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Yup, I know this was on ages ago, but I've only just got round to watching it. I hadn't read the books for ages, which was a good thing. I think they missed out the temple completely which I thought was in CoM, rather than LF, which it is at least mentioned in.
Most of the characters didn't tie up with what I'd imagined. David Jason did a good job as ever, but I'd pictured Rincewind as younger, taller, skinnier, and wetter, but there we go. I was also disappointed by the Patrician, who didn't come across anywhere near as vicious as I'd thought of.
A lot of the humour seemed lost - maybe because so much of it comes from the description TP gives, rather than actual words the characters say?
I know I probably sound quite negative, but I did quite enjoy it. I hope they do some more.
Most of the characters didn't tie up with what I'd imagined. David Jason did a good job as ever, but I'd pictured Rincewind as younger, taller, skinnier, and wetter, but there we go. I was also disappointed by the Patrician, who didn't come across anywhere near as vicious as I'd thought of.
A lot of the humour seemed lost - maybe because so much of it comes from the description TP gives, rather than actual words the characters say?
I know I probably sound quite negative, but I did quite enjoy it. I hope they do some more.
I have to agree with you, a lot of Terry Pratchets humour is in the narrative and lost when it becomes a screen play, His first couple of books we also more disjointed and did not run as smooth and connected as say 'The Hogfather' which i felt came over quite well on TV when there was more thought in the story and not just trying to have a laugh at the general fantasy genre
Personally I think the stories that will work best are the ones about the City Watch like 'guards guards' which can have an almost detective and, even in the later ones, a CSI feel.
maybe they just need to get to grips with the best way to visualize his narrative and humour, maybe similar to the 'book' in 'the hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy'
My girlfriend who has never read the books quite liked the films, she really liked DEATH and she got the same feeling for his character as I get from the books so maybe us literary types are just too snobby
Personally I think the stories that will work best are the ones about the City Watch like 'guards guards' which can have an almost detective and, even in the later ones, a CSI feel.
maybe they just need to get to grips with the best way to visualize his narrative and humour, maybe similar to the 'book' in 'the hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy'
My girlfriend who has never read the books quite liked the films, she really liked DEATH and she got the same feeling for his character as I get from the books so maybe us literary types are just too snobby
Yup, I know this was on ages ago, but I've only just got round to watching it. I hadn't read the books for ages, which was a good thing. I think they missed out the temple completely which I thought was in CoM, rather than LF, which it is at least mentioned in.
Most of the characters didn't tie up with what I'd imagined. David Jason did a good job as ever, but I'd pictured Rincewind as younger, taller, skinnier, and wetter, but there we go. I was also disappointed by the Patrician, who didn't come across anywhere near as vicious as I'd thought of.
A lot of the humour seemed lost - maybe because so much of it comes from the description TP gives, rather than actual words the characters say?
I know I probably sound quite negative, but I did quite enjoy it. I hope they do some more.
Most of the characters didn't tie up with what I'd imagined. David Jason did a good job as ever, but I'd pictured Rincewind as younger, taller, skinnier, and wetter, but there we go. I was also disappointed by the Patrician, who didn't come across anywhere near as vicious as I'd thought of.
A lot of the humour seemed lost - maybe because so much of it comes from the description TP gives, rather than actual words the characters say?
I know I probably sound quite negative, but I did quite enjoy it. I hope they do some more.