LeeLee
- Saturday, March 22 2008
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I'm trying to get it from Netflix, but it says "long wait."
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FKnabe
- Sunday, March 23 2008
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It will be worth the wait.
In the meantime, BBC tv is showing The Colour of Magic tonight and tomorrow night (Easter), done by the same producer. The clips looks wonderful. It will be a while before this comes out on DVD I think.
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LeeLee
- Thursday, March 27 2008
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Just rented this from Blockbuster, we will watch it tonight and report back tomorrow. 3 hours long!
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Hogfather came out on uktv last christmas,and colour of magic,which was on at easter was superb
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FKnabe
- Friday, March 28 2008
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Can't wait to get Colour of Magic in Canada!
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LeeLee
- Friday, March 28 2008
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I wasn't blown away by the movie of "Hogfather". It didn't stink, but somehow, for me, the life and soul was missing. Not sure why. Maybe the pacing? It did make me want to read the book again though. My son, who hasn't read the book, and joined in watching the movie about halfway through, enjoyed it a lot. Hopefully it will engage him in the books too.
I'm still going to watch "The Color of Magic", but I don't think I'll buy the "Hogfather".
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FKnabe
- Monday, March 31 2008
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I watched it twice, and just let it sink in slowly - I enjoyed it more the second time round.
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Actually it wasn't the BBC who were airing it ..it wasin fact SKY One
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FKnabe
- Monday, March 31 2008
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You are quite correct of course! I was reading about the BBC production of McCall Smith's No. 1 Lady detective agency at the same time... both productions I hope to see here in not too distant a future.
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The Detctive agency was worth watching too,funny how with somethings USA seems way ahead..yet there are times where it pays off being here in Scotland lol
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We LOVED the SkyOne production of HogFather! Its going to be a yearly tradition for sure!
Saw the new "Color of Magic" at Easter too, thanks to a friend, It wasn't just the first book! Part two was really "The Light Fantastic"
Now neither production was perfect - and we really missed the the bits of the books that were edited out - but it did feel like they pretty much brought both to life. I thought Susan was particularly well done.
Long may they continue to adapt our favorite Pratchett novels!
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LeeLee
- Wednesday, April 2 2008
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I think I need to follow FKnabe's advice, maybe read the book again and let the movie rest a bit then watch again. I didn't hate it at all, I just didn't leap in the air and say, "Perfect!"
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I enjoyed it as well. Wonder if it's available on DVD? Teatime was nicely played, I thought. Totally creepy. And I may be in love with the actress who played Susan. lol
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Hi Quoth, the DVD is available in North America as well as Europe. I bought it and is good to see it more than once. Also some extra material which is great.
FK
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Did anyone else think it was kinda... you know.. sorta... umm... BAD?
Or was it just me?
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Yeah, my daughter did. Me, I thought it was better than nothing. :)
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I liked it okay, but it could have been better, I think. I don't think it did the book justice. I honestly felt like it was almost TOO silly, even by Pratchett's standards...
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