳句而无佳章。回头看去，《鬼魅浮生》更像个美丽的意外。
选这么个咖喱男演中世纪骑士，zzzq要到什么时候才能是个终结！抛开这些，虽然大部分时候画面不错，但是故事节奏太慢，内容没啥新意，除了最终的反转让故事回归主基调，其他没有值得回味的了。另，故事的配角阵容真是强大，可惜，为了看艾丽西亚的观众要失望了。
在历史与传说中洗练出的大师之作，艺术感满格，但这么改编问题不少：1、高文应该是亚瑟王的侄子，也是一名骑士，但电影将其移花接木，变为了亚瑟与其姐姐摩根的私生子，而这个私生子本应该是莫德雷德，与亚瑟既是父子也是舅甥，也就是后来趁亚瑟因王后桂妮维亚精神出轨而征讨逃亡法兰西的兰斯洛特时篡位后又与紧急班师回朝的亚瑟两败俱伤的那个人。2、电影以奇幻的手法构建未来，描绘了高文赴绿教堂受死时的内心挣扎，这个过程一是不够平滑，二是那种幻象应该出自莫德雷德的脑袋，因为高文继承王位的可能性几乎为零。3、延续2的幻象，亚瑟与桂妮维亚是双双老死在床上的，而且并没有托付贝狄威尔将王者之剑归还湖仙，而是直接传给了高文？当然，这个问题依附于2，最终只能说，2的幻想是不合理的。
绿 色是大地、生物和生命的颜色，但也是一种腐 烂的颜色
绿 色是大地、生物和生命的颜色，但也是一种腐 烂的颜色
It’s like one of my eerie dreams
美术很棒，有表现主义的风格。如何能成为一名真正的骑士是主人公面临的问题，也是电影想要探讨的。总体像是奇幻元素的公路片。
为什么要打上惊悚的旗号？全片主旨是什么？人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛？
音乐和镜头都很有吸引力，用影像的语言呈现了值得回味的寓言故事。但另一方面奇幻场景比较保守，没有什么爽点。
用视听用状态来描绘
很童趣的古早味传说故事。索多玛一样的充斥交媾环境开场，“基督诞生了”，而喃喃not ready的男主酝酿不详，枭首的诡异恐怖被其后的木偶戏消解与强化，女巫母亲强化阶级自我拔擢的动机，出师未捷身先死，环形镜头表达时间流逝对极端处境（捆）的残酷，反剧情走向迷惑，此时镜头原路转回，给了男主和剧作生机，这一来一回是最妙的部分。寻头之旅加载淑女，与狐狸的通灵交往温馨，莫名的主人，与绿衣骑士对视，沧海桑田的禅静，东方哲学式的顿悟，解开虚妄的束缚，诗意的结尾。环形镜头与ready与否的呼应，人的成长与我执的放下。
百年前的骑士神话 故事情节有伟岸的背影和英雄主义情结 但近看却少了扎实的细节 片子的布景节奏都是史诗级风格 主角从演技到深度却都浮在表面 怪异和荒诞元素也属于高阶玩法 在本片中显得有些突兀 倒是感情戏显得格外痴心深情 这反而不应该是这个故事的主要标志
配乐和取景都不错，缺点在于这里面出彩的都是非人的事物。
而女主让他们在一定的“人类保护下”自由。
美术风格，摄影，构图都超赞。配乐有游吟骑士诗歌的感觉。唯一让我意外的是，A24作品居然讲了一个无比传统，关于骑士美德考验的故事。貌似关于贞洁（没有抵抗城堡女主人的诱惑），意志力（企图走捷径寻求巨人帮助），慷慨为善（吝啬给指路者一个硬币）的考验都失败了。泉水中寻头，要求回报，激怒了断头女士，貌似也没完全接受住考验。最后，靠魔法腰带，企图蒙混过关，又出现了虚伪成为骑士后的幻想。所幸，高文最后主动解下魔法庇护的腰带，人格上真的具备了骑士的品格。
原本的绿衣骑士的故事因为只记得极个别细节我就不评价了，看影评确实改了很多
服化道很美，就是不知所云，like:原来这辈子就这样那你抓紧砍死我
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
