So I saw Let Me In

[cleolinda]

I have to preface this by saying--well:

As the Lovely Emily, The Lovely Husband, and I walked out of the theater, and apparently one of her husband's friends was near us, because he shouted out to him, "So you guys just saw Let the Right One In [sic] too?" They talked about it a little back and fort as we crossed the street, and the guy ended with

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[cat_eyed_fox]

I caught "Let the Right One In" last summer when it was released on DVD and it was amazing. Odd and beautiful and complicated. As a video clerk I took it upon myself to recommend it to all my Indie and horror customers. Also some Twilighters b/c I'm a mean bad woman. I also had a major shit fit when the Hollywood Corporate Powers that Be took it off the shelves for a week b/c of one scene (I'm guessing isn't in the US version) that some people complained was actually illegal porn. It wasn't. It was completely odd and offputting and it was MEANT TO BE! Plus, hello R rating anyone? Anywhoodle I'd love to hear your thoughts on that scene in conjunction with your analysis of the flick after you see the Swedish version

[cleolinda]

Yeah, the Eli/Abby gender thing isn't in there, but it's strangely alluded to, if you wanted to look at it that way--she keeps telling him she's "not a girl," meaning, "a vampire," but there a point where he looks into the bathroom when she's changing clothes and kind of gets this weirded-out look on his face that isn't addressed any further. I wondered if that was acknowledging that scene in the original without actually making it "canon" for the American.

[madeline_may]

Yeah, I guess that's... I don't know. I suppose I'm more disappointed because you and I both know that it was more than likely left out, not because the story went in a different direction, but because American audiences couldn't "handle it".

[cleolinda]

I think that's true, but the more we discuss it here, the more I think they just wanted to leave the pedophilia and mutilation (isn't that what it was? Someone may need to fill me in on the specifics, I've forgotten what I read a long while back) aspects out and put Owen and the father (he doesn't have a name in this version) on equal footing, which changes the theme.

And it allows the second version to do something different. And I like that, because now we have two interesting movies instead of just one.

[cho_malfoy]

I'm really disappointed to hear about the score. I don't remember Let The Right One In having a very oppressive score (I only saw it once, so I'm not sure), and I really like Michael Giacchino. Oh well, I'm glad to hear the rest of the movie sounded worthwhile.

[celticangel76]

I want to see this version. I watched the Swedish version on Netflix and it was very disturbing in the whole child abuse way but was a really good vampire movie. It's one of those that you like but almost feel bad about liking it. I'll be very interested to see this version.

[silamai]

I didn't think I was going to bother with it before (after seeing the original) but now I think I might give it a try. Might. :)

[cleolinda]

I don't know either way--but now I can find out! Yay!

I would definitely say give it a chance, although it might be hard if you've seen the original and "know better," as it were.