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Hogfather

Neil Pearson (Actor), Tony Robinson (Actor), Vadim Jean (Director) Rated:

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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. Its the holiday of Hogswatch, the night when kids anticipate presents from the beloved Hogfather. But someone wants the Hogfather out of the way. Now its 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 thats sure to be a family favorite youll be watching for years and years to come.

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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. Discworlds 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 Hogfathers 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 Teatimes 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. Its hard to explain the charm and wit of The Hogfather, which is full of quirky, ironic humor, except to say that its 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

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 2.88 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Vadim Jean
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 9 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 2008
Actors ‏ : ‎ Neil Pearson, Tony Robinson, David Jason, Stephen Marcus, Joss Ackland
Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ Genius Products (TVN)/Mill Creek Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0010X741Y
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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I watch this wonderful dvd every Christmas season

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2016

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"Hogfather" is near the top of my list of all-time favorite Discworld novels by the late Terry Pratchett, and this made-for-TV version (2006) leaves out very little (the Good King Wenceslas scene, the Cheerful Fairy and her bluebird (really a chicken) of happiness)). I watch it every Christmas season. All of Pratchett's characters are marvelously played. My favorites are Joss Ackland as Mustrum Ridcully, David Warner as Lord Downey, Peter Guiness as Medium Dave, David Jason as Albert, and Michelle Dockery as Susan. Terry Pratchett himself makes a cameo appearance as the Toymaker. Well-known Shakespearean actor, Ian Richardson is the voice of Death (I was sorry to learn he died shortly after "Hogfather" was filmed.)

You should probably read the novel before watching the DVD, although the script writers did a good job of drawing the viewers into Discworld, starting with a shot of Great A'Tuin travelling through space, carrying four giant elephants with the Discworld on their backs. We are quickly introduced to the meaning of Hogswatch (a holiday very like our own Christmas), and then it's into Lord Downey's office at the Assassin's Guild, where the life-hating Auditors offer the current Master of the Assassins' Guild three million dollars to inhume the Hogfather.

What??? Why would anyone want to kill the Discworld equivalent of Santa Claus???

Read the book and watch this very special adaptation to find out. The sets of a very Victorian-looking Ankh-Morpork alone are worth the price of the DVD.

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njharbor

Highly Recommeded!!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020

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If you are bored with the traditional Christmas movies, I recommend giving this one a try. I found it very entertaining and very touching, as Death tries to fill in for Disc World's version of Santa Claus who has gone missing. There are also some very interesting philosophical discussions that take place between Death and his granddaughter, as well as between Death and his helper as they deliver presents to the children. Disc two contains a making of documentary as well as additional bonus extras. Be advised these discs would not play on my standard American Blue-ray player. Luckily, I own an older DVD player that is region free. I believe this two disc edition is only available in the Region Code that it used in the UK, so you will need a region free player.

Update for March 7, 2021- I was having trouble with Cyberlink Media Player on my Windows 8 PC, so I switched to VLC Media Player (which is free to download), and I discovered that I can now watch this movie on my PC using VLC Media Player, and I didn't have to change any regions setting on the PC to do so. This might be an option for those who wish to watch this movie, but can't get it to play on their American-made Blue-ray or DVD player.

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Deborah

Useless in U.S.

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021

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This is a British DVD with a Region 2 code. This means that it will not play on an older American DVD player, as the U.S. is Region 1. Had I known this, I never would have bought it. I understand it may work on some of the newer players, but be sure you double check this before buying. I tried emailing the company, but they never got back to me. It also makes no sense to spend the money to return it, as you need to send it by priority international mail. So I am stuck with it.

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Teresa H

Awesome movie!

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2015

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This is an adaptation of Hogfather, a Discworld book written by Terry Pratchett. For people who don't know, the Hogfather is the Discworld's version of Santa Claus and he delivers presents on Hogswatch. But this particular Hogswatch, an assassin from the Assassin's Guild is hired to try to find a way to 'delete' this mythological being (which should be impossible since mythological creatures in the Discworld literally live on belief and should be pretty much impossible to kill). Luckily when things seem to be going out of control and things aren't looking so good for the Hogfather, Susan, a governess, and her grandfather, Death (yes, that Death) set out to find out what happened and hopefully save the Hogfather. Its so quirky and odd in a good way and just really fun and enjoyable to watch. I enjoyed it so much it prompted me to also watch the other Discworld movies and read the books!

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stewart eastman

Great watching for The Holidays!

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2015

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There are lots of other reviews that give much of the story in brief. I will just say that this is a great movie. So many movies are wildly untrue to their books and authors - this one is not. It is depicted wonderfully. If you read the book and enjoyed it you will enjoy, and understand, the movie. If you have read other Discworld books but not Hogfather you will enjoy the movie, but the story may be a little hard to follow. If you have never read any Discworld books, the movie may be challenging. But then again, reading the books for the first time is challenging, plotwise. But whatever the case may be, I wholeheartedly recommend the movie for The Holidays. Note that Hogswatch falls on December 32, so that you have an extra week to buy a copy. Or so.

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Trevor

Favorite Holiday Movie

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2013

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I was this once a few years ago on television in a 2 night special event around the holidays and it has since become my favorite holiday movie as I watch it each year at least once. Based on the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett in his iconic Discworld this story has great heart and humor (which is witty and subtle so if you don't like that kind of humor, move along) but has important messages about faith and family. This movie, along with Neil Gaiman's Death graphic novels, changed my opinion on the subject of Death. Here, Death is, literally and figuratively, a grandfather figure who shows more humanity than some of the other living characters in the story. Quite frankly, if the real Death is anything like the stern but caring and unknowingly funny Terry Pratchett version or gothically-dressed but eternally perky and optimistic young woman as envisioned by Neil Gaiman then when it's my time to go I won't feel so bad. :-)

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jcmacc

Well produced first TV version of Pratchett's Discworld

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2019

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This is a 3 hour production of Terry Practchett's "Hogfather" book in which Death has to take over the job of the Hogfather, the Discworld version of Santa. Despite the fact it was made for TV (on Sky), this is a relatively big budget production with decent special effects and a stellar cast (including heavyweights David Jason, Joss Akland, David Warner and Ian Richardson). It's pretty funny at times and tells the story well, capturing both the humour and seriousness of Discworld admirably.

The two 90 minutes parts of the film are squeezed onto one DVD, but picture quality is good even when upscaled. The second DVD has some worthwhile extras including a 1 hour "making of" and a collection of 12 short Discworld introductions that Sky ran in the weeks ahead of initial broadcast. For the Pratchett fan, these extras are especially good as P'Terry himself features heavily with help from other Discworld experts like Stephen Briggs.

If you are fan of Discworld, this is highly recommended.

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Nice to find a film in ENGLISH (i.e. not USA) for a change. Family fun - can be read on many levels.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2019

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Nice to watch a film in ENGLISH for a change! An excellent television production with a degree of depth that rivals most of the commercial film industry's formulaic, mindless, shallow, moronic 'dialogue'-ridden and 'product placement'-polluted fodder. Good family fun with philosophical humour as well as basic visual fun; can be watched on several levels. In two episodes totalling around 3 hours which allows enough time to get involved in the film - not like the 1hr 20min standards Hollywood commercial output. Note that the best films (James Bond, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, 2001 and MANY others) all have meaty length running times - yet NOT padded out like many of the much shorter commercial rubbish. I'll be buying more in the series.

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Sam Vimes

Great fun!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2016

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Great fun - I thoroughly enjoyed it! I particularly liked Michelle Dockery's portrayal of Susan, Death's adopted granddaughter - just how I imagined her. I was also amused to see that she provided the voice for the Death of Rats (credited as Dorckey Hellmice...). Marc Warren was very good as Mr Teatime, although I found the accent a little incongruous at first; I can see some elements of Mr Teatime in his excellent representation of The Gentleman (with the Thistle-down Hair) character in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell [DVD ]. David Jason and (the voice of) Ian Richardson, as Albert and Death respectively, were very good too, although Christopher Lee's voice in The Colour Of Magic [DVD] [2008 ] really is the definitive personification of Death for me.

The only slight downside for me was that some of the sets and special effects were a bit cheap-and-cheerful, but the storyline and acting was strong enough for this not to matter much. Do make sure that you buy the 2-disc version of this dvd as disc 2 has some really worthwhile content, including Death's whirlwind tour of Discworld; there are also some nice contributions from Terry Pratchett, and it was great to see him in a cameo role at the end of the film (as the toy maker).

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Great, if you are a fan. Harder to grasp if not....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2011

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This is almost an unfair criticism, in that there is so *much* detail in the original book, and so much of it relies on previous books in the series. As a result this is probably not the best item to try the wonderful Terry Pratchett's magical world for the first time. It's still a great experience for fans. But fans are big on the details, aren't we?

I'm a big fan, and I loved it. So why only 4 stars? It's mostly in the details....

The cutting-together is not as smooth or dynamic as (say) the more recent "Going Postal" which was a full 5-star experience. There were some cut-price special effects which grated (Susan Sto-Helit's Death-face morph, eg) and some of the casting was less assured.

Joss Acland as Ridcully was not the character I expected from the books, and Marc Warren as Mr Teatime - despite a talented performance in other respects - had chosen (or been directed) to play the part in an American accent (New England maybe? Hard to be sure). His dark glass eye was too obvious (less spooky than the misty grey one described in the book), and looked annoyingly like a teddy-bear eye. But his acting was fine, so he pretty much overcomes it.

This is the first of the Discworld series attempted as a TV movie - so it's hard not to give them full credit for having a serious go with generally good casting and enough time to develop this substantial book into a complete movie.

Recommended if you enjoy the Discworld series, and it would not hurt to have read the book or know the plot. If you are more into characters (like some other reviewers) and can just let the plot wash over you, it might suit a very relaxed newcomer to Discworld.

We only bought the 1-disk edition, but other reviewers recommend the 2-disk version as a better buy. <sigh>

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Mrs. K. Mcneil

Double check cover of product before buying

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2019

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Really enjoyed this, the only problem I had is it is on German, but you can change it to play in English. It was not clearly labelled that it was German.

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