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The Color of Magic

David Jason (Actor, Producer), Sean Astin (Actor), Vadim Jean (Director, Writer) Rated:

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Format	Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Contributor	Will Keen, Geoffrey Hutchings, Marnix Van Den Broeke, Dave Throsell, Christopher Lee, Elaine Pyke, Tim Curry, Terry Pratchett, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jeremy Irons, Allan Levine, David Jason, Michael Mears, Ian Sharples, Brian Cox, Vadim Jean, Sean Astin, Richard da Costa See more
Language	English
Number Of Discs	1
Runtime	3 hours and 17 minutes

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Inside a magical realm known as Discworld, a naive tourist (Astin) is on holiday until a terrible fire breaks out, forcing him to flee along with an incompetent wizard (Jason). Now, as the clueless pair set out on a magical journey across the disc, neither realizes that they are merely pawns in an elaborate board game being played by the Gods. After encountering a pair of barbarians, they take a trip to an inverted mountain housing dragons that only exist in imagination, survive a fall off the edge of the disc during a perilous visit to the country Krull, and attempt to beat the wizard's former classmate (Curry) to a collection of eight spells that could save Discworld from total destruction.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Vadim Jean
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 17 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ July 14, 2009
Actors ‏ : ‎ David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry, Jeremy Irons, Brian Cox
Producers ‏ : ‎ Allan Levine, Dave Throsell, David Jason, Elaine Pyke, Ian Sharples
Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ Rhi Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002436WFI
Writers ‏ : ‎ Terry Pratchett, Vadim Jean
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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WDM Trekkers

Awesome Family Movie: A real 'Hidden Gem' -Not to be Missed!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2011

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We could NOT believe just how good this movie was, having 1st checked it via by mail rental, then realizing we had to have for our collection - in order to view it during the holidays (during the colder months). It is in 2 parts, 1.5 hrs each. It is well-acted, finely directed, and terrifically scripted. You'll recognize Sean Astin, who played Samwise Gamje (sp?) the Hobbit in LOTR, a traveller who stumbles in to a fantastical & literally magical adventure; and then there's Tim Curry, the evil & plotting wizard. Not to give it away, but Astin has a magical walking chest full of gold that looks out for him, and acquires a 'guide' - a not so magical & bumbling wizard, who finds his powers, and they go on a quest all over this 'far out' world set upon a celestial Tortoise's back. * MY SON IS 15 NOW, NO LONGER GOES FOR GREASY KID STUFF, BUT HEY- HE ENJOYED THE DICKENS OUTA THIS ONE HERE! * The two travel to the edge of their world, learn to fly, swim, take a short trip into space; and eventually learn that they must somehow find, or "set free," a lost or missing 'spell' but it's missing from "The Octavio." This chained up book of spells at the wizarding school is rather unsettled, if not angry- but why? The 8th spell is missing and it is the key to saving their world. See the movie, go on an amazing adventure, and be spellbound along with our characters in this comedic adventure filled with action, intrigue, treachery, and magical creatures, many landscapes as they travel far & wide - as they find the truth of things BOTH within and without of themselves. *** THIS ONE'S A REAL HIDDEN GEM THAT I AM SURPRISED DOES NOT CONTINUE TO PLAY MORE ON TELEVISION!! *** Amazing production, CGI, acting, directing, & scripting make this a treat for the whole family, and --as I hate to sound like a commercial ad - but indeed: You want this in your collection, as we need to VOTE WITH OUR POCKETBOOKS IN SUPPORT OF MORE MOVIES LIKE THIS ONE.

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James D. DeWitt

Good Effort at Early Pratchett

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2009

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The Color of Magic was the very first Discworld novel, published in 1983. The Light Fantastic: A Discworld Novel , a direct sequel, and the second Discworld tale, was published in 1986. Pratchett's writing and plotting are better by several orders of magnitude in his later books. And the later books are less overtly satiric. The highly episodic nature of these first two novels must have made them tough to script. But, over all, this is a decent effort at a difficult task.

The casting is generally good. Sean Astin is quite good as Twoflower, the Disc's first tourist. He was a controversial choice because Twoflower is from the Discworld's equivalent of China in the hearts of Pratchett fans, but Astin brings such strong skills to the role that it all works well. David Jason as the failed wizard - excuse me, "Wizzard" - is less successful. He's simply too old. And the script down plays Rincewind's strongest trait: cowardice. This is a man who knows how to say "Don't kill me" in a hundred different languages. Jason just doesn't fit the character. Jeremy Irons is superb as the Patrician. David Bradley as Cohen is at once not old enough and too old. He is obviously much younger than the 92 years Cohen claims. He tries to "act" older by being slower in fights, something that would surely have killed Cohen long ago if it were right. Tim Curry is completely right as the power-hungry, scheming Trymon, a larger role in the movie than in the books.

Another problem is that Color of Magic/Light Fantastic cries out for a big special effects budget. Let's just say that The Mob, the movie's producers, didn't have Peter Jackson's budget. Except, perhaps, for the Librarian, they do reasonably well with what they had, and the final few scenes are especially good.

Still, even a so-so Pratchett movie is still a Pratchett movie. If all of the jokes aren't there, and some destinations skipped or somewhat changed, there are enough laughs to remind you why Pratchett is a world treasure.

Reportedly, The Mob will make Going Postal next, a much later, much better written Pratchett novel. I look forward to it, but in the meantime Color of Magic, if flawed, is still great fun. And the flaws may just be, like octarine, the color of magic, a pigment of my imagination. Recommended.

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S. J. Raw

Bloody brilliant!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2014

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I am a HUGE Pratchett fan in the conventional sense. I adore the discworld novels and have read the lot at least 4 times per book.
This dvd/film version of the color of magic (which is in fact an emulsion of the first TWO books) has been met with mixed reviews.
The die hards are crying about it not meeting their expectations compared to the novels. Surprise surprise; When you read a novel, the characters, their looks, their mannerisms and their traits are born of the reader's imagination. NO movie in the universe can meet everyone's ideals so whining about the film is puerile and fractious.
"Two flower is supposed to be like an Oriental character". WTF??? He's 'supposed to be' a tourist from a fictional continent on a fictional world in a fictional universe. Oriental is only opinion and interpretation.
There are sobs about the casting. David Jason isn't a good Rincewind. My eye he isn't! He plays the part extremely well. David Jason is a big fan of the novels and understands the role he undertook. His portrayal is his view on the wizard; HIS view. Personal interpretation cannot be wrong as no two ideals are alike.
Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth about this version, the actors do a fine job, and if you take it for what it is rather than watching it to pick holes, it is a comically brilliant piece of movie making that has achieved great things without the backing of a Hollywood budget. It looks like it had hundreds of thousands thrown into it, and the casting is not small potatoes. Sean Astin gives a great performance as the naive but ambitiously curious Twoflower.Tim Curry pulls off Trimon like a boss, and Jeremy Irons as the patrician was inspired.
You also get the second disc with the interviews which are fascinating, BUT; The diamond in the rough here is the tourists guide to Ankh-Morpork and the discworld. A series of small episodes delivered by the Librarian (prior to him becoming an Orang-Utan) to introduce a tourist to the various aspects of this strange and wondrous environment. It is HILARIOUS, but watch the film first to help understand it.
In a nut-shell, this is a very good dvd that will entertain and amuse even those who have never picked up a discworld book in their lives (but again, it does help a bit if you have). Imagine Lord of the Rings meets Monty Python and throw in a pinch of Game of thrones, add a dash of fantasy-fiction and top it off with Harry Potter doing a 3 hour stand up comedy routine and you've just about nailed it.
WELL WORTH THE MONEY!
(Do not bother using Amazon's next day delivery though. You will spend the cash and they will let you down. They took my delivery payment, failed to deliver, apologized and refunded the cash then delivered it a day late. Basically you pay them to bet that it will get there on time. Not worth s**t in my opinion. Still.... when it arrives you will love this cinematic fantasy/comedy feast).

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jcmacc

Entertaining version of Prachett's Discworld on a good Blu Ray disc

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2019

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This is a nicely produced version of the first two Discworld novels, made with full cooperation and input from P'Terry himself. The acting is great and special effects are top-notch for a TV production. It's a 3 hour film made up of two 90 minute episodes as originally screened on Sky.

The picture quality on the Blu Ray is very sharp and full of detail and there are some decent extras including contributions from author Pratchett The "making of" is OK, the Tourists Guide to Ankh-Morpork is funny and the feature commentary (as a picture in picture) is informative if bitty.

Recommended

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F. M. Havicon

Follows the novels closely, and filters out the clumsier humour that didn't work in writing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2015

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It wasn't hard for the producers to make this better than the two books it was based on, as they were Pratchett's first experiments into comedy writing and not everything in them worked. By sticking very closely to the original storyline (hurrah) they've managed to tweak a lot of the less successful one-liners and made them stand out, while carefully avoiding the blunders.

With so many adventures to squeeze in, its odd they found time to slow the thing right down towards the end, and make the "epilogue" sequences stretch out interminably -- it's one big fault. Another minor irritation is that the Luggage moves differently when it's added in through CGI, to when its a real chest mounted on some kind of crooked wheel appartus for near-shots. Bit of an obvious discrepancy, that.

A bit of mis-casting for David Jason, who while giving a shining performance, can't shake off the heritage of the Hogfather, where he played Albert, and that can stick in your mind a bit. Otherwise, they've made good use of actors who appeared in both, mostly in supporting roles.

This was never the most obvious choice to televise, but being the first in the discworld series, it must have made a certain logic if they intended continuing the series...which we know they didn't.

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DorsetBlue

A good attempt at translating these stories to the TV screen

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2018

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Although Sir Terry was not my favourite author, I enjoyed most of his creative output (indeed Good Omens, written with Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite books). His Discworld series is a classic but as with all things classic, some parts are better than others. This might seem like Blasphemy but Rincewind is not my favourite part of Discworld and some of the later books are better than the first two Discworld books that this TV movie is based on.
Saying that, this is a good attempt at translating the books to the TV screen. Sir David Jason is excellent as Rincewind and Sean Astin works well as Twoflower. Tim Curry does his usual baddie as Bethan and the much missed Christopher Lee is the obvious choice for Death.
Fantasy books are always difficult to translate, as much of their power is in the imagination of the reader. Good try though, definitely seen far worse attempts.

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Alfredo Hamill

A nice creation, but not as good as the books.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2011

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I really wanted to see the film versions of Terry Pratchett's books, and "The Colour of Magic" in particular appealed to me. Not surprisingly, each of us has his/her own image of Ankh-Morpork and the various characters in the books, which may not exactly correspond to what you see in the movie, as was my case. Above all, though, I found the pace of the story too slow. True, Pratchett's story-telling doesn't move along at breakneck speed, but in this case each instance seems to be dragged out excessively. The author spends plenty of time building up ambience, but the action moves along quite well in a parallel line. In the movie, though, it seems that everything is slowed down. All in all, lovely and lovingly-made re-creations of the Disc World, but somehow less enjoyable than the books.

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