Hogfather

Hogfather
by Vadim Jean

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Actor: David Jason, Joss Ackland, Neil Pearson, Stephen Marcus, Tony Robinson
Director: Vadim Jean
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 189 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)

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Movie Review: has the director heard of dry humour?
Summary: 2 Stars

Terry Pratchett is by far my favorite author but I was bitterly disappointed by this movie. The casting was truly awful and the movie had none of the dry humour that is the driving force behind Pratchett's books. Teatime, Susan and Ridcully were portrayed so badly that I only got about 1/2 an hour into before I was forced to turn it off. Why is it that whenever anyone makes a fantasy movie, the acting is always so corny? The humour in the books stands up quite well without the need for overacting. Next time someone makes one of these movies it would be refreshing indeed if they directed it the same way one would direct any modern comedy or even a serious drama and not the way one would direct a high school musical. Obviously I am in a minority and though I am a huge Pratchett fan I can't recommend this movie to anyone.

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Summary of Hogfather

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.

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

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