International Trailer Is Here!

[Crow-453]

I disagree. A singular "vision" in the hands of the proper person is a very good thing. There is such a thing as "too many cooks in the kitchen".

Very true. I agree with you there.

I just watched the trailer for the second time...I'm still really having trouble warming up to what's-her-face.

I really think the reason Lina did so well was because she didn't act at all like a child. What's-her-face seems to just be aping Lina's performance. But I will overrule my own objections until I see the finished piece...

That being said, even bad performances can be saved by good editing.

See, that's where I'm gonna have to diagree with you. I think Chloe looks good. Does she look as good as Lina? Of course not. But it's unfair to think that she will. And, honestly, if she does "ape Lina's performance", I'm not gonna be that annoyed. In fact, I'm actually gonna be somewhat impressed, as it means that Chloe watched the original, which very few people in her position would, I think.

I'd also like to add that I don't think it's fair to judge the look of snippets of scenes or the information contained therein -- it's important to note that we don't know where the scenes actually fall in the movie. In fact if I remember right, the story is going to be told out of chronological order. Certain information that would be "giving away too much" might fall in a place in the story where that information would be appropriate for the viewer to know.

Well, from what I've heard, the story's gonna be told in a flashback until the "caretaker" falls from the window (which we see in the opening). After that, I think it follows conventional chronology.

[Microwave Jellyfish]

honestly, if she does "ape Lina's performance", I'm not gonna be that annoyed. In fact, I'm actually gonna be somewhat impressed, as it means that Chloe watched the original, which very few people in her position would, I think.

Reading "my parents won't let me see the original" and stuff like that in her interviews is adorable, but if you saw those audition tapes back then, it's pretty obvious that all the "possible Abbys" were playing Lina-imitations (one of the girls even said "Oscar" once instead of Owen's name), so Chloe probably had to watch at least some scenes of LTROI before/during the casting.

[gattoparde59]

I disagree. A singular "vision" in the hands of the proper person is a very good thing. There is such a thing as "too many cooks in the kitchen".

The key words there are "proper person." I prefaced that remark by questioning Reeves' resume. I suppose if someone else wrote the script then you might have two people messing up the story rather than just one.

Too many cooks did not spoil the soup for Let the Right One In.

[TΛPETRVE]

I really, really dislike the voice acting. No, I loathe it, it's that horrendous.

Bad writing aside, everything sounds so stilted and theatrical, it makes me cringe.

Oh, and I believe Osk... erm, Owen is wearing a Ted Bundy mask in the mirror scene.

[N.R. Gasan]

Well, now...I'll have to be checking this section of the forum more often. :) Now, at least, the countdown has officially begun (for LMI's release).

Just a couple of things:

I mostly liked the trailer. The score I'm less than thrilled with, but with trailers it's not always a good indication of how the score in the movie will be. I would hope that Reeves would have enough sense to tone down the slam-bam pacing of the music.

In the scene where Abby is in bed with Owen, I'm wondering if the sun coming up isn't a dream she's having, a nightmare about over-sleeping.

BTW, if you're wondering what the Morse Code at the end says: HELP ME

[jonesboy27aka]

BTW, if you're wondering what the Morse Code at the end says: HELP ME

Thanks I was wondering what it meant. The morse code at the end was the best part of the trailer!

[darman1817]

Here's one for the novel fans. If you look closely at the scene where Abby bleeds...52...you will notice she is wearing a KISS t-shirt!

[lombano]

I really, really dislike the voice acting. No, I loathe it, it's that horrendous.

While judging from the trailer Chloe's voice acting can't hold a candle to Elif Ceylan's, to me it didn't seem nearly as bad as Kodi's.

Here's one for the novel fans. If you look closely at the scene where Abby bleeds...52...you will notice she is wearing a KISS t-shirt!

Wasn't it an Iron Maiden t-shirt in the novel?

[darman1817]

Drat, it was an Iron Maiden T-shirt. But there was a KISS reference too. Lacke saw KISS painted on a wall and wondered what it stood for.

Another one for the novel fans. At 58, there is a sign that says "[Do] NOT ENTER UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH". I suspect this is a sign
for the teenager's clubhouse. Whether this means there is a Tommy character is anybody's guess.

[WhiteBackground]

I cannot believe Matt Reeves could miss the mark while having it right under his nose.
It is SO painfully obvious that Kodi McPhee is the one that should have played Eli, that I felt almost physical pain when I watched the trailer.
Darn. He'd be almost perfect.