Movie Review: The Troll Hunter

I've been following this film for quite sometime now.  The Troll Hunter is a Norwegian film.  Every year their are always foreign films that are released that never see the light of day here in the states or are remade into crumby counterparts only to lose the special magic that made them the great films that they were originally.  I've already heard rumors that this is going to be made for American audiences but I do suggest you watch this if you get the chance!  I could name the stars and the people that made this film but they are all Norwegian and I don't think you would have a clue to whom they are.  I didn't anyways.

In reviewing this film.  I am not going to go into much depth and this may very well be my shortest review yet.  The overall idea and creation of this film is not unique.  Story goes that footage was found from a team of missing college students making a documentary.  Yes, Yes, we have all seen this before.  Blair Witch and Cloverfield ring a bell?  This is more of a Cloverfield than Blair Witch as in no shaky cam to make you sick to your stomach syndrome.  What is more unique about this film is exactly what the college kids end up revealing.

As i'm sure you can tell from the poster and it is not BIG surprise, it is a troll, or in this case trolls.  This is not your little fuzzy hair trolls that you played with when you were a kid.  These are trolls that are over a thousand years old and will eat your ass if they catch you!  The students begin by filming strange occurrences of cattle being killed on the countryside.  The government rules it as bears and hunters even come up with bear carcasses to prove their point.  Something does not make sense though.  The students find a man similar to the other hunters but different from the rest and sparks their interest.  Through an interesting course of events the man befriends them and reveals that he is actually a troll hunter.  He is hired by the government to kill trolls that leave their territory that they live in. Now keep in mind, these trolls have been living among people for thousands of years by hiding in caves during the day and wreaking havoc at night.  Why do we not know they exist?  Well, according to this film the government plays a part in that.  You will have to watch the film for all of the secrets.  If some trees are pushed over and it looks like 3 trolls ran through them the government says it is a small tornado.

Overall, I had a good time watching this movie.  It is dubbed and I really didn't mind it.  The story was fair and kept my attention.  The troll aspect was different and somewhat unique.  It was fairly fast paced and the graphics of the trolls were sometimes cheesy but what the hell does a troll look like anyways?  I guess that is up to you to decide.  Totally worth a rent or netflix.  Check out the trailer below!