The Colour of Magic (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Vadim Jean

Writers:

Vadim Jean (written by)
Terry Pratchett (novels)

Release Date:

23 March 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

It's a pigment of your imagination

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Luggage | Shop | Sword In Stone | Orangutan | Coward

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Jason	...	Rincewind
Sean Astin	...	Twoflower
Tim Curry	...	Trymon
Jeremy Irons	...	Patrician
Brian Cox	...	Narrator (voice)
James Cosmo	...	Galder Weatherwax
Christopher Lee	...	Death (voice)
Janet Suzman	...	Ninereeds
David Bradley	...	Cohen the Barbarian
Nigel Planer	...	Arch Astronomer
Stephen Marcus	...	Broadman
Laura Haddock	...	Bethan
Liz May Brice	...	Herrena
Karen Shenaz David	...	Liessa (as Karen David)
Geoffrey Hutchings	...	Picture Imp

Also Known As:

Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (International: English title) (complete title)
The Color of Magic (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

UK:191 min | USA:137 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour | Black and White | Colour (High Definition)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:Not Rated | UK:PG (DVD) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Anglesey, Wales, UK

Company:

RHI Entertainment

Trivia:

Both Sean Astin (Twoflower) and Sir David Jason (Rincewind) are long-term Pratchett fans. Jason named The Colour of Magic as his choice of favourite book of all time in the BBC's Big Read survey.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: David Bradley's (Cohen) teeth can be seen in several shots before Cohen gets his dentures.

Quotes:

Death: I was at a party, you know.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Colour of Magic (1986) (VG)

Meat pies! Hot sausages! Inna bun! So fresh the pig h'an't noticed they're gone

I loved the movie. I saw that people gave comments like "it didn't live up to the accuracy and quality of Hogfather", but what would you expect? Nothing is perfect, and I can't say as a big Discworld fan that I didn't have a lot of fun watching this movie.

I loved all the characters in it, even if they didn't look anything like I had them in my mind.. It is just so great to actually see a movie like this that I am more than willing to forgive little mistakes and changes and enjoy it for what it is.

Great scenery, really amazing, especially for a TV movie. Most of the CGI was very good (except the dragon). Loved the costumes and sets and also the acting was outstanding. All in all, I could not have hoped for anything better and am looking forward to the next adaption, the (currently) latest novel Going Postal. Could've used some CMOT though.. Still a 10 out of 10.