Re-Linking Let Me In to Let the Right One In: *SPOILERS*

[TigerEyes]

I agree with Sauvin that it would be difficult to completely link the novel back to the movies because the movies are just too hurried with some of the most important scenes. I loved both movies but I would have been perfectly fine with them slapping on however much time it took to really capture the necessary moments. Most of my favorite movies are well over 2 hours anyway so I would've been okay with another hour or so to really get the feel the book had. After reading the book I kinda felt the movies were too "cute." Does that make any sense? The book had some really hard to swallow stuff that I know probably wouldn't be acceptable even by R rating standards but to completely avoid some of the truly ugly parts of the novel is an injustice. I hate the ugly parts of the novel but its those parts that make me appreciate the "pretty" parts even more.

i too would feel that if i wanted to keep in the things i liked from the novel, it'll be over 2 hours, which i think they could have but the ugly ones would be less. Of course, i would never like the idea ofseeing the ugly ones from the novel, but i agree with your point; it would make the sweet ones more appericiative.

[varamiglite]

I agree with Sauvin that it would be difficult to completely link the novel back to the movies because the movies are just too hurried with some of the most important scenes. I loved both movies but I would have been perfectly fine with them slapping on however much time it took to really capture the necessary moments. Most of my favorite movies are well over 2 hours anyway so I would've been okay with another hour or so to really get the feel the book had. After reading the book I kinda felt the movies were too "cute." Does that make any sense? The book had some really hard to swallow stuff that I know probably wouldn't be acceptable even by R rating standards but to completely avoid some of the truly ugly parts of the novel is an injustice. I hate the ugly parts of the novel but its those parts that make me appreciate the "pretty" parts even more.

i too would feel that if i wanted to keep in the things i liked from the novel, it'll be over 2 hours, which i think they could have but the ugly ones would be less. Of course, i would never like the idea ofseeing the ugly ones from the novel, but i agree with your point; it would make the sweet ones more appericiative.

I understand about being uncomfortable with the ugly parts but I think at least some of those parts were necessary for character development. The person that always comes to mind is Hakan because he is completely flat in the movie. He could be easily misconceived as a victim in the movie and that the manipulation was only coming from Eli's end. I'm not saying every nasty scene with him needs to be put in but it should have been addressed that Hakan has a very dark agenda. They wouldn't have to get nasty, just make aware that He had more motive than blind loyalty. The "zombie" parts could be left out, that might be pushing it way too far.

[TigerEyes]

^^ yeah i concur.