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I thought the movie was okay- funny, even. It wasn't precisely a good illustration of the book- it's more like it took the book for an inspiration to make an equally weird movie which had a somewhat different feel and storyline. Have never experienced the radio plays or TV series; I suppose I'm too young and/or too recently arrived in English-speaking countries. But I read the books first, and then watched the movie, and enjoyed the lot. Especially Alan Rickman's voice as Marvin- and Martin Freeman was a great Arthur Dent, even though, again, he was different than I had pictured him. And Slartibartfast- who could not like Slartibartfast? "I said it's not important!"
Incidentally, didn't Douglas Adams have a hand in creating the film? He's credited as one of the scriptwriters; but I believe he died before the movie was finished (or maybe even before it was started).
Yeah, the Hitchhiker's Guide as world's first ereader- what an excellent concept.
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