Let the Right One In

[annundriel]

I was reading in EW yesterday that they are doing an American re-make of the Swedish film Let the Right One In from 2008.

This is highly unneccesary.

Seriously, I'm just sitting here going, "But why?"

I highly recommend the original.

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[jack-infinitude.livejournal.com]

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[annundriel.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why we can't make our own movies.

I mean, I like a remake as much as the next person, but seriously? It's only been two years.

[jack-infinitude.livejournal.com]

It's almost like Hollywood is out of ideas or somethi-- oh wait. (but seriously, this disappoints me so much. Where is the creativity? Where is the originality? This gives me a sad. /:)

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

Where is the creativity? Where is the originality? This gives me a sad.

It is sad! I mean, unless there's a spin on it - other than "hey, it's in America!" - what's the point? Especially for material that's so recent.

And although I do think the creativity/originality line is kind of fuzzy instead of being clear-cut, I wish...I don't know. I wish I understood why they're remaking it.

Maybe I'm a hypocrite for being all over new Jane Austen adaptations, or the like. Maybe I'd feel better about this if it were another adaptation of the source material, instead of just a remake of the film. Which is what it appears to be. I could be wrong.

[lattimore.livejournal.com]

ONTD had a still from the remake, with the girl from Kick-Ass playing Eli. And it's just wrong - she looks far too girlish and cute :(

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I saw that. They had a different still in EW (with her looking out the window). Girlish and cute might work in a...backwards kind of way (things that sparkle are girlish and cute should not be deadly killers), the look of the original is just...well, I love it. I'm biased.

I like that you meet Eli and you think, "There is something not right with this child."

[wolfrider89.livejournal.com]

Seriously? Damn.
Can't say I'm surprised, but still!
(On a whole other note, I'm very excited that anyone outside of Sweden has even seen this movie. Just so you know :P)

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

I'm very excited that anyone outside of Sweden has even seen this movie.

I think it got a nice bit of exposure in the US. I feel like I read about it everywhere, and I live in the middle of no where. But then I love film and keep my eyes open for new and interesting things. And, seriously, sometimes I don't know how I find out about the stuff I do.

But, yeah, I loved the original and I'm disappointed they're remaking it. (Just read the subtitles, people!)

(Sadly, I have only seen two Swedish films.)

[wolfrider89.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I have only seen two Swedish films
Don't know if that's a bad thing, but then again, there are some Swedish films worth seeing. It's just, there are so many bad ones that they're hard to find. ;) Which one was the other film?

Just read the subtitles, people!
Heh, yeah, if we can do, then so can you! ;)

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

Haha, every country has their duds. I think the only other Swedish film I've seen was Lasse Hallstrom's My Life as a Dog. My mom had seen it before, but I saw it as part of a film class.

Heh, yeah, if we can do, then so can you!

We're kind of annoyingly entitled with the whole, "It should be in English!" I hate that. But I love movies with subtitles. Oh, except for the scary/violent ones. Like the first time I saw Pan's Labyrinth. There were a couple of parts where I really wanted to look away, but I couldn't because I had to read what they were saying.

[wolfrider89.livejournal.com]

Like the first time I saw Pan's Labyrinth. There were a couple of parts where I really wanted to look away, but I couldn't because I had to read what they were saying.
Yeah, some parts of that were SCARY. And in Spanish. I know what you mean. :) Also, if there's subtitles and you don't need them they're really annoying. :P

There's this awesome Swedish film, "Kopps". I have no idea if it's possible to get it with subs, but if it is, I recommend it! It's hilarious and kind of makes fun of the Americanization of Swedish film taste. Great film, IMO. :)