Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 It's not a remake. They're both based on the same source material and Let Me In comes closer to that material. Just two ways to do the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 It was made once. Then it was made again. Remake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 That makes absolutely no sense. It's not a remake of the Swedish film. It's another adaption of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainHurtBoy...2 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Would you call Peter Jackson's the Hobbit a remake of the animated Hobbit film from the 70s? No, because it's just another adaptation of the source material. Same with Let the Right One In and Let Me In. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Eh, whatever. You guys call it what you want. I don't have the energy to argue about pointless shit like this right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Damn, it feels good to be a g............errr, win an innernet argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Ah, didn't know it was based on a novel. Funny thing is, I was making the same argument with Girl with the Dragon Tattoo when talking to a friend. Since it's based on the book, it's not a remake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 They were extremely close together, and it's not like Hollywood doesn't have a habit lately of remaking foreign films. Even if the original isn't too foreign. Also nearly everything I'm seeing calls it an English remake of the Tomas Alfredson version. Including Hammer, who acquired the English movie rights. Given the fact it was 3 years between releases, unlike the hobbit example which was 3 decades and animated in a single film, I don't think you could say it was a straight adaptation of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I think everyone's missing the point here. FLD you should definitely check out the Swedish film as well, the vast majority of reviews I've read say that the Swedish version is better (which isn't to say they didn't enjoy the American version), and whilst I haven't myself got round to watching Let Me In yet (it's hard not to be annoyed by the clearly cynical motives behind it being made, good film or not), I can say without a doubt that Let The Right One in is a brilliant film that deserves your attention as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainHurtBoy...2 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I preferred Let the Right One In, and I'm not sure whether Let Me In is a remake of The Right One or the original. I was just trying to articulate an alternate point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) "Let Me In" was (according to my sister who has seen both - I've only seen "Let the right one in") a shot by shot remake of the film. The dialogue was identical, in fact about the only thing that did change was the voices and that the boy had blonde hair in the Swedish one and the girl brunette, which was reversed for the American version. It's a remake because it is clearly derived primarily from the other film and not from the source material. I think you'll find Jackson's Hobbit will bring more from the source than there is in the animated film. Mark Kermode (I think he's a bit of a marmite bloke, but I like him) talks about American remakes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk..._right_one.html He also calls it "the most redundant remake of the year." Oh and this... http://www.bbc.co.uk...tive_let_m.html Other things that point to the film being a remake are that Hammer first approached the director of "Let the right one in" to remake it into "let me in". EDIT:- Ummm my post did a remake of itself... purely unintentional. Edited September 15, 2011 by Thursday Next 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I think everyone's missing the point here. FLD you should definitely check out the Swedish film as well, the vast majority of reviews I've read say that the Swedish version is better (which isn't to say they didn't enjoy the American version), and whilst I haven't myself got round to watching Let Me In yet (it's hard not to be annoyed by the clearly cynical motives behind it being made, good film or not), I can say without a doubt that Let The Right One in is a brilliant film that deserves your attention as well. I have no doubt the original is also excellent, and I actually did look for it but could only find the american version. But since I hear the two are basically identical, I think I'll wait a bit before watching the other version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 It's a remake because it is clearly derived primarily from the other film and not from the source material. So you've read the book? Sorry, but it's going to be "shot by shot" with the near-same dialogue when it's the exact same source material. Anyways, I'd say it's not shot by shot at all. Different setting, different way to capture every scene, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) It's a remake because it is clearly derived primarily from the other film and not from the source material. So you've read the book? Sorry, but it's going to be "shot by shot" with the near-same dialogue when it's the exact same source material. Anyways, I'd say it's not shot by shot at all. Different setting, different way to capture every scene, etc. :/ Since the Swedish film version cuts quite a bit out of the book, if both films are 'shot for shot' then it's definitely not just because they are taken from the same source material. And yes I have read the book. I think everyone's missing the point here. FLD you should definitely check out the Swedish film as well, the vast majority of reviews I've read say that the Swedish version is better (which isn't to say they didn't enjoy the American version), and whilst I haven't myself got round to watching Let Me In yet (it's hard not to be annoyed by the clearly cynical motives behind it being made, good film or not), I can say without a doubt that Let The Right One in is a brilliant film that deserves your attention as well. I have no doubt the original is also excellent, and I actually did look for it but could only find the american version. But since I hear the two are basically identical, I think I'll wait a bit before watching the other version. Yeh I guess watching them close together could be a bit tedious. This is why I find the American remake so offensive. Not because it is inferior, or does the material a disservice, but because it can steal attention away from the original, which is fantastic, for no reason other than to make money. Edited September 16, 2011 by Mr W Phallus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Yeh I guess watching them close together could be a bit tedious. This is why I find the American remake so offensive. Not because it is inferior, or does the material a disservice, but because it can steal attention away from the original, which is fantastic, for no reason other than to make money. Yeah, while I have nothing against remakes in general, I agree that it's ridiculous to remake a very recent release simply because the original is a foreign film. It makes american audiences seem kind of xenophobic. I mean, there's already talks about remaking The Troll Hunter, for fuck's sake. I can't imagine that movie not losing its soul in the process. I fucking loved how the trolls looked so very different than what you'd see in an american movie. What made that movie so special to me was that it was depicting another country's folklore and legends. To americanize that is to miss the point entirely. Edited September 16, 2011 by FLD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 It makes american audiences seem kind of xenophobic. I know where you're coming from but that's not the right term. You wouldn't believe how many people just don't want to bother with subtitles. That and they think foreign stuff is "weird." Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americentrism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I have a friend who doesn't like foreign films simply because he would have to read subtitles. "Urgk, I no want read these words!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 It's not quite as bad as rejecting to watch foreign films outright, but it does annoy me that my parents will choose to watch a bad english dub over reading subtitles. Mind you I should probably just stop trying to make them appreciate anime. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I often find that bad English dubs can improve some films. For better or worse, I have a hard time watching Hard Boiled without switching to the English dub and laughing my way through the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Just watched Brick. Brilliant writing, acting, and directing. It managed to blend tension, comedy and cool into one addictive beverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Just saw Drive. Quite the masterpiece. Ryan Gosling is particularly amazing in this, and Albert Brooks shows a dark side that you've never seen before. Also, it was worth being in a theater full of people when shit started going down. These people had obviously never seen a foreign action film before, because I could have sworn that some of my compatriots were on the verge of vomiting. For me, it was less "Oh, how disgusting!" and more "FUCK YES RYAN GOSLING YOU SHOW THEM WHO'S BOSS." I haven't had a wide grin on my face in a while, but Drive lit me up like a Christmas tree. It's a truly beautiful film, and easily one of the top three films I've seen this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Just watched Brick. Brilliant writing, acting, and directing. It managed to blend tension, comedy and cool into one addictive beverage. "What did she whisper to you?" "She called me a dirty word." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainHurtBoy...2 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) So I just saw Drive. Second favorite movie of the year after Tree of Life. Very good. If I had to pick one movie from this year to recommend that got wide release, I'd pick Drive. The soundtrack was brilliant, too. Give it a listen . EDIT: Forgot to mention I normally hate Ryan Gosling (pure jealousy), but in this he did an excellent job. Edited September 18, 2011 by BrainHurtBoy...2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 So I just saw Drive. Second favorite movie of the year after Tree of Life. Very good. If I had to pick one movie from this year to recommend that got wide release, I'd pick Drive. The soundtrack was brilliant, too. Give it a listen . EDIT: Forgot to mention I normally hate Ryan Gosling (pure jealousy), but in this he did an excellent job. Thanks for finding the song! Love that movie and its music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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