This is a rare non-book but still tangentially-related book post. I finished The Colour of Magic on Amazon Prime. I had started it when I finished reading THE COLOUR OF MAGIC, but Trymon showed up and I immediately knew I needed to stop and continue when I had finished THE LIGHT FANTASTIC. I was not disappointed. For a screen adaptation, it has the whimsy of Pratchett's writing, especially when you have the cast you have. The CGI is...questionable but fair for when it was filmed. Besides, the books themselves are so whimsical that you have to suspend disbelief in general so a little rough CGI in 2025 is no bad thing. I had a good time. Before this, I had only seen The Hogfather (which I have not yet read) so I knew I was heading Into a specific time of film-making. I would like to see the other Discworld adaptations but they're all on Acorn.
Tim Curry Is living his best life as villain Trymon, of course. David Jason (who is new to me) is a great Rincewind, really capturing some great what-I-call "Bea Arthur" moments. Sean Astin has the annoying innocence of Twoflower (it's also telling that he is the American dropped into a very British world). Laura Haddock (also new to me) is a wonderful Bethan and David Bradley as Cohen the Barbarian...just so much fun, especially having known him as Argus Filch from the Harry Potter series.
The only thing that threw me was that Prime has three episodes listed for The Colour of Magic but the story is truly wrapped by the end of episode two. Episode three starts in the middle of the story and continues to the end but it is an exact duplicate of what has gone before. I thought maybe it was a little trick since the books are so offbeat but it seems to be just a glitch.
Tim Curry Is living his best life as villain Trymon, of course. David Jason (who is new to me) is a great Rincewind, really capturing some great what-I-call "Bea Arthur" moments. Sean Astin has the annoying innocence of Twoflower (it's also telling that he is the American dropped into a very British world). Laura Haddock (also new to me) is a wonderful Bethan and David Bradley as Cohen the Barbarian...just so much fun, especially having known him as Argus Filch from the Harry Potter series.
The only thing that threw me was that Prime has three episodes listed for The Colour of Magic but the story is truly wrapped by the end of episode two. Episode three starts in the middle of the story and continues to the end but it is an exact duplicate of what has gone before. I thought maybe it was a little trick since the books are so offbeat but it seems to be just a glitch.
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