Let the Right One In remake - Let Me In [Archive] - Horror.com Forums

fortunato

11-19-2008, 11:37 PM

Ferox13

11-20-2008, 12:12 AM

I think Asylum have this sort thing down right - They remake the film (well sorta) before the original comes out :-)

http://www.pfafilms.com/inglese/immagini/snakes.jpg

fortunato

11-20-2008, 12:29 PM

Papillon Noir

11-20-2008, 01:15 PM

Yep.

You read that right.

I just had to post this because I'm so mad.
Hey, ignorant assholes...go watch the original!
There are other languages than English, you know.

Ugh, what a waste of money.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228987/
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/13792
http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/03/19/jj-abrams-to-remake-swedish-vampire-flick-let-the-right-one-in/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5yR-x5giO0
(last question)

Jesus christ! I've been waiting for the Swedish one to come out. I wish would stop remaking stuff and just let us see the foreign films and appreciate them for what they are! :mad:

Btw, has anyone read the book that this movie is based on? I've been waiting for it to come in at Barnes & Nobles. :o

fortunato

11-20-2008, 02:18 PM

Jesus christ! I've been waiting for the Swedish one to come out. I wish would stop remaking stuff and just let us see the foreign films and appreciate them for what they are! :mad:

Amen, sister. I hear you.
Completely asinine.

Btw, has anyone read the book that this movie is based on? I've been waiting for it to come in at Barnes & Nobles. :o

No, but I really want to.
I might have to check for it next time I make a bookstore stop.

urgeok2

11-20-2008, 02:51 PM

Haha, yeah. They're good at that.

However, this isn't that sort of thing. This is just so stubborn Americans who "don't feel like reading subtitles" can be lazy and just watch the remake.

Ugh! This stuff makes me so mad.

yeah - i understood it with the japanese films ... there wasnt a lot of exposure to foreign horror outside of the hard core fans so there was an understandable excuse for remaking them.

remaking foreign films had been done for a long time .

but now .. with DVDs and subtitles, and the ease of access to these foreign origionals - it just seems like arrogance and ignorance at this point.

hellfire1

11-20-2008, 03:15 PM

And this is why I come to this place...

I had never even heard of this film. After reading the plot, I must see it. Then I can join in on the hate (for the remake, that is).

fortunato

11-20-2008, 05:21 PM

yeah - i understood it with the japanese films ... there wasnt a lot of exposure to foreign horror outside of the hard core fans so there was an understandable excuse for remaking them.

remaking foreign films had been done for a long time .

but now .. with DVDs and subtitles, and the ease of access to these foreign origionals - it just seems like arrogance and ignorance at this point.

Exactly. That's how I feel. This day and age there's really no excuse for it.

And this is why I come to this place...

I had never even heard of this film. After reading the plot, I must see it. Then I can join in on the hate (for the remake, that is).

Watch the trailer, too.
It looks so fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp4g9p_rgo

Burning in Hell

11-21-2008, 04:27 AM

Watch the trailer, too.
It looks so fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp4g9p_rgo

It IS fantastic, won the first prize for non-asian movie at the Fantasia Festival this year, ahead of REC and deservedly so. And I'm betting that a crucial moment of the movie will be cut out because it will be judged "immoral" for american audiences...

fortunato

11-21-2008, 07:22 AM

It IS fantastic, won the first prize for non-asian movie at the Fantasia Festival this year, ahead of REC and deservedly so. And I'm betting that a crucial moment of the movie will be cut out because it will be judged "immoral" for american audiences...

Excellent. Glad to read yet another good review of this film.
However, I'd find it incredibly surprising if any scenes were cut for the American theatrical release. The remake, I'm sure, will have stuff changed/removed, but hopefully not the release.

At any rate, I'll have to send you a message when I see it, to see if this scene you're talking about was indeed cut out.

hellfire1

11-21-2008, 12:13 PM

Well I'm watching this tonight and I'm all excited, thanks to this thread. It looks amazing.

urgeok2

11-21-2008, 12:30 PM

Well I'm watching this tonight and I'm all excited, thanks to this thread. It looks amazing.

lucky you - i'll be going to Bolt :(

ok - i admit - the hampster looks funny.

fortunato

11-21-2008, 01:27 PM

Well I'm watching this tonight and I'm all excited, thanks to this thread. It looks amazing.

Ah! Be sure to let us know how it is.

Angra

11-21-2008, 01:32 PM

Ah! Be sure to let us know how it is.

It's Helfire. Lets just see how the night goes. :D :p

hellfire1

11-21-2008, 05:03 PM

It's Helfire. Lets just see how the night goes. :D :p

And just what, pray tell, is that supposed to mean??

Angra

11-22-2008, 05:27 PM

And just what, pray tell, is that supposed to mean??

You never saw the movie, did you? ;)

hellfire1

11-22-2008, 05:39 PM

You never saw the movie, did you? ;)

Please. You wish you knew me that well.

:p

Angra

11-23-2008, 12:20 AM

My bad then....

Papillon Noir

11-24-2008, 10:39 AM

Amen, sister. I hear you.
Completely asinine.

No, but I really want to.
I might have to check for it next time I make a bookstore stop.

My book finally came in this weekend. Pretty interesting so far, but I'm only like 50pgs in. I will give more details once I've finished it, but so far his writing style flows nicely.

The film is now playing at my local theater, so pending the status of my research paper this weekend, I will be checking it out. :)

Burning in Hell

11-27-2008, 12:43 PM

Excellent. Glad to read yet another good review of this film.
However, I'd find it incredibly surprising if any scenes were cut for the American theatrical release. The remake, I'm sure, will have stuff changed/removed, but hopefully not the release.

At any rate, I'll have to send you a message when I see it, to see if this scene you're talking about was indeed cut out.

I was talking about the remake, although perhaps "cut off" was a misleading choice of words. Haven't seen the limited release, so I can't say if they kept the moment I was referring to, but I guess it should be there :

SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!!!

If anyone has seen it, I was talking about the part where the two of them lie together in a bed. I wouldn't be the least surprised if the remake just skipped that part...

Abominus

11-29-2008, 03:24 PM

"Let the Right One in" came so close to perfection for me that there is no reason to remake it and absolutely nothing can be gained by molesting it. They should focus the energy on giving the original the proper, world-wide release it deserves.

What the hell are these people thinking?

Despare

11-29-2008, 08:51 PM

Remakes for language purposes are far from new, if it's good maybe it will get some people interested in the original. Turkey seems worse... they did it to Young Frankenstein and Star Wars among plenty of others and without a budget theirs end up even worse than these American remakes.

Painfulldeath

11-30-2008, 07:55 AM

Fuck it. Whenever I find out that the US is gonna remake anything I'm going to make sure to check out the original first. Maybe I won't watch any remakes ever again.

roshiq

08-01-2009, 01:04 PM

OMG! I didn't pay any attention earlier..but the things happening in an awful way the title has been changed to “Let Me In“! WTF!?:mad: Are they wanna make a cheesy version of it...'Let me in, I did something terrible!'
The surprising part is it is being directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield)! It'd be better if he got busy with a Cloverfield sequel instead.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4548/letmeinp1.jpg

In an interview, Reeves expressed his intent to retain the original's early 1980s setting. He mentioned Littleton, Colorado, as a possible location for the remake, and revealed his own strong personal connection to the story: "It's a terrific movie and a fantastic book. I think it could be a really touching haunting and terrifying film. I'm really excited about what it could be." The title of the film has been changed to Let Me In, and the names of Oskar and Eli have been respectively changed to Owen and Abby. Reeves is currently working on the second draft of his screenplay for the film, which, following on previous reports, will be set in wintery Reagan-era Colorado, and is scheduled for a fall 2010 release.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1217/letmeinp2.jpg

Reeves vision of the film: “I see the film as essentially being the fantasies of this 12 year old who’s having such a hard time. It would never be that overt where you would watch the movie and say that’s a dream but to me that is kind of an organizing principle.” In response to the criticism of the remake, Reeves commented that: "I can understand because of people's love of the [original] film that there's this cynicism that I'll come in and trash it, when in fact I have nothing but respect for the film. I'm so drawn to it for personal and not mercenary reasons ... I hope people give us a chance." ...Do you really care ***##^****?:mad:

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1934/letmeinp3.jpg

Sources: upcominghorrormovies.com (http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/let-me), wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Right_One_In_(film))

Ferox13

08-03-2009, 06:41 AM

_____V_____

10-02-2009, 08:04 PM

Richard Jenkins, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz have been tapped to headline "Let Me In," the remake of the arty Swedish vampire pic "Let the Right One In."

Pic is produced by Hammer Films, with Overture aiming for a 2010 release in the U.S.

The coming-of-age horror tale revolves around the relationship between a preteen boy and a girl who just moved to the neighborhood and happens to be a vampire. Smit-McPhee and Moretz play the kids, while Jenkins is the girl's vampire-hunting guardian.

Production begins this fall in New Mexico with Matt Reeves ("Cloverfield") helming.

Hammer Films acquired the remake rights at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, where "Let the Right One In" took the narrative feature nod, and the remake was fast-tracked after the original built buzz among critics and specialty filmgoers.

Jenkins has a handful of upcoming projects including "Eat, Pray, Love," with Julia Roberts. Smit-McPhee can be seen next in "The Road," with Viggo Mortensen, while Moretz was last seen in "(500) Days of Summer."

Roderick Usher

10-02-2009, 08:11 PM

OMG! I didn't pay any attention earlier..but the things happening in an awful way the title has been changed to “Let Me In“! WTF

The novel from which LET THE RIGHT ONE IN was adapted was titled LET ME IN

The cast so far is spectacular

English-language remakes of foriegn films is a standard practice

Nothing in this remake can delete or otherwise harm the original film

Everyone needs to calm the fuck down and stop being so reactionary. At least watch the film before trashing it.

fuglystick

10-02-2009, 08:38 PM

*insert generic wailing and gnashing of teeth over a remake*

roshiq

10-02-2009, 10:22 PM

English-language remakes of foriegn films is a standard practice

Being bit reactionary for remaking any great movie is a standard practice.:)

missmacabre

10-02-2009, 10:37 PM

The novel from which LET THE RIGHT ONE IN was adapted was titled LET ME IN

The cast so far is spectacular

English-language remakes of foriegn films is a standard practice

Nothing in this remake can delete or otherwise harm the original film

Everyone needs to calm the fuck down and stop being so reactionary. At least watch the film before trashing it.

I heard rumours they were now renaming the movie "Fish Head" anyway, so fuck it. The important part is, that maybe 1 in 10 people will go and see this movie, think it's great and see the original or pick up the book. All the people who can't stand subtitles will likely go see this one, but at least they will see a great story, enjoy themselves, and maybe choose to go back and watch the original as well.

neverending

10-02-2009, 11:58 PM

1 in 10? I think you're optomistic. Maybe 1 in 100. And most who do will say "Fuck- these foreign films are slow. Wish they had more action- like the remake did.

Ferox13

10-03-2009, 03:23 AM

Remakes for language purposes are from from new, if it's good maybe it will get some people interested in the original. Turkey seems worse... they did it to Young Frankenstein and Star Wars among plenty of others and without a budget theirs end up even worse than these American remakes.

Actually the Turkey versions are all supperior than the originals..

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZEsYAqtq0gw/ScFlyKVMYII/AAAAAAAAB1s/nMlJ8K_J6fc/s400/turk02.jpg

Despare

10-04-2009, 04:16 AM

Actually the Turkey versions are all supperior than the originals..

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZEsYAqtq0gw/ScFlyKVMYII/AAAAAAAAB1s/nMlJ8K_J6fc/s400/turk02.jpg

The Turkish Star Wars is horrible, you're silly.

Nothing in this remake can delete or otherwise harm the original film

That's what I don't get, a bad remake/sequel doesn't do anything to the original.

_____V_____

11-03-2009, 07:45 PM

Principal photography began today on Let Me In, writer/director Matt Reeves' adaptation of Let the Right One In, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Reeves (Cloverfield) and young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) were among those on-set as filming commenced on the Hammer Films production at Albuquerque Studios. Filming will also take place in various other locations in New Mexico before returning to Albuquerque to wrap in January.

In the haunting and provocative Let Me In, an alienated 12-year-old boy (Smit-McPhee) befriends a mysterious young newcomer (Moretz) in his small New Mexico town and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood. The film is based on the bestselling vampire novel, Lat den Ratte Komma In, by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and is an English-language remake of the highly acclaimed Swedish film of the same name.

The filmmakers note that while the new film will pay respect to the original Swedish version, they intend to forge a unique identity for Let Me In, placing it firmly in an American context.

"This project is very personal to Matt as it is to the many passionate fans of the original story," said Simon Oakes, President and CEO of Hammer Films. "The brilliance of that story deserves to be seen by audiences on a wide scale and we are excited that the pieces are in place to make that a reality."

Updates to the cast list include Elias Koteas (Shutter Island) as the policeman, Cara Buono (The Sopranos) as Owen's mother and Sasha Barrese (The Hangover) as "Virginia." It was previously announced that Smit-McPhee and Moretz would play the leads "Owen" and "Abby" respectively and Oscar-nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) would play the guardian of "Abby".

Hammer Films acquired the remake rights to Let the Right One In at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival where the film took home the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature. Swedish producers John Nordling and Carl Molinder, who produced the original film, are also involved as producers on this remake.

The production is scheduled for a 2010 release in the U.S. by Overture Films.

Ferox13

11-03-2009, 11:51 PM

The Turkish Star Wars is horrible, you're silly.

That's what I don't get, a bad remake/sequel doesn't do anything to the original.

The Original Star Wars lacked the great Kung Fu training sequences of the Turkish Version..

X¤MurderDoll¤X

11-04-2009, 12:00 AM

all I care about is that I like the original and I couldn't care less about how many people end up seeing it. the remake will be trash, people will love it and forget about it quicker than the people who hate it.

episode 666

11-04-2009, 02:07 AM

original was great,and I hope that remake will be the same

FreddyMyers

07-02-2010, 11:03 AM

Saw this today and was interested to hear opinions.
The original is honestly one of my favorite movies and I was fairly pissed that they felt the need to remake it insted of just dubbing it in english.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjavOLdPk1c

scouse mac

07-03-2010, 06:58 AM

The trailer does look intriguing, we can but hope it does the original some justice.

Everyone Ive recommended the Swedish version to (and all loved it) have been horrified by the thought of a remake but maybe this one will surprise us. I will watch it no matter what though.

BASSI

07-05-2010, 01:20 AM

I saw this movie not that long ago for the 1st time ,it nice movie, this movie look trailer looked scene from scene remake!

missmacabre

08-11-2010, 04:50 PM

Found this interview on io9 today.
http://io9.com/5605830/let-me-in-director-reveals-what-he-kept-and-what-he-cut-from-the-vampire-classic

Makes me think they have a pretty good grasp for what the book and original film were about.

fuglystick

08-11-2010, 05:25 PM

The remake doesn't look like a bad movie. Largely unnecessary, but not bad.

Caenxavier

08-11-2010, 07:50 PM

Why remake a movie this recent and readily available?
Are people really that scared of reading subtitles?

fuglystick

08-11-2010, 10:37 PM

Why remake a movie this recent and readily available?
Are people really that scared of reading subtitles?

Because they can make money off of it. And they will.

Berzin

08-24-2010, 05:21 AM

Just look at what they did to the remake of "REC".

"Quarantine" was absolute rubbish, and the casting was awful.

Just the fact that the filmmakers are bent on giving this story "an American spin" tells you everything you need to know about how bad it will be.

American filmmakers feel that subtlety and nuance are beyond the understanding or appreciation of a typical American audience, which is why they feel horror movies have to be over the top.

And some horror films with potential done by independents turn out to the cinematic equivalent of undercooked pasta (Blair Witch Project).

So now they're going to ruin another great foreign film with a terrible remake.

Yippee. :mad::mad::mad:

bloody_ribcut

09-07-2010, 11:24 AM

this remake is going to be a piece of crap stacked ten feet high.

fuglystick

09-07-2010, 11:28 AM

I don't understand how a remake "ruins" the original. Are they going to destroy all copies of the original when the remake comes out?

neverending

09-07-2010, 02:10 PM

Yes, that is exactly what they are going to do.

ferretchucker

09-07-2010, 02:17 PM

Yes, that is exactly what they are going to do.

It's true. They do a massive recall, it's standard procedure. Like Ramesses IV having statues of previous Ramesses altered to be him.

BloodyGerry

09-29-2010, 02:34 PM

Every review I've read has given it a favorable write-up. Just looked it up on Rotten Tomatoes and It has 93%. That said, I will definitely be in attendance this weekend. I'm particularly looking forward to Chloe and Kodi on screen together.

I recommend paying First Showing a visit to read/watch (they have some video) the review from TIFF. I thought they did a particularly good job of covering the film. Note: they reference some scenes from the film in the review. You can actually see a couple of those scenes on "OvertureFilms" YouTube channel. E.g. the car accident scene is on there.

http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/09/11/toronto-review-video-matt-reeves-incredible-let-me-in/

**Read Staci Layne's review as well (horror.com HP). She made a great observation about the film's score.

Zero

09-30-2010, 12:52 PM

Bloody Gerry =

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q108/zerohdc/spam.jpg

Sistinas666

09-30-2010, 01:13 PM

No, I don't plan on seeing it.

FreddyMyers

10-01-2010, 09:59 AM

I saw it last night and i am almost embarassed to say i didnt mind it. I spent a couple of months bashing the unneeded remake so i went in kinda pissed already. The two kids are no Oskar and Eli but they do a good job wiith thier roles. The director stuck to the original for the most part besides a few changes to Americanize it I.E. the acid scene and few others. The changes went well with the movie and the script's dialouge between the kids(cant remember thier names) is almost word for word with the original which I thought was very important. Overall it wasnt terrible, which should be considered a compliment, but I'd still would've rather watched the original in a movie theater.