Pratchett is funny in his satire, but when I compare him to Jonathan Swift or Douglas Adams, the first one is more socially relevant and the latter is just... funnier. Pratchett has an abundant fantasy and delivers some enjoyable descriptions. But this abundance is also a problem, because he continues introducing new weird characters to the book until you want to shout: "Terry, start your story now!!" In 'Moving Pictures' Pratchett takes on the Hollywood circus - a rather easy victim to parody. Overall, his satire doesn't consist of a lot more than translating the Hollywood eccentricities into a Discworld context. Though Pratchett certainly has a special talent, I find his cultural references rather easy and obvious. Since this book doesn't open your eyes to anything new, I find it overall a waste of time.