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  • 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 роки тому +1467

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

    • @protonprotonfix5749
      @protonprotonfix5749 3 роки тому +64

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

    • @MrsSmith-yy1nt
      @MrsSmith-yy1nt 3 роки тому +46

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

    • @Adara007
      @Adara007 3 роки тому +27

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

    • @MrsSmith-yy1nt
      @MrsSmith-yy1nt 3 роки тому +13

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

    • @Chiisainyo
      @Chiisainyo 3 роки тому +28

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

  • @paulsherman7802
    @paulsherman7802 3 роки тому +383

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

    • @bhmcrumbs1348
      @bhmcrumbs1348 3 роки тому +8

      Mine neither, I'm 66...

    • @keldaogg2157
      @keldaogg2157 2 роки тому +7

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

    • @drewt1717
      @drewt1717 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@keldaogg2157Famous last words... 🫤

    • @keldaogg2157
      @keldaogg2157 2 місяці тому +1

      @@drewt1717 76 and still here.

  • @brittanywetherill472
    @brittanywetherill472 3 роки тому +247

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

  • @DrVankman13
    @DrVankman13 2 роки тому +558

    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 роки тому +8

      Good for you!

    • @enriquehernandis9697
      @enriquehernandis9697 2 роки тому +10

      amazing work!

    • @RM-eg1ed
      @RM-eg1ed 2 роки тому +11

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

    • @simonmorris4226
      @simonmorris4226 2 роки тому +9

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

    • @brucehall9473
      @brucehall9473 Рік тому +5

      Great job!!!

  • @SNaomiScott
    @SNaomiScott 3 роки тому +1611

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

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 роки тому +32

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

    • @PrinceoftheAbyss
      @PrinceoftheAbyss 3 роки тому +12

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

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +9

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

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 3 роки тому +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.

  • @Majere613
    @Majere613 3 роки тому +794

    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 роки тому +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 роки тому +27

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

    • @thomasd9827
      @thomasd9827 3 роки тому +2

      @@dontaylor7315 ua-cam.com/video/cBGkhPx529g/v-deo.html

    • @dontaylor7315
      @dontaylor7315 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +6

      @@dontaylor7315 any time

  • @VivaLaDnDLogs
    @VivaLaDnDLogs 3 роки тому +554

    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 роки тому +37

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

    • @richardbidinger2577
      @richardbidinger2577 2 роки тому +30

      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 роки тому +18

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

    • @simonmorris4226
      @simonmorris4226 2 роки тому +14

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

  • @ocnier
    @ocnier 3 роки тому +453

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

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 роки тому +10

      Damn right he's still missed

    • @MrBizteck
      @MrBizteck 2 роки тому +11

      GNU Terry Pratchett

    • @timschaller
      @timschaller 2 роки тому +19

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

    • @bastiandoen2583
      @bastiandoen2583 2 роки тому +6

      @@MrBizteck GNU Terry Pratchett

    • @shoujahatsumetsu
      @shoujahatsumetsu 2 роки тому +9

      Looks like it's raining today

  • @nonspiderweb
    @nonspiderweb 3 роки тому +165

    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 роки тому +22

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

    • @tridentmusic5570
      @tridentmusic5570 2 роки тому +11

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

    • @panzerichi3837
      @panzerichi3837 2 роки тому +7

      It’s the way it was delivered

  • @VikingRhys
    @VikingRhys 3 роки тому +236

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

    • @ptrisonic
      @ptrisonic 3 роки тому +12

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

    • @crazyfakar1
      @crazyfakar1 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому

      @@crazyfakar1 Bye!

  • @Kimdino1
    @Kimdino1 2 роки тому +294

    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 8 місяців тому +1

      Not my ideal fantasy world, yet always entertaining.

    • @lindamaemullins-wr1jg
      @lindamaemullins-wr1jg 5 місяців тому

    • @Blooy
      @Blooy 5 місяців тому

      Beautifully put ❤

  • @odger3700
    @odger3700 3 роки тому +162

    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

  • @NickJohnCoop
    @NickJohnCoop 3 роки тому +525

    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 роки тому +78

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

    • @MetFanMac
      @MetFanMac 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +21

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

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 роки тому +3

      Very true

    • @LankyMofo
      @LankyMofo 3 роки тому +14

      the watch makes me sick

  • @joshuaburns2734
    @joshuaburns2734 3 роки тому +205

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

    • @Lquidofsilvermoon
      @Lquidofsilvermoon 3 роки тому +32

      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.

  • @MrSgtodd
    @MrSgtodd 2 роки тому +50

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

  • @turmoiltheblunt3789
    @turmoiltheblunt3789 3 роки тому +64

    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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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…

  • @adrianwarner8686
    @adrianwarner8686 3 роки тому +277

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

    • @thecocktailian2091
      @thecocktailian2091 3 роки тому +8

      That was my favorite line as well.

    • @Greensiteofhell
      @Greensiteofhell 3 роки тому

      I noticed that line too - what does it mean?

    • @tehbonehead
      @tehbonehead 3 роки тому +13

      @@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 роки тому +6

      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 роки тому +4

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

  • @ashdebash2008
    @ashdebash2008 3 роки тому +464

    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 роки тому +8

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

    • @baddoopey
      @baddoopey 3 роки тому +6

      Thanks, it made it so much better.

    • @metocvideo
      @metocvideo 3 роки тому +3

      Me too....

    • @jonathans1759
      @jonathans1759 3 роки тому +8

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

    • @TheNadOby
      @TheNadOby 3 роки тому

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

  • @maciekpawowski6815
    @maciekpawowski6815 2 роки тому +56

    I need more Pratchett adaptations like this. Truly brilliant.

  • @Digga1221
    @Digga1221 3 роки тому +188

    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.

  • @GETOBA
    @GETOBA 3 роки тому +231

    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 роки тому +6

      Millions, probably....

    • @MHahn-bg7cu
      @MHahn-bg7cu 3 роки тому +1

      I second that! Amen.

    • @jaimeleschats5543
      @jaimeleschats5543 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @ocnier
      @ocnier 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @danfox4969
      @danfox4969 3 роки тому +2

      Terry apparently loved the cut he saw before he passed.

  • @johnthecrazedsskull81
    @johnthecrazedsskull81 3 роки тому +139

    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 роки тому +21

      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 роки тому +1

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

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 2 роки тому +6

      *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 2 роки тому +2

      @@scottmantooth8785 Yup

  • @RandyTheBee
    @RandyTheBee 3 роки тому +38

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

  • @BrakhianSoldier
    @BrakhianSoldier 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @Sarum9nich
    @Sarum9nich 3 роки тому +133

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

  • @stevehewitt8791
    @stevehewitt8791 3 роки тому +172

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

  • @moonkey2712
    @moonkey2712 9 місяців тому +6

    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!

  • @j.tlewis8625
    @j.tlewis8625 3 роки тому +81

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

  • @shaikhulud1989
    @shaikhulud1989 3 роки тому +735

    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 роки тому +23

      GNU Terry Pratchett

    • @JakeIncarnate
      @JakeIncarnate 3 роки тому +18

      Damn you. Your comment made me tear up.

    • @deekeller9562
      @deekeller9562 3 роки тому +11

      GNU , mind how you go

    • @user-jc1lv8nv8r
      @user-jc1lv8nv8r 3 роки тому +15

      Those damned ninjas with their onions were here too, bro

    • @SwiftNimblefoot
      @SwiftNimblefoot 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @glenngriswold1932
    @glenngriswold1932 3 роки тому +293

    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 роки тому +17

      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 роки тому +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 роки тому

      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 роки тому

      @@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 роки тому

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

  • @jamjarr8808
    @jamjarr8808 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 🤮

  • @SilverionX
    @SilverionX 2 роки тому +320

    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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +7

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

    • @walteredstates
      @walteredstates 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

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

  • @depreseo
    @depreseo 3 роки тому +143

    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 роки тому +10

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

    • @sadisrmaacy4341
      @sadisrmaacy4341 3 роки тому

      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 2 роки тому +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,

  • @chrislucy1812
    @chrislucy1812 3 роки тому +163

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

    • @LonelyKnightess
      @LonelyKnightess 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +8

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

    • @lordchickenhawk
      @lordchickenhawk 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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.

  • @bludyhellcats
    @bludyhellcats 2 роки тому +35

    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. ❤

  • @fermintenava5911
    @fermintenava5911 2 роки тому +39

    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.

  • @kirkjones9639
    @kirkjones9639 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @rickburgess9988
    @rickburgess9988 3 роки тому +10

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

  • @ShaunShearman
    @ShaunShearman 2 роки тому +41

    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.

  • @kendragon2012
    @kendragon2012 3 роки тому +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.

  • @bernardobica7797
    @bernardobica7797 3 роки тому +185

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

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @saulrosenthal
    @saulrosenthal 3 роки тому +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.

  • @LankyMofo
    @LankyMofo 3 роки тому +28

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

  • @pumabear2724
    @pumabear2724 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +8

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

    • @erkheth
      @erkheth 2 роки тому +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.

  • @DJShiftah
    @DJShiftah 3 роки тому +142

    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 роки тому +4

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

  • @skaetur1
    @skaetur1 3 роки тому +153

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

    • @charleshodgdon6168
      @charleshodgdon6168 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @ruaridhusher4373
      @ruaridhusher4373 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @opaluni
    @opaluni 3 роки тому +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!! 💜

  • @mathieup5024
    @mathieup5024 2 роки тому +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

  • @seansullivan464
    @seansullivan464 3 роки тому +133

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

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

    • @jonathans1759
      @jonathans1759 3 роки тому

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

  • @nyarparablepsis872
    @nyarparablepsis872 3 роки тому +36

    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!

  • @SilverViper219
    @SilverViper219 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому +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 8 місяців тому

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

  • @RobertStCyr-pe7ic
    @RobertStCyr-pe7ic 3 роки тому +18

    It was a sad day when Sir Terry passed.

  • @digitaIgorilla
    @digitaIgorilla 3 роки тому +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.

  • @robcornelius555
    @robcornelius555 3 роки тому +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.

  • @chipsthedog1
    @chipsthedog1 2 роки тому +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

  • @ahmadzafar7956
    @ahmadzafar7956 2 роки тому +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!

  • @Nuuboat
    @Nuuboat 3 роки тому +8

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

  • @TheDondoran
    @TheDondoran 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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.

  • @happybuddhabear1155
    @happybuddhabear1155 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you. How absolutely wonderful!

  • @macronencer
    @macronencer 3 роки тому +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.

  • @dracognia
    @dracognia 3 роки тому +43

    Sir Terry would be proud!

  • @1amb0b
    @1amb0b 3 роки тому +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

  • @Cutalizator
    @Cutalizator 2 роки тому +6

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

  • @Jamie_Pritchard
    @Jamie_Pritchard 2 роки тому +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 😆

  • @jasonlykopolis8152
    @jasonlykopolis8152 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

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

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @farmazonlost
      @farmazonlost 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @feldegast
      @feldegast 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @ascendantindigo271
    @ascendantindigo271 3 роки тому +67

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

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 3 роки тому +2

      Oh yus indeed...

    • @JohnnyProctor9
      @JohnnyProctor9 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @jamjarr8808
      @jamjarr8808 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @delradian6473
    @delradian6473 3 роки тому +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

  • @deborahclarke296
    @deborahclarke296 3 роки тому +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!

  • @paperresource5172
    @paperresource5172 3 роки тому +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.

  • @YeAuldGrump
    @YeAuldGrump 3 роки тому +24

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

  • @charlesparr1611
    @charlesparr1611 2 роки тому +11

    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....

  • @amirp040
    @amirp040 3 роки тому +14

    I'll never understand, how people give "thumbs down" for the creative work of others (happens with my musicvideos, too)
    My only explanation is: Those people actually give these "thumbs down" to their own unproductivity

    • @michaelrichter9427
      @michaelrichter9427 2 роки тому

      Here's a thought: maybe they didn't like it and are using the tools provided by the site specifically for purposes of registering this. Or are you, like, three years old and only found out just today that sometimes people don't like things that you enjoy?

    • @paulmurgatroyd6372
      @paulmurgatroyd6372 2 роки тому

      I've seen a lot of harmless videos with downvotes, and I'm not even sure they are real, rather part of the YT algorithm shenanigans.

  • @caracan
    @caracan 3 роки тому +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.

  • @anastasiamoiseeva2309
    @anastasiamoiseeva2309 3 роки тому +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 ✨🖤

  • @chantalnoordeloos3897
    @chantalnoordeloos3897 3 роки тому +13

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

  • @janekay4147
    @janekay4147 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Gadzinisko
    @Gadzinisko 3 роки тому +71

    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 роки тому +4

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

    • @Blochonsen
      @Blochonsen 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      @@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 роки тому

      alt fan pratchett by any chance?

    • @Gadzinisko
      @Gadzinisko 3 роки тому

      @@ymladd No.

  • @myview5840
    @myview5840 3 роки тому +15

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

  • @billybobfudpucker5817
    @billybobfudpucker5817 3 роки тому +2

    RIP Terry. Thanks for the laughs.

  • @sms4774
    @sms4774 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @sadkingbilly
    @sadkingbilly 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

      Aye, bastards they are!

  • @tristian2419
    @tristian2419 3 роки тому +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

  • @deathdeathington
    @deathdeathington 3 роки тому +8

    This couldn't be more perfect.

  • @Kaito57
    @Kaito57 2 роки тому +1

    I could look at the Trolls animation forever... they are just gorgeous.

  • @danielthompson6207
    @danielthompson6207 3 роки тому +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.

  • @aarondunne2655
    @aarondunne2655 3 роки тому +31

    Absolutely perfect. I don't think this could have been better, to me at least. Thank you so much for every second of this.
    Also, the What Cohen Did Next Song was too good.

  • @Fancymanfromsomewhere
    @Fancymanfromsomewhere 7 місяців тому +1

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

  • @MrMegamike2k
    @MrMegamike2k 2 роки тому +1

    I love this film. Hits all too close to home for this aging young adventurer.....

  • @leonodoherty9775
    @leonodoherty9775 3 роки тому +29

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

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 3 роки тому +10

    Absolute epicness. This is how you do Pratchett, BBC!

  • @thehawaiiank
    @thehawaiiank 10 місяців тому +2

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

  • @dionysis_
    @dionysis_ 2 роки тому +2

    Please make many many Discworld films… that was lovely 🙂

  • @Bustermaniax
    @Bustermaniax 3 роки тому +12

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

  • @chrisdavison6678
    @chrisdavison6678 3 роки тому +14

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

  • @micka6812
    @micka6812 3 роки тому +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

  • @MySickstring
    @MySickstring 2 роки тому +6

    I don’t gush, usually. This is a masterpiece in every way. Captivating, brilliantly written, perfect set design, amazing CGI and the acting was top notch. I would love to see more of this story. Thank you.
    P.S. stay for the credits song.

  • @camf6385
    @camf6385 3 роки тому +25

    Loved it. Really captured the spirit of Cohen

  • @MrsSmith-yy1nt
    @MrsSmith-yy1nt 3 роки тому +12

    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 роки тому +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.

  • @lionelschotter4914
    @lionelschotter4914 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @Lackis
    @Lackis 3 роки тому +3

    That was incredible.