Let The Right One In Bluray

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Rose Newgent says...

Until the issue witht the subtitles is corrected and labeled as such so I know what I'm ordering, I will be have to pass on ordering this excellent film.

Posted on March 16, 2011

Raymon Tepe says...

Saw this movie in the theater, thought it was the most wonderful movie I'd seen all year. Couldn't wait to purchase it. Saw it went on sale, purchased it, received it, popped it in the DVD player, and noticed that the subtitles were drastically different. This link provides a good comparison between the original wonderful translation and the piece of garbage that it was replaced with:



http://iconsoffright.com/news/2009/03/let_the_wrong_subtitles_in_to.html

Posted on March 16, 2011

Fred Donohue says...

There is no excuse for this pitiful translation - regardless of whether you speak Swedish or not - the dvd subtitle track is awful.Wait for the new edition.

Posted on March 17, 2011

Ilana Thane says...

I was very disappointed with this DVD.So much so that I'm returning my copy of it.I saw the movie in theatres, and found it masterful.The amazing tone is part of the beauty of the film, and the subtitles on the US DVD release are a travesty.They remove most of the subtlety from the tone and characters (see http://iconsoffright.com/news/2009/03/let_the_wrong_subtitles_in_to.html for examples). The movie I saw in theatres was a masterpiece; the movie on this DVD (using subtitles) is a mediocrity.If you are going to buy this DVD, either download and use the theatrical subtitles or use the mediocre dubbing track.As for me, I'm going to look for another region's copy or wait for a re-release.



In the end, this DVD is a masterclass on why good subtitle translations are critical in foreign films.

Posted on March 18, 2011

Marlyn Wedding says...

Do not buy this movie yet.Magnolia butchered the subtitles and will be releasing a version with the theatrical subtitles in the near future.Magnolia will not replace this disc with the fixed one, so hold off on your purchase.You will know the correct version when you see "subtitles: English (theatrical release)" in the specs on the back.

Posted on March 19, 2011

Georgie Todaro says...

Let the Right One In is poignant, sad, weird, different, elusive, as well as being a fine movie. Oskar is a blond 12-year-old who lives with his divorced mother in an apartment complex in Stockholm. He's bullied incessantly at school. Neither his mother nor his father seems to have much time for him. He's a quiet kid who dreams of getting back at his tormentors. He doesn't seem to have any friends. Then an older man and a child move into the apartment building. Her name, we learn, is Eli. She's 12 years old, too, pale, and at times looks haggard. Oskar meets her one evening in the playground in front of the apartment complex. Snow is deep on the ground. The weather is freezing. The cold doesn't bother Eli. By now we know Eli is a vampire. Oskar realizes this later.



Let The Right One In is a strange fusion of coming-of-age and horror, but the result is something else. Don't ask me what. It doesn't fit in any film genre I'm familiar with. Calling it `horror" is too facile. Calling it "coming of age" is too shallow. In the course of the movie people will die, drained of their blood. Eli's...what?...protector?...partner?...the older man named Hakan she lives with...will kill for the blood he and Eli must have to survive. He'll die a terrible death himself. Eli will tell Oskar that they can't be friends, yet Oskar yearns for friendship. He asks Eli to be his girl friend before he knows she is a vampire and she asks him if he would like her if she weren't a girl. When he asks her age, she tells him she is 12 and has been for a long time. Oskar's innocence may be part of his protection. Eli is not innocent, but at times she seems as fragile as Oskar. Like the man she lives with, Eli will kill for blood. She must.



Kare Hedebrant plays Oskar and Lina Leandersson plays Eli. I understand that at the time of filming Hedebrant was 12 and Leandersson was 11. Both were nonprofessionals. They are unnervingly natural. Neither makes a single false step. Hedebrant is exactly what a lonely, bullied 12-year-old could be. Leandersson is able to imply things we may not want to know just be being still. I wound up hoping for the best for both Oskar and Eli...but what the best might be could go in a number of directions.



This is a film, adapted from his novel by John Ajvide Linqvist, which invites discussion and interpretation. Not everything is kept clear, and, for me, that increases the sense of elusiveness. Lat Den Ratte Komma is a wonderful film.



Excuse me, however, if I reach for a barf bag. The director of Cloverfield, Mat Reeves, has evidently signed to make an English language version for Overture Films and Hammer Films. The chance that something unusual, unsettling and restrained will be turned into butcher shop leftovers is just about, I'd guess, one hundred per cent. See this movie while you can. Since it probably will be shown in only a handful of American theaters, I recommend you buy it sight unseen when it comes out on DVD. It's that good.

Posted on March 21, 2011

Delena Stiegler says...

I love this movie. I've watch this movie eleven times at theatres including festival screenings. I couldn't hear the swedish language but I liked to hear them, and the subtitles were more than good enough to understand the meanings of the lines as well as the subtle diffence of the original language.



BUT, this dvd has totally different subtitles. Problem is that the translation is terrible. The worst. Totally Irrelevant to the lines or situations. This ruined the beauty of this movie.



The theatrical translations are dubbed into English voice. What the hell is matter with Magnolia? Why didn't they just put the same translations into subtitles? Magnolia Home Entertainment, You disappointed lots of fans of this movie.

Posted on March 23, 2011

Maximina Disandro says...

THEDVD SUBTITLES ARE POORLY, POORLY TRANSLATED AND RUIN THE MOVIE!!!!

Magnolia/MAGNET refused to pay for the original translations and hired there own in order to cut costs. I encourage you to write Magnolia/MAGNET and demand a re-issue with the correct subtitles, and a refund for your defective DVDs and Blu-rays

Posted on March 23, 2011

Laveta Vantil says...

I too bought this film from amazon and wish that Magnolia had disclosed a change in the subtitles from original release of the film.This change completely worsens a great foreign film.



Buyers beware of this problem with the release.Hopefully we can expect Magnolia to own up to their decision and replace what i consider defective copies.



MY thoughts echo another commenter:



Unbelievable. Just read the comment saying that they WILL REISSUE the disc but that they WILL NOT HAVE AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM for those who purchased their DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. So let me get this straight; those of us who love this film, preordered it, then pointed out their mistake, thereby saving others from a mutilated film end up being PUNISHED because of it? Magnolia, you're a real class act.

Posted on March 26, 2011

Mei Marcelli says...

They obviously do not respect the work, the director, and most of all, the audience.That in this day and age they will choose to cheap out and use substandard subtitles, knowing full well that consumers will have an outlet to complain and therefore hurt their sales, simply means one thing: they didn't care! Well guess what? Now they will have to reissue this disc, or else it WILL HURT their bottom line.We have to take a stand and DEMAND they correct their gross negligence.



UPDATE: Unbelievable.Just read the comment saying that they WILL REISSUE the disc but that they WILL NOT HAVE AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM for those who purchased their DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. So let me get this straight; those of us who love this film, preordered it, then pointed out their mistake, thereby saving others from a mutilated film end up being PUNISHED because of it? Magnolia, you're a real class act.

Posted on March 29, 2011