christmas and hogfather

[Olorin]

No I think they just suffer from less than 10% of the budget

They are getting better though, Going Postal was pretty good.

Bah, budget aint an excuse. Colour of Magic had a bigger budget than Hogafather and it sucked. The acting was terrible, it is generally just a bad film, and it was a seriously bad advertisment for the Discworld series.
Hogfather was actually pretty good though imo. Very atmospheric, and believeable. Susan's lead role was a very good performance, it carried the film well. I thought Death was awesome also and Christopher Lee couldnt lace Ian's boots.
All the big names in COM were dreadfull, apart from James Cosmo, he was bloody great.

 

[Olorin]

Thanks for the welcome everyone I'm wary of getting dragged into this as I find forums can sometimes suck the pleasure out of things I enjoy.
I'm hoping the discussions will give me the motivation to start finishing more books, and I'm trying to throw myself back into the discworld after taking a long break of 8-10 years. I'm currently on The 5th Elephant and want to rattle through it as I'm more interested in the books following it. Keep getting distracted though...

 

[pip]

They keep it fun and interesting here. Mostly.
nul anxietas.

 

[ghostsecurity28]

But does it "all end here"? I thought they were splitting it into two films?

it is being split into 2 films 15th july for part 2

 

[deldaisy]

hi every 1 does any body re read hogfather every christmas and get excited about Xmas and does any one watch the hogfather movie every year at Xmas and get a warm feeling inside your tummy when you hear the tune to the hogfather And is any1 excited about Xmas already because of this?

I do! I'm in a chrismas mood since Tony posted the Hogfather threed. I'm singing awfully popular christmas songs all day and just can't help it...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to meeeeeeeee
A partridge in a pear treeeeee.......
One the second day of Charistmas my true love gave to meeeeee
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear treeeeee.......
:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: bwaahaaaaaaahaaaaa!

 

[Sjoerd3000]

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to meeeeeeeee
A partridge in a pear treeeeee.......
One the second day of Charistmas my true love gave to meeeeee
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear treeeeee.......
:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: bwaahaaaaaaahaaaaa!

Did you get two of these Turtledoves?

 

[ghostsecurity28]

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to meeeeeeeee
A partridge in a pear treeeeee.......
One the second day of Charistmas my true love gave to meeeeee
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear treeeeee.......

~On the third day of christmas my true love gave to meeeeee
Three french hens , Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear treeeeee!!!

alternately

On the 1st day of Christmas My true love gave to me, a wee heavy and a half pint
On the 2nd day of Christmas My true love gave to me, two nips of gin
On the 3rd day of Christmas My true love gave to me, three black and tans
On the 4th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, four Baby chams
On the 5th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, five Happy Days
On the 6th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, six Carlsberg specials
On the 7th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, seven rum & cokes
On the 8th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, eight nips of whisky
On the 9th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, nine vodka'n'limes
On the 10th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, ten creme de menthes
On the 11th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, eleven Blue Lagoons
On the 12th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, twelve Alka Selzers

Edit 13.10.10

I watched the hogfather last week I didnt think it was too bad and I had strange dreams after about :arrow:

 

[bdrfisher1]

Aha. Not just me then?

But it's Carpe jugulum right at the minute, what with it being halloween soon...

 

[Penfold]

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to meeeeeeeee
A partridge in a pear treeeeee.......
One the second day of Charistmas my true love gave to meeeeee
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear treeeeee.......

~On the third day of christmas my true love gave to meeeeee
Three french hens , Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear treeeeee!!!

alternately

On the 1st day of Christmas My true love gave to me, a wee heavy and a half pint
On the 2nd day of Christmas My true love gave to me, two nips of gin
On the 3rd day of Christmas My true love gave to me, three black and tans
On the 4th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, four Baby chams
On the 5th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, five Happy Days
On the 6th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, six Carlsberg specials
On the 7th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, seven rum & cokes
On the 8th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, eight nips of whisky
On the 9th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, nine vodka'n'limes
On the 10th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, ten creme de menthes
On the 11th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, eleven Blue Lagoons
On the 12th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, twelve Alka Selzers

Here's JASPER CARROTT'S VERSION for people who want to know what it sounds like.

 

[swreader]

Call me Scrooge, but I think it's immoral and in bad taste to start talking about Christmas (and Hogfather) before Halloween! Bah! Humbug!

 

[Doughnut Jimmy]

Halloween Bah, the 1st December is the earliest any reference should be made to it

 

[michelanCello]

It's never too early to talk about christmas...

 

[Tonyblack]

And don't forget that Hogswatch is on the 27th November!

I hope you've all sent off your Secret Hogfather presents!

 

[michelanCello]

And don't forget that Hogswatch is on the 27th November!

I hope you've all sent off your Secret Hogfather presents!

Still working on it, but I think I'll be able to send it off monday or tuesday...

 

[The Mad Collector]

Call me Scrooge, but I think it's immoral and in bad taste to start talking about Christmas (and Hogfather) before Halloween! Bah! Humbug!

I have to, I'm the Santa for the local charity street collection, we have to do all our planning months in advance to get permits, vehicles etc.

 

[poohcarrot]

Santa needs a permit to deliver pressies in Solihull?
Can't you get the vehicle from "Sleighs R Us"?

 

[Dotsie]

Call me Scrooge, but I think it's immoral and in bad taste to start talking about Christmas (and Hogfather) before Halloween! Bah! Humbug!

Why?

 

[Tonyblack]

It's holiday season overload over here. People start celebrating Halloween as soon as October starts, then you also have Thanksgiving in November. The elections are coming up early next month and then there's Veterans Day - not to mention my birthday and Sharlene's all before Hogswatch.

 

[pandasthumb]

Ah huh! So that is why American people say 'happy holidays'. It has nothing to do with the secularisation of Christmas but an effficient means of communication!

I work with somone who comes originally from Texas and every year he tells me in November that as it is Turkey day he shouldn't be at work at all - whenever that is.

Why pumpkins? What do they have to do with all Hallow's eve? And do DW fans dress up as DW characters over there?

 

[ghostsecurity28]

its blessed yule for me
I wonder if it will be a white xmas/yule for us again ?