Cloverfield Director To Remake Let The Right One In

[HighFivingMF]

its also an insult what they are doing with the Dragon tattoo movie.

Why?

 

[JeetKuneDo]

again all those examples are not the same.

the origina movie was realesed 2 years ago. almost less then 2 years ago. so all the examples are different on so many levels.

its also an insult what they are doing with the Dragon tattoo movie.

The time really doesn't matter in this case. The truth is that almost no one knows Swedish art-house type movies exist. It could have been made this year or 20 years ago. It's not like they were remaking a hit movie from 2008 like Wall-E or something. "Foreign movies" just don't have a chance in the US other than the rare exception. That's just as valid a reason to make an English version as making the original movie was due to people preferring movies to books. You can't force people to read the book just like you can't force people to watch a sub-titled movie.

So the "insult" ended up being a 100% positive thing for the original movie and the book. It wasn't a hit either, but it did raise awareness of those works and gave them a bump in business. That would not have happened without Let Me In. Not to mention that this wasn't a cheap money-grab that made huge changes to the story for "Hollywood". They tried....Reeves was urged to change the ages of the kids to the 17-18 range. He refused to do it. So we ended up with a great movie. The changes Reeves did make were positive and allow the two movies to co-exist as different takes on the story. The sad part is that Reeves' integrity will be seen as a bad thing due to the box office for this movie. ("See? We should have made them angst-filled teenagers!")

This is all good...not bad. We are lucky...not being presented with a crap Twilight remake.

Maybe the practice is often mis-guided and rail against that if you must, but this particular product certainly wasn't.

 

[co2]

Can someone tell me if I imagined this......

Spoiler

When Owen is climbing out of the pool, just before Abby's feet land in front of him, I swear I heard the fluttering of bat wings.

This movie is very well done and haunting. The only thing that brings it down are some bad CG effects, but the performances are so strong, you don't really care.

 

[bullets]

There have been some interesting name changes all over the world:

The Gun Died Laughing (The Naked Gun)
His Great Device Makes Him Famous (Boogie Nights)
Vaseline (Grease)
Six Naked Pigs (The Full Monty)
American Virgin Man (American Pie)
Captain Supermarket (Army of Darkness)

These are great titles.

 

[Kurosawa]

again all those examples are not the same.

the origina movie was realesed 2 years ago. almost less then 2 years ago. so all the examples are different on so many levels.

its also an insult what they are doing with the Dragon tattoo movie.

The best comparison is to The Ring and Ringu. Which I think the Ring is actually a much better film than Ringu.

 

[flickchick85]

Insomnia came out 5 years after the original, and The Departed came out 4 years after its original. Which means the respective studios moved in on the properties only after they became successful in their circles. In contrast, this remake was set in motion before the original was even released in its native country (they bought the rights after it had just hit the festival circuit) - which means they recognized something good before the rest of the world. That almost seems like the better scenario to me. I mean, as far as "remake etiquette" goes, it at least suggests they weren't capitalizing on international/financial success, but rather capitalizing on a good story.

Obviously, the nicest thing to do in all these scenarios would be to leave the originals alone and let them reap all the glory they deserve, but if the story's good enough, Hollywood's always gonna try to introduce it to as big an audience as possible (and sadly, remaking it in English is the only way to do that these days). And I think if they had just bought the rights to this remake this year, for it to be released, say, 4 or 5 years after the original, simply because LTROI has now found "cult classic" status, I'd be far more annoyed.

 

[dark_b]

The best comparison is to The Ring and Ringu. Which I think the Ring is actually a much better film than Ringu.

or maybe you are just used to watch US movies instead of Japanese. they have a different style,acting,cinematography,suspense,.....

its normal that people are more used to watch an US movie insted of a Swedish movie. its normal.

but just beause you are more comfortable watching us movies that doesnt mean that they are better IMO

 

[Kurosawa]

or maybe you are just used to watch US movies instead of Japanese. they have a different style,acting,cinematography,suspense,.....

its normal that people are more used to watch an US movie insted of a Swedish movie. its normal.

but just beause you are more comfortable watching us movies that doesnt mean that they are better IMO

See my handle on here? "Kurosawa" as in Akira Kurosawa, far and away my favorite director of all time? I watch a TON of Japanese films. I watch at least as many foreign language films as I do American films. I just happen to feel The Ring was creepier than Ringu, which I felt bogged itself down in places with minutia over the ESP aspects of the story, and I felt the Ring's use of horse imagery gave it a very distinctive American feel.

 

[dark_b]

interesting

 

[co2]

Can someone tell me if I imagined this......

Spoiler

When Owen is climbing out of the pool, just before Abby's feet land in front of him, I swear I heard the fluttering of bat wings.

This movie is very well done and haunting. The only thing that brings it down are some bad CG effects, but the performances are so strong, you don't really care.

..........I guess I imagined it then.

 

[Sentinel X]

Well in Let the Right one in when Eli is bleeding through all the opening in her body (eyes, ears, nose, mouth,etc) we see that she is bleeding through her back. Maybe it is a possible implication that she has wings and can fly?

 

[Seen]

I saw the remake the other night. I thought it was really well-done. I was a big fan of the original but I think complaints leveled toward Matt Reeves' version, that it didn't have its own identity, I don't think I agree with those points. I think the film establishes its own identity and its own mood, which is darker and a bit more sinister than the original. However, the innocence of the original and the book is still present in this adaptation, which makes it so compelling and complex.

It was fascinating to see a different side to director Matt Reeves here, who did the choppily edited and shakily shot Cloverfield and Let Me In is the exact opposite. He really creates this world of loneliness, alienation and silent, building sense of dread. The film is gorgeously shot with a beautiful sense of shot composition. I was also really impressed by Michael Giacchino's dark, pulsating score. It really helped create a darker, creepier mood that worked really well.

It's a fantastically slow-paced film, with tender moments filled with scenes of slow approaching dread and menace. The performances all across the board are very solid, and I agree that Chloe Moretz gives the role of Abby a much more feminine touch than the actress in the original, and in that sense, the ambiguity over her orientation is a bit lost but that's only a minor quibble. We still have enough ambiguity to suggest different scenarios, and I think cutting the sequence where we find out how she became a vampire was a good idea. I like that we get hints at the cycle of her manipulating a new guardian, and the fact that we know little about Abby's origins gives her that much more mysterious allure that only adds to the innocent menace of her character.

I think I might like the original more, however the more I think about this film the more I think I'm undecided. The original was much more innocent and minimalist, and Reeves' version is much darker and more overt in its menacing nature. However, like others have said, the remake flows a lot better thanks to the exclusion of unnecessary sub-plots involving the other minor supporting characters of the building. I remember Let the Right One In taking its time to really get going, however I feel like even with its slow pace, Let Me In flows much better and consequently as a result feels like a much more confident film.

Still, Let Me In is one of the better remakes that I've seen and instills in me confidence in Matt Reeves as a director. I'll definitely look forward to whatever he does next. I'll probably see Let Me In again, if anything because for some reason it makes me want to explore the film more and more. I'll have to check out the original again as well, and compare and contrast and finalize my thoughts on the original and the remake. If anything, it only proves the strength of the original story and just how powerful and ultimately, much like Abby herself, just how seductive and sweetly manipulative this story really is.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

..........I guess I imagined it then.

I heard it too...plus when she leaves the ledge of the hospital I heard it. Then of course when Owen asks her how she got up there, she says

Spoiler

"I flew"

.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

It was fascinating to see a different side to director Matt Reeves here, who did the choppily edited and shakily shot Cloverfield and Let Me In is the exact opposite. He really creates this world of loneliness, alienation and silent, building sense of dread. The film is gorgeously shot with a beautiful sense of shot composition.

Still, Let Me In is one of the better remakes that I've seen and instills in me confidence in Matt Reeves as a director. I'll definitely look forward to whatever he does next. I'll probably see Let Me In again, if anything because for some reason it makes me want to explore the film more and more. I'll have to check out the original again as well, and compare and contrast and finalize my thoughts on the original and the remake. If anything, it only proves the strength of the original story and just how powerful and ultimately, much like Abby herself, just how seductive and sweetly manipulative this story really is.

Reeves greatly surprised me as well. I wasn't a big fan of Cloverfield...he did a 180 here with the way he shot it. I too will now be waiting on his next effort with positive anticipation.

Agree about the strength of this story. John Ajvide Lindqvist deserves a great amount of praise for a unique and compelling story.

 

[Kurosawa]

I heard it too...plus when she leaves the ledge of the hospital I heard it. Then of course when Owen asks her how she got up there, she says

Spoiler

"I flew"

.

She absolutely had that power.

 

[flickchick85]

Yeah, I always assumed in both films that she had the ability to fly. The filmmakers just chose (wisely) to leave it to the imagination.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

In other Let Me In related news, looks like Chloe Moretz has invented a word:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faboost

First heard here: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=103805313019206

Just two kids acting like kids. They do reveal a couple of interesting things...like what they are doing next and how they see the movie (when they are asked "Is it a love story or a horror movie?"

 

[Figs]

Wow, I was looking to see if there were any movies worth going to the theatre for and Let Me In is already out of cinemas.

It's sad that that ****** My Soul to Take film is already only 2 mil behind Let Me In.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Wow, I was looking to see if there were any movies worth going to the theatre for and Let Me In is already out of cinemas.

It's sad that that ****** My Soul to Take film is already only 2 mil behind Let Me In.

It's still in theaters.

(even in my little town)

 

[Thundarr]

I heard it too...plus when she leaves the ledge of the hospital I heard it. Then of course when Owen asks her how she got up there, she says

Spoiler

"I flew"

.

I was gonna say that. You beat me to it. Of course, I've been busy planning a Halloween party, so I haven't had a lot of time to spend I SHH.

 

[Nightmare]

Halloween party at thundarr's!!

 

[Figs]

It's still in theaters.

(even in my little town)

Maybe some but the main Imax theatre around where I live doesn't have it anymore which is pretty weird considering it's one of the big Regal theatres. I thought it would have held onto it for a little longer.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Halloween party at thundarr's!!

Yay! I'll go as Harpo Marx and see if anyone knows who that is....

 

[Mr. Para-Normal]

I was going to see this when it came out. But all my friends who saw it said it sucked. I don't know if I will see it in theaters but I will check it out for my self when it hits blockbuster and red box.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

I was going to see this when it came out. But all my friends who saw it said it sucked. I don't know if I will see it in theaters but I will check it out for my self when it hits blockbuster and red box.

This movie was marketed so badly. Too many people expecting a typical "horror" movie I think.

You don't leave the theater thinking about the horror, you leave thinking about the story.