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Rating: 2.5 stars

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2013 Alamo Drafthouse Ritz

All movies seen on 02/05/2013

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Directed by Tommy Wirkola

Action | Fantasy

Most recently watched by VicnaLobster, sleestakk, PeterMartin, jcdeleon1, Javitron, schofizzy, noahphex, seanCduregger, CaptainBigTime, danielt

Overview

After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches… their past.

Rated R | Length 88 minutes

Actors

Jeremy Renner | Gemma Arterton | Famke Janssen | Pihla Viitala | Derek Mears | Robin Atkin Downes | Ingrid Bolsø Berdal | Joanna Kulig | Thomas Mann | Peter Stormare | Bjørn Sundquist | Rainer Bock | Thomas Scharff | Kathrin Kühnel | Zoe Bell | Monique Ganderton | Christian Rubeck | Cedric Eich | Alea Sophia Boudodimos | Matthias Ziesing | Sebastian Hülk | Vegar Hoel | Jeppe Beck Laursen | Stig Frode Henriksen | Rose Wakesho | Lucy Ella von Scheele | Stephanie Corneliussen | Vanessa Wieduwilt | Tommy Wirkola

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

In a time when every shitty effects film is night 3 hours, it’s refreshing to see one move briskly on a race to a scant 88 minutes. I believe this was accomplished by shredding this movie’s script at random and assembling what was left into this mess. A mess it is but given the choice between THE NOTEBOOK on the other screen at the Alamo’s Ritz location and this (for free) it was an easy choice. Good thing this movie is pretty silly and occasionally actually fun. Aside from a slow 10 minute stretch in act 2 there’s at least always something going on. Amongst the bad CG there was actually some good makeup and super puppet work going on. I also liked some occasional practical gore and the totally out-of-place cursing. Not nearly as bad as the ‘nets would have you believe but surely not good enough for rewatches.

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