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ddvmor


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...very, very good or very, very bad...





Hogfather


From the imagination of best-selling novelist Terry Pratchett comes a deliriously twisted take on the holiday season, set in the author’s own microcosm—Discworld. After a group of “auditors” determine people stop believing in things that aren’t real, an assassin is hired to eliminate the one responsible for granting children’s wishes on Hogswatchnight and bringing them presents—the Hogfather. It’s up to Death and his granddaughter, Susan to come to his rescue and fight the experienced.




The book was excellent, but Pratchett doesn't seem to translate too well to the screen.  Apparently these guys have option a few more of his books too.  Still... it has a good cast.



-- Edited by ddvmor at 10:46, 2006-09-25

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JonnyStead


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I've never read a TP book...

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ddvmor


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Then we just can't expect you to understand the sheer delight we'll take in seeing the Grim Squeaker on the screen...


Our very own 'Bugrit' had it's origins in the Diskworld.  Foul Ole Ron's favourite word, I believe.  He hangs around with the Duck Man, you know.



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I'm so scared...lol I don't want another book ruined for me forever by a halfarsed movie

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ddvmor


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How can a movie/tv adaptation of a book ruin the original book?  The book doesn't change.  It says as good as it was the first time you read it, surely...?


It's a big problem I have with true fanboys/girls actually.  The sort of people who say that the recent Star Wars movies ruined the originals for them or that Aliens Versus Predator ruined the first two Alien movies.  I just don't get it.



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It's not that it ruins the book for me, but it ruins my "vision" as it were... when you read, you visualize things.. and sometimes they are very specific.. and sometimes the movie comes out and its either really close, or so much better that you're like wow... i never thought of that but yeah!.. but when its bad.. when you read it again its hard to shake those images...

Then there's the trying to defend the stories to people who never bothered to read the books, just saw the really craptastical movie version and then I feel teh need to defend the author and the story lol

I'm so lame.

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I've already had my Discworld "vision" ruined by the Discworld PC game.  It was pretty good though, I though.  Certainly plenty of hilarious dialogue, as there should be in any Discworld-related paraphenalia.  Death is still, by far, my favorite character.


Is this a tv movie thing?  I guess I won't be able to see it then ... :(



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