In the TV production, the werewolf changes in front of everyone in a crowded room in order to arrest Moist. Just not enough of a plot or anything to keep me interested in any outcome. In the Discworld's sprawling capital city, where social upheavals and faddish folderols erupt with the frequency of a clacks transmission, the Patrician abides as its sublimely steadying force. Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2013. The role of the Patrician was particularly well done, I thought. The characters seem so real to life and some of the situations just are so funny. I understand Pratchett is involved in the adaptation, so I assume it meets his artistic vision. My main issue was the changes they maid in the story. Travelling or based outside United States? The Patrician, the intimidating and insidiously sneaky Lord Vetinari, is Ankh-Morpork's top official, and he's maintained his benign tyranny by always staying a few moves ahead of everyone else. Did not follow book precisely and some characters not developed, but given time and financial constraints, excellent. Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2014. Huge sets, amazing props (I wonder how many envelopes are used) and a great cast. A very good adaptation that keeps fairly close to the original story, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2016, A very good adaptation that keeps fairly close to the original story. When the law finally catches up to him, the city's shrewd leader, Lord Vetinari, offers von Lipwig a choice: he can take over the derelict post office or suffer a painful death.

Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. , but when we had watched and greatly enjoyed the film, my wife (who is a major Terry Pratchet fan) said that the book was even better.

He is a skilled con artist who was going to be hanged for his crimes but IS saved at the last moment by Patrician Havelock Vetinari. I understand that they can't put a 400 page book into a 4 hour movie but when they mad changes like the postage bandits, they kind of just glossed over the whole thing, like it was something that we didn't need to worry about. The locations from Budapest are great. Season 1 included with your IMDb TV channel. The actor (Charles Dance) captured the polite menace and ruthlessness I'd always imagined. In this lavish made-for-TV adaptation of Terry Pratchett's novel-part of the bestselling, delightfully surreal Discworld series-con man Moist von Lipwig (Richard Coyle, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) is caught by the law and given two choices: suffer a painful death or take over a derelict post office. On the other hand, the 'dominatrix' angle was interesting and I isn it could have been played up a bit more. Moist von Lipwig is a con man and a charlatan. I would have liked to have seen an "extras" disc included as the one supplied with. ] To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Love the book, dissappointed with the movie, Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2014. The adventure continues as Moist attempts to introduce postage stamps to Ankh-Morpork, Reacher Gilt sets a banshee assassin on the unsuspecting postmaster and Gilt finds himself face to face with the Patrician. was a lot of fun; a 2-disc special edition of GP is available but the ones I've seen are too expensive for me. What makes Terry's books so engrossing is the requirement to use your imagination to the fullest to color and plump out what are unfalteringly really good funny stories. A very well done adaption of a Terry Pratchett novel! Ankh-Morpork, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere... One of the tricks to ruling the perverse city of Ankh-Morpork is to persistently arrive at unconventional solutions. This was a boring show that went on twice as long as needed to considering there was nothing actually happening during the whole movie. With Richard Coyle, Charles Dance, David Suchet, Claire Foy. We can only hope for more of the episode style performances, which do allow for evolution of Pratchett's amazing characters. Very well done.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2019. the settings are good, and the characters are true to the discworld series, in most places. It is a G rated movie so it is good for kids to see. Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019. Terry himself appears in a final scene. Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019 Cons: The watch does not make it obvious that there is a werewolf among their number, preferring to keep that a secret in order to maintain an advantage on their side when tracking down criminals. As a long time lover of Terry Prachett's disc world books, I was a bit skeptical that the essence of the characters could be captured on film. It wouldn't play on any of our DVD players.

Included with Acorn TV on Amazon for $5.99/month after trial. Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. Given that I could not make it through a single episode of Hogfather, I did not know what to expect from this, but I was pleasantly surprised by the story and acting. Not something that I would recommend for adults. Claire Foy (The Crown), David Suchet (Poirot), and Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) also star. Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2012. Con man Moist von Lipwig is caught by the law and given two choices: suffer a painful death or take over a derelict post office. Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2014. Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Cons: The watch does not make it obvious that there is a werewolf among their number, preferring to keep that a secret in order to maintain an advantage on their side when tracking down criminals.

I thought they did an interesting change with Ms. Dearhart as well, but he complete spite for Moist was not a welcome change from the book. Also, be more straight-up scary than any other of its citizens. It's been a while since I listened to the book, so I can't recall how much it deviated. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. However, this is a made-for-TV movie, so allowances have to be made. The casting choices were spot on and added to the fun. It all takes place in Ankh-Morpork, a powerful city-state based on the historical yet modern settings of New York City and London. Select the department you want to search in.


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