Let the Right One In.

[gsv]

Let the Right One In

Cloo and I saw this last night. Very good. Not very nice.

For those who don't know, it's a baleful Swedish working-class vampire film, adapted from a novel which sounds much less pleasant.

It's slow and dark and tragic. The real horror is the people rather than the vampires (though they're unpleasant too).

Hugely recommended.
When someone else has seen it we can start discussing

GS(v)

 

[El Jefe]

we have seen it and started discussing, thanks, on at least one other thread

 

[butchersapron]

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=281405

 

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[gsv]

Cloo and I saw it in the cinema last night. Excellent.

Spoiler: all sorts of stuff

When I understood the relationship with Håkan I found it incredibly sad. He's presumably loved her for many years as he's aged, while she's stood still - experience without maturity. I understand in the book that relationship's very different.

The ending's absolutely tragic, similarly to Being John Malkovich.

The director shares our instinctive view of the remake. The author (who's presumably quids-in) has rather a different view. Well if he's right it could make an interesting companion-piece. Like Last House on the Left and The Virgin Spring

GS(v)

 

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Let The Right One In

Saw this Swedish vampire child romance film last night and it was great. the girl playing the girl was amazing

 

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[JWH]

Just saw this last night too, and really enjoyed it. I wanted to discuss one thing but it would be a spoiler!

 

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Just saw this last night too, and really enjoyed it. I wanted to discuss one thing but it would be a spoiler!

anything to do with the end?

ps. you see it in Stokey?

 

[Crispy]

4 threads merged. I searched for "swedish vampire"

 

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4 threads merged. I searched for "swedish vampire"

soz and thanks

 

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TOnly criticism is the head-fuck revelation midway in

what is that?

 

[DexterTCN]

A bit you may have thought was a nude shot was actually telling you something else.

(not criticizing it, myself)

 

[Orang Utan]

just seen this - what a great film - it manages to add so much to an overdone genre.

 

[maximilian ping]

A bit you may have thought was a nude shot was actually telling you something else.

(not criticizing it, myself)

saw that, not sure what it was telling me tho!

 

[Orang Utan]

Spoiler: confusing moment

what was with the brief glimpse of a damaged looking snatch?

 

[El Jefe]

Spoiler: confusing moment

what was with the brief glimpse of a damaged looking snatch?

it's because

Spoiler: confusing moment

in the book it's made cleaerer Eli was a boy who was mutilated in the past, hence all the "i'm not a girl" stuff"

 

[innit]

it's because

Spoiler: confusing moment

in the book it's made cleaerer Eli was a boy who was mutilated in the past, hence all the "i'm not a girl" stuff"

wow, I would never have got that from the film

 

[JWH]

Oh, really? Fuck me old boots, none of us got that from the film either.

Spoiler: relationship with Hakan

so...did anyone else have the idea that Eli is (perhaps unconsciously) trying to replicate the relationship between her and Hakan with her and Oskar? (I know the relationship is different in the book, but the film has to stand alone) I mean, that Eli recruited/beguiled Hakan as her servant to work for her and collect blood in the past, and he serves her through her life before disposing of himself...and now Eli works to develop Oskar as a replacement? Or does the fact that she leaves the town before the swimming pool incident blow that idea out of the water?

Spoiler: character

also - where is the funny speaking foreign PE teacher supposed to be from?

Beautifuly shot as well.

Yeah - but a bit too much use of the overly-sharp focus imo.

 

[DexterTCN]

The PE teacher is Spanish.

I don't think Eli is grooming Oskar, he's too young to be any good for those tasks Hakan has to deal with. He certainly can't kill people and drain their blood for Eli and he couldn't dispose of bodies, he's just a little boy.

In the book Hakan is a paedo, I don't think it is ever said that he's a 'life-long' companion.

 

[gsv]

Spoiler: relationship with Hakan

so...did anyone else have the idea that Eli is (perhaps unconsciously) trying to replicate the relationship between her and Hakan with her and Oskar? (I know the relationship is different in the book, but the film has to stand alone) I mean, that Eli recruited/beguiled Hakan as her servant to work for her and collect blood in the past, and he serves her through her life before disposing of himself...and now Eli works to develop Oskar as a replacement? Or does the fact that she leaves the town before the swimming pool incident blow that idea out of the water?

Yeah:

Spoiler: all sorts of stuff

When I understood the relationship with Håkan I found it incredibly sad. He's presumably loved her for many years as he's aged, while she's stood still - experience without maturity. I understand in the book that relationship's very different.

The ending's absolutely tragic, similarly to Being John Malkovich.

GS(v)

 

[Orang Utan]

BTW the title is take from a song by Morrissey called Let The Right One Slip In:
Let the right one in
Let the old dreams die
Let the wrong ones go
They cannot
They cannot
They cannot do what you want them to do
Oh ...

Let the right one in
Let the old dreams die
Let the wrong ones go
They do not
They do not
They do not see what you want them to
Oh ...


Let the right one in
Let the old things fade
Put the tricks and schemes (for good) away


Ah ... I will advise
Ah ... Until my mouth dries
Ah ... I will advise you to ...


Ah ... let the right one slip in
Slip in
Slip in


And when at last it does
I'd say you were within your rights to bite
The right one and say, "what kept you so long ?"
"What kept you so long ?"
Oh ...

 

[Orang Utan]

One minor criticism - why is it set in the early 80s? There's seems to be no reason for it apart from aesthetics

 

[DexterTCN]

One minor criticism - why is it set in the early 80s? There's seems to be no reason for it apart from aesthetics

Because it's based on the author's experience with bullies when he was that age in that kind of setting.

 

[maximilian ping]

BTW the title is take from a song by Morrissey called Let The Right One Slip In:
Let the right one in
Let the old dreams die
Let the wrong ones go
They cannot
They cannot
They cannot do what you want them to do
Oh ...

Let the right one in
Let the old dreams die
Let the wrong ones go
They do not
They do not
They do not see what you want them to
Oh ...


Let the right one in
Let the old things fade
Put the tricks and schemes (for good) away


Ah ... I will advise
Ah ... Until my mouth dries
Ah ... I will advise you to ...


Ah ... let the right one slip in
Slip in
Slip in


And when at last it does
I'd say you were within your rights to bite
The right one and say, "what kept you so long ?"
"What kept you so long ?"
Oh ...

so does that mean the crux of the film was about ELi's hunt for a new keeper/lover?

 

[JWH]

Yeah:


GS(v)

But the way you have it it's a mutual relationship, whereas I was thinking more about E grooming H+O and being a bit more devious and vampire-y.

 

[gsv]

I think Eli certainly sees the benefit of company and Oskar's not in a great position to assess the negative sides of his choice. It's clear he's pretty much doomed to repeat the cycle and less clear how much Eli cares about that (she seems to be aware of it). One of the reasons I talk of her having experience without maturity (also consider her treatment of Håkan's towards the end).

GS(v)

 

[Yetman]

This threads helped clear up a few things, nice one. Great film though, watched it last night

 

[Biddlybee]

Saw this tonight and really enjoyed it. Does sound like a few things were explained a bit more in the book though. I don't think Hakan came across as a paedo, but not read the book.

We were wondering why the fella went out onto the balcony and shut the door behind him when the cats were going a bit mental? Did he already know becasue of what he'd seen happen to the Jocke?

 

[JWH]

I thought it was just because a) it was very odd and b) he is quite odd.