Tomas Alfredson - Let the Right One In Blu-ray / Låt den rätte komma in + subtitles

[mpstjohn]

from fangoria.com....

If Tomas Alredson’s outstanding vampire film LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is playing near you, and you haven’t seen it, by all means run to check it out. It really warrants and deserves big-screen viewing. But…we feel bound to report that Magnolia Pictures has set a disc release date for the movie under its Magnet banner.

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, about a bullied young boy who develops a deep friendship with a girl who looks his age but is really a creature of the night, will hit DVD and Blu-ray March 10. Retail price is $26.98 for the former, $34.98 for the latter; we’ll keep you posted on the details. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is still going strong in its limited theatrical release; it recently passed the $1-million box-office mark.

Let The Right One In Blu-ray
Let The Right One In Blu-ray Review

[Jayromy]

I've heard nothing but good things about this film. Can't wait to check it out on Blu.

[assydingo]

Now the only question is rent or buy...

[t0nythebeat]

I read about this last week and got so excited.

This was the best horror film of 2008 period.
And its just fantastic, must buy.

[Red Hood]

It's a bb for me.

[Col. Zombie]

I have to see this movie. I might try to rent it first because every blind buy I have made (with the exception of Dark City) since I started purchasing BDs have been BIG letdowns.

I mean they have been BIG stinkers.

I saw the trailer for the movie and it looked like something I would like, so I will be tempted. If anyone else has seen the movie, tell us what you thought.

[Crim122]

If I got the money then its a day one buy for me

3rd best movie of the year

[nekromantik]

This is awsome. Deffo a buy but not sure if Il go blu on this one as most of it is in dark areas so doubt the dark scenes will look much better then the DVD.

[JessR]

this movies sounds good from what my friends have said, cant wait to get this one.

[md99]

Any news or perhaps an early review yet?

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by md99

Any news or perhaps an early review yet?

DVDBeaver Review

I was probably less impressed with the Blu-ray image than I was with Hoyte Van Hoytema's wonderful cinematography that captured a Giallo-ish Euro-feel (actually made in Sweden). The frame usage and mis-en-scene produced so many interesting visuals. Technically the Blu-ray had decent moments supporting this style with camera focus drifting in and out of character focus. Pastel colors appeared tight and true and close-ups had some impressive moments. The image transfer produces some depth with no glossiness and contrast was precise. I saw no DNR or other flagrant digital manipulations. The image quality gives a strong presentation, obviously far superior to SD-DVD, and supporter the film's beneficial 'feel' to a very high ideal. I have no evidence to support that the film looked any better theatrically and it seems faithful. Technically it seems competent being single-layered with the feature taking up over 23 Gig. Bitrate is reasonable - being well over 25 Mbps. Outdoor scenes and open spaces tend to look the best but overall the image quality works well with this cool, brooding vampire flic. This Blu-ray image never explodes in unrealistic superficial colors - in fact it has a kind of 70's feel which ingratiates Let the Right One In's essential charm and appeal.

The available DTS-HD Master tracks (original Swedish and an English DUB) at somewhere over 2000 kbps a piece aren't going to blow your windows out. The film has a tension-filled sparseness with an appropriately chilling original score by Johan Söderqvist. There is some minor separations that seem to jump in at key moments. Bottom line - this is not audio demo material but works quite adeptly for this particular film. I watched it a second time with the DUB (which the disc defaults to) and liked it a lot as it felt even more Giallo-like. Nothing was gravely out of place but it added to the charm and nostalgia I was feeling about Let the Right One In. There are English or Spanish optional subtitles. I suspect this is region FREE but I suppose we will know soon enough and post it here is it proves to be playable throughout the entire world.

[md99]

Nice one, thanks a lot.

Must bookmark that site too.

[EPlay]

Just opened in town on Friday, but I think this will be the rare instance where I just go straight to the Blu-Ray blind buy. It's only on one screen in town and it's not the best venue.

Was pleased to see Amazon had a price drop on this to $19.99.

[cspek]

i've been hearing some amazing things about this movie. it's got some good scores also.

[ZHH]

This is a great film indeed, but just a warning to all the blind buyers, don't expect a traditional vampire movie, it's much more of love story.

[cspek]

Originally Posted by ZHH

This is a great film indeed, but just a warning to all the blind buyers, don't expect a traditional vampire movie, it's much more of love story.

Yeah that's what my friend told me, it involves I believe, a young couple? My art professor was saying it was quite a beautiful movie.

[nithr]

word of warning if you're watching it for the first time and on the us blu-ray! it defaults to the english dub which is terrible so change to original audio (both are dts-hd).

[Blu Myers]

I've debated long and hard about blind buying this, however, I think it's one of those movies that is great, but doesn't have a lot of "rewatch" value. I could be wrong, but I'm gonna go with my gut and rent first.

I made this mistake with Atonement. It was a decent movie, but extremely depressing.

[entertrend]

Let the Right One In released on March 10, 2009 at amazon
I just saw this movie and one word describes it WOW! Beautifully filmed, wonderfully acted and a moving story combine to make this one of the most unique movies of 2008. A must see

[Batman1980]

A blind buy for me, provided I have enough left after getting -
Die Hard 1-4
Batman Anthology
Rachel Getting Married
Pinocchio
Akira(that's right)
Cars
Brokeback Mountain