Thursday, April 30, 2009

BRUCITE in SLAG

Who would have guessed it? According to Wikipedia, it has perfect cleavage. Personally, I assume that's the slag which is why the Brucite is there.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Let the right one in

Swedish vampire horror movies are not normally the stuff of legend. This is, however, not a Swedish vampire movie, nor is it a horror movie. What it is is a story about a bullied boy which just happens to contain a vampire. The movie is compelling. Visually it's beautifully grimy; this is not the glitzy 70s Sweden of Abba and bright clothing. The actors are utterly magnetic - the boy in particular is unsettlingly ambiguous. The blood-spattered scenes are well-paced. In the end what made it for me was the realisation, towards the end, of a deeply dark depiction of children, manipulation and the transience of love. Not ideal when you're getting married I suppose...