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DVD : The Hogfather |
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List Price: $14.95Amazon.com's Price: $9.99 You Save: $4.96 (33%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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
Label: Genius Products (TVN)
Manufacturer: Genius Products (TVN)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Genius Products (TVN)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 04, 2008
Running Time: 189 minutes
Sales Rank: 1187
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Hogfather is the magical, menacing, wicked, and witty family story unlike anything else you could ever imagine. From the imagination of best-selling author Terry Pratchett comes Hogfather. It’s the holiday of Hogswatch, the night when kids anticipate presents from the beloved Hogfather. But someone wants the Hogfather out of the way. Now it’s up to the most unlikely of heroes to get the holiday back on track. Just in time for the Easter season, Hogfather is a cross between Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter that’s sure to be a family favorite you’ll be watching for years and years to come.
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:  - True to the book and fun!
My fiance, who'd never read Discworld, has no trouble following this and loved it! It's been a few years since I read the book, but what I saw made me very happy and made me want to read the book again. It was a great way to spend three hours on Christmas Day!
Rating:  - On a scale of 1 to 10, this film is a 12!
As someone who thinks Terry Pratchett is one of the best writers around, I had mixed feelings about a film of one of his books, especially since The Hogfather is one of my favorites. How could a film possibly show all the bizarre inventions and characters? I was absolutely delighted with the Hogfather!!! I saw it on TV, and immediately looked for a way to purchase it; and BTW, I purchase about 1 movie every few years; I'm not a collector of movies. But I found The Hogfather to be extremely true ... Read More
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.
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