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The Halloween season begins in the basement and we have an insatiable hunger to watch this Swedish vampire classic. You, viewer, are the right one and we are letting you in.
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The bit about the SNL guys mentioning Craig's letter in an interview is crazy, what are the odds of that? Must have been extremely well-written and insightful to have made such an impact, even though they said they weren't sure if it was serious or a bit of a troll.
Craig: To see The Joker's origin story deflates the entire thing.
Todd Phillips: Hold my beer.
"He's going to go out and do things."
My new favorite descriptive sentence!
One of the things I thought was horrifying about this movie was the relationship between Ellie and the old guy. He was devoted to her until he was no longer able to help her. So she kills him.
Oskar quickly replaces the old guy. Was the old guy once like Oskar but he grew old? Will the same thing happen to Oskar? Ellie is more of a monster than a human so it doesn't seem unreasonable for her to use people for her survival. I doubt she really loves Oskar the same way that he loves her. Oskar's fate seems sealed by the end of the movie.
But that's just what I thought when I saw it.
This is the conclusion I came to.
In the book he's a pedophile so their relationship is even weirder. He also turns into a zombie vampire, which I understand that they left out of the movie, it wouldn't translate well. But the information the movie gives us makes your conclusion valid since we can only base assumptions on what the movie shows us.
But I think Eli and Oskar loves each other pretty much equally.
Yes, and this is why I think Matt is wrong about "Let Me In" being a better title. "Let the Right One In" poses the question: who is "the right one"? And you can read the film both ways: Oskar either finds true love by letting the right one in or he lets the wrong one in and ends up being taken advantage of by a monster.
My advice is to read the novel, which explores this.
Oh, Craig, "that's a BAD sign," and Matt sneaking it in on editing to already intense narrative+story. Wow! The quality of entertainment in this episode is off the charts. Seriously. Deserving of not-some-youtube prize. More like Emmy-worthy. Well done!
10:24 Matt speaks of this Cat man as he too is a cat man.
0:44 😱😱😱😱 what a twist
My guess for the Halloween costumes:
Matt as Robin Hood, and Craig as Buckaroo Bonzai.
Matt, I urge you to watch The Exorcist 3 for the show. It's, in my opinion, one of the greatest sequels of all time.
Seen it? Moon. A 2009 Sci-Fi film by Duncan Jones, starring Sam Rockwell. Simple but amazing, also a bottle movie. One of my personal favorites.
One of the big things they changed in the remake is that in the original it's implied Eli (or outright stated perhaps) is a boy that's been disfigured and lives as a girl, but in the American version she's just a normal girl, as normal as any vampire girl anyway.
It's outright shown (if briefly) that Ellie is a eunuch (scars and all). In truth I didn't understand the scene when I saw it in the cinema
Nightmare before Christmas is kind of weird since Tim Burton did write the original poem that inspired the movie and I wouldn’t be surprised if he gave a lot of input, but he didn’t actually direct the film.
Seen It? Steve Buscemi's 'Trees Lounge' - One of those films that somehow fell between the cracks despite a ridiculous cast and great writing.
Black cat all up in everybody's face in the movie, black cat all up in Matt's face in the video. Synchronicity.
oh wow.. on a rewatch of this episode: the person who mentioned their idea for the title of the Beetlejuice sequel - well, your wish came true. heh heh
You should watch the Swedish Movie Jägarna (the hunters) if you can find it!
One of the best Swedish thrillers! Its amazing.
Oh, I got shivers! Had forgotten about that one!
It's not just Danny Elfman's music and voice; Henry Selick was the director of the stop motion, and you can tell he's got a magical touch if you compare James and the Giant Peach or Coraline to Corpse bride, or Frankenweenie. Burton is a fantastic writer, but when it comes to animation, he pales in comparison.
But Danny Elfman did the score for Corpse Bride as well as TNBC. I don't think they were saying the composer was inferior, just that the songs were in general, better.
@@NinjaDimes Elfman's done music for nearly if not all Burton films, as their styles mesh well. Matt already critiqued the unnecessary amount of singing in CB, whereas the pacing and setting of every piece in NB4C makes it a treasure. Elfman put his heart and soul into the singing voice of Jack, and it comes across far better than any other work they have done since.
Craig have you posted a copy of your letter essay about Potato Chip online anywhere? I want to read it!
I want to read it too. Where can I find it?
I loooooved that potato chip skit. My brother and i died when that was aired
Ah, read the book! It's so wonderful and fills in so many holes.
Which book? I'll read it. I'm looking for a new book to read. What book are you referring to?
@@tecumsehcristero Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist. He's a Swedish horror novelist.
Craig looked pretty Stoker-ed to watch a film that doesn't... suck...
(I know these puns bite, but I'll keep trying.. in vein..)
Please watch 13 ghosts for the next episode, it fucking amazing🤣
It's interesting, I do not know if they delve into it in this film but in the remake they had a scene where the young boy finds an old photo with the old man as a young kid and showing she and him were an item and also explains his willingness to disfigure his face and die for her. While the remake is called "let me in" with that little tid bit of back story and going with Mat saying the title "Let the Right one in" is more referring to the vampire letting the right boy into her life. Gives it an even more of a dark meaning that she only became friends and saved the boy because she knew he was the right one who would take her old lovers place as a loyal servant and protector.
That's something the remake invented, it's not from the book or original movie.
Matt: "do do do"...
Craig: "don't don't don't"...
I love you Craig Johnson ❤️
The way she has survived so long is by letting "the right one" in.....when the old one has outlived their usefulness haha
The swedish title is better than the American remake title
Or by letting in the one who accepts him for who he is, without any expectations. Same goes for Oskar, letting Eli in.
I also think that Jack as the Joker, while a smart casting choice is similar to his casting as Jack in The Shining. You know exactly what you are going to get. They are just him playing Jack
"cited Lovecraft"??!! Exactly what kind of comedy skit was this?
I was wondering about that too
I've watched this episode of wttb at least 6 times and today I finally saw the snl skit. It was definitely not at all what I had imagined all this time. I guess I have to read the letter now to complete the circle.
You should watch What We Do in the Shadows, and wonderful mockumentary comedy about Vampires.
Craig looks like a real live vampire, but I would let him in my house, he could watch some Monty Python and SNL.
Oskar was the right one because, if I remember correctly from the remake, her old thrall made her hide in the apartment all the time to keep her safe.
I love this movie almost as much as the book. If you enjoyed the film I highly-highly recommend the novel. There are a lot of great bits they cut out for pacing reasons.
I saw the remake when I was maybe 13 on HBO, for years all I could remember about the movie was the scene where she comes in uninvited and I never found the movie again. Until today so thanks for inadvertently helping me out!
If you think this movie is old it means you're still a kid because this movie isn't old LOL. Ah youth
@@tecumsehcristero was that really necessary?
I have a suggestion: Peter Jackson’s gorefest, Bad Taste.
Movie Review Guy “I’m a Derek! And Derek’s don’t run!”
Matt hated Meet the Feebles, tho, didn't he?
Meet the Feebles has none of the strengths of Bad Taste.
Obscene Vegetable Matter Bad Taste isn’t unpleasant though, and actually has a lot of charm
Koby, oh i agree. As someone who made diy films with my mates in the 90s, nothing was as inspiring as Bad Taste, and the Good Taste Made Bad Taste making-of documentary.
i love this movie and was glad to see you guys cover it!
I like the meta Man with a Cat scene.
And the BAD sign; do we think the makers did that on purpose?
We tried to watch The Omen in a friend's condo viewing room but we couldn't get the sound to come up above a whisper. One friend said "This is a bad Omen."
bad is swedish for Bath.
@@SkHATEy Aha! That would explain why they were bathing!
"Let The Right One In" is one of my all-time favourite movies, and it's a joy to hear you guys thoughts on it. :-) The title is actually a refrence to the Morrisey-song "Let the Right One Slip In", as the author is a hugh Morrisey-fan. The sequel short-story (that the author wrote to put an end to the theories that popped up after the movied came out that Eli was grooming Oscar) is called "Let The Old Dreams Die", which is the next lyric in the same song.
As you guys said, this isn't really a vampire-film, but more a film about kids that happens to star a vampire, and where the vampire really isn't the real monster. You guys already pointed out, the bullies actions are the real horror, but the point of the film is that Oscar could turn into an even worse monster, but it's his relationship with Eli that prevents that to some degree. He wants to kill his bullies and could easily turn into a real killer (he collects news-clips of horrible crimes and such), but his relationship with Eli mellows him out and she calls him out on it. She dosen't want to kill, but has to to survive, but he wants to kill even though there could be other solutions to his problems, and the ecstacy on his face when he hits the bully shows how much he enjoys it. They help each other in a twisted way.
When it comes to the remake, I would suggest you check it out, just to see how bizzare it is. Because it's almost exactly the same movie, except the exact opposite, because the script is almost identical (except they replace Jokke with a policeman), but everyhting else is changed. Where the light in the swedish is blue, the US one is orange. At the bridge-attack there is a steady long-shot in the Swedish, but the US uses a closeup and shakycam (and makes Abby (Eli) more of a monster, with way more blood). When a scene is shot right to left in the swedish, it's shot left to right in the US. It's really weird. The US version is also way more of a standard horror-movie, with way more blood and leaving out much of the ambiguity found in the swedish, making it so that Abby is obviously grooming Owen into her new Renfield, while Eli and Oscar can be interpreted in several ways. It's pretty much the most "american" version you can imagine. It's not a bad movie, but it's really dumbed down from the original and feels completley unneeded imo.
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New nursery rhyme lore 💀
You guys should watch Hocus Pocus this year since the sequel is out.
Seen it: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night? It's awesome.
This is a fantastic movie. I once wrote a song called "Left Behind" (which is on one of the CDs I sent you guys) and in the lyrics, I use the lines "Wish I could have been braver, and let the right one in." Even though the song has nothing to do with the film, it was my little nod to the emotions in the relationship of the film.
Also Craig, it's awesome seeing you wear that dinosaur pin I made you
Such a great episode! And one of maybe a dozen or so movies that I've actually seen before you watch them. Thanks so much fellas.
Also, I agree with you in regard to the one big flaw in Burton's Batman, however without it we wouldn't have the line: "You ever dance with the Devil in the pale moonlight?". Like the Joker, "I just like the sound of it."
Best show on the internet.
P.S. "Mr. Sandpaper" is fine by me.
"you wanna get nuts?! let's get nuts!"
I love Matt making Harry Potter references!
The book is one of my favourite books. This film omits some really important bits from the book, someone mentioned it earlier about Eli being Elias. I once saw a stage adaptation of this and it was incredible. The pool scene was absolutely insane.
I watched Edward Scissor hands too early. I was in 3rd or 4th grade and was at a bday slumber party. I wasn't allowed to watch R movies yet and worried about getting in trouble over it 😂
I'm So glad you did this Movie! Love the show Keep up the Great work!
Omg I never knew that that weird movie I watched as a kid was this! Wow. Blast from the past.
not enough claymation. you should watch marry and max. full of laughs and tears
I owe you all a postcard, but a thing I discovered in my trans-continental travels this past year is that I’m really lazy on keeping true to my promises. I’ll make good on it eventually! A Lannister always pays his debts.
...eventually.
Was the Artaud reference in Craig's letter in connection to Artaud's note on surrealism in 'Animal Crackers' at the end of The Theater and Its Double? And is there any possible way to make the contents of this letter available to the public?
ENTER THE VOID, ENTER THE VOID, ENTER THE VOID!!!!!
You finally watched a movie from 2008 :)
Matt and Craig I was wondering either of you have watched 8 mile staring the rapper eminem (Matt show Craig who it is) and a little appearance by welcome to the basements shining star Michael Shannon! Check it out!
Edward Scissor Hands was the first rated R movie I saw. I saw it way too early in 4th grade maybe?
there's a story my parents like to tell about when I saw Nightmare Before Christmas in theaters as a kid. afterward, they asked me if I found it scary, and I said no, because they said "that's our job, but we're not mean" in that opening song. it is doing sooo much lifting. Corps Bride doesn't live up to it at all!
I saw this Swedish version at the cinema and it was wonderful and atmospheric. When I saw that there was going to be an American remake I never knew why. Seems I wasn’t alone.
The swedish Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was better that the American remake too
AHHH!!! Thank you for answering my question!!! I have been waiting SO LONG (since day 1) for you two to talk about my favourite film of all time and favourite Burton film (Edward Scissorhands). Thank you so much!! I am freaking out so hard right now.
However, that being said...
"Horrific old lady performance"??? Wow. I COMPLETELY disagree. I was fooled for about 10 years. I thought that was a REAL old actress until quite recently. I thought the make up and the acting was SO GOOD, I didn't even realize it was Winona Ryder for so long. I was quite shocked to hear you say that.
you guys should check out movies by Tommi Virkola . Dead Snow would probably fit in to this month rather well
Yes! I got to be the 666th person to like a halloween episode of my favorite show!
Gah! I can't find that "figure in a coffin" toy anywhere! I'm a collector and I neeeds. It's weird and hysterical. Who makes it?
I've asked before but have you seen Hereditary? October seems like the perfect time to talk about it. As someone who doesnt normally like horror, i bloody loved it.
Hmm. I wonder if there's any significance in the character's names and the character "Ellie Oscar" from the Joyce Carol Oates story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Probably a coincidence.
They did a Tim Burton seen-it with no Sweeney Todd? I've wanted to hear you guys talk about this movie since this show started! I know it's not a "Burton Original" or whatever, but come on! Please?
Yesss i love this
Blood for Dracula - Andy Warhol. You probably couldn't do it on WTTB, but it would be hilarious.
Craig is looking a lot like Svengoolie.
It's been a while since I've seen this, but I feel like i remember the girl made alotta mouth sounds off camera. Her speech changed too. I feel like that was when her fangs would emerge.
"Let the Right One In" is a clunkier title, but that makes it intriguing, I think. "Let Me In" is a bit blunt and obvious.
Excellent movie. I did not care for the remake. You guys should check it out.
Seen it: the Edge
Just an amazing Movie! Does not exist on blu-ray in sweden though, and it sucks... really wanna own it
I saw this movie when it was available on Netflix and I'm so glad I saw the original because I never had to care about an American version. To me, the Swedish version is it, anything else can only be an imitation. I had the same experience with the original "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" series. I watched that when it was available to stream, much before the American version was announced. I absolutely loved it, and then when the first installment of the American version came out it just paled in comparison. I won't even bother with the newest American version installment that is happening now. You can't replace Lisbeth Salander, there is only one. Put a fork in it. I don't understand why so many people don't enjoy movies if they are subtitled. I love foreign films and the fact I need to read doesn't take away anything. I actually have been watching everything with subtitles for a long time now, even though I understand what is being said. It helps me get every detail so I don't mishear words, and sometimes the subtitles reflect the script but the actor will say something different and it's cool to get to see where something has been improvised. I can see the lyrics to music that plays in the background too and it has made me realize that a lot of times the song is about exactly what's going on at that time in the film or show and I would never have noticed that before. I get a better understanding of the mood that way. Also, I get song titles before the song plays so if I like it I can easily look it up for myself. It also clears up sound effects, because sometimes sounds are too quiet or too ambiguous but being told what a sound is gives me a better understanding of what's going on as well. It's like I'm getting a book to follow along with the movie and it intensifies the experience. So, foreign films are extremely enjoyable for me, plus body-language is universal.
The wife and I have been watching a bunch of "horror" movies recently. I was just saying the same thing about people cutting their palm. What a horrible way to get any amount of blood for whatever task, that would take weeks to heal.
More Bergman!!
Hello to Matt, Craig, Tona, Ernesto, and Cecil!
Love the show. Working to get caught up on it, and I just finished season four.
If you do animation again, would you consider "The Mouse and His Child?" It's a strange animated feature from the late 70s that acts as a weird introduction to philosophy for kids.
Seen shaun of the dead?
If you watch let me in please do it for this show
On the topic of Swedish films, have you seen The Sound of Noice? Very creative musical and tons of opportunities for Matt to reference Stomp.
@3:59 Tystnaden reference!
You do realize that Let the right one in is not a horror film. Well, the original Swedish film is not a horror film, but the American version is. Aka, let me in.
As a high powered youtube critic I give you both compliments and criticism, (pats on head) SNARKY AND AWAY!!!!(flys up asshole)
I'm drunk, forgot what the joke was....maybe you just don't get it...SNARKY AND AWAY (flies off to save another day)
The remake is almost a sceen for sceen copy. but it's Great !
The witch in big fish is not Winona Ryder its Helena bonham-carter !!!
The remake (‘Let Me In’) stands out in my mind as a great horror film. Like the original, there’s this sinister twist on the love story: you know that the boy loves the little vampire girl, but you don’t know if she loves him, or if she might be purely interested in using him for self-preservation. The ease with which she discards the older man, presumably after years of companionship, after he fails to provide for her tells you that she might just be a real, literal monster. The director alludes to the vampire’s dark intentions with the repeated ‘Now & Later’ candy bar references. It symbolizes the start of the boy providing for little vampire girl, but the jingle also applies to how she treats her victims and caretakers; “Eat some now, save some for later.”
It's not at all like the original, despite having some exact copied scenes.
Have you guys seen the Japanese horror movie Audition? Great watch and it gave me the chills when I saw it and almost turned me off dating completely lol
Seen it- Sunshine. It was a good sci-fi movie up until the third act, and the entire movie fell apart. Your thoughts?
Speaking of which: one day, please start going original/remake comparisons: Insomnia, The Vanishing, Infernal Affairs/The Departed, etc., provided it fits with your format, i.e. you haven't seen at least one.
I wonder if any of those snl people watch this
#NeedsMoreCatmen
So wait, did Craig technically write an SNL skit?
I thought that at first too-- but I think that he wrote them a 5 page letter about the brilliance of the potato chip sketch, which they weren't sure if it was genuine or a troll, considering the sketch didn't make many waves. I think. They remembered the letter because it seemed so crazy, and referenced it in an interview, and it was Craig that wrote it. I think so, anyway, it was difficult for me to figure out what they meant.
It's probably a thought echoed throughout the comments but i find this movie terribly sad.
Oskar is now her caretaker like the older man. He will age , taking care of her by killing until he can no longer do so and she finds another like she most likely has many times before. I know the novel surely explores this but i much rather look at it through the context of what we have in the film.
Oskar's life is over, stuck in a childhood love and devotion that he will never be given a chance to out grow.
She is his first love, She has protected him , killed for him, and now he'll spend his life doing the same for her.
It's romantic but so very sad for him.
They're equals. The book sequel tells what happens after the train ride.
Keaton wasn't a _great_ Batman but he was a good Bruce Wayne.
Personally as much as I liked Jack Nicholson as the Joker, I felt that the movie had too many scenes with just him. The movie is called Batman, but the Joker is much more the featured character and star of the movie. It needed more Batman!
First! Thank you everyone I'm the greatest!
I think she "let the right one in" but it is not a story of young love for her. She is a vampire and needs a caretaker to survive in the modern world. Her former caretaker I assume she manipulated in a fashion similar to Oscar. She needs someone that devoted to her that they will not betray her. Picking a bullied boy and sticking up for him, essentially giving him power and safety, she gets a life long devoted companion.
Nah. She legitimately loves him. He did not become someone like who Hakan was, for her.
One of my all time favorite movies, and I am glad you guys have finally experienced it. Slightly disappointing that you glossed over the issues of gender identity and sexuality in the film, which contribute to the greater theme of what it means to be human. This element of the film was largely whitewashed in the remake, along with the pedophilic relationship Eli uses to manipulate Hakan, the old man. It feels very dumbed down for American audiences.
If you enjoy the film, I highly recommend reading the novel on which it is based, which it far more sprawling, delving into multiple storylines of characters that interweave. The film wisely chooses to focus mainly on Eli and Oskar's relationship.
Can it really be said to be a pedophilic relationship? Hakan was once in Oskars place I believe. That's the true horror of this movie for me, the seemingly endless cycle that is hinted at.
@@Fastwinstondoom The film leaves their relationship somewhat open to interpretation, at least as far as his motivation goes, but it is clear that Eli does not actually care about him, and just uses him as a tool. One can take a cynical view, and interpret Eli's whole relationship with Oskar as just more manipulation, that he is being used just as Hakan was, but the romantic in me wants to believe that Oskar truly does mark a break in the cycle.
The remake retcons American-Hakan's back story by showing pictures of him and Chloe Grace Moretz together as children, which is just lame.
I just miss Chad Vader ;(
17:05 god I hate that too, and it's in _every_ damn movie that shows kids making a blood pact. Nobody is going to slice open their palm, it's so stupid.
damn there wight as hell
sorry i ment Swedish people are white as hell
and you're a racist who can't spell.
@@miguelnewmexico8641 yeah imma hardcore cuzin fuckig racist
What, you guys couldn't find a dubbed version...?O
Subs are better, imo, since dubbing often has characters saying things they didn't actually say, and the voices and mouth movements don't match up.
@@moonchild1772
I agree, I was razzing them because they routinely watch inferior dubbed versions of ONLY anime, because self-perpetuating stigma I assume.....P
To be frank, the American remake is an absolute trainwreck and an outrageously disrespectful mockery of the original. It takes the delicate and romantic plot of the original, and turns it into a cheap, knock-off, scary to be scary, VAMPIRE flick. If you really think about it, "Let the Right One In" isn't really even a "vampire" film. It purely is a romance horror film that HAPPENS to have a vampire character in it. The American version does the exact opposite. Completely obliterates the substance of the original to make a buck. Honestly, it is a quintessential example of a shitty American remake: a remake...just, because. Because. No hate towards the actors; in fact, I quite enjoyed their performances. Also, I understand the potential fact that the writers may have WANTED to purely create a horror flick. However, this does not seem to be the case. It is clear in the narrative of the American remake (however little attention or substance it received) that the original focus of the two main characters' relationship was the primary focus. However, so little care and time is given for the relationship to develop and come to fruition that including the narrative was useless and severely lackluster at that point.