Troll Hunter

Das hat mir verdammt gut gefallen! Der Trollhunter ist ein weiterer aus der heute schon unendlichen Reihe von Pseudodokumentationen, die angeblich entdeckt und veröffentlicht wurden, am besten natürlich auf der großen Leinwand. ABER... dieser norwegische Versuch, einen eigenen Cloverfield-Film zu machen, hat wirklich eine großartige Idee, mehrere wirklich spannende Momente und vor allem das wichtigste - eine außerordentlich gelungene visuelle Darstellung. Dank funktionierender Computereffekte werden vor uns fabelhafte Kreaturen zum Leben erweckt: riesige Trolle, die am liebsten Kohle und Steine fressen, aber auch Christen nicht verachten. Nach langer Zeit endlich ein Film, in dem ich die Verwendung einer Handkamera dankbar begrüßt habe. Es gibt einfach nichts Besseres, als wenn dich nachts im Wald etwas Riesiges jagt, Bäume hinter dir umhaut und du nur mit Hilfe der Kamera herausfindest, was es eigentlich ist. Für mich einfach große Zufriedenheit. (09.02.2011)

Ein unglaublich verspielter Unsinn, der originell das Bewährte mit dem Unerwarteten verbindet, die reale Welt mit der Fantasy-Welt und im Endergebnis als ein unterhaltsames und originelles Abenteuer wirkt. (27.07.2011)

Superb. Another in a row of POV spooky movies enters the world of Norse mythology. Solid effects and excellent (fear inducing) audio make Trollhunter great fun, obviously also enjoyed by the authors themselves. They spiced up the entire troll-chasing deal with juicy details, poking fun at creators of stories and tales starring these hairy monsters. Also, the hero in the title role, Hans, is fantastic. A tough guy, tired of it all already, because to him, all this is just a plain old job. And those wicked bureaucrats (who buy the dead bears from the Polish guys) liven it up nicely and thanks to them, the finale is really impactful. Cute movie. "So I’m sitting on a mine? Are you crazy?" (18.02.2011)

Three students go to the Norwegian mountains and forests to make a documentary about the illegal killing of bears. They run into a mysterious hirsute bloke in a shabby car who at first refuses to speak to them, but then agrees to let the group join him in his hunt. They won’t be hunting for bears, though, but for trolls. A Blair Witch Project-like adventure documentary about troll hunters – that should attract everyone. The untraditional premise (how many serious films about trolls do you know?) is the main reason why this film is so much fun, otherwise, it doesn’t deliver any big dose of tension or fear (though the scene in the mines is a little scary), and the story is not built very originally, either. What you get, though, is the trendy found-footage format with lots of atmospheric images of the Norwegian wilderness and many observations on the lives of trolls, and that should be enough. 7/10 (05.02.2011)

Sure, I like these types of movies. I mean, the camera might be shaking with such vigor that I got nothing out of three fourths of the movie, but on the other hand, it was so authentic that if Guy Fieri was in the lead role along with his chicken wings, I’d even believe him. In any case, Trollhunter is a very interesting movie that took a piece of its environment and made the absolute most out of it, right besides Blair Witch, Cloverfield and Rec. It’s basically a completely classic story of documentary filmmakers who are trying to find a troll on the north of Norway. But in reality, it’s an incredibly ironic and brutally funny comedy that can be forever engraved in your memory if you pay enough attention to it. I will personally view Norway as the land of trolls from now on. And just because of a movie? That’s definitely worth something. (11.04.2014)