A couple of foreign films
Troll Hunter 7.5/10
- A Norwegian movie that's shot in a semi-documentary style, no "shaky cam" thankfully. There are a couple of bear attacks and a university news crew and interviews bear hunters about the hunt. They end up hearing about secretive non-licensed bear hunter and attempt to follow him and learn his story. They learn he is a government sanctioned troll hunter, but of course, they think he's quite mad. The premise sounds odd, but they actually do a good job in making the situation feel almost real. The bureaucracy, details and history of trolls given in the movie makes it almost seem plausible. I was actually entertained, better than I expected.
Mongol 7/10
Russian director with the story of the rise of Genghis Khan. Nice cinematography and look at the Mongol way of life. It shows the determination and fortitude he must of had to rise to power in such a unforgiving culture and time. A little slow in places, but still an entertaining movie. Originally this was to be the first part of a trilogy, but the next chapter has been put on hold. I would watch the next part if it ever comes out.