Let the Right One In (2 Viewers)

[classic seanc]

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I thought it was obvious that Oskars da was an alcoholic. I suspected that Eli was a man, though I thought he was a shapeshifter, as vampires often are. I had no reason to think that Oskar would be anything other than Eli's new helper

Good film though.

 

[east hastings]

Were we in the same showing? I just came home from it in Cineworld. Just don't get swept up by the hype hyperbole (e.g. 98% on Rottentomatoes). Just go expecting a good movie and you'll enjoy it.

pretty much what i thought, heard all sorts about it winning this and that award. Not near what they say but still a good film

 

[oh shit]

i love this film, it's close to perfect. it's cold, tender, chilling, hilarious, and beautiful in equal measure. i loved the close up shot of eli's eyes just at the end. stunning.

generally i agree with pissypants - explanations from the book don't really bear on the movie as a work of art and don't interest me. but in saying that, i got the impression that the helper was actually a paedophile that she merely used, though it did occur to me that he may once have been a 12 year old sweetheart, but there was nothing in eli to suggest any sentimentality or love in her life until she met oskar.

if that sequel idea is true it's a bit worrying, i love the promise in it as it is. apparently an american remake is in pre-production... makes me want to drop bombs on hollywood.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

finally got arround to seeing it.
'twas alright...could have done with being a bit shorter.
the two kids were amazing tho!

 

[Cormcolash]

Pretty cool film.
Wouldn't say it's totally amazing or anything though.

 

[cpr]

I'm going to see it tmrw at long last...

 

[Jasper]

I really didn't think that this was anything special at all. I thought it was really unatmospheric for a start and that the various strands to the film didn't cohere together at all.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

I enjoyed it, but I thought it could have held back from the over-the-top silliness of the swimming pool scene.

The boy seemed younger than twelve.

Finally, I took it that he is definitely her new helper and that the previous one had met her a long time ago in similar circumstances. A neat little package.

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[Love Saves The Day]

I enjoyed it, but I thought it could have held back from the over-the-top silliness of the swimming pool scene.

The boy seemed younger than twelve.

Finally, I took it that he is definitely her new helper and that the previous one had met her a long time ago in similar circumstances. A neat little package.

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Nah, it's a different set up.
she made the old guy Hakkan go out and do the killing for her
whereas, with Oskar she wont let him kill for her because she cares about him. If there's a cycle there, it has been broken when she meets Oskar

I go with what Oh Shit says exactly

 

[nooleen]

with Oskar she wont let him kill for her because she cares about him.

ah, she's only just met him, give it a few years...or months...

 

[Love Saves The Day]

ah, she's only just met him, give it a few years...or months...

hahaha!

what's the morse code for 'i hate you'

 

[Cryptid]

I don't know how to hide text.

You go: [ SPOILER ] The plot [ / SPOILER ].

(Also works in lower case).

I really enjoyed this movie.

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In some ways it's cool that there's a question mark over the ending as regards Oskar's fate. I had no problem with the swimming pool scene - it's pulpy/comic book violence. The actress who plays Eli doesn't look at all boyish, which you'd think would be the case, given his/her medical history.

 

[Cormcolash]

What happens when Osker really needs to take a big shit during the day but he can't go into the bathroom cause there's a vampire in the bath?

 

[Cryptid]

Maybe this is how he becomes a vampyre?

 

[cpr]

Just come in from this now, amazing stuff. It is shot so beautifully..swoon.

 

[sarah]

Was expecting horrror. got quirky, nicely shot, atmospheric, which is all good. But nothing special, forgettable.

 

[nooleen]

hahaha!

what's the morse code for 'i hate you'

three quick short taps on the shoulder and BANG! to the face

 

[Love Saves The Day]

three quick short taps on the shoulder and BANG! to the face

i don't think that would hurt a vampire

maybe it's feelings..

 

[trev]

Oskars facial expressions after he spoke bothered me.

 

[pissypants]

I don't know how to hide text.

use spoiler tags: put the word SPOILER in backets like these [] before your text and /SPOILER ( in [] too!) after your text.

i.e. like this {SPOILER} and {/SPOILER} but with [ instead of {

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