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MONDAY MONSTER MOVIE MANIA
The Day: January 26th, 2009
The Film: Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)(2008)
The Details: Sweden, 114 minutes
The Monster of Choice: Vampire
The Director: Tomas Alfredson
The Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
It's October, 1981, and Oskar is 12 years 8 months and some change. He lives a typical school boy life in Sweden: Lives in an apartment with his mom, gets harassed at school, is whipped (literally) by his classmates, and has his trousers stuffed into a urinal during gym class. He's lonely. One night, in the snow-covered play area outside his home he meets an equally lonesome 12 year old ("more or less"). Only she's alone for a whole other reason. It's cold, dark, quiet and wonderfully paced.
Pros:
Little vampires (not to be confused with Little Monsters)
Clash poster in background
Bloody snow
Morse code (reminds me of ID4)
Frozen corpse
Rubik's cube
Acid-induced facial melting
Theme song performed on classical guitar
Killer kitties reminiscent of La Noche de los Mil Gatos
Best underwater scene, ever
Blood red background during credits
Cons:
Subtitles probably only 88% correct
Movie title is a refererence to the Morrissey song "Let the Right One Slip In"
Morse code (nerds)
Castration?
Overall: 9.4/10.0
Eli: You have to invite me in.
Oskar: What happens if I don't? What happens if you walk in anyway?
