Let Me In - For those that don't know, in 2008, there was a Swedish film called
Let The Right One In that garnered critical acclaim from critics. And it was proclaimed to have been a movie adaptation for the book of the same name. In-reality, it was a very loose adaptation, in that, they briefly touched on what Eli was, but didn't really disclose what was said in the book.
WARNING: spoilers below
Eli is male and was castrated but was also an absolute prick in-general unlike the more lovable variation that we got in the movies. Not only that, but there's a lot of other things like child prostitution detailed in the book that didn't find way in the movie. Thankfully, if you ask me.
Eli is male and was castrated but was also an absolute prick in-general unlike the more lovable variation that we got in the movies. Not only that, but there's a lot of other things like child prostitution detailed in the book that didn't find way in the movie. Thankfully, if you ask me.
I was sincerely expecting to enjoy the 2010 adaptation more than the Swedish version as I was hoping that they'd bring a different outlook on the characters. There's a lot of personality that wasn't seized in Let The Right One In, but instead, it was an absolute shot-by-shot remake of the movie, and not really much of an adaptation of the book. Even still, Chloe Grace Moretz is an actress that I always find myself enjoying, and the story is an intriguing one. What I will say though is that Let Me In's Owen and Abby don't have the chemistry of Let The Right One In's Oskar and Eli.
Neither movie is great, but both movies are good, but I enjoyed the Swedish version more. The differences are marginal enough to assume that I would have liked which ever one that I saw first better, as neither particularly does a better job at getting things across than the other.
Let Me In: 7.5/10.0
Rush: Wow, holy ****, this movie wasn't supposed to be this good, what the **** were they thinking!? Jesus Christ, this movie left me absolutely astonished because I went into it expecting something that was only remotely decent instead I found myself calling it great. Chris Hemsworth had the performance of his career so far while Daniel Bruhl did great and then some. These two characters did so well together. The characters were entirely different, but neither of them necessarily seemed like a bad guy, and oftentimes, every time that it made it seem like you were supposed to be rooting for one, you are given reason to root for the other.
By the end of it, I liked them both quite a bit. This movie was everything to racing that
The Wrestler was to professional wrestling and
Black Swann was to ballet.
Bad Grandpa: I know that it's a pretty bizarre change of tone in movie, but that was by design. Bad Grandpa, and the entire Jackass franchise, is something of a guilty pleasure of mine. It's stupid, but it's funny, and this was just that.
You're Next: At the time that I first heard of this movie, it was a critical darling, and I was actually really excited to see it. However, unfortunately, it wasn't playing in a theater near me, and so, it took until now for me to finally see it. I was admittedly a little disappointed with it, but wait. I am disappointed because I was expecting something that was absolutely amazing and brilliant, but what I got wasn't bad by any means. There was a lot of acting that was over-the-top, and I do mean, really over-the-top, but I thought that the story had a lot of intriguing ideas going for it.
The violence came off well, and is even better when you consider that the movie had a budget of only one million. I would say that more or less, with some moderate tweaking, it becomes what The Purge could have been but wasn't. The twists and turns may not have been original along with the concept, but the attempts at suspense and Rube Goldberg style kills weren't in vein for me.
Nothing Left to Fear
This movie, I, uh, I never even heard of before I noticed that my aunt rented it, and honestly, I basically got what I was to expect. The movie lacked scares and much in the way of originality whatsoever, I literally predicted all of the twists before they happened, and most of the times, I thought I was joking. The religious jargon is an overused thing in horror, but this one really made me want to beat my head against the wall. The movie plays it straight through and through, but the slow-pace, lack of fright, and bland characters make it difficult to become invested in.
Let Me In: 7.6/10.0
Rush: 8.5/10.0
Bad Grandpa: No Rating, Stupid Fun.
You're Next: 7.1/10.0
Nothing Left to Fear: 2.0/10.0
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Good discussion though.
