History Film / HanselAndGretelWitchHunters

* DiseaseByAnyOtherName: Hansel is described as having "sugar sickness" from his time imprisoned in the witch's gingerbread house. To the audience it is obvious he is talking about insulin-dependent diabetes.

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Subverted. [[spoiler: At the end, Hans narrates how even though revenge won't change the past or bring their parents back, it still feels pretty damn good.]]

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The real town of Augsburg has never looked anything like the small village the movie takes place in. A prospering rich center of trade would be much closer to reality. It was so large that it would periodically be the seat of the Imperial Diet (the General Assembly of the Empire). Furthermore, Augsburg not only had its own military, but contained a key base for the Holy Roman Empire. Thus was literally crammed with soldiers, [[spoiler:The Witches attacking it before they gained immortality would have been suicidal.]] Also, whike he movie was correct in that Augsburg was surrounded by forests, the Lech River which runs through the town is completely missing.

--> *as the mercenary crosses himself at her approach* "Don't bother. Even your God knows better..."

* BadassNormal: Hansel and Gretel have no magical powers [[spoiler:despite being the children of a white witch themselves]] but are very skilled at dispatching witches using conventional weapons and plenty of cunning.

** Then again, it could have been ''[[AWizardDidIt magic]]'' candy.
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The real town of Augsburg has never looked anything like the small village the movie takes place in. A prospering rich center of trade would be much closer to reality. It was so large that it would periodically be the seat of the Imperial Diet (the General Assembly of the Empire). Furthermore, Augsburg not only had its own military, but contained a key base for the Holy Roman Empire. Thus was literally crammed with soldiers, [[spoiler:The Witches attacking it before they gained immortality would have been suicidal.]]
** Considering that the witches were essentially bulletproof and could attack from the skies with their brooms, it's more like it'd be suicide for the soldiers.
** The movie was correct in that Augsburg was surrounded by forests. However, the Lech River which runs through the town is completely missing.

* BoomHeadshot

* KillItWithFire: One way of killing witches.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Famke Janssen seems to go from a British to Dutch to American accent throughout the film.

* HumbleBoast: Hansel asks Ben if he has ever shot a gun, Ben kind of quietly remarks that he won a shooting contest at the county fair...three times, Hansel just smiles and helps him up onto his horse.

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Poor [[spoiler:Jackson]] never gets so much as a mention after his black magic induced suicide despite risking his life helping Hansel and Gretel [[spoiler:capture a witch.]]

''Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'' is a 2013 action adventure film based on the [[Literature/HanselAndGretel classic fairy tale]] by Creator/TheBrothersGrimm. Starring Creator/JeremyRenner, Creator/GemmaArterton, Creator/PeterStormare and Creator/FamkeJanssen. And written and directed by Tommy Wirkola, the director of Film/DeadSnow.

* AnachronismStew: It's unclear exactly when the movie is supposed to be set, but even aside from Hansel and Gretel's unexplained steampunk armory, there's a ridiculous variance in tech levels, especially among the more "mundane" firearms.

* ShoutOut: Hansel and Gretal's mother resembles [[Film/SleepyHollow Ichabod Crane's]]: slightly EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette with long hair and a blue dress. [[spoiler: both were (or implied to be) white witches who loved their children but got killed by witch hunters.]]

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Muriel reveals to Hansel and Gretel that their mother, Adrianna, was a benevolent white witch and that the reason why they are immune to black magic is due to being blessed by their mother with a spell of protection as children. Muriel needed the heart of a white witch as the final ingredient in the feast of the Blood Moon ritual, in order to make her and the rest of the black witches immune to fire. Adrianna was far too strong in the craft for them to overpower, so Muriel intended to have Gretel's heart instead. Muriel then spread rumours of Adrianna being a witch, causing the villagers to storm their home and burn her alive (not to mention hanging their father when he ran in to try and save her). However, their father was able lead them into the forest and leave them there to protect them from the villagers.]]

* GratuitousGerman: Completely averted, which is odd considering the move takes place in Germany. Doubly so when some of the actors are German, but speak with American Accents. This the TranslationConvention might be in effect.

* StupidGood: [[spoiler: Adrianna, a Grand White Witch,]] basically ''allows'' the townsfolk to kill her. [[spoiler: This is a being so powerful that an entire covenant of evil witches cannot hope to take her by force. It's one thing never using your magic to harm humans on principle, but it's another thing entirely to surrender to being burned at the stake. There's no indication her magical prowess couldn't have allowed an escape without hurting anyone. Instead she's brutally murdered, her husband is hanged soon after and her children are left orphans at the mercy of witches.]]

* UnnecessaryCombatRoll: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Hansel pulls this off at the climax, and then get hit by the bad guy right after completing it.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler: Once Hansel hangs Muriel and proceeds to beat her up, she changes to her human form and begs for mercy. Hansel doesn't buy it.]]

* MoreDakka: Besides the automatic crossbow and Gatling gun seen in the trailers and commercials, Gretel uses a pair of tri-barrelled Gatling pistols in the end credits.

* HarmfulToMinors: Hansel and Gretel were exposed to the evil of the gingerbread witch and it caused them to become witch hunters. The children kidnapped by Muriel and the rest of the witches seem quite traumatized. Also the boy whom Muriel forces to shoot his own mother. He practically breaks down.

* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Hansel
** TheLancer: Gretel (also doubles as TheSmartGuy who clued into what was going on in the town quicker than anyone else)
** TheSmartGuy: Ben (who also doubles as TheChick)
** TheBigGuy: [[spoiler:Edward]]
** TheChick: Mina

''Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters'' is a 2013 action adventure film based on the [[Literature/HanselAndGretel classic fairy tale]] by Creator/TheBrothersGrimm. Starring Creator/JeremyRenner, Creator/GemmaArterton, Creator/PeterStormare and Creator/FamkeJanssen. And written and directed by Tommy Wirkola, the director of Film/DeadSnow.

* [[spoiler:[[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy and Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You]]: It's pretty fair to say that leaving your children in the woods to save their lives (and with full intent of coming back for them once the danger has passed but getting killed before you can) is an understandable reason for abandoning them.]]

* [[spoiler:WhereItAllBegan]]: The location of the final battle against [[spoiler:[[BigBad Muriel]]]]? The candy house in the prologue. [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Both twins lampshade this.]]

* SoundtrackDissonance: [[VantagePoint Atli]] [[TheFourthKind Örvarsson]]'s music is less fairytale, more hard rock.

''Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters'' is a 2013 action adventure film based on the [[Literature/HanselAndGretel classic fairy tale]] by Creator/TheBrothersGrimm. Starring Creator/JeremyRenner, Creator/GemmaArterton, PeterStormare and Creator/FamkeJanssen. And written and directed by Tommy Wirkola, the director of Film/DeadSnow.

* YourHeadAsplode

* TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar: In this setting, magic has technolo