Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (Post-release)

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I forget what movie I was going to see when I saw the trailer, but after the trailer ended I said to my girlfriend "that movie is going to bomb" and after reading through this thread, I can see I'm not the only one who sees the failings in this.

I too saw a lot of "Van Helsing" in this, another movie that just failed to deliver anything worth watching again.
 
re: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (Post-release)

Justover6 said:
I always felt movies that come out in the theaters aren't meant to be good. Things good enough for a random night out with low disappointments or high school kids to go see with there girlfriends and if the guy fails to make-out with whoever... well... there's always something else mildly entertaining yet uncommiting to watch.
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I "saw" the Fast and Furious at least 5 times during my high school days.

Floors were sticky.:love
 
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So, what's next, "Red Riding Hood: Retribution"? "Goldilocks: Open Season"? "Heidi: Hell Hath No Fury"???

I mean seriously, Hansel & Gretel????
 
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Vermithrax - I would see every one of those movies! Ha! With the TV shows and the recent Snow White and H&G retellings, might as well be ushering in a wave where fairly tale stuff is the new comics/vampires/zombies for awhile.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the last person who likes movies that are ridiculous just for the fun of it. I don't need a deep meaning, clever twist, or Oscar performances. It's nice when stuff like that happens, just as I will certainly admit when a movie isnt very good, but I guess the movie being bad doesn't usually diminish my enjoyment much.

Yeah, I even liked Van Helsing.
 
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They have been running the trailer on TV heavy the last few days and when Gretal says "This is my brother, Hansel." The way she says "Hansel" makes me think of an old Bugs Bunny cartoon where he stresses the "Han" the exact same way and it sounds more like "Haun-sel".
 
This ad is on adult swim every commercial break and each time it makes me less and less interested.

Edit: I just realize nobody in the ads has an accent of any kind despite it being europe.
 
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I just got back from seeing this today, my review may contain spoilers,

1. Story and plot development.

Hansel and Gretel, two witch hunters who spend the whole film doing exactly that. No story arc at all and a complete lack of character development makes this a truly awful movie, the end of the film culminates in the siblings finally "knowing who we are now". I had zero interest in either characters throughout the film, neither character made any important discovery or had any moment which would add to the development of the character arc. The love interest felt forced to say the least and had no chemistry between Hansel and the woman who's name I don't even care to remember.

2. Set Design.

Welcome to the set which was left over from Van Helsing, every part of this move screamed second rate Van Helsing. Thats a pretty hard thing to do considering VH wasn't even very good to begin with.

The costumes and movie sets were about as generic as you could get with no standout feature at all. Even the weapons were completely boring and uninspiring, VH at least had a kick ass crossbow. I don't think we are going to be seeing any of these crop up any time soon on the replica props section of the forum.

3. Makeup

One word.....Edward. What the hell were they thinking? I mean I applaud the movie for going the route of practical animatronics but this guy came off like something they found hanging around the movie backlot from a long forgotten 80's movie. I also did not understand a single word he said.

4. Music

Best thing about the movie, which is to be expected considering it had Hanz Zimmer on board. Still, I even found the music to be completely forgettable.

Rating:- 1.5 out of 5
 
Just saw it too, and thought it was good fun. It doesn't take itself seriously so I don't get why everyone else does. :popcorn
 
I think too many people rely on critics to give them info on movies. i go blind if its a movie I want to see.I want to see John Carter on dvd so I'll get it of Amamzon.com. No harm getting it used and if i like it. All the better.same with this one.
 
Ok, ok, I know, it's a bit late and I saw it. Mind, that I just read the premise, that after Hänsel (pronounced: Hen-sel) and Gretel burnt the witch became witch hunters. I admit, it was very interesting the premise, since the fairy tale never said explicitly, what became of them, in some versions, they returned to their parents, in another their mom died inbetween (probably of grief and regret) and returned to their dad.

I liked the movie, thought as some might say, they didn't had much characterization, if you're being honest with yourself, the fairy tale didn't made much of them too, so the screenwriter had to the best he could. I also liked the filming in Germany, that Hänsel had diabetes, which is a nice thought through touch and I liked the twist, that the siblings' mom was a white witch. A really nice and fresh perspective, neat idea, which has seldom come to newer Hollywood films. At one point, it was over the top (Mina mowing the witch convention down with MG) but it never took them too serious, yet not slipping to parody. I looking forward to the sequel!
 
Just saw this (for free luckily). While I won't say it totally sucked, it really wasn't all that good, but sometimes I like to watch crap. I'm really fascinated by witch lore so I watched it just for that. There is some cool "witchy" stuff in it but that is about it. This movie cannot figure out what century it is taking place in. The dialect and wardrobe of H & G looks kinda modern goth, the weaponry seems late 1800s ala Wild Wild West, while the villages and their background inhabitants seem Middle Ages.

What was the point of Hansel being sick? Someone said it was diabetes(?), I didn't pick up on that, but I'll accept it. I'm not really sure when Insulin was discovered and I don't know when syringes were invented but I'm pretty sure they would have had neither in whatever year this movie is supposedly taking place in. Hansel says he has to take injections every few hours, well with the spear sized needle this guy is using, I would hate to see the track marks on this joker!! He would look like a junkie's worst nightmare!!

Where did they get all this crazy weaponry? Obviously they are famous but do they have government backing or did they build it all? I find it hard to believe two homeless orphans could have the knowledge to develop such things as folding shotguns, repeating crossbows and gatling guns, not to mention tons of modern day bullets for them.

I did like the fact that Edward the troll was (for the most part) practical effects, but I agree I could not understand a word he said. And what convinced him to change sides? Obviously he had seen witches kill people left and right, children in fact, yet he sees some humans whoop up on Gretal and he all of a sudden has a change of heart?

Other than the cool song in the end credits, I can't even remember any of the music--it was that lackluster. I won't say I hated this movie, but it was (barely) worth one viewing, soon to be forgotten.
 
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I enjoyed it. While it wasnt groundbreaking in any way, it was fun to watch. The costuming was pretty interesting even if it did look like VH rip offs. I am more interested in the weapons.
 
Watched it last night with my teenage boys. Loved it. It is a fun movie to make fun of while you watch it.
I liked it better than Van Helsing because it had an element of humor.
It was also shockingly unpredictable in some scenes.
 
I just saw this movie and loved it, It feels like a better version of the "The brother Grimm" Hell, It even stars Peter Stormare as well.

The Hansel love story was good but ended really stupid.
All of the props was wonderful, the guns , wands...the double flip white witch book...everything was cool.
 
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