Troll Hunter

[soonforgotten]

I've done a search, but surprisingly there doesn't seem to be a thread for this.

Here's the imdb link for anyone who hasn't heard of this or is unfamiliar with it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/

I caught this on Saturday at Empire Big Screen along with a Q&A by the director and one of the leads. It's an interesting view, but doesn't meet the critical hype it's been getting in my view. Still, it's probably worth catching before Hollywood gets a hold of it (which is happening director André Øvredal revealed). 7.5/10 from me

My full review can be read on my blog: http://t.co/B2SHCGC

[weliveandbreathewords]

saw the trailer of this yesterday and thought it looked great! Bit like cloverfield, bit like monsters, great idea! :)

[TheDude]

Didn't meet my expectations really, the troll hunter geezer was good but I couldn't care less if the students got eaten or crushed by the trolls. As usual, the camera shake technique is just pointless and annoying! I did enjoy glimpses of the beautiful Norwegian scenery and the chucklesome names for different types of trolls (Tosserlad, Rimetosser, The Harding...) Don't like remakes, but in this case it might be a good thing.. 6/10.

[funthing29]

My brief thoughts from the Empire Big Screen thread:

Troll Hunter was packed and I enjoyed this but was not as good as I thought it would be after all the hype surrounding it. The trolls were impressive and there were a few moments of comedy, but the Blair Witch Project hand held camera style started to annoy after a while.

The film achieves the right balance of seriousness and humour but I left disappointed considering all the buzz the film was attracting. It also felt a bit too long, perhaps some of the middle section should have been trimmed.

6/10.

[elski]

Troll Hunter game http://apps.facebook.com/trollhunter/

[EthanRunt]

For all the hype of a game-changer, a brilliantly funny thriller, something original, I was bored.
Standard found footage film fare, you know the drill, it's meant to be real, things ecalate to a crescendo, blah blah blah, and it's not helped by being populated by boring characters and spending 35 minutes figuring out what the poaching situation really is. If you want to add a big twist, don't leave it in the title.

Ultimately the troll creations looked great, sounded great and had a strong presence in the film, but beyond that the film had nothing.
4/10

[superhero]

Ethan it sounds like you've been watching far too many films and you have film fatigue!

[a_person]

To see a trailer or rate this film, please click here »



Directed by André Øvredal
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg and Knut Nærum

Plot: A group of students investigate 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.

IMDB

Get free tickets on the forum for Thursday 1st September 2011 (for students only)

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[EthanRunt]

Ethan it sounds like you've been watching far too many films and you have film fatigue!

I saw it a few months ago, during a relative dry period. I was happy to sit in a cinema, but apparently I would have rather sat without any film playing.

[andywall19]

I'm quite looking forward to this, anyone else seen this in previews at all, was hoping to see it at Somerset House Summer Series. Whilst not entirely original in terms of filming technique (found footage), it at least appears to be an original idea. Bit disappointed to hear that the characters aren't fleshed out or are a bit boring though, character development normally tends to be a strength in foreign or lower budget films (Monsters, Let The Right One In etc)