Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (女巫獵人) is an 2013 film. The movie stars Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, and Famke Janssen. The movie is based on the adult lives of the fairy tale, Hänsel and Gretel.
Hansel and Gretel are taken to the forest by their dad and with a glance, say goodbye to their mother. In the forest, they get lost and stumble on a candy cottage and fight the candy witch to the death. The find out that witch magic doesn't work on them and eventually vanquish the witch by burning her. When they get back to their home, its been burned down. Fast forward 20+ years and the two siblings are witch hunter rock stars. They land in Ansburg as the town sheriff is about to burn a witch. They stop him letting them know that witches have rotting skin and teeth. The mayor has hired them to recover 10 kids that have recently been kidnapped. Let the witch hunt begin.
This movie is a guilty pleasure type film. Witch hunting with shotguns and pistols? Falling form the sky and surviving? Witches that move super fast once in awhile? It was more comic book than real life. Almost like a Xena or Hercules episode. Kick butt, no blood, and win. However, at the end, it does get a little bloody and we see some real deaths.
With a sequel on the way, I wouldn't mind getting on for another ride.
