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Trolljegeren (2010)
very disappointed
This film was such a big disappointment. So boring! There were some very funny bits but to be honest they didn't make up for the tediousness of this film. It was neither scary or thrilling in any way and in fact it was a bit 'politically' telling. Half way through I figured it was making point about the environment and the Norwegian governments dismissal of the landscape and wild life for the sake of money, business or whatever. It didn't make me want to travel to Norway either as it seems to rain constantly!!! Even the cgi of the trolls was cartoonish on every level. By the end of the film the dialogue was so cheesy with the troll hunter himself talking about an awful 'massacre of trolls.. even baby ones'. So really the trolls are a substitution for wildlife such as bears and wolves who are forced out of their natural habitat. Its an interesting concept definitely, using Norwegian folktale to make a point like this. However the degree of subtlety required isn't there. It really could have and should have been so much better
Some Dogs Bite (2010)
Moving and true to life!
From VARIETY REVIEWS "When the mother of three boys (all from different fathers) dies, her middle son, pubescent Casey (up-and-coming young thesp Thomas Brodie Sangster), kidnaps his younger brother, 10-month-old Severino (played by Cory Smith, Kian Smith and Lewis Ryan Dickinson), from care. Casey then compels his older sib, H (Aaron Taylor), to help them run away to Scotland to find Casey's long-gone dad. Budding criminal H would rather not go but has little choice, as Casey has stolen some money from him and sent it ahead to a post office box in Inverness.
En route, they have various scrapes and hook up with two similarly adrift, emotionally neglected girls, mouthy Venetia (Michelle Asante, especially good) and more stable Seema (Mandeep Dhillon), and romantic feelings blossom between H and Venetia. The kids find shelter in an abandoned rural cottage H heard about from soldier Lenny (Aymen Hamdouchi), who's terribly excited about becoming a dad for the first time, therefore spelling disaster for him" I loved this film and was moved to tears by the storyline. It could have been more hard hitting but that would have meant that many of the young audience who its aimed at wouldn't have been able to watch it. Beautifully acted especially by Michelle Asante and Thomas Sangster. Marc Munden is a wonderful director also. I hope it gets worldwide release