The Troll Hunter (2010)

Plot: A group of film making 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.

Been really looking forward to this one. I saw the original Norwegion trailer and thought "WOW" and having finally seen it all I can say is "WOOOOOOOOW", this is just fantastic.

Shot in a POV style, like the Blair Witch, the film takes no time in getting to the action. You are drawn in by the characters straight away. The Norwegion laungage is a funny one I grant you. They all sound like the swedish chef from the Muppet Show. This could put some people off. My girlfriend could not watch this, no way. She heard it on in the back ground and laughed at the laungage. Pretty rude I thought. Anyway, ignore the funny sounds coming from their mouths and read the subtitles, you'll soon forget they talk silly.

Thats a Troll, no really, it is.

So the kids meet the mysterious bear hunter, follow him and come face to face with a frakking great big troll. The troll effects are quite simple beautiful. They have a certain retro feel about them but work very, very well. Just how I would imagine a Troll would look like. There are also a few different breeds of Trolls so each one is different. Some are big, some are huge, one of them is bigger than King Kong. All of them are effective and work fantastically.

Don't pee up that fence, there's Trolls about.



So the Trolls can smell the blood of Christians and what do ya know, one of our group is a Christian! Nastiness ensures. The scenes of our group marching through the dark woods with their night vision cameras on, catching glimpses of the Trolls is really nice. There is always a sort of tounge in cheek feel but some scenes do ramp up the tension.

Night time means a lot of green.

You also have the goverment agency subplot which is a nice dig at how we are all controlled and fed a lot of lies by the media. This too works really well. After a few Troll fights we have the final showdown, a man, with a big torch up against a goliath of a Troll. It's great. It really is great.

Wow, your hard.

All in all, if this was a song it would be Mr Boombastic. It is so original and so well shot that it puts Hollywood to shame. This flies straight in to my 2010 top 5 movies. I no longer think Norwegions are stupid, funny sounding people, I think they are stupid, funny sounding, great film makers. Well done chaps.

Summary:

Great because:

• Trolls look fantastic
• Very original
• Learn about Norwegion folklore which you wouldn't normally
• Actors are all great

Crap because:

• It isn't a British film

Hamster Rating: 5

Gore: 2

Scares: 2