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Let The Right One In - Spoilers
Posted on 6/21/10 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 6/21/10 at 11:06 pm
I have been hearing for a while that this is one of the best vampire films ever so I finally decided to give it a watch.
I really don't get the hype. A young vampire isn't something new.
Snaggle tooth played a young vampire in Interview.
I liked the movie but I bet more than half the movie boarders would say it was horrible.
It was fairly slow. Not Treme slow but slow.
I assume the Father was a boyfriend from when he was a kid. Oscar just took over that role.
My issues with the film.
Why was the father/old boyfriend going out and draining people?
I am not sure how he lasted as long as he did since he pretty much got caught the two times he attempted to get her blood.
I assumed it was that she was too weak to get blood on her own, but that was proven wrong by her ability to fly and the way she killed at the pool.
Why not live in a much larger population where murders occur all the time? That way she could use some of her money on nicer things.
Overall a decent vampire flick but I don't get the hype that the Movie Site Fan Wanks give this one.
I really don't get the hype. A young vampire isn't something new.
Snaggle tooth played a young vampire in Interview.
I liked the movie but I bet more than half the movie boarders would say it was horrible.
It was fairly slow. Not Treme slow but slow.
I assume the Father was a boyfriend from when he was a kid. Oscar just took over that role.
My issues with the film.
Why was the father/old boyfriend going out and draining people?
I am not sure how he lasted as long as he did since he pretty much got caught the two times he attempted to get her blood.
I assumed it was that she was too weak to get blood on her own, but that was proven wrong by her ability to fly and the way she killed at the pool.
Why not live in a much larger population where murders occur all the time? That way she could use some of her money on nicer things.
Overall a decent vampire flick but I don't get the hype that the Movie Site Fan Wanks give this one.
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Posted on 6/21/10 at 11:11 pm to TigerMyth36
I actually read the book and found it much more enjoyable. I'm one of the movie board posters who don't find the movie very good. I watched it once but I didn't get the hype either.
From the book, I don't believe the Father was a boyfriend at a younger age. He's basically a pedophile if I recall correctly. She lets him hug her and rub her (not too graphically, just sort of touching) if he drains for her. I honestly don't remember why she makes him do it, but I do think there was a reason.
Also, in the book he lasted a while because he'd usually try to get people alone. He only did a few in the book, but I believe it was mentioned he had done more before that.
As far as not living in a large city, I'm not sure why. I think they sort of move around like drifters.
Overall, I enjoyed the book but found the movie sort of boring.
From the book, I don't believe the Father was a boyfriend at a younger age. He's basically a pedophile if I recall correctly. She lets him hug her and rub her (not too graphically, just sort of touching) if he drains for her. I honestly don't remember why she makes him do it, but I do think there was a reason.
Also, in the book he lasted a while because he'd usually try to get people alone. He only did a few in the book, but I believe it was mentioned he had done more before that.
As far as not living in a large city, I'm not sure why. I think they sort of move around like drifters.
Overall, I enjoyed the book but found the movie sort of boring.
Posted on 6/22/10 at 7:25 am to F machine
In the book, after it was revealed that she was a he, did they still refer to him as a girl? Would you even consider her a girl now?
Posted on 6/22/10 at 8:04 am to LSUPERMAN
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In the book, after it was revealed that she was a he, did they still refer to him as a girl? Would you even consider her a girl now?
Was she a he in the book?
I know in the movie she said she was not a girl but I thought she just meant she was a vampire. She wasn't packing a penis in the movie. When she puts on Oscar's mother's dress, he catches a peak of her vag.
Glad to see I'm not the only one that didn't quite think it lived up to the Movie Site hype.
Posted on 6/22/10 at 8:51 am to TigerMyth36
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When she puts on Oscar's mother's dress, he catches a peak of her vag
Actually, that is his castration scar!(the great people on this board let me in on this fact because, I too, thought it was a pic of her vajay).
Posted on 6/22/10 at 8:54 am to TigerMyth36
She's a he in the movie. when she's naked, you see the scarring where his penis has been lopped off. Also, when she "changes" to drink his blood on the floor, her face is that of a man, not a woman.
It's not a "vampire" movie and to rate it as how it does as a horror movie misses the point entirely. It's a "movie" movie. One that presents itself as a love story between a troubled and lonely boy and a lonely girl who happens to be a vampire. Of course, as you start peeling the layers away, it is not a beautiful story at all, but a pretty distrubring story about how an older person uses and manipulates the insecurities of a child to put him in a position to do her bidding. It's actually pretty disturbing and, well, psychotic.
I absolutely love the movie, but the horror doesn't come from vampiric things, it comes from human relationships. If she truly loved Oskar, she would have killed herself like the infected woman did in the hospital.
It's not a "vampire" movie and to rate it as how it does as a horror movie misses the point entirely. It's a "movie" movie. One that presents itself as a love story between a troubled and lonely boy and a lonely girl who happens to be a vampire. Of course, as you start peeling the layers away, it is not a beautiful story at all, but a pretty distrubring story about how an older person uses and manipulates the insecurities of a child to put him in a position to do her bidding. It's actually pretty disturbing and, well, psychotic.
I absolutely love the movie, but the horror doesn't come from vampiric things, it comes from human relationships. If she truly loved Oskar, she would have killed herself like the infected woman did in the hospital.
Posted on 6/22/10 at 10:51 am to Baloo
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It's not a "vampire" movie and to rate it as how it does as a horror movie misses the point entirely. It's a "movie" movie.
Um...No. It is a vampire movie. Yes it is a love/manipulation story within a vampire tale, but it is still mostly a vampire tale. Mostly.
I didn't miss the point at all.
As I said, I thought the old man was the previous Oscar. I knew she was manipulating Oscar but I think she did have affection for him too. Just not enough to off herself. Good thing or Oscar would have died in the pool.
I think they were too quick with the flash of her nether regions. If they wanted us to know she mutilated herself, I think they should either have kept the camera on her/him longer or Oscar should have asked her why she/he did it.
I didn't say I hated the movie, I just didn't love it and don't plan to watch it again.
It will be interesting to see how Hollywood does the remake. I am sure they will butcher it and make it less about the relationship. Plus they will chop it up. No way they make a two hour and twenty minute horror film.
Posted on 6/22/10 at 2:14 pm to TigerMyth36
I don't remember how they refer to the vamp in the book after they reveal she is actually male. I do think the vampire cares about Oscar but she also is looking out for herself. That can be a sign of many relationships though. You care about the other person but you also look out for yourself
Posted on 6/22/10 at 2:45 pm to F machine
There is true love and then there is companionship. She wants a companion and Oscar is in love with her.
Did they explain the mutilation or her age in the book?
Did they explain the mutilation or her age in the book?
Posted on 6/22/10 at 3:04 pm to TigerMyth36
I believe some vampire mutilated him long ago, possibly in front of his mom. I read this book a while back tho so I could be lying
Posted on 6/22/10 at 3:31 pm to F machine
I think the book/movie has supernatural themes but it feels unfitting to simplify it as a "vampire movie".
The non-supernatural parts are what make it a great film to me. I really enjoyed it.
The non-supernatural parts are what make it a great film to me. I really enjoyed it.
Posted on 6/22/10 at 4:00 pm to Fulgrim
Most vampire films have a love story plot stuck in them so trying to elevate this to more than a vampire film is exactly the fanwank over hype I don't get.
Every single aspect of the film revolves around her/him probably trying to find a replacement companion or trying to find blood. There are other things going on but at the heart it is a vampire film.
Every single aspect of the film revolves around her/him probably trying to find a replacement companion or trying to find blood. There are other things going on but at the heart it is a vampire film.
This post was edited on 6/22/10 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 6/22/10 at 4:03 pm to TigerMyth36
It's not a love story. It's meant to look like a love story, but it is a story of predatory manipulation. The act of love was the one made by the girl in the hospital.
Posted on 6/22/10 at 4:05 pm to Baloo
Not even entirely sure that was love or her covering up loose ends.
Reminded me of Catherine Deneuve in The Hunger putting her old lovers in coffins to live eternity decrepit in a coffin.
Reminded me of Catherine Deneuve in The Hunger putting her old lovers in coffins to live eternity decrepit in a coffin.
Posted on 6/22/10 at 4:17 pm to TigerMyth36
quote:No, the other girl. The newly infected girl who opens the blinds and bursts into flames.
Not even entirely sure that was love or her covering up loose ends.
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