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"[9], The Stone Circle witches' looks were designed by Twilight Creations (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). It should feel animalistic. [94][95], The "extreme version" home release was announced by Wirkola to feature more comedy and "more guts and blood and gore, stuff that didn't make the [theatrical] cut. "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – Review", "Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters - Music from the Motion Picture: Atli Örvarsson: MP3 Downloads". [4][153][154][155] The film was nominated for the 40th People's Choice Awards in the category Favorite Horror Movie, but lost to Carrie. "[142], Neil Geinzlinger of The New York Times wrote that "it may not stay in the public eye long because this movie is probably not going to put up Twilight-like numbers," adding that "the script doesn't give them enough of the witty lines that can elevate these types of movies to must-see status, which is odd, since the producers include Will Ferrell. [18] Wirkola stated he "just wanted this crazy, mashed-up world where you can't pinpoint where it is, or when it is" and the modern elements are there to "add to the fun and tone of the film. Minor parts, but I knew I could get great actors in small parts and Ingrid has a great physicality. [78] The digital color correction was supervised by Stefan Sonnenfeld. "[137] Peter Paras of E! [88] Co-producer Kevin Messick later said: "We'd finished it but we were still discussing adding a coda scene, which we were able to shoot. "[141] DVD Talk's Jamie S. Rich summed up: "Is Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters a good movie? Regal This could include witchcraft, sorcery, the use of charms, totems, or curses, and any sort of magical attack. [32] Janssen said she enjoyed "flying", something that she always wanted to do, adding that despite her reputation as an action star it was the first film where she really had to do something physical (including suffering a minor accident on the set[69]),[70] because she could not use a double in the close-up scenes where she had the makeup on. "[83] Örvarsson found it easier to collaborate with Wirkola due to their shared Nordic heritage and said that their discussions about the music for the film "might have had some of the most cold and dark humor of any Hollywood music meetings."[83]. "[150] Ryan Doom from JoBlo.com wrote that "while usually that's the thing I mock, [Hansel & Gretel] somehow ended up pretty damn enjoyable ... Why not? [41][42] Janssen too described the film as "Tarantino-esque", with "a lot of blood, gore and exploding witches. "[123] Kat Murphy of MSN gave it one star out of four, comparing this "big-budget faux fairy tale about skanky witches" to a "downscale video game for dull-eyed teens happy to lap up lame wisecracks and lots of gore. Witch Hunters were harsh, cruel, and fanatical members of an inquisitorial synod dedicated to the persecution and eradication of magic in Novigrad, Oxenfurt, and Velen during the witch hunts in 1272. In 2010, after being approached by Gary Sanchez Productions, Wirkola pitched the film to Paramount Pictures. 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On the night of the last Blood Moon, Muriel planned to use the heart of the white witch to complete her potion. Grimms' unlikely bounty hunters | Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters breaks the norm for its stars, writes Jenny Cooney Carrillo. But they soon stumble upon a case that could hold the key to their past. Hansel falls from a witch's broomstick and is lost in the forest. [112] It is estimated that, following published production costs, marketing and advertising fees, and the percentage of international revenue that was lost by the domestic studio, similar fantasy reboots such as Snow White and the Huntsman, Mirror, Mirror, Jack the Giant Slayer, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and I, Frankenstein fail to match the total studio winnings for Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, which makes it one of the most financially successful films of the fantasy-reboot genre, despite having the smallest estimated budget and lowest Metascore of the recent entries. If a witch hunter announces that someone is a witch, the witch turns into a mouse for one hundred years. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Hansel Gretel: Witch Hunters (DVD, 2017) at the best online prices at eBay! [30][71], The film's visual effects were created using mostly practical effects, supplemented by computer-generated imagery (CGI) created by Hammerhead VFX for about 15% of the film's special effects, such as the transformations. There's one person who does the eye brows, one person does the feet. Likeable enough (if you don't take its homicidal plotline seriously). Directed by Breck Eisner. Written and researched by Kasper Von Liebenstein', the author went missing immediately after its admission. | Fresh (4). Originally scheduled for release in March 2012, the film was delayed for ten months to accommodate Renner's appearances in The Avengers and The Bourne Legacy and to allow additional time to shoot a post-credits scene. "[127] Calum Marsh of Slant Magazine lambasted the film's "sub-Tim Burton aesthetic" and wrote that "the result suggests A Knight's Tale as penned by Seth MacFarlane," giving it zero out of four stars. She impressed Wirkola with her performance in The Disappearance of Alice Creed,[30] and, after they have met, with her "really filthy sense of humour" as "the humour is essential to this film. [138] Tom Russo of The Boston Globe, giving the film three out of five stars, called it a "splattery fanboy fun. She attacks Gretel, who is rescued by Ben, a local teenager and avid fan of theirs who plans to become a witch hunter himself. [25] Marlene Stewart created the film's costumes, using traditional leather and linen but without an antique look. The Witch Hunters are Coming is a parody of daytime TV reality shows. "[37] She said that she "loved every minute" of the production and did not want it to end, also crediting it for helping her overcome her fear of getting hurt. She's much more of a thinker, intense, internal and bit more open-minded than he is." I loved him. [96] In addition, just the theatrical cut of the film will be made available on a single DVD. It's full throttle, there's lots of blood and gore and bad language, I often wonder how I got this movie made. [81], Hans Zimmer worked on Witch Hunters as an executive music producer. If we were to get guns named after them though, they should be slightly different. 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The grand witch, Muriel attacks the town with her army and abducts another child. The scene where Berringer and his goons assault Gretel is also extended; it occurs in between the scene where Mina heals Hansel and has sex with him, and shows that the men plan to rape Gretel right before Edward kills them. This significant financial and fan following have led some to question the initial perception of the film in relation to its debut in January, considered to be "a refuge for films that don't have a shot of generating good word of mouth or having a leggy run. The Witch Hunters (T*witches #8) Paperback – June 1, 2003. by R. Reisfeld (Author), H. B. Gilmour (Author) › Visit Amazon's H. B. Gilmour Page. "[144] Vince Horiuchi of The Salt Lake Tribune suggested that this film should have been made 30 years ago by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell, while instead "the Hansel and Gretel we're left with runs out of its magic potion far too early to let us enjoy its wicked possibilities. The Witch Hunters was the ninth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was a lot of fun coming up with the different weapon designs and ways of killing witches. [115] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Not all the time. In some ways, it feels like they're the spawn of the dark places of nature. The last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of … At least not in any way that is defensible by regular critical standards. [93] In Mexico, it was the first feature film to be shown in Cinemex's new X4D Motion EFX theater format, provided by MediaMation. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters was theatrically released in the United States on January 25, 2013, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D, as well in D-Box motion theaters and select international 4DX theaters. "[145] A more positive comparison to Raimi and Campbell's Army of Darkness was made by Pete Vonder Haar of the Houston Press, who gave it three out of five "witch hazels" and wrote: "I'm not sure if witches are the next vampires/zombies, or if the hinted-at franchise potential has any legs, but this was a perfectly vulgar way to spend 90 minutes. But this is a fantastical world of witches and trolls and I wanted to ground the movie where I could. It took some convincing to get the studio along with the animatronic creature. Directed by Tommy Wirkola. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. Many are listed below: The Witch Hunters Handbook: a small black book that provides a concise portable summary and report on the order. I did write the script and I hope to be involved in it. The siblings engage Muriel in a brutal fight that ends with Gretel decapitating her with a shovel. Mayor Englemann has hired the siblings to rescue the town's missing children, who are presumed abducted by witches. 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