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GRIMM: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

You know what's missing from the original ''Hansel & Gretel'' story? Guns. And automatic crossbows. And diabetes. (Jeremy Renner's Hansel gets it as a result of eating all that candy at the gingerbread house. Seriously.) Neither cheeky parody nor straightforward action-adventurer, H&G marries the worst of both worlds and throws it all into the third dimension, just because. But unless you enjoy the sight of branches constantly flying at your face, you might want to follow the breadcrumbs away from this one.

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