The Colour Of Magic Reviews

• A fairly knowledgeable-sounding review states, “the balance between staying true to Pratchett and making a film anyone can enjoy is well kept. ” (Note: There is some strong language in the review.)
• A TimesOnline.co.uk review on The Colour Of Magic observes, “The two-parter was better than Sky’s previous Discworld adaptation, the story more clearly told (I could understand it) and David Jason happier as the hopeless wizard Rincewind than as Albert in The Hogfather [sic]. It also benefited from an excellent villain in Tim Curry. It looked good, in an over-glossy, Hallmark Productions kind of way …”
• However, the same article also notes, “Every now and again the budget (tight, it was implied, by the accompanying “Making of” documentary) looked stretched. If it could show characters falling off the edge of the world, make a trunk walk and blow up the Broken Drum Inn, why is it impossible for the skeleton Death to open its mouth when it speaks?”
• The Scotsman states in a review on The Colour Of Magic that “this was a good-looking production that proper fans probably appreciated.” However, the same article poses a criticism, saying, “The opening instalment, based on Pratchett’s first and possibly worst Discworld book, was far too long, dragging out its attempts at satire with leaden direction and script.”