We've all heard the old children's story of Hansel and Gretel, the story of a brother and sister lead into the forest by their father who leaves them there. The children wander the forest alone until they stumble upon a cottage made of candy in the middle of the woods.
Candy house?
Middle of the woods?
Seems legitimate right?
No?
Well then you'll probably not get eaten by a witch anytime soon, congratulations. I digress; the brother and sister approach the candy cottage and begin to eat bits and pieces of the home. The witch who owns the candy house captures the children eating her house, though who can blame her I'd be pissed too.
The witch continues to feed the children candy in attempts to fatten them up, cook, and eat them. Eventually the children escape and push the witch into her own oven and get away. Now imagine that harrowing encounter with the witch turned young Hansel and Gretel into "bonafide badasses". This is where the movie begins, several years (and witch's) later.
Hansel and his sister are hired by a town to slay the witch's stealing their children. The characters Hansel and Gretel are amazingly well done and equally amazingly acted.
They speak in a much more modern way then the rest of the characters, to help then stand apart. One awesome part is Gretel's opening line; "Let the girl go, or I will blow your f****** head off over all this hillbillys" a Classic. Another liberty taken with the characters, Hansel the brother, has Diabetes. Also known as the sugar sickness from eating all the candy as a child. This twist I rather enjoyed because it seemed a bit more realistic in an otherwise fantasy world. The plot for the movie is about as good as you would expect it to be based of a child's story. That being said, the use of live action effects of CGI certainly causes this movie to be a gorgeous one.
I really enjoyed the fact that they strayed away from CGI, yes it might not look as flashy all the time but it looks more gritty and real which is exactly what this movie was going for.
Greatest Review's gives "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" 5 stars out of 5. With the action, the characters, and the sheer beauty of this movie it will be more then enough to keep you glued to your seat for the entire duration, and even asking for more! To date I would say this is one of the better reboots to grace cinemas for a fresh take and strategically mouthy dialogue.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>By: David "DJ" Duarte
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