Hee. It's so weird, because I saw it last year when it aired in the U.K. It's one of my favorite Discworld books too, MM.
I'm seeing Sweeney tomorrow!
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
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Polter-Cow - Dec 12, 2007 6:04:40 am PST #2691 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Theodosia - Dec 12, 2007 8:41:46 am PST #2692 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Wait... what? There's a Hogfather movie?
Laga - Dec 12, 2007 8:43:02 am PST #2693 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Ash: you didn't happen to be at the new Arclight did you?
Polter-Cow - Dec 12, 2007 8:44:17 am PST #2694 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
BBC production, last year. Two-part miniseries. Low budget. Very pretty Susan.
Also, they're doing The Colour of Magic/The Light Fantastic as a single movie to be released Easter 2008. I will probably watch it, even though Hogfather wasn't as great as I wanted it to be. It's something, though.
Miracleman - Dec 12, 2007 8:55:04 am PST #2695 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
According to IMDb there's also a Soul Music movie, a Wyrd Sisters movie (both animated, looks like).
I thought I heard, or read on the Internet (Our motto: "Only the truth! Ish!") that there was talk of a movie based on either Guards! Guards! or Men at Arms, I'm not sure which.
Which begs the question: Who would you cast as Sam Vimes?
Jars - Dec 12, 2007 9:11:13 am PST #2696 of 10000
BBC production, last year.
I think it was Sky. Which, call me a snob, but it makes me a bit wary.
Polter-Cow - Dec 12, 2007 9:19:31 am PST #2697 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, sorry. You're probably right.
What makes you wary about Sky? I thought the entire production was tonally inconsistent and off, like they were both trying to be too serious and didn't know how to make the humor in the book actually funny. But Susan was pretty, and there was some good stuff scattered throughout.
Ash - Dec 12, 2007 9:22:34 am PST #2698 of 10000
you didn't happen to be at the new Arclight did you?
No, just a small southern mall theater.
Miracleman - Dec 12, 2007 9:27:41 am PST #2699 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Death cracked me up...even Aimee, who has never read Discworld (despite my constant exhortations of "Seriously, I think you'll like it!") stopped and laughed at something Death did. I think it was the scene with the wagon driver. He was just so...nice and solicitous.
I think my main problem with it is...not what they cut but something about how they cut it made it seem kind of jumpy. Like, even if you'd never read the book you could tell something probably went there, but it's not there and now this scene doesn't make as much sense as it should.
Hayden - Dec 12, 2007 9:49:10 am PST #2700 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Corwood, I've seen that movie and it is made of hilarity.
I love it. I remember being way more freaked out by the "Indian" guy's arms when I was a kid than any of the horrific violence.