I know, I know, I said the same thing.
I gotta say however, I was pleasantly surprised. It isn't campy, nor gory, nor cheesy horror. It is however foreign (Norwegian), so prepare for English subtitles. And the Norwegian countryside is absolutely beautiful too. That was worth seeing all by itself.
It is not a horror film per say, but it isn't a comedy either (although it is obviously humorous). It is actually filmed like a dramatic documentary, using a first person camera (think Blair Witch Project). It portrays a group of college journalism students who befriend and follow the day-to-day work of a Norwegian troll hunter. His name is Hans, and he hunts them at night using an UVB radiation rifle (trolls can't convert UVB into vitamin D, so it lethally calcifies their blood). Hans also drives a bad-ass Range Rover that is all decked out with offensive and defensive anti-troll weaponry.
Hans is employed by the TSS (Troll Security Service), and part of the TSS's job function is to prevent public awareness of these mammals. Many of the apparent natural cause catastrophes we read about in the news are really TSS cover-ups.
Some other things i learned;
<span style="font-style: italic">- trolls love to gnaw on old rubber tires. That's one way to tell that trolls are in the area.
- a troll embryo's gestation period is 10-15 years, and female trolls only have one offspring. Trolls live 1000 to 1200 years.
- Christians cannot be troll hunters because trolls can smell the blood and sweat of a christain man.
- Trolls eat rocks, so live-trapping small trolls is easy with the irresitable combination of concrete and charcoal.</span>
I'm tellin' ya, it is worth a six-pack and a slow Saturday night. My local movie rental has six copies because they can't keep it on the shelf!
I gotta say however, I was pleasantly surprised. It isn't campy, nor gory, nor cheesy horror. It is however foreign (Norwegian), so prepare for English subtitles. And the Norwegian countryside is absolutely beautiful too. That was worth seeing all by itself.
It is not a horror film per say, but it isn't a comedy either (although it is obviously humorous). It is actually filmed like a dramatic documentary, using a first person camera (think Blair Witch Project). It portrays a group of college journalism students who befriend and follow the day-to-day work of a Norwegian troll hunter. His name is Hans, and he hunts them at night using an UVB radiation rifle (trolls can't convert UVB into vitamin D, so it lethally calcifies their blood). Hans also drives a bad-ass Range Rover that is all decked out with offensive and defensive anti-troll weaponry.
Hans is employed by the TSS (Troll Security Service), and part of the TSS's job function is to prevent public awareness of these mammals. Many of the apparent natural cause catastrophes we read about in the news are really TSS cover-ups.
Some other things i learned;
<span style="font-style: italic">- trolls love to gnaw on old rubber tires. That's one way to tell that trolls are in the area.
- a troll embryo's gestation period is 10-15 years, and female trolls only have one offspring. Trolls live 1000 to 1200 years.
- Christians cannot be troll hunters because trolls can smell the blood and sweat of a christain man.
- Trolls eat rocks, so live-trapping small trolls is easy with the irresitable combination of concrete and charcoal.</span>
I'm tellin' ya, it is worth a six-pack and a slow Saturday night. My local movie rental has six copies because they can't keep it on the shelf!
