You Bought WHAT?: LET ME IN Blu-Ray

What is it: A horror movie about a young boy whose next door neighbor turns out to be a vampire-wait come back!-who can only survive by feeding on the blood of innocents. And boy are there innocents to be fed on.

Why did I buy it: I really enjoyed the movie when it first came out, and I've been meaning to buy it for some time now. Well, it got to be Valentines Day and I kind of wanted to see some people get brutally murdered to keep my mind of things.

What's it come with: Well it comes with the movie for one. On the Blu-Ray it looks good. It's not the best looking movie I've seen, but it's a fine transfer. In terms of special features, there's not a whole lot, but what it comes with are all really good. There's a 20 minute long making of feature that hits some of the big aspects of film making like casting, shooting, you know, the important things. Whats cool about this is it's mostly narrated by the cast, all of whom are very charismatic and funny.
     Also found on the disc are two short featurettes about the movies special effects, one about the CG and one about the car wreck scene. The CG one is interesting, as it shows the different passes on CG shots. The problem with this, though is it does it with no voiceover and almost no sound. While the effects are pretty cool, the presentation is a little boring. Of course, the whole thing is only about five minutes long, so it's not hard to watch. The second one is far more interesting as it discusses one of the coolest scenes I've seen in a movie in a long time. It's a straightforward explanation of how they got the shot. There was a lot more involved in it than I expected.
     The Blu-Ray also comes with two commentaries. Well one commentary and a picture in picture extended special feature that runs along with the movie. I haven't actually had a chance to watch either of these, but I'm sure they are quite interesting.

Final thoughts: This is one of the best horror movies to come out in the last few years. I bought Let the Right One In last year(Let Me In is ostensibly a remake of it) and I'm glad to have Let Me In in my collection. The special features are great, even if there aren't very many and the movie will be watched several times in the future.

Final Grade: B+