Troll Hunter

2011 "You'll believe it when you see it!"
Troll Hunter
6.9| 1h43m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 10 June 2011 Released
Producted By: Filmkameratene
Country: Norway
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://trolljegeren.no/
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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.

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sol- Hoping to film a documentary on a series of vicious bear attacks in their area, a group of young Norwegians are surprised to learn that giant trolls are actually behind the attacks as they befriend a troll hunter in this unusual horror film. While the found footage style that the filmmakers adopt here is often a distraction, 'Trolljegeren' benefits greatly from its intriguing premise with the suggestion of a government conspiracy afoot to keep the existence of trolls under wraps. The movie sadly does not explore the conspiracy in too much depth (i.e. why the government want to keep it a secret) but there are a lot of fun moments towards the middle section of the film as the documentary crew interview 'experts' and discover medical reasons behind the trolls' allergy to sunlight and so on. Interesting as this might all be conceptually, it nevertheless paves very limited way for a story to unfold with the mounting troll appearances and running back and forth of the characters soon turning a tad repetitive. The characters do not exactly come to understand the creatures in any more depth or anything and it often feels like much more could have been spun from the complex mythology that the filmmakers manage to generate. On the plus side though, the found footage style becomes much easier to digest as the movie progresses and, as mentioned, the middle section here is certainly great.
Bene Cumb In general, I am not into related creations, but having got into Norwegian films recently, I just wanted to see this rather famous one as well - for a change from crime films and series... Thus, I had no high hopes for wow! feeling, but the result was still better than expected. Distinct benchmark, beautiful nature, realistic performances, twisted Nordic humour, etc. have made this odd mocumentary okay to follow, particularly the second half or so when additional dynamism was added and the presence of trolls was more weighted and significant. All the actors were unknown to me, but they did a good job, and direction and boldness of the plot are definitely above average as well.Although not to anyone's taste and a bit uneven, Trolljegeren is a more than decent example of "twisted" creation in a good way. And, if taking account the budget of around USD 4 million only, then it's cost- effectiveness does certainly excel of many Hollywood ones.
Michael Radny Whilst Norway has produced some grand films, Trollhunter falls short of a good film. Whilst it starts off interesting enough, it fails like most found footage films; being too shaky and clichéd. However, before you see the first troll, this film is quite fun to watch, but all the mystery and joy is taken way after the first half hour.Trollhunter could have been great, but just fails to be anything better then mediocre. The movie becomes tedious after the first thirty minutes and you begin to just wait for the end. You don't know what direction the film will go in and that just makes it all the more difficult to watch and enjoy.
djangozelf-12351 I know that's quiet a claim,but anyone who seen this will probably agree with me in the sense that it was done so well it starts to fell real while you know it can't be.From start to finish it's all very grounded by the explanation of the troll hunter and every little detail just fits the story so good that you feel they actually put a lot of thought in this for a fantasy that is based in our reality.There have been rumors of an American remake but I actually don't think this would work on American soil because the landscape it self is also part of the story and so is the folklore behind it.It is justified that it would have at least 1 or 2 sequels because there is a lot of material you could continue on but it would be difficult to top because the movie all ready covers a lot of ground and get's bigger from 1 scene to the next.The story,the cast,the FX all blend together perfectly and make it in to an enjoyable adventure that thru the found footage part makes you feel like you were really there with them.It is also an example that you can approach fantasy seriously and succeed because the fun comes from the characters who at first can't believe that this is happening to them.I highly recommend this to anyone who likes fantasy,found footage flicks or even those who like a well written story.And that's a stone cold fact.Let's go troll hunting!