Posted: 6/26/2012 5:13:42 PM EDT
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I really liked this movie. Easily one of the best Horror/Vampire movies I have seen.
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Didn't know that was a foreign film. Watch the english version....Let me In I would say it was excellent also. Yep, Let Me In was very good also, but I do prefer the Swedish version better. If you can get past subtitles its a great film. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the Swedish version. |
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Didn't know that was a foreign film. Watch the english version....Let me In I would say it was excellent also. Yep, Let Me In was very good also, but I do prefer the Swedish version better. If you can get past subtitles its a great film. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the Swedish version. I've only seen the English version, would definitely like to see the other if it's better than that. Thought it was very well done and tragic considering that in, what, 35-45 years history will repeat itself. |
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Didn't know that was a foreign film. Watch the english version....Let me In I would say it was excellent also. Yep, Let Me In was very good also, but I do prefer the Swedish version better. If you can get past subtitles its a great film. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the Swedish version. I've only seen the English version, would definitely like to see the other if it's better than that. Thought it was very well done and tragic considering that in, what, 35-45 years history will repeat itself. Most consensus is that the original (Swedish version) is the best of the two. It is available on Netflix to stream and I have even seen it at Target for like $8. If you check out the DVD version just make sure to use the theatrical subtitles as the other English subtitles aren't as good. |
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Didn't know that was a foreign film. Watch the english version....Let me In I would say it was excellent also. Yep, Let Me In was very good also, but I do prefer the Swedish version better. If you can get past subtitles its a great film. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the Swedish version. I've only seen the English version, would definitely like to see the other if it's better than that. Thought it was very well done and tragic considering that in, what, 35-45 years history will repeat itself. Most consensus is that the original (Swedish version) is the best of the two. It is available on Netflix to stream and I have even seen it at Target for like $8. If you check out the DVD version just make sure to use the theatrical subtitles as the other English subtitles aren't as good. I own both versions and prefer the original. |
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The little girl vampire that is actually a little boy is fucking weird. say what? either I missed something in both films, or we're not talking about the same story here... Same here, Sleepaway Camp maybe? In the Swede version, the vampire is a young boy (eunuch) who, since never going through puberty, finds it easier to dress/act as a young girl rather than an ageless pre-pubescent boy vampire. |
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The little girl vampire that is actually a little boy is fucking weird. say what? either I missed something in both films, or we're not talking about the same story here... Same here, Sleepaway Camp maybe? In the Swede version, the vampire is a young boy (eunuch) who, since never going through puberty, finds it easier to dress/act as a young girl rather than an ageless pre-pubescent boy vampire. The same was alluded to in the US version. He/she says "I'm not exactly a girl" when asked by the boy if he/she can be his girlfriend. It's easier for the vampire "girl" to attract little boys to help him. This wasn't supposed to be a love story. The vampire child is a ruthless, conniving, cold-blooded killer. |
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The same was alluded to in the US version. He/she says "I'm not exactly a girl" when asked by the boy if he/she can be his girlfriend. It's easier for the vampire "girl" to attract little boys to help him. This wasn't supposed to be a love story. The vampire child is a ruthless, conniving, cold-blooded killer. Ah! I never thought of that! I always figured that line just alluded at her being a vampire. |
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The same was alluded to in the US version. He/she says "I'm not exactly a girl" when asked by the boy if he/she can be his girlfriend. It's easier for the vampire "girl" to attract little boys to help him. This wasn't supposed to be a love story. The vampire child is a ruthless, conniving, cold-blooded killer. Ah! I never thought of that! I always figured that line just alluded at her being a vampire. I saw the US version first. That line was a bit confusing, but I figured that child vampires were asexual or something  .
Then I saw the original (swede) version and it all made sense. The swede version was less coy about the vampire's intentions (and biological sex). Ultimately, the little "girl" vampire needs to attract little boys who can grow up into adult men...who can provide the little "girl" with fresh kills. ETA: In the swede version, the vampire is much less sappy or remorseful about killing his adult guardian. There's no reflection, touching, etc.-just come here and let me drain you right quick. |
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The same was alluded to in the US version. He/she says "I'm not exactly a girl" when asked by the boy if he/she can be his girlfriend. It's easier for the vampire "girl" to attract little boys to help him. This wasn't supposed to be a love story. The vampire child is a ruthless, conniving, cold-blooded killer. Ah! I never thought of that! I always figured that line just alluded at her being a vampire. I saw the US version first. That line was a bit confusing, but I figured that child vampires were asexual or something .
Then I saw the original (swede) version and it all made sense. The swede version was less coy about the vampire's intentions (and biological sex). Ultimately, the little "girl" vampire needs to attract little boys who can grow up into adult men...who can provide the little "girl" with fresh kills. ETA: In the swede version, the vampire is much less sappy or remorseful about killing his adult guardian. There's no reflection, touching, etc.-just come here and let me drain you right quick. Agreed. In the Swede version she's a stone cold killer predator. Chloe Moretz would have been able to pull that off, but the script didn't let her. |
| I haven't read the book, but from what I have gathered from various discussions about the movie is the Eli is roughly 200 years old and the vampire that turned her back then was very sadistic and as some sort of cruel joke castrated Eli at that time. Not sure if that occurred before or after he turned Eli. Not sure though as I said this was just gathered from some discussion forums. I still need to read the book. |
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I haven't read the book, but from what I have gathered from various discussions about the movie is the Eli is roughly 200 years old and the vampire that turned her back then was very sadistic and as some sort of cruel joke castrated Eli at that time. Not sure if that occurred before or after he turned Eli. Not sure though as I said this was just gathered from some discussion forums. I still need to read the book. Yeah it's been a while since I read the book but I believe he was castrated before being turned because it would have grown back if he was a vampire. I'm quite a fan of both of the movies and the book. It's a very rare occurence where they all complement each other and bring their own minor things to the table; they're all very good IMO. However the book is MUCH more dark than the movies. Hakan is a disgusting pedophile and there's some graphic scenes with him. Also in the book the boy (drawing a blank on his name) Eli meets up with is an extremely disturbed individual. It's made pretty clear he's eventually gonna be the kind of guy that shoots up a movie theater. Was a fascinating discussion between him and Eli when Eli points out she needs blood simply to live, but that the boy is obsessed with death and serial killers (he keeps a scrapbook) for other reasons. She pretty much asks him, which of us is really a monster? Anyways, after I had seen the Swede version there were several things I didn't understand about it, so I read the book. Then I watched it again and more stuff came together. Then a year or so later the American one came out and I saw that too. If you liked any of them I highly recommend reading the book and maybe rewatching them again. I can't think of any other instance where I've liked a book, a movie of the book, and a remake of that movie in another country! |