Comments | the_summoning_d: You should've seen it~

the_summoning_d

You should've seen it~

Jun 01, 2010 16:14

( Thoughts on the movie adaptation of Going Postal beneath the cut [spoilery] )

post type: random, fandom: discworld, emotionally overinvested in fandom

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enemyfrigate June 1 2010, 23:00:26 UTC

See, I'm not sure I can watch any version of Going Postal where Moist is played by anyone other than John Simm.

I haven't seen any of the filmed Discworld adaptations as I am saving them as special treats for when I catch up on the books. I stopped reading Discworld books in the 90s (for no reason other than I was in college and had no money and our library didn't get the new ones) and now I AM IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN. Ahem. And I *love* Moist. Moist is awesome.

I wonder how soon I can get hold of a copy.

the_summoning_d June 2 2010, 00:23:38 UTC

OH GOD. JOHN SIMM AS MOIST. CAN'T UNSEE AND DO WANT.

enemyfrigate June 2 2010, 00:46:10 UTC

I'm thrilled you see the PURE RIGHTNESS that is John Simm as Moist.

I don't have any other Discworld character cast in my head (though Ian McKellen would rock as Death. Oh, and Mark Williams (Mr. Weasley from the HP movies) as Mustrum Ridcully would be fun)but JS has been my Moist nearly from the beginning.

I call for a remake.

the_summoning_d June 2 2010, 00:48:17 UTC

Personally I see Jeremy Clarkson as Ridcully. Go on, try and tell me it wouldn't be perfect.

enemyfrigate June 2 2010, 02:12:05 UTC

Jeremy Clarkson would be perfect, you are absolutely right. The perfect mix of buffoonery and reality, with a pocket full of dried frog pills and the Bursar in tow.

I have some issues with Equal Rites (especially the end) but I would love to see that filmed simply for the MR and the Dean and the other wizards running around being all bad ass with themselves and yelling "Yo!"

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