Don't let the opening fool you. Though the latest trailer for Matt Reeves' Let Me In may look awfully similar to the previous US trailer, just give it a bit of time. You see, this version runs thirteen seconds longer and while it may not be the bloodiest red-band trailer ever cut together it certainly earns that status, showing off some of the harder edged aspects of this vampiric coming of age tale.
The more I see from this the happier I am with it, really. Reeves has done a remarkable job of capturing the tone of things and the entire cast looks impeccably strong. Check the latest trailer below.
The more I see from this the happier I am with it, really. Reeves has done a remarkable job of capturing the tone of things and the entire cast looks impeccably strong. Check the latest trailer below.
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I don't understand. This looks exactly like "Let the Right One In." And the music kind of sounds the same too. The only difference is that the cinematography isn't as good and the actors speak English.
Increasingly unhappy about this. What is the point of doing a remake of something if the original is damn near perfect? I can only assume it's a cheaper way to reap in bucks at the box office, but it unnerves the shit outta me more than any horror film ever does. I once witnessed a large cockney chap verbally tearing strips out of a nervous video rental shop assistant. The reason? He'd rented Hideo Nakata's "Ring", not realising that it was subtitled, and was furious because he (in his words) "wanted to watch a fackin' 'orror film, not fackin' read". I imagine that he was elated when the Hollywood version came out...
Interesting... the blurb at the end mentions "Based on the screenplay and novel".
As for it being a shot-by-shot remake, I'm not sure where that is coming from. I spot several similar shots in the trailer (and given this story that is only to be expected), but also plenty of takes that I cannot directly place in the original. The only part that was awkwardly alike was the draining of the corpse.
As for what the reason for this remake is, I've noticed that most people who ask that question here in the comments immediately proceed to correctly answer it. With examples, even!
If scenes and shots are similar enough, they really might as well be the same. The lighting and production design are nearly identical, but not as good. It just looks and feels like an imposter.
If there's anything positive to say about Alexandre Aja's "Hills Have Eyes," Marcus Nispel's "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or Rob Zombie's "Halloween," it's that each one made an effort to have a unique look and feel, even if the films themselves are inferior to the originals. I'm sure by even mentioning Nispel and Zombie I've already lost the argument in the eyes of most, but I'm not wrong. They weren't better, but they were different and I think there's at least some value in that.
Meanwhile, Gus Van Sant's "Psycho" and the American "Funny Games" are frustrating because, let's face it, they're so close to the original they draw immediate comparison and the remakes fall flat, every time. If anyone can prove me wrong, it's Matt Reeves, but it doesn't look like it.
Conclusion: when they remake "Let the Right One In" in 3-D approximately two to three years from now, hopefully whatever commercial director or former child star that takes the reins does whatever they can to really make it their own. And that it has no less than three break-dance sequences.
I frequently enjoy more than one version of the same song. I see no reason why I can't do the same with a film. Good song is good song, good film is good film. If this version executes well, I'll enjoy it just as much as the Swedish version.
Still ticked about the name change. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN was not only ironic because of it's plot, but many lines from Morrisey's song of the same name are quoted in the novel.
And I agree with the anti-remake ppl. This movie isn't old enough to be even considered "classic" or "legendary". It was an incredible film but hasn't lived half as long enough to require a remake; which is why I can agree with icn's comments on HALLOWEEN, etc., but just not with this particular film. The fact that this remake is being made only a few years after the original came out reeks of desperation. At least with RING, they gave it quite a bit of time; the 2nd RING had already hit DVD and VCD before the US remake was even being discussed.
I would guess that the reason, and the main change to the previous adaption is that they'll remove every reference to the fact that Eli's name is Elias, a boy who was castrated when he was made a vampire, and is only percieved as a girl.
There were several scenes in the swedish film where Elias says "I'm not a girl", or, "would you love me if I was not a girl" and I don't doubt that they won't appear in this script. An adaption for american audiences is surely not willing to go for a budding pre-pubescent homoerotic romance.
This instead of this.
Do not want.
Let the right one in
Let the old dreams die
Let the wrong ones go
They cannot do
What you want them to do.
Remakes like this aren't for the people who've seen the original, for them to compare it to the original. Why don't folks get that? People who haven't seen the original aren't going to see the original.
Looks horrid, and not in a good way.
You know what's awesome? The original, I'll stick with that thank you very much.
Yeah, I'm in the camp that thinks it's pretty stupid to remake an already great film just because western audiences are too lazy to read subtitles.
I'm in the camp that thinks if you've seen the original and are satisfied with it and not curious about an american remake, don't go see it.
I also think it's OK, up to a point, to say out loud AFTER YOU'VE SEEN the remake to say the original is better ... maybe the more americans hear that films they go see are remakes of possibly superior subtitled films their interest will be piqued to see some of these original films. This happened to me.
Geez, this kissing up to endless U.S. remakes is getting really tiring, Todd. If you like this pointless exercise, so be it. But stop trying to force it down our throats.
nuts to this. the vampire-loving US market won't care because it'll be too dark-indie-highbrow, and the movie-loving crowd will have already seen the original and will shit all over the remake. pointless. also, i didn't read any of the previous comments and am totally late to the game
It's amazing how many forget that people should be able to do what they want to do.
If Matt Reeves wants to remake this movie that's his choice if you don't like it don't pay to see it.
If Todd is excited by this movie that his choice, his web site, if you don't like it, don't click on the link.
If you want to get mad at someone blame the creators who sold the rights or signed away the rights when the book was sold.
If any one of you were offered a couple hundred grand to remake your favorite movie you would do it and if you say no you wouldn't your lying.
My favorite movie is the Wild Bunch. I don't want to see it remade, but if Nicolas Winding Refn or Chan-wook Park did remake it I'd be very interested.
Just like I was when Cronenberg did The Fly and John Carpenter did The Thing.
While I'm ranting why the hell don't people understand that 'Hollywood' is a city. Not a big conspiracy. Hell everyone 'in Hollywood' is competing with each other not conspiring against elitist fanboys who saw the original first and are 'the real fans'.
If you don't like remakes, invest your money in an original film. Put your money where your mouth is.
Hi guys,
becaus this is my first comment, I just wanted to say "hallo" to all of you,...
so I red all the comments on this site and I can understand both sides, but what I don't understand is this strange US-Film-Industry,... you know what, I am from germany and here nearly all foreign movies are translated and I don't mean subtitles, I mean dubbing. So my question is, why don't they just get the original version of the film and make a great dub-version?
It would be much cheaper for the studio and producers and so on...
and everyone would be happy, you know... ^^
my opinion...
I actually don't mind the remake business any more. I used to get upset about it (like the "prequel to Alien" rumour) but the fact remains that the original is still there for me to enjoy. Where I have a problem is when the original is not available - for example, if Let the Right One in were to suddenly go out of print in the run-up to the theatrical release of Let Me In. It's like when a book is made into a movie - suddenly the book is out of print while it has a new cover put on to tie it to the movie...
Hi there,
I just finished the book and it's awesome! The way it is written you already have the feeling to be in the middle of a movie.
Nevertheless, I'm still looking foward to watching the original film. And maybe later the remake.
I understand why people are angry about the remake and the short time inbetween, but I was thinking about remakes I saw and one of the essential points of a remake is that people can identify themselves with the actors. Think about Texas Chain Saw Massacre for an instance. I watched both movies and although the original one has a whole different kind of horror, it was much easier to be afraid of the things going on in the remake -- because people were closer to me and not far away in a time where people wore 70's clothes for real.
So I think it is more terrifying to watch people who look like your neighbours been killed than the same thing going on in a far away Sweden, because that horror would be so far afield it will never be able to come and get you.
And furthermore, maybe you will miss something in the picture if you're preoccupied reading subtitles. Especially when it comes to horror movies.