Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008)

GNOMES AND TROLLS, an action-adventure comedic fairy tale, marks White Shark Film's first foray into computer animation... See full synopsis »

Director:

Robert Rhodin

Writers:

Salvatore Cardoni (screenplay), Robert Rhodin (story)

Stars:

Elizabeth Daily, Greg Berg, James Arnold Taylor

Cast

Credited cast:
Elizabeth Daily	...	Junior (voice) (as EG Daily)
Greg Berg	...	Sneaky (voice)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Slim / Prickles / Hilda / Spike (voice)
André Sogliuzzo	...	Fassa (voice)
Joe Cappelletti	...	Face (voice)
Lloyd Sherr	...	Jalle (voice)
Kate Higgins	...	Fawn (voice)
Kym Hoy	...	Alley (as Kim Hoy)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hans Alfredson	...	Leif (voice)
Johan Hallström	...	Junior (voice)
Henrik Hjelt	...	Sneaky (voice)
Douglas Leon	...	Face (voice) (as Dogge Doggelito)
Janet Leon	...	Fawn (voice)
Lillemor 'Lill' Lindfors	...	Svea (voice)
Peter Stormare	...	Prickles (voice)

Storyline

GNOMES AND TROLLS, an action-adventure comedic fairy tale, marks White Shark Film's first foray into computer animation... See full synopsis »

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2009 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Kabouters en trollen: De geheime kamer

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

White Shark

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min 75 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Gnomes and Trolls: The Forest Trial (2010)

User Reviews

Warm family movie

The story is set in Scandinavian forest. Young junior struggles to go his own path, but his father wants him to follow his path. This is small White Shark's first CG movie, and I cannot say more than "Im impressed". CG movies has been until today only produced by large studios with 100million+ budget.

This movie was produced for less than three (3?) million, and it still keeps the kids stuck to the screen for 75 minutes. My two children loved it, and my younger son wanted to see it again. It's not a movie for the teenage kid, but rather for a 5-7 year old. The music is fantastic, with a great atmosphere.

If i would to put any negative, then the trolls are a bit scare for the younger kids, but that is of course a troll! The facials are also not the best and it feels sometimes as it was not put too much love about the expressions. But then again, with the small budget, i can understand this.

Regarding the animations, its OK, not a Kung-Fu Panda or a Bolt, but then not worse than any other mid-budget movie. I would say the animations are like Ice Age or Valiant.

Its a different movie and Im excited to see what this young studio will come up with in the future. A bit slow in the beginning, but definitely picks up the pace at the end.

I give it 7 out of 10.