Cloverfield Director To Remake Let The Right One In

[Balthus Dire]

You know, I wanted to see this movie for ages, and I finally caught it last week and I thought it was pretty dismal. The performances were pretty great, but I didn't find it particularly engaging. I get that it's supposed to be a slower, drama-style film but then at the same time they had all this whacky horror cliche **** with the kid jumping around on trees and stuff, so it ended up just feeling like a boring horror movie.

I really tried to love it, but in the end I thought it was pretty "meh." I'll bet the book is great, though.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Shows that vampire's are sympathetic and terrifying at the same time unlike a certain book series.

There aren't any vampires in Lord of the Rings.

 

[ironwez20]

Lol Are you being serious ? HAHA nobody said anything bout LOTR lol.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Lol Are you being serious ?

Nope!

 

[zanos]

You know, I wanted to see this movie for ages, and I finally caught it last week and I thought it was pretty dismal. The performances were pretty great, but I didn't find it particularly engaging. I get that it's supposed to be a slower, drama-style film but then at the same time they had all this whacky horror cliche **** with the kid jumping around on trees and stuff, so it ended up just feeling like a boring horror movie.

I really tried to love it, but in the end I thought it was pretty "meh." I'll bet the book is great, though.

All the inherit problems you see in the film is also present in the book; there improvements in some areas and much worse flaws in others.

 

[ironwez20]

I heard in the book she's a castrated boy. In let me in she's a girl tho

 

[henzINNIT]

I've only seen LTROI but it was great. Not sure I want to watch the remake (or any remake really) despite my love of Chloe Morets.

 

[Liam_H]

I heard in the book she's a castrated boy. In let me in she's a girl tho

Actually I think they filmed a scene but it was cut that would've implied the same thing.

 

[HighFivingMF]

I've only seen LTROI but it was great. Not sure I want to watch the remake (or any remake really) despite my love of Chloe Morets.

It's not a remake. It's another adaptation of the same book. So watch it. Or just stop bein' a prissy pants and ignoring a whole category of movie.

 

[Balthus Dire]

All the inherit problems you see in the film is also present in the book; there improvements in some areas and much worse flaws in others.

Hmm, that's interesting. I figured the book would be much better, because the film has a good story, it just didn't play out in an interesting way, IMO.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Actually I think they filmed a scene but it was cut that would've implied the same thing.

Never heard of one if it exists. They did film a flashback scene where the Abby character is turned...and she is a girl in that scene. Way different from the book version.

I've only seen LTROI but it was great. Not sure I want to watch the remake (or any remake really) despite my love of Chloe Morets.

You probably wouldn't like it with that mindset anyway, so you may be right to skip it. There are deeper themes in the LMI narrative which require you to look beneath the surface. There are little touches that make a big difference.

Pity though...there are some great remakes out there. Two great ones just last year...Let Me In and True Grit. And The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo may be another one this year.

Hmm, that's interesting. I figured the book would be much better, because the film has a good story, it just didn't play out in an interesting way, IMO.

The book is really good imo....but be ready for some really disturbing things.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Absolutly love this movie, completed underated man. The atmosphere is perfect the setting is beutiful and it's easily the best movie of 2010 for me. This needs way more credit than its getting. Shows that vampire's are sympathetic and terrifying at the same time unlike a certain book series.

I definately think as a movie it doesnt get enough credit, it was better than the original for me and the mood during the movie is perfect.

 

[DACrowe]

Never heard of one if it exists. They did film a flashback scene where the Abby character is turned...and she is a girl in that scene. Way different from the book version.

I was about to post that scene when I reread the above sentences. The scene filmed (which is terrifically creepy and Abby's face when she tells Owen this is so tender and sad)of her "turning" is open to interpretation. YOu can view it as just an attack and all the horrible things that may include with being turned into a vampire. However, it is also open to interpretation that it is the castration scene from the book that is hinted at in the Swedish film, as well. You can read that scene either way.

 

[dark_b]

It's not a remake. It's another adaptation of the same book. So watch it. Or just stop bein' a prissy pants and ignoring a whole category of movie.

they made it look like a remake. sorry but it LOOKS way to similar.

 

[ironwez20]

Its a remake but at the same time its not a remake. Some things a different. The whole atmosphere and setting is different from the other one. i just love how they made abby such a sad yet sympathetic character, somtimes you were contemplating whether or not she was using owen or if she really loved him. powerful stuff. i think she loved him tho.

 

[flickchick85]

they made it look like a remake. sorry but it LOOKS way to similar.

Let the Right One In was my favorite vampire film of all-time...until I saw Let Me In. I'm not gonna pretend it's not similar - it is. But almost everything about it is better. The child actors are stronger (Lena/Chloe is debatable but I come down on the side of Chloe since none of Lena's dialogue actually came from her. And Kodi was MUCH better than Kare, imo), the cinematography is gorgeous, Richard Jenkins was amazing with almost no lines, and the added socio-political subtext was fascinating to me. The only part I felt was inferior to LtROI was the pool scene.

It is a remake. It's also a re-interpretation. Either way, it's great.

 

[DACrowe]

I think how it handled Richard Jenkins's character (Hakan in the original) in both his Hitchockian murders and the pathetically tragic relationship he has with Abby was a huge step up. I also liked the Amblin undertones of LMI--a 1980s Spielberg movie gone to hell--as well as its subtle backdrop of 1980s, Ronald Reagan's American exceptionalism setting (which we've just come out from another dose of under Bush). It all created an intriguing vision of this story. And the child actors were better.

However, the original I felt had more iconic renderings of these children's early meetings through stark, wide, isolated wintry/Swedish shots. And yes, the pool scene in the original is amazing.

 

[zanos]

Hmm, that's interesting. I figured the book would be much better, because the film has a good story, it just didn't play out in an interesting way, IMO.

Oscar is a more developed character and you understand the relationship better. Outside of that there was alot of garbage in the story which was removed from the films.

 

[Balthus Dire]

Oscar is a more developed character and you understand the relationship better. Outside of that there was alot of garbage in the story which was removed from the films.

Wow, that's incredibly surprising to me. I thought for sure the book would be more engaging.


In regards to the castration thing, that's an interesting point. I assumed in the film when Chloe says something like "i'm not a boy or a girl" she was suggesting that vampires have no sex, but knowing that the book had "her" as a castrated boy, that leaves it open to interpretation I suppose. Very interesting indeed.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Let the Right One In was my favorite vampire film of all-time...until I saw Let Me In. I'm not gonna pretend it's not similar - it is. But almost everything about it is better. The child actors are stronger (Lena/Chloe is debatable but I come down on the side of Chloe since none of Lena's dialogue actually came from her. And Kodi was MUCH better than Kare, imo), the cinematography is gorgeous, Richard Jenkins was amazing with almost no lines, and the added socio-political subtext was fascinating to me. The only part I felt was inferior to LtROI was the pool scene.

It is a remake. It's also a re-interpretation. Either way, it's great.

Wow, I couldnt agree with this anymore, sums up my feelings on both perfectly.

 

[Sentinel X]

It's not a remake. It's another adaptation of the same book. So watch it. Or just stop bein' a prissy pants and ignoring a whole category of movie.

No...its pretty much a remake. Some scenes are nearly shot for shot. Not to mention Let the Right One in left A LOT of things out from the book...coincidentally, Let Me In also left out pretty much the same exact things too. I think if Let the Right One in didn't exist, Let me in would be a very different movie.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

I was about to post that scene when I reread the above sentences. The scene filmed (which is terrifically creepy and Abby's face when she tells Owen this is so tender and sad)of her "turning" is open to interpretation. YOu can view it as just an attack and all the horrible things that may include with being turned into a vampire. However, it is also open to interpretation that it is the castration scene from the book that is hinted at in the Swedish film, as well. You can read that scene either way.

Matt Reeves does leave open the possibility for readers of the book in an interview I read. But he does say Abby is meant to be a girl in LMI. He even has Moretz in girl's clothing unlike LTROI.

GS: The sexual ambiguity of Chloe’s character…
MR: The fact that she’s really a boy?
GS: Yeah. Was that removed just to simplify the story?
MR: It was, because even though it’s a beautiful aspect of the book, and you get the painful and horrific moment as Eli is castrated… the point of the film is empathy, and in the book she tells Oskar that she is some kind of freak, and she wants to see his reaction. They kiss, and suddenly Oskar sees the pain that she feels. That creates such empathy and he can forgive everything that Eli is and does. But without being able to delve into that level of detail, I thought it would be distracting to the coming of age love story. You have to be able to understand them in an intimate way, and see them from their point of view. I didn’t know how to present this part of the book in a way that wouldn’t be distancing for the audience. When I watched the Swedish version of the film, I hadn’t read the book yet, so when Eli reveals the scars on her genitalia, I had no idea what I was seeing. There’s no context. Seeing the film cold, without any background, I interprets that moment as a coming of age moment where he was fascinated by her genitalia. I didn’t know it was a bigger revelation that would only make sense to someone who had read the book. That was a conscious choice. In “Let Me In”, if you know the back story, you can still interpret it in that way, but you do not have to.

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I suppose you could say that a boy would be dressed the same way as a girl back when Abby was turned. It may have been the late 1600s. But she also has long hair....didn't Colonial boys have shorter hair?

Either way, that deleted scene is epic, disturbing, and emotional.

Let the Right One In was my favorite vampire film of all-time...until I saw Let Me In. I'm not gonna pretend it's not similar - it is. But almost everything about it is better. The child actors are stronger (Lena/Chloe is debatable but I come down on the side of Chloe since none of Lena's dialogue actually came from her. And Kodi was MUCH better than Kare, imo), the cinematography is gorgeous, Richard Jenkins was amazing with almost no lines, and the added socio-political subtext was fascinating to me. The only part I felt was inferior to LtROI was the pool scene.

It is a remake. It's also a re-interpretation. Either way, it's great.

The more I watch LTROI, the more I appreciate the job Kare does. I think he has to grow on you.

Jenkins actually is able to act better than most actors with just one eye showing!

I also saw LTROI first and came to love LMI more. Heck...I almost didn't bother watching LMI. If not for Kick Ass (Chloe) and The Road (Kodi) I wouldn't have bothered.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Grats to Let Me In for the wins (Best Horror Movie and Best Horror Actress) at the Scream Awards.

 

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Review of the latest novel from John Ajvide Lindqvist that's been translated to english:

http://horrorworld.org/hw/2012/06/harbor/

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Review of the latest novel from John Ajvide Lindqvist that's been translated to english:

http://horrorworld.org/hw/2012/06/harbor/

Sweet. More JAL is a good thing. (I rolled my eyes at the part that claimed Let Me In "ruined the magic" though.)