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After seeing DAD's clip, had to check this out again. Extremely bizarre film which I think is supposed to focus on the travails of childhood although none of the kids here are bargains, especially Seth. He lives with his extremely bizarre parents (especially his Mother-You'll never hear the word "Water" again and not think of how it's used here), becomes convinced that a greiving Widow living nearby is a Vampire and has set her eyes on his returning from war older Brother (A young Viggo Mortensen, very good here; his reaction at the end is powerful indeed). As the budding romance continues to build, Seth tries to intervene, but finds there is a cost to pay...
As mentioned, quite bizarre and many people I've shown it to did not like it ("It was Stupid!" was the standard reply; To be sure, not for everyone. But check it out for Yourself. Incredible photography, many quirky characters ("Sheriff Ticker" for one, especially when He's relating to Seth about his Law enforcement career) and truly one of the biggest attention grabbing openings ever. ****
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