Someone like Rowan Atkinson channeling his Black Adder persona (but with less malice and much more cowardice) would be perfect. This particularly bothers me since David is probably my favorite British actor however he is just too likable to pull of a Rincewind. David Jason, sadly, is a complete miss as Rincewind. Sean Austin is a fine Twoflower, even though I think it perhaps should have been cast by a more exotic-looking actor. The first thing that bothered me is the casting. And this works well in written form, but as a cinematic narrative it simply fails clever jokes get cut, simplified and/or drowned in the overall chaos, the plot has to move quickly so it is nearly impossible to absorb everything that happens (let alone enjoy it) and overall it represents a rather frustrating experience, both for the Pratchett fans as well as the general audience.
Well, perhaps the entire Discworld series is like that, but in "Color of Magic" and "The light fantastic" this parody takes the front seat while a coherent story and characters sit in the back. These early two novels are basically Terry taking a jab at (but also making homage) to a fantasy genre in general. Now they take the very first Discworld novels which - while perhaps being the funniest in the series - do not really present what Pratchett's work is all about. First it was the "Hogfather", which is probably one of the most esoteric and confusing Discworld novels out there. However, when Pratchett actually gets on the big (ok, small) screen, they seem to make the worst choices possible. Pratchett wrote quite a lot of Discworld novels, and some of them are simply begging to be put on the big screen. The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.One thing I don't understand.
'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The Times 'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself.Īnd the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge. Rincewind is the world's worst wizard who has just been handed a very important job: to look after the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Except for the fact that it travels through space on the shoulders of four giant elephants who in turn stand on the shell of an astronomically huge star turtle, of course. Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination. NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS
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