August 27, 2009

The Color of Magic

misplaced luggage

Title: The Colour of Magic
Year: 2008
Network: Sky1
Director: Vadim Jean
Writer: Vadim Jean, based on novels by Terry Pratchett
Starring: David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry
Music: Paul E. Francis, David A. Hughes
Length: 191 minutes
Synopsis: a failed wizard is forced to escort a tourist through the fantasy-parodying Discworld
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), yesterday
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay).
Objective Rating: 6/10 (points off for pacing, cinematography, special effects/design and music) c. 2.5/4 (Okay).

It's a very faithful adaptation, in the sense that everything is there, and everything about the Discworld looks "right" (although clearly under budget). But I would have liked a funny adaptation, myself. The books made me laugh out loud, so you'd think that in a movie, where delivery is possible, I would have been in stitches. I didn't laugh once. The cast is great, but the director doesn't seem to have any sense of timing. It's still entertaining, but only at an amused smile level.

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