Hogfather
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Movie Reviews of Hogfather
Movie Review: Fun, funny, witty and fit for family viewing.
Summary: 5 Stars
Others have already done a better job than I could of giving you the story that unfolds in "Hogfather", so let me simply tell your my impression of this offering... it is now my #1 Christmas MUST WATCH show! While not a "Fluffy Bunny" story, I feel comfortable saying that all but the very youngest of children will likely enjoy watching along with the rest of the family.
Admittedly, my sense of humor tends toward silliness with an underlying grain of truth. Hogfather fits my tastes like a glove! It is exceedingly rare that that any author can make me feel that way I did the first time I read Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Terry Pratchett has that power. It is far more rare that this magic can effectively be brought to the screen. Hogfather does that! I don't disagree with others who feel that the book isn't fully represented... nor in my opinion were Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Roots, or even Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments. In that same way, I highly recommend Hogfather as a shinning star of its genre.
If you love Fantasy and don't mind some of our most sacred rites being poked at, you'll enjoy Hogfather.
Movie Review: Amazing Harry Potter level translation of the book to a movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow - I just saw this, I've got my copy pre-ordered, and I can't wait to get it home! Finally, someone has done a really good Terry Pratchett movie! If you've never read Terry Pratchett - don't worry about it - neither has my husband, and he loved the movie too. If you have read the book - you have got to get this movie!
So - the basic story is that the Hogfather (Santa Claus) is - well - gone. That's the word for it - gone. A rather inappropriate - individual - is filling in for him - not fully understanding the role, because, if the Hogfather remains gone, the Sun will not rise in the morning. Other side effects to the missing Hogfather end up creating a computer asking for a teddy bear, a fairy that brings warts, and a sock eating monster (you've always known that one existed in the dryer, right?). There's a lot of humor, a lot of heart, and a few very good philosophical points - ah I don't know how to describe Pratchett. Just watch it. If you want a good story and a good laugh - it's there. If you want something more, something to make you think - you'll find that too.
Movie Review: On a scale of 1 to 10, this film is a 12!
Summary: 5 Stars
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 to the book (a rare occurance!); and since there was no way to condense it down to 2 hours, the movie is about 4 hours long. Plan to be entertained, enlightened, delighted, and regaled for a nice long evening.
For those who have not read the book, Pratchett weaves a multi-layered tale with many characters doing seemingly separate things, in a fantasy world, which is remarkably like ours, under the veneer of fantasy. His stories are a tongue in cheek commentary on us, presented in a way that we can see oursleves and laugh.
On a scale of 1 to 10, this film is a 12!
Movie Review: My first trip into Discworld...
Summary: 5 Stars
It's true. When I first watched Hogfather I hadn't read any of Pratchett's wonderful novels of the Discworld, so there were a few things that I were somewhat unable to understand (such as the full history behind Susan & Death, the Watch, ect). However, the movie is set up to be so newcomer friendly that many such as myself will have no problem getting into the movie & fully enjoying it.
The story surrounds the disappearance & possible demise of the Hogsfather & Death's attempts to keep everything going by taking his place until the rightful entity can re assume the role. Meanwhile, Death's granddaughter Susan is reluctantly brought into the middle of all of this to help discover what has truly befallen the Hogfather & why.
All in all, I loved this movie. I was overjoyed to hear that it was finally coming to the US so I could finally have a real copy of this to watch each christmas as a new classic. I can only hope that the next movie in the series (Colour of Magic/Light Fantastic) will get the same treatment over here!
Movie Review: And the Oscar for Best Adaptation to Screenplay...
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know that any movie adaptation can really live up to the book, though Pratchett's satire seems to lend itself fairly well to it. That said, this is probably the best book-to-movie transition I've ever seen. It certainly stayed truer to the source material than any other I've watched. Add to that the source material's original genius and you have some serious potential.
While I found Susan's acting just a trifle insipid, Death was straight out of the pages of the many Pratchett novels in which he's put in an appearance: completely deadpan, yet utterly hilarious. Corporal Nobb's brief appearance was picture perfect as well, and a laugh riot to boot. I also have to say that Teatime, as a movie character, is in my personal top ten list of Creepiest Movie Villains Ever.
This movie is worth much more than the budget price they're charging for it. I'm only disappointed that it never aired where I live. I look forward hopefully to more adaptations of Pratchett's work by this same troupe.