Arthur White, Craig Conway, David Jason
It's Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan attempts to find out what has happened.
DVD Release Date: March 4, 2008
Stats: 550 reviews
The Discworld flies through space supported by four elephants that stand on the back of the giant turtle A'Tuin. On the Discworld it is Hogswatch, the one night of the year when the Hogfather travels the world, leaving presents for children. Marc Warren steals the show as the vil...( read more)
Excellent fantasy film with a twisted sense of humor and top notch effects.
Think of it as a cross between Nightmare Before Christmas and Harry Potter.
Delightfully quirky and faithful adaptation of Terry Pratchett's wonderfully dark comedy/fantasy novel. Anyone familiar with the Discworld will be delighted to see it realised in this made for TV 2 parter. The acting is hit and miss, but with characters like this you don't mind m...( read more)
If you liked the Terry Pratchett books, you will like this. I have seen much worse mainstream sci-fi movies than this movie release straight to DVD.
good movie, fantastic story line and amazing characters, especially Death & Teatime.
" humans make things interesting, in a universe full of wonder they still manage to invent boredom!"
Great movie, pretty well adapted, but not exactly my view of the Discworld.
Then again, it's not like you *can* make a fan completely happy, right?
eeeeerrrmmmm it was actually ok to be honest...reminded me of the harry potter.....
Based on a novel by Terry Pratchett, Hogfather is an excellent fantasy film.
Michelle Dockery as Susan was an inspired choice, played her role brilliantly. I rather enjoyed how they took on the challenge of personifying Death, the voice over by Ian Richardson, was the best choi...( read more)
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If you've ever wanted to hear more about the Discworld of Terry Pratchett's, this is the right movie to use to broaden your horizon ;D
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