A Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

I've just come from an experience that I've saturated myself in once before, and now, "I've gone and done it again. . ." 

A quote from another Fincher film with feelings and atmosphere this one borrowed from the self-assured, camera and mood savvy director.

'Let Me In' Trailer Drops

After scowering the internet for which Radiohead song this is, I gave up because there's too many of their tracks to narrow it down to. But in that scowering, I found that many people are very offended by this remake, really. Some didn't even like the original. The '08 Swedish film is a wonderful film about the alienation of two children on the brink of their teenage years and the bond that can be formed between two kindred spirits who find themselves lost. It's a love story for adults about kids. Go watch it.

In all that terrificness found in that film, some of it struck director Matt Reeves of Cloverfield fame, and he decided to remake it. With the best intentions of course, but that's not good enough for some. He's doing this because it struck him in his heart, and he got inspired--that's what being an artist is all about. This isn't going to make a whole lot of money, nothing Oscar-baity really does. He's making this to show others of the beauty that can be found in the book's material. Only film geeks really know about the Swedish version. This American remake will be make a small splash at the B.O. and mos def get people in the film community talking, hopefully people outside of it too. Which is the whole intention of the remake. To the wonder in the book translated onto the screen. Trust. It will undoubtedly be compared to the original but whether or not it holds up or surpasses it is yet to be seen. It looks good enough to me, maybe a little too faithful, but good enough just the same. Really good. I'm excited. Plus, I have an actor's crush on Moretz, she's gonna go places.

Let Me In It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a new child in a New Mexico town in the early 1980s.

Anyway, without further adieu...


Let Me In sinks it's teeth in October 1st.

Munki out.

A Review: Let The Right One In

There are times in life, when I cross paths a with a film so fresh, the beats of my heart are stabbed with every passing minute the film roles on... and every second is relished and appreciated. This film applies to just that in the category of instant love and admiration.

Let The Right One In was terrific, stupendous, unique and ingenues. It was everything I've never quite seen on film before. In order of importance, the movie was:

1. A story of romance, discovery and the expulsion of grim loneliness.
2. With two twelve year olds at the center. One of them happening to be a vampire who needs to feed.

Here is my most satisfied review of Let The Right One In.

First 3 Photos From 'Let Me In'

Let The Right One In is a 2008 Swedish film about two pre-teens growing up in a shady apartment complex. The boy, constantly bullied and finding himself alone, one night has a chance meeting with a young girl and they slowly become entirely inseparable. But he begins to find out, what he doesn't initially know, is that his new friend is a vamp son. (I smell a 4 banana review coming on...)

But Wait! There's More!