aka: Trolljegeren
Director: André Øvredal
Writer: André Øvredal
Cast: Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Shriek horror I here you cry, not another found footage steady-cam horror flick. Well it is but hold your horses for a second its actually pretty good. A pair of young filmmakers try and uncover a series of grisly bear attacks in Norway, when they track a nearby loner hunter who they believe is involved, they find out he's actually involved in something much more bizarre than just bear trapping. Turns out he hunts Trolls (yeah those hairy creatures from fairytales, who usually scream at people clap clopping over their bridges). See we find out the government have been covering up any sightings of these mythical beasts for years out of fear it would cause a general panic among its citizens.
Troll Hunter or Trolljegeren to give it its real Norwegian name works thanks to a couple of things, one being the fantastic scenery we see as we track the hunter, then while he tracks the trolls. Another plus point is the subtle use of cgi, yeah the trolls are shown but the cgi's never overhanded feeling. Easiest way to sum it up is that its very much like a cross between Twister and Cloverfield. Some fans mention the film loses any sense of being scary once we see the hairy big nosed children's fantasy book looking trolls, but for me they added to the uniqueness of the movie and gave it a very western European feeling. My one disappointment is the use of religion during a scene the hunter claims the trolls can tell if you're a Christian or not. For what it was, it wasn't so bad (imagine how bad it could of been, those shockingly bad Syfy creature features spring to mind), also nice to see its already gaining a cult following around the world.
Troll Hunter or Trolljegeren to give it its real Norwegian name works thanks to a couple of things, one being the fantastic scenery we see as we track the hunter, then while he tracks the trolls. Another plus point is the subtle use of cgi, yeah the trolls are shown but the cgi's never overhanded feeling. Easiest way to sum it up is that its very much like a cross between Twister and Cloverfield. Some fans mention the film loses any sense of being scary once we see the hairy big nosed children's fantasy book looking trolls, but for me they added to the uniqueness of the movie and gave it a very western European feeling. My one disappointment is the use of religion during a scene the hunter claims the trolls can tell if you're a Christian or not. For what it was, it wasn't so bad (imagine how bad it could of been, those shockingly bad Syfy creature features spring to mind), also nice to see its already gaining a cult following around the world.
(7 out of 10)
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