DVD : The Hogfather
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019806046
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Genius Products (TVN)
Languages:
Manufacturer: Genius Products (TVN)
MPN: GEPD80604D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Genius Products (TVN)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 04, 2008
Running Time: 189 minutes
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 03/04/2008 Run time: 189 minutes
Amazon.com:
Based on a fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, The Hogfather is an extraordinary satire-adventure set in the mythical realm of Discworld, a kind of parallel-universe version of Earth. Discworld’s alternative to Santa Claus is the Hogfather, who also chases around in a sled delivering gifts to children (on a Christmas-like night known as Hogwatch), but who looks like, well, a wild hog and is pulled through the skies not by reindeer but a bunch of grunting porkers with long, dangerous teeth. Just as the Hogfather is about to complete his annual mission to leave toys for kids under their Hogwatch trees, a specter makes a deal with a professional assassin to kill the jolly old fellow. The job is farmed out to a psychotic monster named Teatime (Marc Warren), who sets about trying to get to the Hogfather through, of all things, the Tooth Fairy. While danger stalks these immortal characters, Death (Ian Richardson) himself takes the Hogfather’s place on his magical rounds, with comic consequences. Meanwhile, a governess named Susan (Michelle Dockery), possessor of a strange secret and awesome powers, determines that the Hogfather is in danger. She sets about trying to find him and discovers Teatime’s plot, while a cluster of clumsy wizards (led by Joss Ackland) try to make sense of what has happened and what they can do about it. It’s hard to explain the charm and wit of The Hogfather, which is full of quirky, ironic humor, except to say that it’s easy to fall in love with this British television special and its dark delights. (Some a bit too dark for younger viewers.) The cast includes a very funny Tony Robinson of Black Adder. –Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: 
- all you could ask for
Who would have thought that the Halmis (the dudes that brought us the priceless 10th Kingdom) and Terry Pratchett would fit each other like a skeletal hand in a red-velvet glove? Oh, but they do. Captures all the great wit and weirdness of the book (with so much of the dialogue in tact), while faithfully filling out the world and the characters of Discworld and this fantastic tale. I watched it all in one sitting. To become a holiday tradition.
Rating: 
- Great book, lousy movie
First, let me say I have read and love all the Terry Pratchett books in the Discworld series. They all have a certain `British innocent cadence’ to them.
The reviewers who wowed this pig evidently never read the books.
This film does NO justice. The lines are so poorly timed, and so poorly, well, delivered, they absolutely suck. Second graders could have done better. I blame the director for ruining them. The film portrays the story as a serious fantasy. The book is a … Read More
Rating: - Our new holiday tradition !
I watched Hogfather over the holidays last year, and it prompted me to start reading the Terry Pratchett Discworld series. This year, we put together a Hogswatch potluck meal for our friends, and we all sat and watched the Hogfather movie together. It made for a great gathering, and I do believe we’ll be hosting a Hogswatch afternoon each year from now on.
Rating: 
- I haven’t yet read any of the books
I haven’t yet read any of Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” books but this treatment makes me want to. Based on what I’ve read on other sites and the interview with Terry Pratchett on the disc, it follows the book very closely.
It’s very long and detailed and made in a typical BBC style that may remind you a little bit of Dr. Who or other BBC fantasy series.
The story is very involved and includes: a shadowy group of beings (The Auditors) that monitor humanity and attempt to influence … Read More
Rating: - Cower brief mortals . . . er, excuse me, Ho Ho Ho.
This film is based on a novel of the same title by Terry Pratchett as part of his ongoing Discworld series. I’ve read the novel, along with a fair number of other Discworld books, so I might have some trouble addressing those who haven’t.
The movie concerns Santa—excuse me—the Hogfather and the mid-winter celebration he is a symbol of. More specifically, it’s about a strange group out to kill San—the Hogfather and an even stranger group determined to keep him alive. You see, if the … Read More
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