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Chad
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Posted: March 25, 2009 at 2:12pm
Amazing movie, no question about it.
Unfortunately, one has to pirate it to get the true experience. For those who don't know, the subtitle tracks on the US and Canadian release of this film is basically akin to what you'd get on Google Translator (the word \"sweet\" is translated to \"guh\", for example). The dubbed version of the film follows the original script, but the voice actors didn't put a whole lot of effort into it and it hurts the movie immensely.
It's really a shame that I waited for the legitimate release of the Magnet DVD and I now have it sitting right here on my desk, yet I had to go pirate this movie last night. If you happen to be over here in USA or Canada, don't make the same mistake that I did: pirate this or import it from another country, DO NOT BUY IT.
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Tristan
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Posted: March 25, 2009 at 3:00pm
I almost picked this up last week. I was on my way to the cash and everything. For some reason I put it back, and a night or two later I read about the terrible subtitle problem. So glad I put it back. Luckily for me, I have a pirated copy which I will be watching, sans problem.
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Nirrad
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Posted: March 25, 2009 at 5:16pm
I nearly picked it up too, but it didn't have a price tag on it, and I couldn't remember if it was good or not.
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Greg Follender
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Posted: April 7, 2009 at 1:49pm
I'm going to try and order the Swedish Blu-ray version of this film to sample the English subtitles within...
Wish me luck!
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Crispy
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Posted: May 3, 2009 at 1:52am
Well Greg, I watched this movie, and it looks like I'm the first one who not only didn't find it amazing, I was bored to tears and couldn't wait for it to wrap up. I look forward to being accused of being \"on a bandwagon\".
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Greg Follender
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Posted: May 3, 2009 at 3:44am
Wow... I'm surprised that you didn't dig on the unusual approach to the whole vampire genre... but I'm not going to accuse you of being on any \"bandwagon\". I respect your opinion.
Look... some folks just find foreign films with a slow burn to be somewhat boring. I've heard this before, 385... and I'll hear it again for sure. I'm sorry you didn't like it though...
Didn't you find any of the film refreshingly different from the usual fanged fare? Did nothing about the film strike you as innovative or cleverly realized? I must admit... hearing that you were \"bored to tears\" is shocking to say the least! I was riveted to every frame of this film...
Oh well, I'm terribly sorry for wasting your time, sir... but I thought that the restrained and sympathetic perspective the film chose for this type of genre was noteworthy. Maybe I just watch too much Kurosawa and my patience for film pacing is more forgiving than most;)
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Crispy
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Posted: May 3, 2009 at 8:55am
No need to apologize; you loved a movie and wanted to share that joy. Can hardly fault you for that. One thing I would like to point out that is that while you saw it as a fresh new perspective on the vampire genre, I saw it as a slice-of-life, awkward preteen love story where one of the characters just happened to be a vampire. In my opinion, it wasn't so much a new spin in the world of horror so much as putting a new, horror twinge on a drama movie. Which is absolutely fine, but those movies never were my cup of tea. Naturally, I'm certainly not calling this a bad movie by any stretch, I'm merely saying it wasn't for me.
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Greg Follender
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Posted: May 3, 2009 at 1:09pm
Yeah... i suppose it isn't for everyone.
It's so tough to recommend a movie these days and be fairly sure that the person you introduce to the film will find it as impressive as you did.
Well, at least I have a better understanding of your tastes for future recommendations, eh?
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Tristan
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Posted: June 13, 2009 at 3:03pm
Absolutely loved this movie. I haven't enjoyed a movie this much in a long, long time. I was actually sad when the credits rolled, as I did not want the film to end. 10/10
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Lucid Dreams
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Posted: August 3, 2009 at 8:44pm
It was good, but it wasn't great 7/10
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Greg Follender
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Posted: August 4, 2009 at 12:00am
I felt the same way, Tristan...
Simply not enough films of this caliber being made these days, in my humble opinion... a fresh and unique take on a VERY tired genre.
I felt similarly about the Korean film, \"The Host\"... see it if you haven't yet. A real breath of fresh air blown into the stale \"B-Movie monster\" arena...
Fun and inventive...
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Nirrad
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Posted: August 4, 2009 at 12:12am
Hes seen in, in fact, he let me borrow the DVD. I should watch them shits. It says on the case \"on par with Jaws\" and Jaws is my favorite movie, so we'll see about that.
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The Red Clover
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Posted: August 4, 2009 at 2:58am
I saw this maybe two months back, finally after seeing this review and I have to say it was everything this review said it was and more. It's a shame it'll soon join the group of movies bastardized by making an American version.
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