The Color of Magic
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Movie Reviews of The Color of Magic
Movie Review: Most successful of all Pratchett adaptations.
Summary: 4 Stars
Although I am a firm lover and collector of all things Pratchett, the novels on which this adaptation is based are not among my favourites. Perhaps this is why minor departures from the text, pointed out by other reviewers, did nothing to diminish my enjoyment in any way.
I loved it. In particular, I thought the casting choices, performances (Jeremy Irons is fabulous), and `look' of the film were all excellent, making this is the best Pratchett adaptation to date, in my view.
Now, if we could just have some quality adaptations of the witches novels, I'd be a happy woman indeed.
Movie Review: True to the Book
Summary: 4 Stars
I must first say that I am a fan of the Discworld books. I have seen the Hogsfather DVD and did enjoy it. This DVD stays true to the book. Without giving too much away the wonderful visual of the arrival of the tourist into the city, perfect,well done. Keeping in the jokes and the puns between the characters only added to the enjoyment of the DVD. For the fans, please view I'm sure it will bring a smile. If you have never read the books, this may tickle your intrest to read and enjoy the discword series.
I have now watched the DVD several times now and each time adds to my enjoyment.
Movie Review: No captions, but a good film
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this with my kids (ages 10 and 7) and they loved it. However, be aware that this film (and Hogfather) have no close-captions. The English being spoken in Britain is drifting further and further away from American English ... or perhaps we are drifting further away from them ... and so captions would be good so you don't have to rewind to make sure you caught all the jokes. Also, watching with my father (who is nearly deaf, and hates his hearing aid) would be impossible, and that's a shame.Movie Review: color of magic review
Summary: 4 Stars
It is hard to render the written word into a visual form; every reader imagines the story differently. That being said, I enjoyed the movie. It was not like I imagined it but I still found it fun to watch. As an introduction to Terry Pratchett's discworld series it will serve to pique an interest. Plus it was fun to see Pratchett in a cameo role.Movie Review: Needs subtitles
Summary: 4 Stars
I am among those who loved it, knowing a movie will never quite "be" the novel, but, with double, or triple echo on Death's voice, it really needs subtitles to help understand his dialogue. With them, I probably would give it 5 stars.