Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

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.

christopher-underwood Finally got round to seeing this after hearing good things for some time but being wary of the documentary style. Turns out that this 'found footage' Norwegian film about the possibility of trolls being real is not without interest. Well made with very impressive creatures and even in the rain the woods and landscape looks pretty good. Apart from the troll aspect this is not very original and I will never get to enjoy watching a film as if on a boat being tossed about at sea. I know, found footage and all that but after establishing that can't we just view things without the camera being waved about? Anyway, some good chases, great views, some suspense but there was opportunity for more and there is the question of the humour. Otto Jespersen is the troll hunter and does very well in the role, mixing ghastly warnings of doom and wry humour. I understand that he is a comedian of note in his own country and that the film includes more comedians in smaller roles. I can only assume therefore that some of the most awkward and embarrassing moments were comedy elements that just don't work so well for non Norwegians. Worth a look for something a bit different but could have been so much better.

SnoopyStyle In 2008, the filmmakers receive mysterious anonymous film material. In it, university students Thomas, Johanna and Kalle travel to document bear poaching. There have been strange incidents going on. Norwegian Wildlife Board head Finn Haugen dismisses the mystery. The group follows suspected hunter Hans and he confesses to be a part of a government conspiracy to hide the existence of trolls.The obvious comparison is 'The Blair Witch Project' with the faux found footage documentary. The main difference is that some people actually thought Blair Witch was real. It's still fun to have the real element and the CGI troll. The second half is too unreal with the unbelievable government conspiracy. It also becomes a bit boring as the story meanders. This has some good elements and a watchable first half.

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.