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  • Actors: David Jason
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Nov 2008
  • Run Time: 184 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001EM1E8K
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,170 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Following his expulsion from Unseen University for his inability to master basic magic, Rincewind (David Jason, THE HOGFATHER) the wizard is compelled to become a Discworld tour guide to their first ever tourist. Twoflower (Sean Astin, THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) is a rather innocent insurance salesman who Rincewind exposes to the dangers of Discworld's mythical creatures, the threat of fire in Ankh-Morpork, Death (the physical incarnation) and the possible end of the world.
THE COLOUR OF MAGIC is based on the acclaimed Terry Pratchett fantasy books THE LIGHT FANTASTIC and THE COLOUR OF MAGIC. This thrilling, action-packed production features an impressive supporting cast that includes Christopher Lee (THE WICKERMAN), Tim Curry (CLUE), and Jeremy Irons (DIE HARD WITH A VENGENCE).

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Pratchett fans - an excellent adaptation, 10 Nov 2008
By Meerkat (Dereham, Norfolk) - See all my reviews
  
This review is from: The Colour Of Magic [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
I LOVE the Disk World series and was very much looking forward to this film. It's a great adaptation of the first two books AND there's an interview with Terry at the beginning, which is almost worth the price of the dvd on its own. The man is seriously funny.
I know that Terry endorsed the choice of David Jason as Rincewind, but I'm sorry, he's just not Rincewind. He gave it his best shot, and David is a national treasure and a great actor - but he just wasn't the best man for the job in this case.
Sean Astin did his best as Twoflower, the Tourist.
The Luggage was excellent, but didn't feature as much as I would have liked.
It was great to see Tim Curry brought out of seclusion to play Trymon, the baddie and all the other wizards were suitably kooky as well.
The Librarian/Orangutan was a leetle bit artificial ... it was clearly a man in a mon (oops!) ape suit, which was rather a shame, but you can't have everything, I guess, and maybe there wasn't an orangutan available for filming.
The scenery was great, the humour was there in abundance and I highly recommend this to all Pratchett fans.
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58 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I think they've cracked it ..., 3 Nov 2008
By Susan Belcher "Su B" (St Helens, England) - See all my reviews
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... and I think I know why. You see I watched this with a degree of fear, the thought of David Jason as Rincewind made me shudder, but they got it right. Even former hobbit Sean Astin was well suited to the role of Twoflower.

I loved the Hogfather, it was one of my favourite books but after the film I found I couldn't bring myself to read it. That film failed in my eyes. The Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic, on the other hand, were never my favourites, in fact, they are probably the books I know least well. And I think this was the key.

Because I don't know these books as well as the others I enjoyed the interpretation.

I found that David Jason played his part well. We learn in the interviews that he wanted to play Rincewind over 20 years ago and is a Terry Pratchett fan, which only goes to show that you should hire people who know the books, or at least read them (Marc Warren take note - just passing them in the airport is not good enough).

Overall a great interpretation and a wonderful surprise - I actually picked up the books and read them again.
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18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An okay adaptation of a flawed book, 8 Nov 2008
By T. R. Alexander (East Anglia, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Colour Of Magic [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
This second live action adaptation of the Discworld brings the first and second books of the series, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, to life in a good if not great adaptation. While it is true that The Colour of Magic isn't as good as the previous adaptation of a Discworld book but then Hogfather was a far better book than either The Colour of Magic or The Light Fantastic so that is only too be expected.

In The Colour of Magic, Rincewind the Disc's worst wizard is forced into being the guide for the Disc's first tourist Twoflower as the naive traveller arrives in the great city of Ankh-Morpork. Complicating matters however are ambitious wizards, legendary heroes, a box with many legs and a living spellbook with its own plans.

In a similar manner to Hogfather, this adaptation of The Colour of Magic has an all-star cast with David Jason playing Rincewind and Twoflower being played by Sean Astin. In addition to this Tim Curry and Jeremy Irons both make an appearance as does the voice of Christopher Lee as Death (a role he also voiced in the animated adaptations of both Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music). This casting is mixed with Tim Curry and Jeremy Irons both great but I am still somewhat unconvinced by David Jason who although better than I thought he was going to be still doesn't seem right for the part.

The special effects used in this adaptation very considerably. The effects range from the spectacular such as those for the dragons and those at the finale through the somewhat mediocre Luggage to the truly disappointing such as when anyone is on a horse. As well as this I do feel that they could have done the Librarian better than they did. The writing and acting is also somewhat hit and miss but then so was the dialogue in the original books. There is also quite a bit left out of the adaptation, such as everything with the gods, and although this is somewhat disappointing it is nonetheless understandable as they were trying to cut two books down into three hours of screen time.

Overall this adaptation is good but is definitely something for fans more than casual viewers. Personally I would say that to fans this would probably be worth a low four but people who haven't read the book would probably only give it three stars at best.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It ain't The Hogfather
I suppose I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed with the 'Colour of Magic'. Whilst Sean Astin's role as 'Two Flower' is fairly in character David Jason as Rincewind is, if... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Kevin de Choisy

5.0 out of 5 stars ENTRANCE TO ANOTHER WORLD.
I, like many others, enjoy the books of Terry Pratchett, and have not been keen to see them transferred to the screen. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Wellhan at Stourport

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT.....
This prodution is sheer class.Sir David Jason gives a terrific performance as Rincewind. Theluggage ,well, is the luggage and is simply hilarious with all those feet and being... Read more
Published 3 months ago by andy st thor

3.0 out of 5 stars Not nearly magical enough
As a previous reviewer has already ably explained, this is a bit of a disappointment all in all. Sean Astin, David Jason, Nigel Planer and Jeremy Irons all do their bit to lift... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Barney McGrew

5.0 out of 5 stars Pratchett at his best on the big screen.

As usual Pratchett works even on the big screen , the author is a very under rated writer on a par with Tolken and Rawling. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Louise A. Lyman

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and Enjoyable!
I absolutely adore Terry Pratchet and was a bit apprehensive when I heard some of his books were being filmed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jingizu

4.0 out of 5 stars A must-see for fans... only
The first Discworld book "The Colour of Magic" is one of my favourite books. It's so incredibly funny. The second book "The Light Fantastic" is almost as good. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Printul Noptilor

4.0 out of 5 stars miscast
Sean Astin was spot on as Twoflower, but David Jason sadly miscast as Rincewind. He was perfect as Albert in Higfather but just not right in this ... Read more
Published 5 months ago by nogginthenog

3.0 out of 5 stars A Let Down
After the first rate adaptation of "Hogfather", this was a serious disappointment. The direction was too plodding and I actually felt quite bored of it all by about half-way... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Doc Lee

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Pratchett fans and children of all ages!
When I first read the Discworld books many years ago I felt myself taken on a great journey to an imaginary world that I was sure nobody would be able to transform to the screen... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Lyne

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