Hogfather

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derien and I watched "Hogfather" last night. Man, I didn't know it was that long a movie! I'm glad it was, because it was fun, but I wished we'd started a little earlier in the day. It did nothing to extinguish the flames of my passion for Susan. The governess outfit and the coat that you see at the end were so perfect! The monster in the basement bit was my favorite in the book and it was well played in the movie.

I didn't like the movie version of Nobby. Sorry, if you're going to make crooked teeth the mainstay of the character make them dirty! Nobby shined way too much and had too few dents. Ponder seemed too thin and Potterlike. I like my ponders plump and white like a marshmallow. Too much exercise ruins a Ponder. I liked how the rest of the wizards acted in ensemble scenes (around the bath for instance). The simultaneous movements and expression changes created that feeling of confusion, indecision, difference, and similarity. It didn't come across as well in the scene with the Ohgod of Hangovers.

Oh, I adore the hogs that pull the sleigh. They just rock their chubby little bad attitude world.

This was definitely an British movie. It never would have flown in Hollywood. It started out slow and ponderous, didn't have near enough flash, didn't drop into slow mo. It was very refreshing.