Pluskylang Great Film overall

JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

bob the moo The company Rare Exports Inc. provide a valuable service to the world; with small teams made up of the finest hunters in the world, the company captures, trains, and ships a most deadly prey to countries across the world.Unfortunately I knew the joke in this short film before watching it, so I did not get the benefit of the surprise along the way – which is why this is tagged as containing a spoiler, even though some here seem to think that such a key thing is not worthy of such warming. Anyway, the short film plays like a piece of corporate promotional material, with an earnest voice-over telling us about the craft and risks taken by the hunting team, and the work they do. The twist comes when we see the prey is a wild Father Christmas – one of many being hunted, captured and then prepared to be shipped around the world as originals in time for the Christmas market. As an idea it is a clever one and amused me just by its silliness and yet how sincerely it is presented.The idea of domesticating a wild animal for the sake of a commercial holiday is also one that is slightly barbed, and the slightly serious tone of the mock-advert does also help keep the viewer in this mindset – so although it is funny, it is not overly played for laughs, instead it does give you space to think about the idea that we actually do heavily commercialize nature – albeit not quite in the same way, but for sure there is an element of satire in here that it is not a huge leap to know that we would do this if it were real.The dry and serious approach is very well done, and it fits the tone and style of corporate pieces well – not sure if Helander has his background in these, but he has a good eye for them anyway. Best viewed with the surprise as a novelty, it is an amusing and quite funny little short, which also works as a satire on the nature of commercialization, and of the commercialization of nature.

WakenPayne This, I Only Watched Recently, Its About A Company That Hunts Down Father Christmases(Explained In The Full Length Film). This Film Has Descent Acting But The Narrator Makes The Movie(He Is The Main Part Of The Film, Its Amazing That He Didn't Laugh, I Know That If He Did They Could Just Go To Take Two But He Sounded Like He Was Announcing The Latest Blockbuster From Michael Bay). The Sequels Actually Suppress This One, Although This Film Has A Free Feeling Of Stupidity That Is Only Measured Up In The Second One But This One Is A Good Film As A Stand Alone Film. Overall I Do Recommend This Film To Any Fan Of Anti-Holiday Movies."Its Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas, Everywhere You Go."

Stibbert Meet a set of hunters. The best in their trade. As they learned from their fathers and their fathers before them, they track down and domesticate a very special prey.This is a film with a nice twist. The story is good, but at times it is a bit slow. Well written with good narration, but not 100%. The build up is a bit too long I think, but then again the pay-off is good.As for acting it's good. The narrator does a great job and the three leads and Father Christmas fits their roles perfectly and deliver a good performance.The cinematography struck me as really nice. Very nice composed and well chosen shots. It's all very delicious to look at. Hat's off to Jean Noel Mustonen. Also I might mention the sets and costumes witch are really nice. They look good and create a really nice setting.All in all a funny and well made short. I'd not give it a full 10, but it's a good 7, no doubt.

Shrikey While this is a very entertaining and humorous short film, it is also worth mentioning that it is a ad for Woodpecker Film showing their flair, know-how and expertise. This company has produced a lot of advertisements, some music videos and a like. Some of the ads are for Finnish military, drinks and food stuffs.Watch some of them at Woodpeckerfilm.fiThe movie it self is a work of genius, using Finnish landscape and popular beliefs, so to speak, as the source for the mid-movie surprise. The narrator is very convincing with the low movie trailer type voice and makes for a funny emphasis.