and welcome to TFT – we're glad to have you here…

it is true, as you say, that i am not a fan of horror generally. but i can assure you that the only reason i haven't seen 'let the right one in' is that it passed our local cinemas by when i was there, and the dvd subtitling debacle for the u.s. release has not yet been corrected. once it has been so corrected i'll be first in line to watch.

looking forward to it, and with fond memories of that first viewing of 'the exorcist', and especially the word you used to describe it: 'beautiful'. a beautiful film indeed.

am i right in thinking you guys didn't do a podcast review of this? i've been going through the archive desperately hoping to find mention of it. but alas…

i know gareth's not a fan of horror, (although ironically i saw the exorcist for the first time with him) so i wouldn't be surprised if he gave it a miss. shame if he missed it though – this is by far my favourite film of 2009 (so far) and i think he'd love the emotional themes. so cold a setting, yet so warm…

although i understand the book from which it was adapted to be quite different (with a lot more explanatory character backstory and has a lot more disturbing content and themes), as a standalone piece of art, this is one of the most emotionally engaging and provocative/subversive films i've seen in a long time, particularly with regards to gender identity.
it has its flaws certainly but it was a great take on vampire lore, and overall it punched seriously above its weight. kind of like Eli. and it hung around me for days after, having left so many questions left open to interpretation.

it disappoints me that a load of folks who like art house movies will probably have skipped it because it's a horror film and a load will have given it a miss 'cause it's got subtitles.

i hope by year's end it finds the recognition it deserves, although i'll wager, if it doesn't, it'll gain cult status on dvd once the subtitles issue is corrected. or at least, it should.

keep the conversation going,

1LB
p.s. nice snow photo, btw.

and welcome to TFT – we're glad to have you here…

it is true, as you say, that i am not a fan of horror generally. but i can assure you that the only reason i haven't seen 'let the right one in' is that it passed our local cinemas by when i was there, and the dvd subtitling debacle for the u.s. release has not yet been corrected. once it has been so corrected i'll be first in line to watch.

looking forward to it, and with fond memories of that first viewing of 'the exorcist', and especially the word you used to describe it: 'beautiful'. a beautiful film indeed.

am i right in thinking you guys didn't do a podcast review of this? i've been going through the archive desperately hoping to find mention of it. but alas…

i know gareth's not a fan of horror, (although ironically i saw the exorcist for the first time with him) so i wouldn't be surprised if he gave it a miss. shame if he missed it though – this is by far my favourite film of 2009 (so far) and i think he'd love the emotional themes. so cold a setting, yet so warm…

although i understand the book from which it was adapted to be quite different (with a lot more explanatory character backstory and has a lot more disturbing content and themes), as a standalone piece of art, this is one of the most emotionally engaging and provocative/subversive films i've seen in a long time, particularly with regards to gender identity.
it has its flaws certainly but it was a great take on vampire lore, and overall it punched seriously above its weight. kind of like Eli. and it hung around me for days after, having left so many questions left open to interpretation.

it disappoints me that a load of folks who like art house movies will probably have skipped it because it's a horror film and a load will have given it a miss 'cause it's got subtitles.

i hope by year's end it finds the recognition it deserves, although i'll wager, if it doesn't, it'll gain cult status on dvd once the subtitles issue is corrected. or at least, it should.

keep the conversation going,

1LB
p.s. nice snow photo, btw.