# Let the Right One In (spoilers will be marked)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-right-one-in-spoilers-will-be-marked/492240>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 7, 2009, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-right-one-in-spoilers-will-be-marked/492240 "2009-04-07T10:16:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-right-one-in-spoilers-will-be-marked/492240/41 "2009-11-28T02:07:24Z")

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Found this [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/anyone-received-correct-version-amazon/forum/Fx3QEFM7892VUN7/Tx1H47738877O30/2/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg2?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B001MYIXAC&cdSort=oldest) message board with posts indicating that they are shipping the improved version.

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**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-right-one-in-spoilers-will-be-marked/492240/42 "2009-11-28T04:02:30Z")

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Make sure to watch ONLY the version with the _theatrical_ subtitles. Look for the words, “SUBTITLES:ENGLISH (Theatrical), SPANISH” on the back of the DVD case.

At this time there is no US release of a Blu-ray with the correct subtitles. Blu-rays with the correct subtitles have been released in Britain and Sweden and can be imported if you want to have the very best picture and sound and subs.

A comparison of the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ subtitles can be found here:

[http://iconsoffright.com/news/2009/03/let\_the\_wrong\_subtitles\_in\_to.html](http://iconsoffright.com/news/2009/03/let_the_wrong_subtitles_in_to.html)

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-right-one-in-spoilers-will-be-marked/492240/43 "2009-11-28T11:08:48Z")

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Oh my god, that’s outrageous! It’s such a great example of how a movie can be ruined by bad subtitles. I hate dubbing with the passion of a thousand suns, but even dubbing would have been better than those horrifically bad subtitles. What kind of an idiot was responsible for that?

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**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-right-one-in-spoilers-will-be-marked/492240/44 "2009-11-28T13:29:34Z")

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Actually, the English language dub on the US-released DVD is even worse than the botched subtitles. As a general rule you should never watch a non-English language film dubbed, but in this case it’s a must. The English dub is a travesty.

For non-Swedish speakers, the best way to watch this beautiful film is in the original Swedish language with the correct subtitles. “Let the Right One In” is such a special movie that it should be experienced as close to its original form as possible.

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