Trolls!! The old kind!

[MikPal]

Has anybody seen this already? I read that it was released here on a DVD, so I just want to know if it delivers what the trailer promises. Looks like a big budget version of Det Okända (The Unknown).

[Baggins]

...and shades of Blair Witch?

[Haids1987]

Aw, man, the title got me all excited for nothing. I had these guys in mind.

[Halgroda]

Aw, man, the title got me all excited for nothing. I had these guys in mind.

My niece looks like one of those.

[Haids1987]

My niece looks like one of those.

There's a brother and a sister at my work who look like that too.

[Halgroda]

My niece looks like one of those.

There's a brother and a sister at my work who look like that too.

haha you must post a picture.

[Haids1987]

I wish I could, but alas!  They're kids and I must adhere to the confidentiality laws lest I want to go to prison for the next ten to twenty-five years.

[Halgroda]

I wish I could, but alas!  They're kids and I must adhere to the confidentiality laws lest I want to go to prison for the next ten to twenty-five years.

Minor details huh?

[KatieHal]

This movie looks hilarious and awesome. I hope it comes to Netflix sometime soon!

[Buddy1991]

Looks really interesting! I'd watch that movie, altough I am kind of sceptical about the thing that the trolls can smell Christians... It's definitely something new, but it sounds strange...

[Enchantermon]

Minor details huh?

Haha, well played!

[Baggins]

I am kind of sceptical about the thing that the trolls can smell Christians... It's definitely something new, but it sounds strange...

The idea apparently goes back a ways to Norwegian and/or Norse fairy tales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trold,_der_vejrer_kristenblod

http://crleth.blogspot.com/2009/03/troll-smelling-christian-blood.html

http://everything2.com/title/The+Young+Boys+Who+Met+Trolls+in+Hedal+Forest

Applying it to Muslims? That is new.

[atec123]

[Buddy1991]

Aw, that's why i love the fairy tales of other countries! thanks for explaining it to me!

Applying it to Muslims? That is new.

they might have had the fear that they'd be judged if they excluded the Muslims... I can imagine all the Arabic countries shouting: "That's not fair! We wanna be killed by trolls, too, you Islamophobic bastards!"

[MikPal]

Well, finally saw the movie. I liked it, a bit boring at some points, but if you want to see what western Norway looks like this is a perfect travel video. Yeah, it propably was partly inspired by The Blair Witch Project, but then again Blair Witch was partly inspired by C'est arrivé près de chez vous (or Man Bites Dog) and Cannibal Holocaust. Personally I think the visuals and sudio were more inspired by the dogma way of filmmaking.

The idea apparently goes back a ways to Norwegian and/or Norse fairy tales.

Yeah, it's an old thing. I quess one has to understand how christianity came to scandinavia and how it combined stuff from the forest worshippers with their own. It's easier to convert when you have a clear "good or bad"-point of view. There are some pretty cool to some or horrible to other stories from that time. Take for example the story of bishop Henry and Lalli. Personally I love it that Lalli is considered a hero here.

[drunkenmonkey]

Anybody seen the Movie Trollhunter.