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Liked It “Some books have the subtlety of a drunken troll welding a sledgehammer, and this is one of those books. Sure, the themes are heavy-handed, the allusions are m0re transparent than a window in a glass cleaner commercial, and the message is broadcast louder than an Amber Alert, but this is one...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “This is the most disappointed I've been with a Discworld book. The whole thing was slow and boring until about the last 40 pages or so. I forced myself to get to the end. The only redeeming factors were the dogs and Death's all-too-brief scenes. Very scattered. Pratchett's great language saved...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Some books have the subtlety of a drunken troll welding a sledgehammer, and this is one of those books. Sure, the themes are heavy-handed, the allusions are m0re transparent than a window in a glass cleaner commercial, and the message is broadcast louder than an Amber Alert, but this is one rollicking ride into the more mystical corners of Discworld. Bonus round: while reading, for each movie reference you can name correctly, take a shot! ”
wurd nurd wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“9/10 stars.”
Kira G wrote this review Saturday, November 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This grew on me as I read it especially the characters of CMOT Dibbler and Gaspode, but, and not for the first with Prachett, the finale rather confused me. But very funny none-the-less.”
Gary D wrote this review Monday, September 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“very funny”
Christine w wrote this review Monday, April 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is the most disappointed I've been with a Discworld book. The whole thing was slow and boring until about the last 40 pages or so. I forced myself to get to the end. The only redeeming factors were the dogs and Death's all-too-brief scenes. Very scattered. Pratchett's great language saved this from getting one star. If you're reading Discworld books, I'd suggest skipping this one.”
Jessica R wrote this review Saturday, April 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Moving pictures is a very funny book where alchemists "discover" the art of film making opening a whole new source of entertainment in Discworld. Victor Tugelbend goes to Holy Wood as if something is drawing him there. From then on he discovers the world of falseness, whether it's making one camel seeming like a thousand camels just to save money to fake scenery, he discovers it all. That is, until the world is at risk, but movie making always comes first since it is your career at stake.”
N¡çhø£å§ wrote this review Sunday, March 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This one is about the development of a disc world version of Hollywood. Very entertaining! The perfect beach book or plane book or I'm feeling down and need a pick me up book!”
Colleen wrote this review Sunday, February 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“As the title suggests, Moving Pictures is Pratchett's take on Hollywood. In a manner similar to his approach to Men at Arms, The Truth, and Going Postal, Pratchett takes the development of the motion picture industry and through the literary equivalent of time-lapse photography compresses it so that the reader experiences in a brief time span that which occurred over decades on our slower-moving planet. The result is hilariously funny and made me shake my head and murmur, how did we let this nonsense happen. ”
St Alban's College Library wrote this review Wednesday, June 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
