Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren)

"Bears like to store their food in piles. Kind of like a squirrel."
"No they don't."
"Russian bears do."


So here it is review number 50. Marking the 1 year anniversary of our Guys Movie Night it was time to watch the much anticipated Troll Hunter. Oh, where do I begin? When my buddy John brought the trailer for this gem to my attention we began to plan a trip to see the move. Unfortunately it made it to DVD before we could find a theater showing it. So it was time for a gathering of the guys. Our own man date.

Troll Hunter is a Norwegian film. It is subtitled in English. My wife was a bit worried that we would have less of a turnout because of the subtitles, but I guess she does not understand the pull of guys to B grade movies. We had a great turnout and a lot of fun.

Here is the plot. A group of college kids are out to make a doc about the bears that are causing problems all over Norway. They go to the latest bear sighting where a grizzly bear has just been killed. Many of the locals point to a recluse who only comes out at night as the one who is killing the bears that are causing the problems. So they begin to follow him in order to interview him. He tells them to go away, but in true Michael Moore fashion they follow him without him knowing.

The students get in over their heads when they follow him into the night and are chased by an unknown creature. After one of them is injured and their car is destroyed by this creature. The hunter then agrees to let them in on the secret. He is the only hunter of a special group whose job is to track, manage or hunt these...Trolls.

They learn that there is unrest in the troll community so they follow Hans, the hunter, as he tries to figure out why and as he hunts trolls. They find there is a lot more to it than expected. Tracking, hunting and Govt. cover ups.

This movie was like mixing The Blair Witch Project with Cloverfield. It was a great movie to watch with a group of guys. Yes it was subtitled, but it did not take a lot of effort which left plenty of time to make joke about it. It was funny in a dry sense(over sized syringes and an excess of troll snot.) In the words of John, "this was the best Norwegian film I've ever seen." It has to be cause I've seen soooo many (Insert sarcasm).

9.8 out of 10 (if viewed in a group)
7.9 out of 10 (if viewed on your own)