Moving Pictures: A Novel of Discworld (Discworld, 10) Mass Market Paperback – July 30, 2013

One of my favorite Pratchett books! This is actually a re-purchase as my old paperback copy fell apart from being read so many times. I'm a big fan of hollywood history, and I love the fantasy spin on in that Pratchett has put on it here. It's funny and inventive, full of fun anachronisms, and even a little sweet at times.Though this discworld novel falls outside of the various groupings of books Pratchett has created (such as the group of night watch books, or Rincewind books), there are still several familiar faces. Cut Me Own Throat Dibler makes a memorable appearance as one of the discs first movie producers, and I believe this is the first book to feature Gaspode the Wonder Dog. You'll also see some cameos from Ankh-Morpork, including old Windle Poons and the other wizards at Unseen University.It's a great standalone story, though, and a good jumping-in point for anyone new to the discworld series. There were several passages that really did make me laugh out loud on one or two occasions, and grin widely on several others. Despite always being classified as a "humor writer", Terry Pratchett's stories also have a warmth to them that many other authors lack. The characters are well-written and are the types of characters that feel instantly familiar as soon as you meet them. This isn't just a funny book--it's smart, witty, touching, intriguing, and sometimes a little zany. And well worth reading.

Moving Pictures is the tenth book in his Discworld series and is a fairly standard Discworld novel, not particularly remarkable but solid. It’s a witty parody on Hollywood and 20th/21st century life.It meets the standard for this series meaning it's humorous, clever read full of great characters and colourful ideas. There are some ongoing Discworld characters that spring up from time to time so while it’s a standalone book it helps to read the others. Not quite a 5 star read.

A great sendup of Hollywood. Over and over he's set up jokes for laugh-out-loud pay-offs later. Quite entertaining.

Good book!

i can't seem to access more Pratchett on Kindle other than samples. His work is more satire than fantasy, but it is entirely engaging, and occasionally can scare you, kid or adult.

This 1 comes across as mostly new to me but I am pretty sure that I have read it before. If so it had to be 1 of the early ones there arises I really didn't recall most of it. I did have a feeling for the overall plot though. I love the way this story unfolds. Cut me own throat Dibbler was a great choice to star in this story. As usual you get to see some of the characters you've grown to know through the past novels and you get some really wonderful new ones to help blend and give you a bigger picture of how the twin cities are built. Being a big movie fan I really like the overall theme of this Us as usual and how they built magic into the whole deal. The idea of multiple types of magic is a great thought and plays out very well throughout. Plus as usual I love the librarians role and the use of the wizards.

I love Sir Pterry Pratchett's writings, and Nigel Planer did a very good narration of his version"Moving Pictures," but I regret to say that Jason Isaacs has no ability to do a variety of voices. Most of his characterizations sound as though he was speaking through a larynx that had been severely damaged from having been strangled.

Reading Pratchett often reminds me of another equally merry and profound occupation - trying to count ducklings on a pond :) Those who ever tried, will understand. One, two, three, four...oy, two just dived - but three surfaced in another place. Then there is yet another fluffy backside on the surface - then it dives and five more appear! Same with Sir Terry's ideas and jokes - just when you are positive you got a joke by its tail, it wiggles the tail - and suddenly there are three more jokes. Or more...Just as with ducklings, you'll never get bored with Pratchett. The plot is there, it's not really important (honestly, when was the last time you picked up a new Pratchett for the plot?) but there is a mountain (with stars over it) of funny and profound ideas about reality and illusion and how they coexist and intersperse... and what is reality anyway?.. it seems that Sir Terry wrote a charmingly pointed dissertation on the more philosophical aspects of the "World according to Cinema".Plus multiple bonuses for those who know their oldies-goldies: gallant heroes with pencil-thin moustache, whose every smile sends women swooning, langourous blonds who perfected the profound art of reclining among silk pillows... thousands of elephants and undulating "is this a gun in your pockets or are you just happy to see me?" Ruby - West.And a mental image of a 50-ft blond climbing a tower with an ape in her hand... that stays with you forever! :)