I came to this film quite late in the game. I'd heard nothing but amazing things from it as soon as it started to travel across the world's stage. It really is a fascinating film. Technically it's a vampire film, but it's so much more. It's about two halfs of a person, and one just happens to be a vampire. They make up for the aspects each of them is missing in themselves.
The simplicity in which this film was shot only adds to it's appeal. The way that they handle the effects so simply is a thing to behold. It's got several great 'vampire' moments, but they're all done in ways that are so human. I'm trying to be vague because I don't want to spoil any of the richness that this film has to offer. Horror fan or not there is a lot to like about this film. And it's not particularly gory - so it shouldn't turn to many people off. I'm very curious to see what they'll do with the upcoming American remake "Let Me In".
At any rate, this was a great little film and I'm glad that I finally watched it.
American remake?!
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You hadn't heard about that? It's called "Let Me In" (apparently the original title is too long). And you'll love this - they wrote "Producer Simon Oakes has made it clear that the plot of Let Me In will closely resemble that of the original film, except that it will be made "very accessible to a wider audience""
ReplyDeleteWhich means they're going to dumb it down.
oh, i get it. megan fox will play the vampire girl, right? ;)
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ReplyDeleteExactly! And the casting twist will be that they cast Robert Pattinson as the human.
ReplyDeleteoh man, i just saw that richard jenkins is gonna be in this. i love him. do i have to hate him now?
ReplyDeleteNo. You have to wait and judge it based on it's merits - not our assumptions that they'll fuck it up.
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