An American remake of Troll Hunter wouldn't work anyway as the original is steeped in Norwegian culture. I'd much rather prefer a sequel.

@dionwoollaston5717

8 жыл бұрын

Not unless they explain that the original Viking settlers took trolls with them when they went to Canada and left them there to look after the colony

@MagusMarquillin

7 жыл бұрын

Just because it's American doesn't mean they'd necessarily be silly enough to set it in America - , it could be Americans visiting the Netherlands - justifying them speaking in English. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo remake stayed in Sweden. That's not to say I really want a remake, something new would be a better idea, like a Jersey Devil or Squant movie.

@Niobesnuppa

7 жыл бұрын

Why would trolls be in the Netherlands, though? Trolls are Nordic, not Dutch.

@MagusMarquillin

7 жыл бұрын

Niobesnuppa Uhm, yeah your right - leastwise I haven't heard of Dutch trolls. I think I must have meant to say "Scandinavia" and my brain farted out some nearby geography, heh!

@Niobesnuppa

7 жыл бұрын

Magus Marquillin No worries, I'm guessing you meant Norway? Starts with the same letter. People get Switzerland and Sweden confused all the time too, haha.

Probably one of the best, if not the best, found-footage movies.

@Elfwingson

8 жыл бұрын

I 2nd that!

@MovieJunkieOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. One of my all time favourite movies. Must be watched in its native language, it adds to the atmosphere and confusion of the characters greatly. Thanks for doing this one my man.

@arminreindl7742

8 жыл бұрын

Movie Junkie I didn't know you watch GoodBadFlicks.

@MovieJunkieOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

+Armin Reindl watched Cecil from the start man, he puts a lot of work into his content.

@Dino23968

8 жыл бұрын

I want to see a review on Freddy Got Fingered.

The reason why the cgi looks so good is because they chose really good lighting to mask the fact that it was a cgi monster. Really clever I must admit.

@NoahDaArk

Жыл бұрын

That’s something I’ve seen Corridor Crew point out several times in their VFX Artists React series: properly lighting your CG effects are what really make them good. Kinda like how properly lighting a scene can change the mood of a scene completely

I am an American and this is an absolutely wonderful film! I loved it. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REMADE!!

@iceticketliongaming806

5 жыл бұрын

Metalbeast1975 you know what it does need? A SEQUEL FOR GOD SAKE!!!!!

As a Norwegian person, I really, really hope Hollywood doesn't remake Troll Hunter. I've seen the remakes they've made of successful Swedish films, and I have no doubt that a remake of a Norwegian film would be just as crappy, especially since Troll Hunter is so full of references to Norwegian culture and folklore. It just wouldn't make sense to set it in the USA, because trolls are a Nordic fairytale creature and there's a very strong sense of Nordic pride attached to those fairytales. The USA can make movies about Bigfoot or the Wendigo or Jersey Devil or something instead, at least it would make sense to set those in the USA.

@Madbandit77

5 жыл бұрын

The Wendigo is a Canadian legend.

@MartyrPandaGaming

4 жыл бұрын

That's not entirely true. Since the legend originated from tribes in The Great Lakes region, this also extends to the U.S. sides of said lakes and don't forget that Lake Michigan is also entirely on the U.S. side of the border. It is likely that in centuries past, The Five Nations had this myth and if I remember correctly, they were located on the Southern side of Lake Ontario, which is also in the U.S.

@marshmallowarkleseizure3742

4 жыл бұрын

we don't need an SJW Woke Troll revisionist reimagining/remake of this narrative with safe spaces filled with glitter, candy sprinkles and rainbow scented unicorns or silly/ill-advised attempts to understand the motivations of the trolls or sensitivity training classes demanded of the troll protective advocates of the hunters as trolls would be considered a protected or endangered enchanted species which is exactly what a hollyweird remake would consist of...militant vegan activist would be delusional troll huggers who go out into the troll preserves to make peaceful contact but are then terrified and shocked when they are attacked and a few are eaten while taking a selfie with the trolls in order to get additional likes on their social media pages

@dougtheviking6503

4 жыл бұрын

As a American of Norwegian descent. I agree. Troll hunter is a cult classic , for our people. Hollywood Dosent know Trolls !

@Niobesnuppa

4 жыл бұрын

@@marshmallowarkleseizure3742 What on earth are you talking about?

My boyfriend showed me troll hunter like a couple of years ago one night when we were surfing Netflix. That one part in the cave scared the shit out of me lol

@zerrierslizer1

2 жыл бұрын

that part was one of the few parts that legit gave me nightmares! and as a Norwegian living in one of the places the trolls of this movie resides in, you can imagine how fucking terrified i was. especially during Deer Mating seasons, as Bucks sounds come awfully close to the sound the Jotnar makes...

This movie meant a lot to me, because my Grandma's family is from Norway, but the Norwegian language didn't get passed down past her generation, my Dad doesn't speak it at all, and I never ever hear it outside of Grandma explaining how to say a word or two every once in a long while. Watching Troll Hunter, for me, was the first time I'd heard Norwegian spoken for more than a few sentences, in my whole life. So happy this movie had a US DVD release, I'm so thankful. I wish I could learn Norwegian!!

I remember stumbling upon this movie on netflix and loving it, probably one of the best found footage movies.

@andrew4029

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. It's actually kind of a funny story: My wife & I were babysitting the 6-year old grandson, who was was really into dinosaurs, bigfoot, etc. We were browsing Netflix for something he would be willing to watch and stumbled on this. We only got about halfway through, then his mother picked him up. AFter they left, my wife looked at me and said, "You know..." And I was like, "Yeah, I kinda want to finish it too." Great movie and lots of fun to watch.

Can Hollywood not remake every successful foreign horror movie and turn them into a quick cash grabbing cliche fulled messes please?

@GoodBadFlicks

7 жыл бұрын

That would be nice

@brettbaxter4860

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, see Let The Right One In, vs Let Me In.

@Just_JoshE

7 жыл бұрын

Brett Baxter Those are both good movies though.

@Wavemaninawe

4 жыл бұрын

@Brett Baxter I honestly thought the US remake was way superior. While it made significant changes to details, it stayed much more true to the essence of the book, that which is the relationship between Eli and Oskar. I felt that the Swedish adaption tried to force a plot where there originally was none. Its a character driven story, not a plot driven. So it merely throwing together a string of the novel's key scenes without fleshing out the characters , made it a hot mess. The Cat Scene which is genuinly tragic in the novel, turns into slapstick comedy in the Swedish film adaption, since we never get to know those characters and learn the context of the situation. It kind of bothered me, since the author himself wrote much, if not most of the script, and is a play writer by trade. So you figure that he should understand how to present the material in a format with actors.

@PowerGuido-ky3gy

4 жыл бұрын

Never forget Oldboy

Two words that always put me off a movie - ''found footage'' so I gave this one a body swerve and ignored it but one of my buddys kept on and on at me to see it so I eventually gave in. I'm glad he did go on and on about it, it's superb! The effects are fantastic and the overall story is so well done. I'd love to see a sequel but NOT a US remake, they'll have the trolls destroying cities and the hunter will be some musclebound pretty boy who takes them on with a selection of over the top weaponry and martial arts moves!!!

Loved this film! Its so cool they made all the trolls look like they came out of a old story book.

@Concetta20

7 ай бұрын

I know! I loved that too! Like fairy-tales meet real life, which was the idea.

fun fact: part of this was filmed walking distance from the house i grew up in

@lordeppiothe1

7 жыл бұрын

then you live in a beautiful area

@FargosGames

7 жыл бұрын

lordeppiothe1 yeah, but growing up there, you don't really notice it

@dalirkosimov2576

5 жыл бұрын

How do you avoid the trolls?

@Niobesnuppa

5 жыл бұрын

@@dalirkosimov2576 You just need some troll spray before going on walks, and you'll be fine.

@kasperknutsen8283

4 жыл бұрын

@@dalirkosimov2576 it's tough trust me

I'm Norwegian, and I can say that the best thing about Troll Hunter is the nods to local fairy tales and the politics of the time. A Troll Hunter 2, or a similar film combining other parts of Norwegian myths with politics and satire would be excellent!

@Concetta20

7 ай бұрын

Yes!

I’ve seen this film so many times it’s one of my favorites

It's great you chose to do this particular film for your exploring series Cecil. A criminally underrated and unknown movie. Your sub count is climbing strong, so I hope this draws more attention to this flick, also well done man. This channel is going to grow into something huge. I've followed you since you were just starting out, Keep it up my friend.

@vestyxe

8 жыл бұрын

Great movie. It's cool to see you here.

@MovieJunkieOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

+Vestyxe this guy creates some great content. Always a pleasure to run into a fan!

@vestyxe

8 жыл бұрын

+Movie Junkie You both do. :)

@vestyxe

8 жыл бұрын

+Movie Junkie also, hope you're having less trouble with all the copyright strikes and stuff, dude.

@attackofthecopyrightbots

5 жыл бұрын

wait what he has a name?

I really like this movie, the acting and setting is so good that by the end I was almost convinced that trolls are real. Also the humor is so subtle but yet so good.

I must admit, I'd love to see a sequel to this movie

@theandreas6058

3 жыл бұрын

Jeff Baker me too, just not an american remake

@oligamer200

2 жыл бұрын

Øvredal needs to make one

@philhartman1948

Жыл бұрын

​@@oligamer200 Groovy

3:05 excuse me, did you say SANTA MARIA CASTLE?? It's Soria Moria!

Beautifully photographed, a cast that was intent on playing it straight, and lore comparable to the Grimm Bros. Films don't get much better.

I own this film on dvd, absolutely enjoyed it! the scenery is amazing, makes you wanna visit Norway.

@elvenkind6072

2 ай бұрын

It's the scenery I watched when I was a kid, living in western Norway, needing a couple of days to travel by car to the north of Norway to visit the family on my mothers side. It's the same distance as if traveling south to Italy, over the Alps, to give a feeling of the vast wilderness distances here. In the winters it's actually not allowed to cross the mountains from west to east, across the mountain plateau, called Hardangervidda, or vice versa (east to west), but cars have to travel in convoys with a snow-plow in the front. Anyway, the view out the windows in this movie remind me so much of how it was like to sit in the back seat and just watch the enormous mountains, reaching up above 1000 meters, with snow on the peaks in mid summer, and uncontrollable waterfalls coming down everywhere, and in the "warm" season, it's so green, it's so lush, it's like LIFE itself have gotten a paintbrush and splattered colors of life everywhere. It's sensory overload, and I was just sitting in the backseat of the car, watching, as in a trance. I remember once I was given a tray of cherries, but I was so busy looking, that my whole face and all my clothes became red. One of those stories everyone in the family bully me with since I'm the youngest, born as early as 1979. It's probably the main reason why I wanted so badly to study art. I got a year in a private school in the midst of the fjords and mountains in the middle of south-western Norway, but unfortunately I had such bad grades in everything (except in art) that I was placed in Mechanics studies, because every child at that time was guaranteed to be given a spot on 1 of 3 choices of "collage" study, but I just put Mechanics because I didn't know anything else to put on choice NR.3. So I was bullied even by the teachers... The point though: The scenery is not given justice even by the highest quality TV and film. If you can afford it, visit the city of Bergen, and use it as a base to visit the western part of Norway. Oslo, in the east of Norway is not worth the attention. Then you can just as well visit Sweden, Denmark, Germany, or any European country, only the east of Norway have no charm at all, just vast fields of wheat and forest of erect pine trees, and you never see the horizon. It just fades into more pine and more wheat, and the sorry city of Oslo and the towns around it, that are young, barely a few hundred years, with no style and nothing to see, except the museums. On the west coast, like with Bergen, the earlier capitol, it have style, very few high rise buildings, but mostly very old buildings in the Hanseatic style, along with the UNESCO protected wharf area, and there's two options to get up to the mountain tops above the city where you can see the whole city, 1000 year old, in front of you, and if you turn your head around, you see pure wilderness, as in the movie Troll Hunter. And we have a unique law here, the "all mans right" to wander in the wilderness. There's nobody that own the wild, and it's probably the only pure wilderness in Europe left. People die every year, if they come from abroad and haven't talked to the locals and taken advice seriously, because above 1000 meters, even in mid-summer, it's summer at one minute, and then it can completely turn around, and you get buried in snow the next minute. Hope I managed to wet your appetite to travel here. If you are English or American, everyone, except those above 70-80+ can talk English, and also respect people talking English because of memories from WW2.

I really loved Troll Hunter and I also wish it could get a sequel. Watching it made me want to visit Norway because they showed so much of Norways' natural beauty with those breath-taking shots of fjords. Btw, are we getting closer to exploring Tremors?

This was a surprisingly cool film, I love when films use real mythology from other cultures. It is one of my favorite indie films, definitely a new classic

@zerrierslizer1

2 жыл бұрын

"from other cultures" excuse me? it was filmed in my home country, Norway, which is where the mythology of these Trolls originated. so it isnt "from other cultures" it is from Norwegian Culture as is lol. i am not angry or mad at you. it just annoyed me a bit seeing as how proud i am of this film and my country, and seeing as my family bloodline can be traced back over 500 years.

This movie is amazing i love how the movie treats them more as animals like saying that their mammals and trying to explain why they turn into stone I also love how the movie makes you seem so small compared to the trolls it reminds me of Godzilla (2014) I would love to see a sequel instead of a remake

Sometimes foreign films do not need to be remade. Need I point out The Grudge, The Ring, etc? Sometimes quite a bit can be lost in the translation.

@Niobesnuppa

7 жыл бұрын

Also even the fanciest CGI could never replace charm and good atmosphere, hence why so many of the Hollywood remakes of foreign films (and their own films, but that's a topic for a different discussion) fail, because it's usually quite clear that there wasn't any heart put into it and that it's just a cold cash-grab, an attempt to make an easy buck by taking an already successful script and making a bigger budget American version of it.

@kennedynelson7835

4 жыл бұрын

Leileya Night totally scary af

Great video! These "Exploring ________" videos of by far my favorite videos of yours. Keep it up :)

I loved this movie, and the scenery was absolutely gorgeous.

I watched this movie 3 times in two days. Awesome

I absolutely love this movie, one of my all time favorite movies.

Normally I am apathetic about this sort of film, but I have it a chance and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. They really did a great job with what they had.

This is pretty much my favorite B movie. everything is put together so well and makes sense. it is thought trough making it very realistic. you really feel like if trolls would exist, it would be like this. but please watch it in norway spoken language. its better to read subtitles then to listen horrible English voice overs. it ruins a good movie. also compliments on the nice review!

@GoodBadFlicks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Also yes, subs over dubs!

@andrewvincent89

7 жыл бұрын

I thought it was great too

@Lazaro-138

4 жыл бұрын

You don’t believe they exist? You sir are stupid.

I usually hate found footage movies and subtitles, but damn I love this film!

From mockumentary to working with with Guillermo del Toro in a Hollywood movie, Ovredal came a long way.

The shot of the enormous troll off in the distance there at the end is fucking eerie.

You're absolutely right, the only sane thing to do is to kill the doomed remake plan & let André make the sequel on his terms in Norway. Still one of the greatest monster movies ever filmed, Trollhunter is legendary!

So glad it was decided to make an exploration video on the film "Troll Hunter". I loved this movie when I saw it a couple years back. Thanks!

I don't purchase a lot of foreign language films, but this one is a proud addition to my collection. Love this movie!

Remember watching this a few years back. It is one of thw best if not the best found footage film I have ever seen! Really atmospheric and creepy. The CGI was amazing! Really need to watch it again

I watch these on my lunch breaks and really like synopsis/ the depth you go into. Keep it up

Cecil, you are goddamn gift to youtube. never ever stop. I fucking love this movie, and have seen it at least 5 times since it came out.

I love this movie. It is one of my few foreign films in my movie collection.

thanks for not ruining the ending. this was an excellent review buddy

By far one of the best found footage films out there, I've watched this too many times to count on Netflix. Great video as always!

I never got around to watching this one, but after hearing everything about it, I'mma check it out :D

@DorfenThomas

8 жыл бұрын

Too bad you didnt watch it beforehand.. it really is amazing if you havent seen any of the cgi

@satanslittleunicorn6536

7 жыл бұрын

I watched this and The Babadook on the same day And we Americans suck

I watched this on the big screen with my dad, and we had a blast. Thanks for talking about this oh so Norwegian movie with american styling. Tusen takk

This is seriously one of the best monster movies I've ever seen.

LOVED this movie, and the way they were all different types and were catalogued and had different properties. I LOVE the variety in movies like this, where each "monster" is really different from the other and therefore not all the same. Makes each encounter more interesting!

i am from Norway and i love this movie. But my favorite "troll" movie is: Thale. That is an amazing movie that GoodBadFlicks should explore.

@GoodBadFlicks

4 жыл бұрын

It's on the list!

found this movie with my friend on net-flicks about a year ago. honestly one of the best found footage movies Ive ever seen, and definitely the best movie about trolls that will probably ever exist.

This is one of the few examples of an amazing found footage film. Extremely well done and rocks ass.

Saw this in a small theater with my wife who is Norwegian. She did not need the subtitles but I did. We both love the movie and recommend it all the time.

This is one of my favorites. It's nice to see the background

I was glad you mentioned the scenery, sometimes I got caught up in how beautiful Norway is, that I forgot to pay attention to what the characters were saying.

A found footage film that isn't shit? Off to Netflix!

@metal882

7 жыл бұрын

Ugh, chronicle?

@BigK13372

7 жыл бұрын

+Tyler CEO NFGxFSUxInc. As I said, a found footage film that isn't shit.

@daveski7

4 жыл бұрын

@@BigK13372 Yeah chronicle sucked ass lmao. I find it funny that by the end they just gave up on it being a found footage film and just have hundreds of cameras flying around the sky getting amazing shots of them fighting lmao

Just finished watching this it was great and has totally held up over the years!!

Troll hunter is a hidden gem such a great movie thanks for doing this

Probably the best found footage movie out there. I love the lore they created with the trolls and that agency, it really felt like the casual day of work in a forester's life, this just feels natural.

Just watched this with my dad. We both loved it!

I love this film! Simply adore it! Thank you cecil!

I think this works even more today because we have so many amateur explorer shows on KZread, this could easily be remade/have a sequel in that venue.

Also, shout outs for having a Kvelertak song in the end credits. I love it when awesome songs are in the credits for awesome movies.

i’ve known this movie for years and it still hasn’t got what it deserves, this and cloverfield are too found footage movies. Again this movie is a masterpiece and did an amazing job on such a short budget

It did get a limited theatrical release, mainly in independent movie houses in the U.S. Happily got to see it there instead of on DVD.

A remake would involve a studio, this would involve executives who know more than the director and writer(s) about what the movie should be. There would be numerous test screening with cuts and recuts, then a release in 50 theaters with $15.00 worth of publicity, after which it would fail, and the few people who do see it, would destroy it on the internet, thus making a sequel or a directors cut impossible, blaming the director and, regardless of how talented the actors are, the cast, and possibly the writer. This is why I love inexpensively made Indy films.

I a 1000% enjoyed this movie. It was a silent killer for me and my husband. We both really enjoyed it.

One of my favorite movies of all time. glad you talked about it.

That’s what made it so unique and it’s clever and it taps into, I think, what a lot of people are realizing nowadays, that so many of the folktales have a basis in history.

love the films you pick to dig into. Thanks!!!

@GoodBadFlicks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

What I love about your channel is that almost all the films you recommend can be bought for peanuts on Amazon marketplace so I can check them out without breaking the bank. And you've got an impressive hit rate so far!

This movie was actually in theaters when it came to my state I think? But my class went to see Tron and Narnia instead( I liked tron by the way). I saw it on Netflix afew years ago and I thought it was really good. Though I'm not sure how if I went to Norway a Troll could smell me since I believe in god ( what could he smell the Easter dinner I had months ago=/?).

I really like that movie. I saw it on Netflix one day and was like, "Meh, I got nothing else to do." It was a pleasant surprise.

One of the best found footage movies. Loved it. Tense and funny.

Such an underrated, great film! I tell everyone to watch this, glad you reviewed it. Keep up the vids man!

Hollywood, KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THIS

I made my family watch Troll Hunter and Rare Exports a few years ago during Christmas. They were unenthusiastic, but now it's an annual Christmas movie tradition like Christmas Story, Rudolph, and Elf; plus my parents have become fans of Scandinavian films.

Excellent movie. The bar for found footage has been raised ten fold.

yay, this movie is a favorite of mine and the way the guy plays it as his day job is really cool.

My grandma showed me this film, we both loved it.

Troll Hunter was epic. I loved every minute of it. "TROLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

Great film, superbly crafted.

Its honestly not fair that you don't have more followers. You make quality content and put a lot of work into it and we (subs) understand that and thank you for it.

I always love your videos, and am so glad to see you do one on one of my all-time favorite movies!

I love this movie. I have fond memories of seeing it in the cinema. Great work!

Such a good movie ! definitely need to go back and re watch it.

Such a great and fun movie; so impressed how little it cost!

I'm not usually a fan of found-footage, but Troll Hunter is great, one of my favourite films in fact.

Still one of my favorite episodes of this channel, even in 2019.

I went into Troll Hunter expecting psychological games and "scary noises in the dark" through most of the movie. Boy was I wrong. This movie delivers way more than you could ever ask for in a low-budget horror flick. You get full views of the trolls in action and they look awesome.

I've been into Norway's landscape and culture for a while and a movie bringing trolls to life is just perfect.

I saw this movie, other than the slight annoyance of reading subtitles, this was a phenomenally great film. It was clearly a B movie, but felt like watching an A movie. I loved the part where they talk about the troll's biology.

The CG impressed me a lot when I saw the first trailers. Then it stuck to me for the good atmosphere. Hope the team will achieve what they want to in the future.

Yeah, those effects look great!

So underrated, great you picked it up.

brilliant movie, I had so much fun watching it and the lore and rules and how they hunt them.

This is one of the few movies covered on this channel that i've actually seen, and I thought it was great, too! Nice to see someone else talking about it.

Trollhunter is a great film! I watched it with my son, we both completely enjoyed it.

i grew up near one of the locations this movie is filmed at. Våtedalen in Gloppen Kommune. i am also the last in the line of the Bergheim Family, which is in the entrance to Våtedalen. my family was considered "the Gatekeepers of Våtedalen" in the viking age, seeing as Våtedalen was a sacred ground and was close to a place called Torheim, which many places in norway is called. and the reason for the name Torheim is all because of the norse mythology and belief that it was one the places the Bifrost landed to transport Thor to Midgard, or Earth as it is know as today.

When the first trailers emerged I was really curious and after seeing it a couple years back I have to say it's a great movie, one of my favourites, I remember being so absorbed and sucked into the mythos/world they were building with the trolls, it was fascinating and the way the special effects were handled amazed me for the budget, the cave scene with the mountain kings was very tense, I agree with everyone else, it must be views in it's original form, probably one of the few movies where I felt the need to buy the DVD since normally I watch a movie once or twice and I'm done with it but I've watched troll hunter 8+ times sowing it to friends and such, highly recommend.

I have GOT to see this movie. Thanks, Cecil.

This movie actually made me jump up in my seat when the first troll popped out. My gosh, I was legit scared and remained scared the entire movie afterwards. It really is a good movie and makes you invest in the characters, so when they are in danger, you are imagining the pain they will suffer if they screw up. Good movie, will watch again real soon.

Picked this up for a $1 at Dollartree. I am glad I gave it a chance. This is a low budget movie that was actually worth watching. It had a shadow of collasses vibe. This would make a cool video game.