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  • Опубликовано: 15 янв 2021
  • Cohen the Barbarian was angry. Angry that he never died in battle, angry that the world had forgotten him, and angry that his knees were starting to play up in the cold.
    He was also angry that his faithful mount had been gifted the ability of magical speech. The horse was insisting that they had made a wrong turn back at Slice.
    He was also angry that the horse was probably right.
    This was not how it was supposed to end for the barbarian. This was not how the Discworld’s greatest hero imagined it at all.
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    TROLL BRIDGE is a love-letter to Terry Pratchett and Discworld. It exists because an awful lot of people thought it ought to.
    The film is adapted from the short story 'Troll Bridge', published in the anthology 'A Blink of the Screen': discworld.com/?s=blink+of+the...
    Special thanks to The Pratchett Estate, Discworld.com, The Foundry, Shotgun Software, GarageFarm.NET Render Farm, Golaem, our 300 volunteers, and over 4,500 backers. Every frame pressed with love - this is your production.
    Official Website:
    www.trollbridge.film
    Join Us On Patreon:
    / snowgumfilms
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    “DISCWORLD® and TERRY PRATCHETT® are registered trademarks of Dunmanifestin Limited. All trademarks used under licence. © Dunmanifestin Limited
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  • @Adzmataz
    @Adzmataz 3 года назад +1581

    Please someone give these people a fat budget for an entire discworld series

    • @protonprotonfix5749
      @protonprotonfix5749 3 года назад +66

      I second that. And third. And fourth! Crivens!

    • @MrsSmith-yy1nt
      @MrsSmith-yy1nt 3 года назад +47

      Heck yes I'd donate or crowd fund this company!

    • @Adara007
      @Adara007 3 года назад +29

      Absolutely agree! As the first who replied to this said, "Crivens!"

    • @MrsSmith-yy1nt
      @MrsSmith-yy1nt 3 года назад +13

      @@alhaoeee6771 sorry cat pictures? Everyone save your time and don't bother with link.👆👎😾🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @Chiisainyo
      @Chiisainyo 3 года назад +30

      With this as a standard, I would watch anything and everything discworld related that they would produce. All of it for sure.

  • @mrc3885
    @mrc3885 2 месяца назад +39

    Billions and Billions of dollars await whoever puts Terry Pratchett's work into the world with this much understanding and reverence.

    • @based8223
      @based8223 15 дней назад +1

      Huh? Nobody knows who Terry Pratchett is

    • @mrc3885
      @mrc3885 15 дней назад

      @@based8223 A malady that must be cured.

    • @jasmineflootman9574
      @jasmineflootman9574 15 дней назад

      ​@@based8223whatttt? Only one of the most lauded fantasy authors ever. Sir Terry Pratchett, as he was knighted by the Queen of England

  • @brittanywetherill472
    @brittanywetherill472 3 года назад +284

    This was clearly made with love. It is an adaptation that Sir Terry wouldn't have just approved, but enjoyed.

  • @DrVankman13
    @DrVankman13 2 года назад +602

    It was a great time to work on this project. The small contribution I made animating a few shots and bringing to life Mica the Troll and his family is my small tribute to Discworld's creator.

    • @simonmorris4226
      @simonmorris4226 2 года назад +8

      Good for you!

    • @enriquehernandis9697
      @enriquehernandis9697 2 года назад +11

      amazing work!

    • @RM-eg1ed
      @RM-eg1ed 2 года назад +11

      👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I saved this and watch it from time to time. I’ll never get bored of it.

    • @simonmorris4226
      @simonmorris4226 2 года назад +9

      @@RM-eg1ed we know just how Cohen and the troll feel!

    • @brucehall9473
      @brucehall9473 2 года назад +5

      Great job!!!

  • @paulsherman7802
    @paulsherman7802 3 года назад +414

    "Having an old age was never part of any plan of mine!"
    OH CHRIST! YES!

    • @bhmcrumbs1348
      @bhmcrumbs1348 3 года назад +8

      Mine neither, I'm 66...

    • @keldaogg2157
      @keldaogg2157 2 года назад +7

      @@bhmcrumbs1348 Child! I'm 73+ counting.

    • @drewt1717
      @drewt1717 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@keldaogg2157Famous last words... 🫤

    • @keldaogg2157
      @keldaogg2157 4 месяца назад +1

      @@drewt1717 76 and still here.

  • @Majere613
    @Majere613 3 года назад +826

    Not only is this fantastic, but I think it's the first time I've watched something where the song in the credits counts as the sequel.

    • @Ailar2209
      @Ailar2209 3 года назад +36

      Or the film is the prequel, and the song at the end is the main story :-) and both are things of beauty

    • @dontaylor7315
      @dontaylor7315 3 года назад +27

      That theme song is such a spot-on parody of English ballads I was enraptured.

    • @thomasd9827
      @thomasd9827 3 года назад +2

      @@dontaylor7315 ruclips.net/video/cBGkhPx529g/видео.html

    • @dontaylor7315
      @dontaylor7315 3 года назад +7

      @@thomasd9827 Thanks! Now I know where the melody came from. Good song too. And thanks for the introduction to Andy Irvine's guitar playing and vocals.

    • @thomasd9827
      @thomasd9827 3 года назад +6

      @@dontaylor7315 any time

  • @ocnier
    @ocnier 3 года назад +468

    The "for Terrry Pratchett" hit me hard. I had forgotten. He is still very missed.

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 года назад +10

      Damn right he's still missed

    • @MrBizteck
      @MrBizteck 2 года назад +11

      GNU Terry Pratchett

    • @timschaller
      @timschaller 2 года назад +19

      Will you bastards stop cutting onions? It's getting hard for me to see.

    • @bastiandoen2583
      @bastiandoen2583 2 года назад +6

      @@MrBizteck GNU Terry Pratchett

    • @shoujahatsumetsu
      @shoujahatsumetsu 2 года назад +9

      Looks like it's raining today

  • @VivaLaDnDLogs
    @VivaLaDnDLogs 3 года назад +569

    I love Cohen. Terry designed characters to have a theme to their humor. The theme for Cohen basically summed up as:
    "You can't win! We have 50 men and you're only 1 of you!"
    "True, but you started with 100 men and I only started with 1 of me. And my back was acting up for a while."

    • @thomasbell4329
      @thomasbell4329 2 года назад +39

      That's right, it's a bit unfair. If you want to run I'll give you a headstart

    • @richardbidinger2577
      @richardbidinger2577 2 года назад +32

      I'm American, and I recognized Cohen immediately. Sir Terry is sadly missed. Nothing good to read anymore, bugger it millennium hand and shrimp.

    • @Jerry-sw8cz
      @Jerry-sw8cz 2 года назад +18

      @@richardbidinger2577 I´m Czech and I recognised Cohen instantly too...
      Disc World is the best funny fantasy ...

    • @simonmorris4226
      @simonmorris4226 2 года назад +14

      @@thomasbell4329 it’s ok lads. I’ll wait while you get help.

  • @SNaomiScott
    @SNaomiScott 3 года назад +1653

    This is *exactly* what a Pratchett adaptation should be. BBC America, pay attention!

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 года назад +34

      Sky One and Cosgrove Hall did better adaptations than BBC America, and they were years ago!

    • @PrinceoftheAbyss
      @PrinceoftheAbyss 3 года назад +12

      Ironically, last episode of the Watch name-dropped Cohen the Barbarian just a few days after this was posted.

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 3 года назад +17

      @@feldegast Better? How the hell can David Jason compare in any way to the description of Rincewind? Terry Pratchett Discworld is like Tolikien's Middle Earth. To be seen with the mind.

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 года назад +10

      @@51WCDodge it's all a scale, while i thought Rincewind could have been cast better, David Jason played the role ok

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 3 года назад +9

      @@feldegast I first started reading the Discworld Coulour of Magic after is was Book of the Week on the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour proggramme of all things. About six months after it was first published. Now desperatley trying to find another series of books to enjoy as much.The way Terry Prattchet plays with your mind, no visual representaion comes close.

  • @adrianwarner8686
    @adrianwarner8686 3 года назад +288

    "Who do you think was bidding against you?" Just brilliant.

    • @thecocktailian2091
      @thecocktailian2091 3 года назад +9

      That was my favorite line as well.

    • @Greensiteofhell
      @Greensiteofhell 3 года назад

      I noticed that line too - what does it mean?

    • @tehbonehead
      @tehbonehead 3 года назад +15

      @@Greensiteofhell it means he shilled himself and Cohen ended up paying way more than he should have.... alternatively, it means that he was trying to buy his freedom, and Cohen outbid him.

    • @trinelangohr6661
      @trinelangohr6661 3 года назад +7

      Well, unfortunately Terry Pratchett didn't make that one up. The "talking horse bids against new owner" joke is really old. In some versions it's a dog, in some versions it's a horse. I first read it in a joke book from the 1970s. But it's probably older than that.

    • @rulem4n
      @rulem4n 3 года назад +5

      @@tehbonehead as a non native speaker that line totally flew right over my head, thanks for the explanation!

  • @Kimdino1
    @Kimdino1 3 года назад +311

    For me, Pratchetts greatest gift was how he used the Discworld to examine and satirise the human condition. So many adaptations of his work miss that but this one nailed it. The changing world and those unable to keep up trying to keep their place in a world they no longer understand. Snowgum did a fantastic job. Many thanks for this rendition of one of Pratchetts least known, but most poignant, stories.

    • @Jianju69
      @Jianju69 11 месяцев назад +1

      Not my ideal fantasy world, yet always entertaining.

    • @lindamaemullins-wr1jg
      @lindamaemullins-wr1jg 7 месяцев назад

    • @Blooy
      @Blooy 7 месяцев назад

      Beautifully put ❤

  • @odger3700
    @odger3700 3 года назад +173

    I´ve seen a lot of full feature films with less action and story.
    This is how Pratchett is supposed to be visually.
    Thanks for this little gem of movie art

  • @nonspiderweb
    @nonspiderweb 3 года назад +173

    19:55 "I don't think they ever told me his name!". There's something about that line that i find really depressing it's simple yet tragic.

    • @j.tlewis8625
      @j.tlewis8625 3 года назад +24

      It’s a wonderful line. And so very well delivered; reminded me a little of Harry Morgan as Colonel Potter in MASH.

    • @tridentmusic5570
      @tridentmusic5570 3 года назад +13

      Hmm, I THINK, he was a "SIR" ? not a king...Or perhaps He was both................memory fails...

    • @panzerichi3837
      @panzerichi3837 2 года назад +8

      It’s the way it was delivered

  • @shaikhulud1989
    @shaikhulud1989 3 года назад +736

    You know what? I shed a few tears during watching this. Picture was way more than just moving. It was truly Moving.
    The nostalgia is emanating through the screen. The nostalgia about the better times. Times when trolls were scary, heroes were epic and Sir Terry Pratchett was alive and writing a book every year or two.
    This short is a proper way to #speakhisname.

    • @darrenlenz6401
      @darrenlenz6401 3 года назад +23

      GNU Terry Pratchett

    • @JakeIncarnate
      @JakeIncarnate 3 года назад +18

      Damn you. Your comment made me tear up.

    • @deekeller9562
      @deekeller9562 3 года назад +11

      GNU , mind how you go

    • @user-jc1lv8nv8r
      @user-jc1lv8nv8r 3 года назад +15

      Those damned ninjas with their onions were here too, bro

    • @SwiftNimblefoot
      @SwiftNimblefoot 3 года назад +8

      So true. These days what goes for heroes and a epicness... is not really moving. Good thing we still have nostalgia.

  • @MrSgtodd
    @MrSgtodd 2 года назад +68

    As a lifelong Pratchett fan i must say you nailed Cohen perfectly how i imagined him.

    • @lastmanstanding5423
      @lastmanstanding5423 28 дней назад

      aren't his teeth supposed to be made from ruby?? like pink/red shiny teeth?
      other than that I agree with you...

  • @turmoiltheblunt3789
    @turmoiltheblunt3789 3 года назад +71

    It took me 5 years but I finally brought myself to finish The Shepherd's Crown today, this is just what I needed to lift my spirits again.
    GNU Sir Terry Pratchett

    • @peytonmac1131
      @peytonmac1131 2 года назад +9

      I find there's something sad about finishing an author's final book. I haven't read The Shepard's Crown and I don't know if I will, just because it means there's always one more Terry Pratchett book out there. It makes it feel like the world is still alive and waiting.

    • @mariec1297
      @mariec1297 2 года назад +7

      Me too, and funnily enough, around 3 months ago. Still wasn't ready for it,but I think I realised that I never would be fully ready for one of the plot points. Like saying goodbye to Pterry twice

    • @gabrielepresby9120
      @gabrielepresby9120 2 года назад +1

      @@peytonmac1131 I can’t get myself to read it either. This way two of my favorite people are still alive, even though one of them only lives in books…

  • @joshuaburns2734
    @joshuaburns2734 3 года назад +212

    "There was a king. I'm sure there was a king. They never told me his name."

    • @Lquidofsilvermoon
      @Lquidofsilvermoon 3 года назад +35

      I'm PRETTY sure his name was Terry.
      King Terry the Unique, first and last Ruler of Discworld.
      Be sure to always remember his name.

  • @ashdebash2008
    @ashdebash2008 3 года назад +472

    Simply outstanding. I've been reading Pratchett for over 30 years and this is the closest any film has got to the discworld in my imagination. Do yourself a favour and listen to the song over the credits as well as the film. Made me cry.

    • @utility63
      @utility63 3 года назад +8

      Thank you. I might have missed it without your comment. It's such a perfect addition to the story.

    • @baddoopey
      @baddoopey 3 года назад +6

      Thanks, it made it so much better.

    • @metocvideo
      @metocvideo 3 года назад +3

      Me too....

    • @jonathans1759
      @jonathans1759 3 года назад +8

      Martin Pearson end credits song. Well known and loved folk singer in Australia. Check out his Tolkien love songs.

    • @TheNadOby
      @TheNadOby 3 года назад

      Same here.
      The rides are getting more and more agonizing.
      So hurray for the hemorrhoid ring.

  • @maciekpawowski6815
    @maciekpawowski6815 2 года назад +62

    I need more Pratchett adaptations like this. Truly brilliant.

  • @Digga1221
    @Digga1221 3 года назад +192

    This...was perfect. In every way...in the visuals, the story, the casting, the dialogue...all of it. Perfect. Thank you for this beautiful tribute.

  • @VikingRhys
    @VikingRhys 3 года назад +243

    "This is Cohan the Barbarian, not some bugger from the village with a pitch fork..." 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

    • @ptrisonic
      @ptrisonic 3 года назад +14

      It's "Cohen the Barbarian" - important difference... ;)

    • @crazyfakar1
      @crazyfakar1 3 года назад +1

      @@ptrisonic Importent differance. LOL If you can understand what I meant, pointing out the difference is just an attempt to point at your own excellence through the incompetence of others.

    • @ptrisonic
      @ptrisonic 3 года назад +7

      @@crazyfakar1 True. The name cuts both ways. Apologies if I offended you but there was a reason Pratchett chose that spelling.

    • @crazyfakar1
      @crazyfakar1 3 года назад +1

      @@ptrisonic I'm not offended, just saying whatever spelling anyone ever chose, if someone gets it wrong, pointing that out is using the incompetence of others to display your own excellence. It's up to you how you display your excellence, sorry if I offended you.

    • @ptrisonic
      @ptrisonic 3 года назад

      @@crazyfakar1 Bye!

  • @NickJohnCoop
    @NickJohnCoop 3 года назад +544

    This actually makes me rather angry. This was done by actual fans of Terry ,and is PERFECT,while some proxy show runner massacres the Watch in as cheap and lazy a way as possible with a huge budget by comparison.
    There’s no Justice is there

    • @KaizokuSencho
      @KaizokuSencho 3 года назад +78

      Terry was right: "There is no Justice, there is only me" - Death

    • @MetFanMac
      @MetFanMac 3 года назад +73

      TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN *SHOW* ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY.

    • @matt_4178
      @matt_4178 3 года назад +21

      Couldnt agree more! Would love to see the discworld brought to life via animation like shrek

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 года назад +3

      Very true

    • @LankyMofo
      @LankyMofo 3 года назад +14

      the watch makes me sick

  • @RandyTheBee
    @RandyTheBee 3 года назад +40

    'The Troll Bridge' is far better than we deserve. Thank you, thank you.

  • @moonkey2712
    @moonkey2712 11 месяцев назад +10

    Wow wow wow! The attention to detail! Cohen's dimond false teeth, the trolls being made of rock, covered in moss, and just the actor playing Cohen... all amazing!
    Also this just really feels like a diskworld story. Just wow!

  • @GETOBA
    @GETOBA 3 года назад +234

    Sir Terry would have loved this - for many reasons - especially it being a fan project would probably have made him proud - GNU Terry Pratchett - you are truly missed by hundreds of thousands of us Pratchetteers

    • @metocvideo
      @metocvideo 3 года назад +6

      Millions, probably....

    • @MHahn-bg7cu
      @MHahn-bg7cu 3 года назад +1

      I second that! Amen.

    • @jaimeleschats5543
      @jaimeleschats5543 3 года назад +1

      I didn't know he was dead. That's sad.

    • @ocnier
      @ocnier 3 года назад +1

      Amen.... RIP Sir Pratchett. You are missed.

    • @danfox4969
      @danfox4969 3 года назад +2

      Terry apparently loved the cut he saw before he passed.

  • @Sarum9nich
    @Sarum9nich 3 года назад +135

    A proper Pratchett adaptation. *Some* people should take notes.

  • @j.tlewis8625
    @j.tlewis8625 3 года назад +83

    For the love of God please do more Discworld. You absolutely nailed this.

  • @fermintenava5911
    @fermintenava5911 2 года назад +40

    It's incredible - the troll looks and moves exactly like you would expect from the low budget. But the mimic... the expressions... they're top of the cream! 😊 And all credit to the direction, too - the actors and actresses knew exactly how to work with the dialogue. A great tribute and a wonderful work of fan-art.

  • @johnthecrazedsskull81
    @johnthecrazedsskull81 3 года назад +143

    I love this, it starts out as a man trying to kill a moneter, then it becomes 2 men talking about how the world is changing as if they were down the pub.

    • @astrobia94
      @astrobia94 3 года назад +22

      Pretty sure he's trying to get killed by a monster... But yes that the general thrust of it. No respect for tradition these modern entrepreneurs.

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 года назад +2

      Loved the bit where it turns out that the troll gave Cohen 3 addresses....

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 3 года назад +7

      *that's the thing about Pratchett novels...you start reading a story thinking it's leading in one direction only to discover the path was merely a distraction for a deeper and more emotionally impactful one you never saw the threads of that were being subtlety being woven at the very beginning*

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 года назад +2

      @@scottmantooth8785 Yup

  • @glenngriswold1932
    @glenngriswold1932 3 года назад +295

    This made me cry - my Dad has Alzheimers and I hear Cohen's laments from him every day. Thank you so much for this.

    • @swaghauler8334
      @swaghauler8334 3 года назад +18

      Me too. My 83-year-old dad had a stroke on Thursday and it's only a matter of time now... But he keeps on fighting despite the odds.

    • @danielthompson6207
      @danielthompson6207 3 года назад +8

      Went through it with my great-grandmother, Mama Dunn. My regards to both of you, all we have is to keep loving them every day.

    • @snaketooth0943
      @snaketooth0943 2 года назад

      Well, both my Grandads are dead but both my grandmothers are still alive. Both of them are putting up a good fight against old age and one of them is a bit against thing being so politically correct.

    • @Scratchingforcash
      @Scratchingforcash 2 года назад

      @@swaghauler8334 I hope your dad is doing the best he can, I know it’s a year later. I hope he’s around.

    • @swaghauler8334
      @swaghauler8334 2 года назад

      @@Scratchingforcash Sadly he passed a week later. Life goes on.

  • @ShaunShearman
    @ShaunShearman 3 года назад +42

    This was by far the best Terry Pratchett film I have ever seen ! Wonderfully touching, funny and layered perfectly....I want more ! We deserve more ! The visuals were perfect, the dialogue was stunning and the story was captivating. I must admit to being a little sad at the end, I miss Terry and his stories, we should have more of this to make up for the loss of the great man....well done to all involved in this production, you've done the man proud.

  • @LankyMofo
    @LankyMofo 3 года назад +29

    I'm halfway through and this is amazing. Put these guys in charge of doing a discworld series. "The Watch" is almost sacrilegious.

  • @stevehewitt8791
    @stevehewitt8791 3 года назад +173

    Not often someone manages to capture the essence of the story, and also execute it perfectly. This is superb.
    Say his name.

  • @depreseo
    @depreseo 3 года назад +144

    When people say that disc world books are comedy fantasy books, it shows that they've only ever read the colour of magic. The disc world books are genera fiction, set in a fantasy world with a comedic tone (as no one in their right mind would describe nightwatch as a comedy), but the one theme which ties all the books (even the colour of magic) is "these changing times", and it's a theme I love so much. The original short story was great, a troll and a barbarian talking about how much things have changed, and lamenting the loss of the old days.Thus film was spot on, and it got me in the emotions. I think Terry would have loved this, and maybe would have asked why he didn't get a casting call to play Cohen :P brilliant work and I'm glad you shared it. :)

    • @HI-fh2mj
      @HI-fh2mj 3 года назад +10

      As PTerry said, people mistakenly think that comedic is the opposite of serious.

    • @sadisrmaacy4341
      @sadisrmaacy4341 3 года назад

      they call it comedy fantasy because a theme of changing times is usually assumed from fantasy books that people like. all popular fantasy is about how the old days were old.

    • @askvoul7753
      @askvoul7753 3 года назад +3

      It's not surprising that Pratchett wrote the story for a collection in honor of Tolkien. The theme of the Old days long gone and the times changing constantly underlies the work of both authors,

  • @DrunkJester
    @DrunkJester 2 года назад +2

    Lol "Guess who was bidding against ya" classic can't get enough soooo wish there was more.

  • @jamjarr8808
    @jamjarr8808 3 года назад +143

    Absolutely stunning short film.
    I am utterly gobsmacked at the sheer heart of this.
    Firstly, it's very close to the short story...
    Secondly the cast, crew are all top notch...
    Lastly a shout out.
    OI! BBC AMERICA!! THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE YOU BUNCH OF PILLOCKS!!!

    • @TheBushcraftBum
      @TheBushcraftBum 2 года назад +1

      Thanks for calling the bbc exactly what they are I usually use much worse language when taking about the peodo protection corporation or the PPC as we call it 🤮

  • @DJShiftah
    @DJShiftah 3 года назад +143

    I was a poor student when you were taking pledges so couldn't afford to back the project. You guys finally uploading it for those of us that missed out is fantastic!! Great job, thank you so much. I'll try to support any future endeavours!

    • @dannys_78
      @dannys_78 3 года назад +4

      Patreon link is in the video description :) (for when you have the spare cash!)

  • @seansullivan464
    @seansullivan464 3 года назад +135

    This is absolutely delightful.
    And the song during the credits, just wonderful.
    This was clearly made with love for Pratchetts work

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 года назад +5

      after watching the film, and thinking "it's all over" before getting the credits with song it's like getting a special feature of a favourite film :)

    • @themarlboromandalorian
      @themarlboromandalorian 3 года назад

      Wish they'd have left us the name of the song...I'd like to learn it.

    • @jonathans1759
      @jonathans1759 3 года назад

      @@themarlboromandalorian "what Cohen did next" written and performed by Martin Pearson

  • @bludyhellcats
    @bludyhellcats 2 года назад +36

    Just found this, after decades of being a Terry Prachett fan. Amazing! Done with such charm, warmth and truth to Terry's story telling. Love it. So much better than any screen adaption that I've seen previously. Thank you so much. ❤

  • @SoonGone
    @SoonGone 8 месяцев назад +4

    Its not often that a character from a book is portrayed so faithfully on film!
    It's a shame Terry Pratchett didn't get to see this. If he had i think he'd have liked it very much 😌
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @bernardobica7797
    @bernardobica7797 3 года назад +186

    Now THIS is discworld! Well done, thank you so much!

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 3 года назад +2

      *this IS Discworld as it exists at the proper edges*

  • @chrislucy1812
    @chrislucy1812 3 года назад +164

    Nary an American voice or BBC bastardisation, just presented as envisaged.
    Terry Pratchet is finally resting in peace. Masterpiece!

    • @LonelyKnightess
      @LonelyKnightess 3 года назад +17

      I don't think the voice is what makes a good Discworld. Pratchett wanted his works to be enjoyed by all regardless of how they saw the characters. The short works because it feels *so much* like Discworld, with the writing, pacing, and the lacing of deeper themes through the satire. Accents or no.

    • @SirBlackjack010
      @SirBlackjack010 3 года назад +9

      The accent is really the least of all the things that worry me about the BBC "adaption".

    • @lordchickenhawk
      @lordchickenhawk 3 года назад +5

      @@LonelyKnightess Narr... the Aussie accent works well for Cohen, just that little bit of a coarse edge to the voice gives him proper barbarian pathos

    • @clevelanddean338
      @clevelanddean338 3 года назад +2

      I can see taking pride in one’s nation and taking pride in the “works” from said nation. I don’t know Terry Pratchet, but this is good. I can enjoy a story that does not come from my country, and understand the pride that the author’s countrymen have in the story.

  • @SilverViper219
    @SilverViper219 2 года назад +25

    this was AMAZING! I am truly intrigued to read the Discworld novels just because of this, and Cohen is just a fantastic character! RIP Terry Pratchett.

    • @peterjackhandy
      @peterjackhandy 2 года назад +4

      Read them - then leave them lying around so your kids will pick them up and read them: The proper way to spread the word.

    • @michaeldiebold8847
      @michaeldiebold8847 10 месяцев назад

      1 yr later....did you read some? What did you think?

  • @opaluni
    @opaluni 3 года назад +8

    The nostalgia was perfect. The picturesque setting felt isolating, magical, and perfect. I felt sad watching this...left me teary, but with a sense of timelessness. The loss of the past.
    Who would've thought...God bless Terry Pratchett. What a beautifully fitting adaption!! 💜

  • @nyarparablepsis872
    @nyarparablepsis872 3 года назад +37

    Taken straight out of imagination, this is 100% Discworld. The humour, the deep and highly relevant thoughts... wonderful. Thank you for such a faithful and impressive adaption!

  • @saulrosenthal
    @saulrosenthal 3 года назад +26

    I was fortunate enough to support this project. I've read most of Sir Terry's books, seen many of the made-for-tv adaptations, and seen "Run Rincewind Run" and "Choosing to Die." I'm not a super-fan, but like most anybody who comes across his work, I find him to be the perfect blend of humor, wisdom, and rage. I don't know how they did it, but Snowgum Films somehow drew forth Sir Terry's spirit to create this version of Troll Bridge (I haven't read the original short story). Like the best works of art, the film draws you in with the promise of (another) hilarious and exciting adventure. Before you know it, you are seriously considering the meanings of our very existence, as arbitrated by a troll and barbarian hero. Watch it (over and over), and support this production company. Go. Now. Do it.

  • @thehawaiiank
    @thehawaiiank Год назад +4

    The end song was outstanding, as was the entire production.

  • @SilverionX
    @SilverionX 2 года назад +321

    What Cohen did next lyrics, took me longer than I like to admit to write down from the end credits, but worth it.
    I'll sing you a song of a hero so bold
    Exceedingly brave and remarkably old
    He rode from the bridge
    through the bleak winter cold
    Just as the day was a-dawning
    He wasn't the hero you've come to expect
    With rippling muscles
    and glistening pecks
    But the size of his
    boosebumps commanded respect
    And his false teeth
    should act as a warning
    His false teeth
    should act as a warning
    I'll tell you of Cohen
    for that was his name
    A century in the barbarian game
    He went to fight trolls
    for fortune and fame
    Just as the sun was arising
    His motives for battle
    were noble and pure
    He robbed from the rich
    now to give to the poor
    Which included himself
    he was reasonably sure
    And that wasn't really surprising
    That wasn't really surprising
    For barbarians lead an exorbitant life¨
    Carousing and quaffing
    and looking for strife
    Can empty a coin pouch as quick as a knife
    And the price as of a loincloth keeps rising
    With strange extra costs
    that your old age can bring
    Lineaments trusses
    and that sort of thing
    And fitting your saddle
    with a hemorrhoid ring
    To make your ride less agonizing
    Make your rides less agonizing
    As Cohen rode on
    through the arable land
    A small scrap of paper
    grasped firm in his hand
    It listed three targets
    so he had planned
    Just as the cock was a-crowing
    It had already dawned
    on his valiant steed
    That Cohen whilst acting
    with barbaric speed
    Had forgotten that he
    didn't know how to read
    Barbarians don't have the knowing
    Barbarians don't have the knowing
    So the horse who is brilliant
    it just must be said
    Could not only speak
    but occasionally read
    He took those directions
    rode where they led
    Down where the river was winding
    A neat wooden bridge
    with a booth for control
    Where a troll with a cap
    and a badge and a bowl
    Unwisely asked Cohen
    to cough up a toll
    You could actually
    hear his teeth grinding
    Actually hear Cohen's teeth grinding
    It wasn't the cap that
    drove Cohen berserk
    Not even the troll's
    rather feculent smirk
    But the fluorescent waistcoat
    the troll wore to work
    And the "Safety First"
    badge he was wearing
    So Cohen went round to
    the back of the shed
    And opened the door with
    the front of his head
    At which point the troll
    has quite sensibly fled
    Leaving his gold coins for sharing
    Leaving his gold coins for sharing
    Then Cohen rode on by
    the swift river's course
    Astride his heroic and
    quite handsome horse
    He meant to get loot
    using maximum force
    Just as the noon sun was gleaming
    He came to a lumber mill shiny and new
    Where the forest was stumps
    now and then just a few
    And a red stripey tent
    selling spider leg stew
    You could almost see
    Cohen's ears steaming
    Almost see Cohen's ears steaming
    The troll at the mill
    would not answer the door
    He had several guards
    and had hired many more
    To Cohen's delight they
    attacked by the score
    Just as the door was a-closing
    For Cohen had heroing down to a T
    He climbed on the pile
    of their bodies with glee
    As the girl from the spider
    store clung to his knee
    He stood there barbarically posing
    Stood there barbarically posing
    The gold from the lumber
    mill safe in his grip
    He spent a few ticks
    relocating his hip
    And moaned that his back
    was now giving him gyp
    Just as the mill it was burning
    His ague and tinnitus started to buzz
    His lumbago had always
    disturbed him because
    He still had no clue
    what that actually was
    And his chilblains
    had started returning
    His chilblains had started returning
    The third troll a merchant
    who they weren't aware
    Was a combat accountant
    gave Cohen a scare
    By showing our hero
    his folio of shares
    And all his commodities falling
    But Cohen too stupid
    to grasp the essentials
    Gathered himself and
    with daring potential
    Kicked the troll squarely
    in his differentials
    For a merchant that's truly appalling
    For a merchant that's truly appalling
    Cohen rode onwards
    his bags full of gold
    Remarkably brave and exceedingly old
    He'd had quite enough
    of the bleak winter cold
    And bits of himself that kept freezing
    So when the horse said
    he thought that we
    Should head for the coast
    and the warmth and the sea
    Cohen just this time
    was forced to agree
    That horse was really amazing
    That horse was really amazing
    I've sung now of Cohen
    the greatest by far
    So hark to my story wherever you are
    I learnt the whole thing
    from a horse in a bar
    Although he sang it quite badly
    It turns out the horse
    was a folk singer too
    He wrote the whole ballad
    and swears that it's true
    So now I am here and I've sung it to you
    And now you can all applaud madly
    Now you can all applaud madly

    • @starlord8200
      @starlord8200 2 года назад +1

      What meaning "they attacked by the score" he killed all for the scores? ) "as the girl from the spider store clung to his knee" who clung and who this girl? )

    • @SilverionX
      @SilverionX 2 года назад +10

      ​@@starlord8200 A unit of 20 is a score. In common language it means lots. In this context it means a lot of people attacked.

    • @starlord8200
      @starlord8200 2 года назад +7

      @@SilverionX thanks, i am trying translate to russian this song...

    • @walteredstates
      @walteredstates 2 года назад +12

      @@starlord8200 The girl clinging to his knee I understand as a narrative necessity and flashback to, or echo of, one of the very early Discworld adventures, where Cohen meets and marries a girl under very similar circumstances.
      Was it 'Colour of Magic'? ..can't remember...

    • @scottcarter6623
      @scottcarter6623 2 года назад +1

      @@walteredstates it was the first one with the tourist. light fantastic maybe

  • @rickburgess9988
    @rickburgess9988 3 года назад +10

    I read this story years ago in a compendium of fantasy tales. Wonderful to stumble on it. Terry Pratchett lives.

  • @skaetur1
    @skaetur1 3 года назад +153

    The one singing at the end is, of course, Cohen’s horse.

    • @charleshodgdon6168
      @charleshodgdon6168 3 года назад +5

      This is incorrect. Listen to the last part of the song again.

    • @ruaridhusher4373
      @ruaridhusher4373 3 года назад +2

      Look at the credits:
      Horse - Glenn Van Oosterom
      "The What Cohen Did Next Song" Written and *Performed* by Martin Pearson

  • @janekay4147
    @janekay4147 2 года назад +2

    "Best days work he ever did"
    Love that quote..

  • @enriquehernandis9697
    @enriquehernandis9697 Год назад +2

    This is the best adaptation ever. True labor of love. Thank you very much for this

  • @robcornelius555
    @robcornelius555 3 года назад +26

    Thank you, everyone single person who had anything to do with making or funding this. Sir PTerry is raising a glass in the Mended Drum while he watches is.

  • @jasonlykopolis8152
    @jasonlykopolis8152 3 года назад +135

    Thank you, this is excellent. An example of how Pratchett's work can be realised, compared to The Watch, which is an example of how not to do it.

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 года назад +2

      i remember someone wanted to adapt Mort (when PTerry was still with us) can you guess what insane change they wanted to make to the story??

    • @farmazonlost
      @farmazonlost 3 года назад +1

      @@feldegast all of the "netflix adaptation" memes in one?

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 года назад +7

      @@farmazonlost the story i came across was they wanted to remove the character Mort from the adaptation!

    • @farmazonlost
      @farmazonlost 3 года назад +1

      @@feldegast lol. So princess would be a main character.

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 года назад +2

      @@farmazonlost no idea :) maybe they should do a Christmas movie without any Christmas references next

  • @BrakhianSoldier
    @BrakhianSoldier 11 месяцев назад +4

    Still better than any movie and tv series I've seen over the past couple of years. All the love and respect for the source material is showing and I thank you for it.

  • @mathieup5024
    @mathieup5024 2 года назад +17

    I love this film, does a wonderful job of capturing both the comedy of the original works and the sincere heart of the stories. The single best piece of Discworld adaption I’ve seen bar none! Pterry himself would’ve been proud!
    GNU Terry Pratchett

  • @kirkjones9639
    @kirkjones9639 3 года назад +6

    Finally, a love letter to Pratchett, worth the name and your time. Bless you and all who sail in you.

  • @Nuuboat
    @Nuuboat 3 года назад +8

    I love the ending "Heroes" being said right as Terry Pratchett's name comes into view.

  • @RobertStCyr-pe7ic
    @RobertStCyr-pe7ic 3 года назад +18

    It was a sad day when Sir Terry passed.

  • @Cutalizator
    @Cutalizator 2 года назад +7

    I'll admit it, I thought you'd never manage to finish this project. Yet, you did. And it is flawless.

  • @leonodoherty9775
    @leonodoherty9775 3 года назад +29

    "There's more Trolls in the cities now"...never a truer word spoken! :) x

  • @digitaIgorilla
    @digitaIgorilla 3 года назад +40

    It is time to share. Time for right minded people to be at home, telling stories of heroes. Never a truer word. Sir Terry had a way of capturing the age. And in this instance, the one after it too. Thank You Pterry and thank you Snowgum films. Shed a tear but rejoice also.

  • @marjon1703
    @marjon1703 9 месяцев назад +1

    By the Gods, this is the best adaptation I've seen of Pratchett's written magic.

  • @chipsthedog1
    @chipsthedog1 2 года назад +6

    This was amazing, I just wish it was longer I could easily watch 2 hours of this. Thankyou to the geniuses who made this.
    I am sure Mr Pratchett & Death are watching in Deaths kitchen and having a grand old time

  • @TheDondoran
    @TheDondoran 3 года назад +16

    I wish Pratchett could've seen this.
    Thank you for this. It's a strange kind of beautiful. Like Sir Terry himself.

    • @peytonmac1131
      @peytonmac1131 2 года назад +1

      Other have said he saw a near-final cut of it. It's sad he couldn't see the final finish, but wonderful that he gave his approval of what he was able to watch.

  • @dracognia
    @dracognia 3 года назад +43

    Sir Terry would be proud!

  • @charlesparr1611
    @charlesparr1611 2 года назад +12

    Thank you for this. I'm busy (most probably) dying, and it did me some real good to watch this. I do wish I could have given the time Ive got left to Terry, too bad it doesn't work that way. It's funny because earlier today I had a good long chat with Death, I think the nurses knew he was there, since one jumped in her crocs when his sword fell over. I'd asked him to stand it up in the corner after he'd waved it a little wildly when I said Puppies were more adorable than Kittens. He was mollified when I went on to say that cats were better company than dogs, mind you. it worries me you know, why did he brig the sword, when I shouldn't think I even rated the scythe....

  • @Jamie_Pritchard
    @Jamie_Pritchard 2 года назад +6

    This is easily the best live action adaptation of the Discworld I've ever seen! Props to everyone involved!
    The song at the end was absolutely brilliant too 😆

  • @ascendantindigo271
    @ascendantindigo271 3 года назад +68

    I absolutely "loved" this movie...I think the world needs a full "Cohen the Barbarian movie...

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 года назад +2

      Oh yus indeed...

    • @JohnnyProctor9
      @JohnnyProctor9 3 года назад +1

      I'd like to see a film adaptation of The Last Hero...

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 года назад +1

      @@JohnnyProctor9 yes, and let these guys make it.
      Just please don't let BBC America anywhere near it.
      Actually....
      Just don't let BBC near any Discworld adaptation at all.

    • @JohnnyProctor9
      @JohnnyProctor9 3 года назад +1

      @@jamjarr8808 - LOL!!! They've done some bad ones then?

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 года назад +1

      @@JohnnyProctor9 Haha....
      Yeah, I'm still a bit peeved at The Watch....
      Sat thru the whole series in one sucker punching evening.

  • @YeAuldGrump
    @YeAuldGrump 3 года назад +24

    Back when I first saw images of this, I recognized Cohen - BEFORE knowing it really was Cohen! Well done, this!

  • @ahmadzafar7956
    @ahmadzafar7956 2 года назад +3

    This feature is a masterpiece and strangely whenever I am in pain of stress and the rest discomforts, it's soothing, therapeutic and makes life look beautiful! I swear it's my medicine!

  • @delradian6473
    @delradian6473 3 года назад +4

    There is no words to describe how good this film. This is so much better than many or most of the featured who are in it for the money and for the love for something. Amazing thank you

  • @Gadzinisko
    @Gadzinisko 3 года назад +72

    I remember reading about this project when I was a teenager on an internet forum about PTerry that no longer exists. Thank you for putting it here and speaking his name when he is no longer with us. I'm sure he would appreciate it!

    • @GETOBA
      @GETOBA 3 года назад +4

      there's a large STP community on FB - dozens of groups with tenthousands of Pratchetteers

    • @Blochonsen
      @Blochonsen 3 года назад +22

      LOL I think I started on this project as teenager :)
      my consolation prize was that Terry did see the film at various stages, some of which embarrassing in hindsight, but he always wanted to see more. That kept us going so much. And even though we lost the race, he saw a fairly final cut and liked it. That nod alone was worth it all.

    • @dontaylor7315
      @dontaylor7315 3 года назад

      @@Blochonsen I'd thumbs-up your reply dozens of times if I could. I'm really glad Sir Terry saw a close-to-last cut.

    • @ymladd
      @ymladd 3 года назад

      alt fan pratchett by any chance?

    • @Gadzinisko
      @Gadzinisko 3 года назад

      @@ymladd No.

  • @sadkingbilly
    @sadkingbilly 3 года назад +28

    Wow, that “for Terry Pratchett” really sneaked up on me there. Damn onion cutting ninjas.
    This, this is how it’s done.

    • @gunna2cool
      @gunna2cool 3 года назад +1

      Aye, bastards they are!

  • @chantalnoordeloos3897
    @chantalnoordeloos3897 3 года назад +13

    I’m so happy I got to support this a little on Kickstarter. This is epic.

  • @ramirop.2613
    @ramirop.2613 Год назад +1

    This is one of the very best adaptations of Pratchett I've seen so far

  • @tristian2419
    @tristian2419 3 года назад +54

    This was perfect, and that "For Terry Pratchett"got me a little choked up. If I'd have known about this when you were taking pledges I would have donated. but you did a wonderful job

  • @caracan
    @caracan 3 года назад +20

    This. Exactly this needs to be done to adapt Pratchett!
    Thank you for creating a tribute that is worthy of one of the greatest minds of all time.

  • @macronencer
    @macronencer 3 года назад +11

    I watched this at Worldcon a couple of years ago, and loved it. I've been telling everyone I know about it ever since. It's so great to see it online and to be able to share the video. Thank you so much! I only wish I'd known about the crowdfunder before the film was finished: I would definitely have chipped in. Probably the best "fan film" ever made. I certainly haven't seen any others this good.

  • @milodemoray
    @milodemoray 2 месяца назад +1

    This was brilliant. I even believe that this is an excellent dedication to Terry Pratchett. Thank you to all who worked on this.

  • @myview5840
    @myview5840 3 года назад +17

    Terry had a unique mind, its a cruel world. Terry you made it better. RIP

  • @1amb0b
    @1amb0b 3 года назад +20

    And the writers have left us all wiping our eyes,
    And wandering Rimwards what mysteries doth lie;
    To Cohen, his horse, and the passing of time,
    We all lift a mug of fine Agatean wine
    We all lift a mug of fine Agatean wine

  • @deborahclarke296
    @deborahclarke296 3 года назад +7

    Best thing I've seen in a long time! Thankyou for restoring faith in people's ability to appreciate the genius of Sir Terry! Bloody brilliant!

  • @sms4774
    @sms4774 8 месяцев назад +1

    Quite easily the best adaptation of any of Terry Pratchett's work. Thank you.

  • @chrisdavison6678
    @chrisdavison6678 3 года назад +14

    This is beautiful to watch and exactly what a Terry Pratchett adaptation should be, Funny, thoughtful and beautiful.

  • @pumabear2724
    @pumabear2724 3 года назад +57

    This was such a great little film! It surprised me at how good it actually was! The actor did a phenomenal job! Whoever wrote this is a creative genius.. I sincerely enjoyed this very much! (Hope to see more films by this director/ writer)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    • @MetFanMac
      @MetFanMac 3 года назад +8

      Well, the writer *was* one of the greatest British authors of the past century.

    • @erkheth
      @erkheth 2 года назад +2

      This mini movie piece of magic was written by Sir Terry Pratchett, based on a story from Disc World. This is a tribute of his work, done by fans, and is amazing. You'd like the Disc world books. There's also Going Postal, The Colour of Magic, Soul Music, Hog Father made into movies, free on yt. Possibly others, too.

  • @daviddair3944
    @daviddair3944 Год назад +1

    Fabulous! Truly catching the flavour of Pratchet’s writings, and the ballad at the end…icing on the cake!

  • @screamingduck619
    @screamingduck619 3 года назад

    Genius! Excellent story, dialog, acting and effects, and everything! Thanks to all who were behind this.

  • @kendragon2012
    @kendragon2012 3 года назад +15

    The respect for the world Prachett gave us is amazing. The acting and pacing was superb too.
    I'm going to echo the sentiment that these people should be given huge bags of treasure and tasked with creating an entire Series.

  • @danielthompson6207
    @danielthompson6207 3 года назад +41

    I sincerely hope that you've got intentions of making more of these films. This is absolutely as close as one can get to being perfect, and seeing Terry's world so beautifully put to life has me in tears.

  • @lionelschotter4914
    @lionelschotter4914 2 года назад +2

    This made my day. The best find on RUclips in a while. A near perfect embodiment of Cohen and Pratchett. Thank you.

  • @nicholassenterfeit8126
    @nicholassenterfeit8126 Год назад +4

    This… this is Pratchett to me. A great balance of somber and whimsical dialogue. And the animation of the troll to me works perfectly for a Pratchett story. That bit about the three addresses got me laughing haha. Well done lads, well done.

  • @paperresource5172
    @paperresource5172 3 года назад +13

    I adored every single second of this. What a beautiful short story and a nod to the great man himself. Thanks for creating this.

  • @anastasiamoiseeva2309
    @anastasiamoiseeva2309 3 года назад +21

    Thank you so so much you beautiful people. So sad Terry didn't live to see it, it is perfect and 100% authentic Pratchett ✨🖤

  • @ImaKhunt007
    @ImaKhunt007 9 месяцев назад +1

    My Grandma was a huge Terry Pratchett fan. She would have loved this.

  • @verylostdoommarauder
    @verylostdoommarauder Год назад +2

    This is probably one of the greatest products of the Discworld fandom.
    Heck, it's probably one of the greatest fan-works I've ever seen.

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 Год назад

      Well, it had Terry's stamp of approval

  • @MrsSmith-yy1nt
    @MrsSmith-yy1nt 3 года назад +13

    This is my first introduction to Pratchette. I just wanted to express how thoroughly I enjoyed this short. As a horse person as well the good handling of the horses is appreciated( and I loved the bitless bridle and caught the change to snaffle scenes, what kind of bitless is that? I want one, love it!). Anyway I will be looking for more on Pratchette, thanks for making and sharing. I loved the whole portrayal and story. ❤️👍

    • @peytonmac1131
      @peytonmac1131 2 года назад +2

      There's a reason his books are so loved by so many readers. There's not many video adaptions, but if you're an avid reader, the books are absolutely worth reading.

  • @Bustermaniax
    @Bustermaniax 3 года назад +12

    This made me forget "The Watch" for a brief, but wonderful moment...

  • @micka6812
    @micka6812 3 года назад +3

    A love letter to Terry. Beautiful and contemplative, reminisces wonderfully portrayed, happily and sadly so
    After such a long journey to complete it, awesome! More please.... just for Daniel’s sake not another 15 years. Congratulations all

  • @drophammer776
    @drophammer776 3 года назад

    This by far is my most Favorite Short I have seen on RUclips. I could watch an entire Movie with Him and his horse meeting different Characters throughout his travels.