Hogfather
2006
Based on Terry Pratchett's worldwide best selling fantasy book, Hogfather is set on the semi-medieval but strangely familiar Discworld. And the Hogfather (you know, the jolly fat man) who delivers presents to the kiddies at Christmas at the midwinter festival of Hogswatch has gone missing. But it's vital that all the presents .. Read more
| Starring | Ian Richardson, Shend, Neil Pearson, David Jason |
|---|---|
| Director | Vadim Jean |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Hogfather
Based on Terry Pratchett's worldwide best selling fantasy book, Hogfather is set on the semi-medieval but strangely familiar Discworld. And the Hogfather (you know, the jolly fat man) who delivers presents to the kiddies at Christmas at the midwinter festival of Hogswatch has gone missing. But it's vital that all the presents are delivered, otherwise the sun won't rise tomorrow. However, there is another supernatural entity who can be everywhere at once and, most importantly, knows where everybody lives. He is Death, but with a false beard and a few cushions that he reckons might just work.
| Starring | Ian Richardson, Shend, Neil Pearson, David Jason, Dominic Borrelli, Terry Pratchett, Stephen Marcus, Tim Plester |
|---|---|
| Director | Vadim Jean |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 5 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Apr 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
Hogfather (2006)
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...weird and wonderful
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135 out of 138 people found this review helpful
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superb.........
this is a wonderful adaptation of the story by terry pratchett.
It is Hogswatch which is the equivalent of Christmas on Discworld, and the Hogfather has gone missing, so Death take his place along with albert his trusty servant as an elf, who drinks all the sherry and eats all of the mince pies. while this is happening Death's estranged governess granddaughter Susan, who is trying to lead a normal life attempts to find out what has happened to the hogfather, and the tooth fairy who has also gone missing.
david jason is fantastic as albert. this film is well worth renting out. -
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37 out of 40 people found this review helpful
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Could Have Been Brilliant...
Hogfather is one of Terry Pratchett's best Discworld books, full to the brim with jokes, kooky characters and an excellent story. The TV adaptation unfortunately suffers in comparison, ironically because they have tried to be so faithul to the original material.
The story takes place on Hogswatch, which by some amazing coincidence, is a lot like our Christmas. But when the Assassins guild are employed to kill the Hogfather, who then disappears, the festive season is put under threat. Who could possibly save Hogswatch? Well, he wears a long dark cloak and carries a scythe...
Anyone who is a fan of the disc-world will enjoy this adaptation, though you may be left with a 'they could have done so much more' feeling. The acting is superb, except for Marc Warren, who has strangely decided to mimic Johnny Depp from 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' much to the detriment of the character he's playing. The jokes sometimes come so quietly that you barely notice them - some only readers of the book will pick up on.
Overall I'd say be cautious with this title - if you've never 'got' the discworld's appeal you'd be better off avoiding it altogether. If you're curious go for it, though you may want to spread it out over two nights (the whole feature clocks in at well over three hours). And if, like me, you have often longed for the world of the 'disc' to be made flesh, definitely see this. It's worth it alone for Death's 'HO HO HO'. -
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Hogfather
Based on Terry Pratchett's worldwide best selling fantasy book, Hogfather is set on the semi-medieval but strangely familiar Discworld. And the Hogfather (you know, the jolly fat man) who delivers presents to the kiddies at Christmas at the midwinter festival of Hogswatch has gone missing. But it's ...
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