Let the Right One In.

[Biddlybee]

Both true

 

[Barking_Mad]

a very disturbing film. Paedo's and all.

 

[rutabowa]

it was pretty good. i thought it was going to be a lot more bleak and arty, but it was actually pretty funny and a bit trashy in places, like a good episode of Buffy. It looked awesome. I don't think it will particularly stay with me though. i think the american one will be a massive teen hit.

 

[rutabowa]

oh and i totally thought she was going to let him get old and worship her then dump him and get another young kid.

 

[The Groke]

Finally saw it - I have been waiting for a decent rip that had the theatrical subtitles rather than the dumbed down ones that appeared on the initial DVD/BluRay release.


Loved it - well worth waiting for.

Important question:!

Spoiler: question

Is Eli definitely a boy? When questioned in bed by Oskar, (s)he answers "no" when asked if (s)he is a girl and (s)he has the genital scarring in the brief flash when she is in Oskar's flat.
As mentioned earlier, the novel makes it very clear that Eli is a castrated boy - there is back-story to this, which was originally going to be in the film as flashbacks, but was eventually omitted.
Now, if you assume that you only have the evidence in the movie to go on and the book doesn't count here, it seems rather ambiguous still as to what sex Eli actually is - She could of course be referring to the fact that she is a vampire when she refutes "being a girl" and the genital scar could be anything really...

Thoughts?

 

[poului]

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Just seen it. I knew there had to be something special about it to get so many film buffs excited, considering its subject matter, and was delighted to be proved right.

Also, Dear Mr Reeves...

Even before Let the Right One In was released in cinemas, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves had signed to write and direct an English language remake for Overture Films and Hammer Films.[70] Hammer Films acquired the remake rights at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and Overture films plans to release the film in 2010.[71] Alfredson has expressed unhappiness about the remake, saying that "Remakes should be made of movies that aren't very good, that gives you the chance to fix whatever has gone wrong" and expressing concern that the end result would be too mainstream.[13][72][73] Lindqvist, in contrast, is excited that Reeves will be adapting the book from scratch rather than merely copying the original film and that the end result could be quite different.[5] In an interview, Reeves expressed his intent to retain the original's early 1980s setting. He mentioned Littleton, Colorado, as a possible location for the remake, and revealed his own strong personal connection to the story: "It's a terrific movie and a fantastic book. I think it could be a really touching haunting and terrifying film. I'm really excited about what it could be.".[74] The title of the remake has now been confirmed to be Let Me In.[72] The names of Oskar and Eli have also been respectively changed to Owen and Abby.

Fuck off.

Ta.

 

[Ms Ordinary]

This is on at Whirled tonight (Loughborough Junction).

I want to see it but I'm a bit crap with scary films that make me jump.
Is it proper scary like a horror film?

(I wouldn't watch The Shining* / The Others / Blair Witch on my own, if thats an indication).

*but I have seen the relevant Simpsons episode, so I don't feel I've totally missed out.

 

[Biddlybee]

No it's not proper scary. There are a few bloody bits, but it's more about the relationships than killing iykwim.

 

[DotCommunist]

It's not scary.

Its restrained and proper snowscape beautiful. Worth it for the shooting alone.

I went in wanting a big vampire horror fest but came away impressed and slightly touched by the story. A film with real heart. Must view!

 

[Ms Ordinary]

 

[PursuedByBears]

Bumping this because I have just finished the book... fucking brilliant! Definitely have to see the film now...

 

[DexterTCN]

Some plot-lines and stuff from the book are not in the film. The book is awesome but the film is also awesome in a stand-alone way.

Best to watch it subtitles/no narrative option imo.

(and blu-ray hd snowy goodness)

Twilight, Moonlight, True Blood - vamps are big now. Let The Right One In is an absolute gem.

 

[Mr Moose]

Terrible. Nicely shot but vapid. The scene with the cats was pure turkey on its own.

A bit dodgy too.

 

[El Jefe]

A bit dodgy too.

how so?

 

[Mr Moose]

A film aimed at adults where we get to look between a 12-13 year olds legs.

Ok she's probably 100's of years old, but we relate to them as children and her body is such.

I also find all this dragging people around and suspending them by their legs a bit of a commonplace for voyeuristic torture in films. Hard to be sympathetic to the perpetrators really. I was routing for normal folk by the end.

Mostly its just silly though! Not everyone in 70's/80's Sweden got their clothes from a jumble sale.

 

[El Jefe]

A film aimed at adults where we get to look between a 12-13 year olds legs.

Ok she's probably 100's of years old, but we relate to them as children and her body is such.

I'm not sure anyone's missed the point of a scene more totally in my entire time on urban.

fucksake

 

[El Jefe]

Mostly its just silly though! Not everyone in 70's/80's Sweden got their clothes from a jumble sale.

it's set on a shit estate in a shit part of Stockholm populated by single mums and alcoholics. So yeh, they dress like shit.

Jesus...

 

[Mr Moose]

It's a good film about what alienation can push you into but basically told through a coming of age/vampire story.

Looks for big 'O'RRLY?' Owl for butchers..

 

[Mr Moose]

it's set on a shit estate in a shit part of Stockholm populated by single mums and alcoholics. So yeh, they dress like shit.

Jesus...

Stylised. Detracted from the task of suspending disbelief, as did the choice of green-eyed indie band poppet for the lead.

He looked more likely to land a part in a indie movie than get bullied at school.

 

[El Jefe]

jesus, if you like.

and yeh - dodgy. If you like...

 

[Mr Moose]

I'm not sure anyone's missed the point of a scene more totally in my entire time on urban.

fucksake

You can suggest rather than show surely?

 

[DotCommunist]

A blond, pale, green eyed Swedish child!

How unrealistic!

 

[El Jefe]

You can suggest rather than show surely?

Do you know what was being shown?

 

[Orang Utan]

mr moose, you are a bit of a blockhead

 

[Mr Moose]

A blond, pale, green eyed Swedish child!

How unrealistic!

Not all swedes are uncommonly beautiful surely? How is beauty used in films?

Perhaps the film could be retitled 'Nosh the ugly ones'.

I realise though that there is no justification for kicking against the stuff urban loves so I'm off before a load of rudery from jefe heads my way.

Its mutton dressed up that's all.

 

[El Jefe]

Its mutton dressed up that's all.

As arrogant as it may sound, I think the problem here is that it went entirely over your fucking head.

Sorry to be so blunt, like.

 

[DotCommunist]

you found the child uncommonly beautiful, thought the film was dodgy.

 

[Mr Moose]

Do you know what was being shown?

Yes there are lots of hints, but so what?

Sorry really off now.

 

[El Jefe]

you found the child uncommonly beautiful, thought the film was dodgy.

 

[Zabo]

I like the way the Swedes keep producing interesting and engaging kid based films such as Lukas Moodysson's "Tillsammans", "Lilya 4-ever" and Lasse Hallström's wonderful "Mitt Liv Som Hund". And now we have this one.

The film, like the above, is a story that is well told - beginning, middle and an end. Unlike American films the kids are never 'in your face' they just get on with it. Like lots more folk I think this is a fantastic film and no doubt will eventually become a classic and one that deserves more than one viewing.

As for the American re-make. I concur with poului's post. They should quite simply fuck off and bow their heads in shame until such time as they can make a genuine contibution to world cinema.