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Horror · 12-12-2015, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Pretty much agree with everything that you've said here, although there are a couple of exceptions to the original is better theory like Scarface, True Grit, and Insomnia.

Another rec: Creep. I thought that it was a really well done found footage movie, a genre that has gotten a pretty bad reputation over the years after all of the Blair Witch ripoffs. Still, worth the time even if you can say that you saw it.

If I said the original is always better I didn't mean that I just meant usually or people will always be bias because, of things like nostalgia, Maybe not always but, at least most of the time.

Wow the ratings Creep got on Rotten Tomato. I'm kind of surprised I've never heard of it. Thanks for letting me know about it.

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Have you seen Borgman? I've seen it being called a horror movie, although I'd say it's more of a surrealistic, very dark comedy.

Another weird, but good one is Possession (the one from 1981). Unlike Borgman, which is all around very watchable and entertaining, this one is only for people who can stomach some very artsy stuff. I'd say it's worth the effort though.

I have not and I loooovveee me a good dark comedy. Satire is kind of my thing when it comes to comedy. Have you ever watched Tucker and Dale VS Evil? That movie, is straight up hilarious.

Possession *googles* I'm actually kind of shocked I've never watched this I love 70's and 80's horror. It's my favorite time for the genre personally. This movie looks really good I'm going to watch it for sure.

Thanks again for all the material I'm getting so pumped up!

grindy · 12-12-2015, 04:10 PM

Tucker and Dale is an extremely fun movie.
But Borgman is nothing like that (still fun though). It's actually pretty difficult to describe the tone of the movie, the director has a quite unique style. Just watch it.

The Batlord · 12-12-2015, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Pretty much agree with everything that you've said here, although there are a couple of exceptions to the original is better theory like Scarface, True Grit, and Insomnia.

Another rec: Creep. I thought that it was a really well done found footage movie, a genre that has gotten a pretty bad reputation over the years after all of the Blair Witch ripoffs. Still, worth the time even if you can say that you saw it.

I thought True Grit was retarded. However good the rest of the movie was, the way the characters talked just took me right out it. These are likely uneducated rednecks, and yet they're talking like the most refined Southern gentleman stereotypes of all time. Like, really? Can't you dumb them down just a bit for the sake of realism? It was like watching Boyz n tha Hood, except Ice Cube is using Shakespearean language.

Horror · 12-12-2015, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I thought True Grit was retarded. However good the rest of the movie was, the way the characters talked just took me right out it. These are likely uneducated rednecks, and yet they're talking like the most refined Southern gentleman stereotypes of all time. Like, really? Can't you dumb them down just a bit for the sake of realism? It was like watching Boyz n tha Hood, except Ice Cube is using Shakespearean language.

There's this movie called Brick where they talk in a very odd manner and at first I didn't like it but, it added a weird element to a movie that might not have been as interesting otherwise. I've never watched True Grit though.

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Tucker and Dale is an extremely fun movie.
But Borgman is nothing like that (still fun though). It's actually pretty difficult to describe the tone of the movie, the director has a quite unique style. Just watch it.

Maybe I can get the other half to watch it too.

Trollheart · 12-13-2015, 12:12 PM

I have to admit, I've never seen the remake of Let The Right One In but for me the idea of subtitles and foreign languages goes very well with the bleak, almost alien landscape of the setting, and it feels like "Englishing it up" would lose some of that. As I say, I haven't seen it, but in the original, my favourite scene, at the pool near the end? Can it be possible the remake captured the dark yet subtle horror of this without overdramatising or sensationalising it?

**Frownland** · 12-13-2015, 12:17 PM

They're basically identical. Maybe they put it in English so that the Swedes will have the same response to the film as you did.

grindy · 12-13-2015, 12:22 PM

Never seen "Låt den rätte komma in". Should I watch it despite hating movies about kids?

**Exo** · 12-13-2015, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Have you seen Borgman? I've seen it being called a horror movie, although I'd say it's more of a surrealistic, very dark comedy.

Another weird, but good one is Possession (the one from 1981). Unlike Borgman, which is all around very watchable and entertaining, this one is only for people who can stomach some very artsy stuff. I'd say it's worth the effort though.

I LOVED Borgman.

**Frownland** · 12-13-2015, 12:26 PM

It's about vampire kids. Huge difference. But yes, it delivers on all fronts.

In Let Me In, one thing that I noticed was that the scenes were set up the same, but shot differently. For example, in Let the Right One In, Oskar might enter from the left side of the frame while he comes in from the right in Let Me In.

Trollheart · 12-13-2015, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

It's about vampire kids. Huge difference. But yes, it delivers on all fronts.

In Let Me In, one thing that I noticed was that the scenes were set up the same, but shot differently. For example, in Let the Right One In, Oskar might enter from the left side of the frame while he comes in from the right in Let Me In.

Holy good crap, it was THAT identical? What did they change about it, and if virtually nothing, why did they bother remaking it? They could have just dubbed the original (though I still think it works best in Swedish).

12-12-2015, 04:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Tucker and Dale is an extremely fun movie. But Borgman is nothing like that (still fun though). It's actually pretty difficult to describe the tone of the movie, the director has a quite unique style. Just watch it. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	I have to admit, I've never seen the remake of Let The Right One In but for me the idea of subtitles and foreign languages goes very well with the bleak, almost alien landscape of the setting, and it feels like "Englishing it up" would lose some of that. As I say, I haven't seen it, but in the original, my favourite scene, at the pool near the end? Can it be possible the remake captured the dark yet subtle horror of this without overdramatising or sensationalising it? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-13-2015, 12:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	They're basically identical. Maybe they put it in English so that the Swedes will have the same response to the film as you did. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Never seen "Låt den rätte komma in". Should I watch it despite hating movies about kids? __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

12-13-2015, 12:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	It's about vampire kids. Huge difference. But yes, it delivers on all fronts. In Let Me In, one thing that I noticed was that the scenes were set up the same, but shot differently. For example, in Let the Right One In, Oskar might enter from the left side of the frame while he comes in from the right in Let Me In. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x