Witchslayer Gretl (2012)

Director: Mario Azzopardi
Writers: Angela Mancuso (story), Brook Durham (teleplay)



Twenty years after his encounter with the witch, a grown-up Hansel returns to the haunted forest, seeking revenge. But there's a surprise waiting - his sister Gretel (who he thought had been killed) is the witch's protégé.

So, Here we have another lovely offering from Syfy.  I know you are all highly anticipating to find out if this lives up to the extremely high quality of offerings that Syfy puts out.  The answer is, of course, yes.  And by that, I mean yes, it's pretty mediocre.

And, of course, that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, because I did.  This is a straightforward, no-nonsense Syfy fantasy flick.  There are other Syfy offerings that I have enjoyed more, but this one is ok.  Followers of my blog will understand that I mean this movie is not very good, so if you are a new visitor here don't expect a LOTR epic, or even a Season of the Witch.  You should know what you get with Syfy.

So, here we go...
The story is straightforward and nothing fancy.  It's easy to follow with a few (and expected) inconsistencies.  The acting is fine.  As a big Stargate fan, I can't say anything bad about Dr. Beckett, I mean Paul McGillion although he really should do his accent all the time... no matter what.  Emilie Ullerup is pretty good, and Sarain Boylan is probably the worst actor here.  She's not down-right awful, but the others are better.  Shannen Doherty is really not in the movie much, so don't have much to say about her.  Although this gives me the opportunity to ask... Why is this called Witchslayer Greyl and not Witchslayer Hansel?  It makes no sense.

The special effects are standard Syfy effects, which means they are pretty bad.  Their creature effects really need to step up someday.  The "magic effects" are usually fine, but sheesh.. every Syfy movie creature looks the same.. and terrible.

I'm not going to talk about the females much, as this is a family friendly, TV show, with no sexuality what-so-ever.  But, Emilie Ullerup is pretty cute.

The action is typical of these shows, which means not bad, but not good either.  There's good spacing of the action, so I really was not bored watching this.

Verdict:  Typical Syfy fare.. If you like em, you'll like this.  If not, skip...















 

The Cast

 

Paul McGillion ... Hansel

 

 Emilie Ullerup ... Ehren

 

Sarain Boylan ... Lara

 

Shannen Doherty ... Gretl

 

Jefferson Brown ... Abyss

 

Anne Shepherd ... Ture Zora

 

Clara Pasieka ... Young Maiden

 

Daniela Lazzaro ... Newborn Witch

 

Frank J. Zupancic ... Ehren's Father

 

Marianthi Evans ... Witch Ingonito

 

Maxwell Uretsky ... Young Hansel

 Sophia Ewaniuk ... Young Gretl

 

Gene Arsenawil ... Newborn Witch's Brother

Remy Duselle ... Newborn Witch's Father

 

Nahanni Johnstone ... Thorne