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Book Reviews of Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10)

Moving Pictures - Discworld, Bk 10
Author: Terry Pratchett
ISBN: 104994
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 254
Rating:
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5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Group
Book Type: Hardcover
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9 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
The discworld discovers moving pictures. Some great parody, and 'The Librarian' gets a lot of mention.
daedelys avatar reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 1218 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Oh my gosh! This is a great book! I love how Pratchett can take something like the movies and give it a Discworld twist. The references in the book to classic movies are great and the entire story was wonderful. A must read!
reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 23 more book reviews
Another funny Diskworld adventure.
Cheese avatar reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 324 more book reviews
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is one of the funniest book series that I have ever read. Full of tongue-in-cheek humor.
Alison avatar reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 551 more book reviews
A great Terry Pratchett.
reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 11 more book reviews
A satirical look at movie making in the Discworld.
Sarijj avatar reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 5 more book reviews
One of Pratchett's best satirical novels yet. Hollywood has never looked so funny!
althea avatar reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 774 more book reviews
A mysterious influence has been seeping into the minds of the residents of the Discworld, causing them to re-create familiar (to we residents of the spherical world) sequences with their newly-invented method of creating 'moving pictures.' Is it just entertainment, or does something malevolent lurk beneath the ancient Holy Wood?
As usual, replete with puns and quite a few very funny sequences, as Pratchett takes on our society's fascination with celebrities and mass-marketed fantasies.
Still, I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as most of the Discworld books - I've never been a fan of this sort of "meta-media," if you will - books, plays, movies, TV shows - that exist only to comment about books, plays, movies, TV shows.... I know many people just love that sort of thing, so it's definitely a personal preference.
reviewed Moving Pictures (Discworld, Bk 10) on + 37 more book reviews
DiscWorld novels are tasty mind-candy.