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RE: Are you going to be seeing the original too?

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Peter Breuninger

In Reply to: RE: Are you going to be seeing the original too? posted by Victor Khomenko on March 04, 2011 at 12:33:37

Terry researched this and found that the subtitles on the original were not reflective of the original�s language. In other words, she said that much was lost in the translation and was one of the reasons of the US remake. We have it in our queue and will report back. Suffice it to say, a great movie. Dark, dark, dark. Be in the mood.

Peter

Follow Ups:

My understanding is there are two different versions of subtitles - Analog Scott 09:25:10 03/06/11 (1)
The theatrical release had the good version. I think the DVD may have been issued a second time to go back to the original subtitles. I don't know for sure.
- There is a European version that supposedly has better subs. - Jack G 12:06:53 03/06/11 (0)
  Though I'm not sure they are really all that different, or enough to warrant buying it again.
  Jack
The original was... - mkuller 10:43:56 03/05/11 (1)
...excellent and very haunting.

SPOILER ALERT

As I reflected on it, I realized the young boy was taking the place of the old man in the beginning and that would ultimately be his fate.

Knowing that now would spoil the remake's impact, even with better actors.
- Spoiler cont. - Peter Breuninger 11:22:52 03/05/11 (0)
  Yes, and I thought (afterward) that the vampire pre-selected the young boy and perhaps murdered the neighbor to free up the adjacent apartment in order to solidify the relationship.
I read the book and was surprised how close Let the Right One In is to the story nt - Daryl Zero 17:40:29 03/04/11 (0)
dd
Well, it's not like the characters discuss metaphysics! I think the visuals pretty tell the story. nt - tinear 16:29:55 03/04/11 (0)
df
Problem with too much knowledge! :) - Victor Khomenko 16:14:09 03/04/11 (0)
For someone knowing the original language the subs always present a problem, I know from my own experience, and I understand - trying to compress idiomatic expressions into short meaningful sentences is no easy task. But often we don't have other choice.

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