Let The Right One In/ Let Me In

Let The Right On In is a swedish clut classic that came out in 2008 about a bullied 12 year old boy who befriends and falls in love with a vampire girl who helps him get back at the people who bullied him. I saw the movie when it was in theatres in Chicago, and I can tell you it was amazing to watch the story unfold on a big screen like that.

It's an extraordinary movie that is more of a coming of age story that just happens to have vampires in it. Do not mistake this with Twilight, this is the total opposite of Twilight. The movie also goes back to it's grassroots of vampire lore. Vampires can't eneter a building unless invited in, they burn in the sunlight.

Did you know that in old vampire lore, cats feared vampires and attacked vampires? This leads up to a very gruesome scene that leads to interesting turns in the movie.

The movie Let The Right One In is beign remade by Matt Reeves of Cloverfield fame. (He directed that film) His adaptation is faithful but different. His producer says that the movie isn't a remake of the Swedish movie but of the book it's based off of by John Ajvide Lindqvist.

Here's the trailer to Let The Right One In:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZJUgsZ56vQ

Now look at the trailer for Let Me In:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reRRAEVHq8E

I think he trailers differ, but they also look similar. A lot of the shots from the production stills are similar. Let Me In comes out to theatres October 8th and Let The Right One In is out on DVD.

Star Wars on Blu Ray

Well, I can say that this has been a long time coming. Many star wars fans have been waiting for the films to be released on blu ray and now lucasfilm has announced that they will be released in fall 2011. Little has been released about the blu ray release but one major thing that has been said is the return of the jedi deleted scene. Star wars fans, its a geek out moment. May the force be with you. More info to come.

Who Watches the Geeks S.E #1: Split

Who Watches the Geeks S.E #1: Split

Check out Bookworms V. 2.0

Check out the book review podcast for GeekWatch Entertainment. The first book review is the hunger games.

http://bookwormsv2.blogspot.com

Ghostface is Back

After the past two scream movies, it sounds like things are heading in the right direction for Scream 4. Wes Craven tweeted the first picture from the set. Those who said a picture is worth 1,000 words is right and one of the words that pops up in my head is hope. I will be following this movie closely and posting news as soon as I get it. Scream 4 is set for an April 11, 2011 release.

Facebook

Hello all, I just wanted everyone to know that we do have a facebook group right now. If you do have facebook, who ever is following, please subscribe.

Movie Commentary Ideas

Something we at the Watchtower have been experimenting on has been film fan commentaries. The idea came up when Iron Man 2 was being released and since the podcast was still just an idea at the time, we decided to try and see what people thought of film commentaries from some of the geeks at Watchtower. The commentary would have to do with a movie or idea that we talked about on the show the week before or after the podcast, so if people like the idea be expecting a commentary at least once a month and if you are lucky two a month.

Robin Hood DVD Release

One of my least favorite movies of the summer has been Ridley Scott's Robin Hood. I will get into more of my reasons for disliking the movie when we do our 2010 in Review show. The DVD and Blu Ray will be released on September 21. Both will feature the theatrical release as well as a director's cut. Now I love Ridley Scott so I will be giving the director's cut a chance. As for features on the DVD and Blu Ray, more information will be released soon along with cover art.

The Social Network

I wish that I could have posted this much sooner because my reaction to this trailer was just amazing. I should have recorded my thoughts on the trailer right away but sadly I didn't so I'll try to relive them. This trailer does everything right. With a trailer with no action at all, this film looks amazing and looks like it could be one of the best films of 2010. I have absolute faith in David Fincher and I expect an amazing film. I use the work film so rarely now, that I surprised myself when I even said it. I now am going to read the book that The Social Network is based off and I hope to have a review of the book up by the end of August. All I can really say is check it out. I will later try to have an indepth look at the trailer.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810128131/trailer

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Strange Tides Teaser

Sigh. Another trip with Captian Jack Sparrow. Sigh. To be honest after Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End I did not leave the theatre saying I want another Pirates movie. I left saying, good done with that, the story is over. With all the plot holes in At Worlds End, why would I want to put myself in another nightmare. Now with that being said, I will watch the news closely on this movie and report back if anything comes up. If I see promising news, pictures, and trailers, I will be there opening weekend with my 3-D glasses waiting to go to the Strange Tides.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68177

I report on this rather unwillingly, having seen and rather liking the Yogi Bear cartoon show seeing it turned into a movie was a long time coming. I however do not have any interest seeing the movie. The poster was released and I thought ok the animation looks alright and later the same day the trailer was released and the animation looks horrible when put with live action. I can only hope that they will go back and edit this. So if anyone is interested in the trailer, it is up for all to see and will be talked about in the podcast on the Coming Soon? segment for the podcast.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810128125/trailer

Thor Comic Con Trailer

Check this out to see the Thor Comic Con Trailer. Sorry if it is already gone.
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/thor/comic-con-trailer

Film Reviews

The reviews could easily change but this is what is planned until the end of the year.

Around August 13
-Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
-The Expendables
Around August 27
-Piranha 3D
Around September 10
-The American
-The Virginity Hit
Around September 24
-Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
-Waiting for 'Superman'
Around October 1
-The Social Network
Around October 8
-Let Me In
Around October 22
-Red
-The Company Man
Around November 12
-Megamind
Around November 19
-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Around December 10
-The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Around December 17
-Tron: Legacy
End of December/Early January
-Little Fockers
Early January
-2010 Year in Review

The Podcast

Each issue of the podcast will consist of film news, filmwatch which will be the films that the hosts watched within the past two weeks, a top 5, comic news, and video game news. The podcast will be released every two weeks but a film review will be released sometime in between those two weeks. The schedule for the film reviews will be released shortly.

News on the Podcast

The first issue of The Who Watches The Geeks Podcast will be out by early August. Just getting the final information all set. The first movie review for the podcast will be Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.