If you are sexually excited by Time Team, then this tele-movie is the one for you. Sir Tony Robinson knighted in 2013, makes an erotic appearance in which his bearded mouth froths forth an excitable tirade of Hogwatch related babble. The highlight of this film was when Susan aka Death's moderately attractive granddaughter grows a beehive hairstyle on command and freezes time. It is deeply implausible and makes this washed out house wife deeply jealous of her effortless curls, CGI trickery or not. Only last night I struggled for hours with the curling iron, leaving my thin, mousey brown lanks withered and straighter than ever. The blonde blind man persistently pretends that he can see – a farce horribly transparent and his stumbling across screen for countless hours an embarrassing display of disability. Despite this fact, I would definitely date him so if anybody has contact details then please let me know. The alluringly mismatched eyes of 'Teatime' could also not mask the fact that nothing about this tele-movie made any sense and I would be greatly surprised if the Nightmare Before Christmas has not been awarded millions for intellectual property theft. Call me a traditionalist, but a barely understandable premise is something I looked for in a televisual experience. The Hogfather unfortunately did not deliver and characters appeared and disappeared willy-nilly with no purpose or explanation. Throughout, I sat bewildered, shaking my head in torrid confusion at the wretched mess being thrust in front of my eyes. My viewing companion, also, who had confessed to seeing a snippet of the tele-movie in 2006, could not help but repeatedly sigh discontentedly. "It has aged like fine wine into vinegar," he said, wringing his hands. Even my cat, usually an avid fan of Christmas-themed fiction fantasy had given up hours ago and was fast asleep. In conclusion, there is too much snow in this movie. If you wish to die a horrific death by avalanche, then by all means watch The Hogfather. 1 star.

Hogfather for me is not as good as Going Postal, but it is better than the enjoyable but uneven Colour of Magic. I haven't read the book in a while, but I do remember it going delving into the story and characters more than this adaptation did.Hogfather does look wonderful though. The sets are beautiful, as are the costumes and the photography and special effects are interesting. The music is also a plus, both haunting and beautiful, the writing is decent with some nice humour in the mix and the story is a great idea with some fun scenes.The cast mostly do a very good job. Marc Warren does very nice work, David Jason is a warm presence and David Warner is very distinguished, but the standout was the late Ian Richardson's Death who is just brilliant.Hogfather despite its strengths isn't perfect. The pace could have been a lot tighter than it was, I felt some scenes dragged. My other problem was that while Michelle Dockery looks beautiful and has some nice moments of acting her character is not explored as well as she could've been.In conclusion, a good and enjoyable adaptation. 8/10 Bethany Cox

It's that time of the year again... Hogswatch. It bears a lot of similarities to your Christmas. However, The Hogfather(Santa) is being attacked. Death takes up his job, and we also follow a school of wizards... and these take up a lot of time and leave to relatively little pay-off. Then again, it is fun to see the odd gang of criminals(led by Mr. Teatime... pronounced Te-ah-tim-eh) undertake a creative plan to take care of the symbol of the end-of-the-year Christian celebration. You have probably figured out by now that this is set on Discworld(a disc-shaped planet carried by four elephants atop a turtle floating through outer space), Terry Pratchett's famous universe. I have not read much by him, but it was enough to know that imitating his writing style is impossible. It's far too literary. What they have done here is a good solution to this issue, and the humor(with sharp wit), quirk and commentary is largely intact. I have already touched upon the biggest problem with this... the pace is drab, and unless you *love* the comedy(with cleverness, silly stuff, verbal material and in general a "realistic" interpretation of a world with magic, complete with bureaucracy), you will not watch all three hours of this(even if the first of the two episodes do end with a cliffhanger). There are annoying characters, many jokes do not work and the FX range(the Grim Reaper's face is just a mask(the mouth doesn't even move!) and CGI is OK). The sets are nice. There is a dark tone, and bizarre and creepy instances in some of this. This has memorable bits as well, such as a computer run by ants and hamsters running in wheels. What I enjoyed the most about this was the exploration of faith and hope. This is a running theme, and the moral of this is smart and well-delivered. I personally found it worth the investment of time, but if you aren't interested in philosophy and religion, you may not. There is disturbing content and a little moderate language in this. I recommend this to fans of the author of the books. 7/10

I came to know about this title by chance, not being a fan of the Discworld.I watched the two episodes back to back in a weekend, and was surprised by the 'completeness' of the story, which appeals to both children and adults on different levels of reading.The characters are spot on and no un-necessary meddling has been done to render them more palatable to a larger audience.The special effects are here to help the story, and do not substitute it.I really enjoyed it, so much more than all big-budget productions without a soul.