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Rebar · **Posted:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:58 pm

I saw the trailer tonight and it is very disappointing as it seems it is just an American version of "Let The Right One In".

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theplatypus · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:01 am

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

I saw the trailer tonight and it is very disappointing as it seems it is just an American version of "Let The Right One In".

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Rebar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:02 am

theplatypus wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

I saw the trailer tonight and it is very disappointing as it seems it is just an American version of "Let The Right One In".

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Thanks, i can't get the fucking thing to embed in the OP.

How do you feel about this, Jorge? The movie I mean.

theplatypus · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:10 am

I dunno, I'm not as dead-set against remakes as a lot of people are.
However, this quote from Wikipedia pretty much assures this will be pandering to the Twilight crowd:

Quote:

Producer Simon Oakes has made it clear that the plot of Let Me In will closely resemble that of the original film, except that it will be made "very accessible to a wider audience"; "[It has] the same beats, maybe the scares are a little bit more scary. We've been able to ramp that up quite a lot, obviously for budgetary reasons.

Rebar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:15 am

theplatypus wrote:

I dunno, I'm not as dead-set against remakes as a lot of people are.
However, this quote from Wikipedia pretty much assures this will be pandering to the Twilight crowd:

Quote:

Producer Simon Oakes has made it clear that the plot of Let Me In will closely resemble that of the original film, except that it will be made "very accessible to a wider audience"; "[It has] the same beats, maybe the scares are a little bit more scary. We've been able to ramp that up quite a lot, obviously for budgetary reasons.

I'm all for remakes, 30 years later. "Let The Right One In" is only a couple of years old, and is perfectly fine how it is. This just seems to be lazy film making imo.

theplatypus · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:22 am

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

I'm all for remakes, 30 years later.

Wait, what's the difference?

Rebar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:29 am

theplatypus wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

I'm all for remakes, 30 years later.

Wait, what's the difference?

Actually, as I decided to think about my statement due to your quote, I realize there isn't a difference. I guess this just stands out to me because the original in this case is still new itself.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

I was going to comment but I'd feel like a third wheel in this thread.

withoutrings · **Joined:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:24 am **Posts:** 6234

Any of the subtlety of the original seems to have been cut. Not a defining trait of the mainstream film industry.

Rebar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:10 am

bart d. wrote:

I was going to comment but I'd feel like a third wheel in this thread.

I would appreciate your thoughts on this, bart d.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

It looks shitty, Ruddock.

Rebar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:16 am

bart d. wrote:

It looks shitty, Ruddock.

I was over at my folks house earlier. I kept telling my dad about the original, and he didn't sound interested. After we had dinner, he saw the trailer for the American version and said "that looks pretty good".

windedsailor · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:40 am

i worked at overture when they started this... i'm not even going to try to see it

Rebar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:19 pm

windedsailor wrote:

i worked at overture when they started this... i'm not even going to try to see it

Just saw another trailer. Man, they should just release the original in theaters over here. That would be way better.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

windedsailor wrote:

i worked at overture when they started this... i'm not even going to try to see it

Just saw another trailer. Man, they should just release the original in theaters over here. That would be way better.

They did.

Rebar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:50 pm

bart d. wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

windedsailor wrote:

i worked at overture when they started this... i'm not even going to try to see it

Just saw another trailer. Man, they should just release the original in theaters over here. That would be way better.

They did.

Yeah, sorry, I meant to say "re-release". And give it the every-other-commercial on tv treatment like they are with this one.

p911gt10c · **Posted:** Sat Oct 02, 2010 10:37 pm

Saw this on Thurs. It wasn't what I thought it'd be but I really enjoyed it. The dynamic with the two kids in a budding romance was kinda sweet, in a "girl needs to drink blood to live" kinda way.

Rebar · **Posted:** Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:35 am

p911gt10c wrote:

Saw this on Thurs. It wasn't what I thought it'd be but I really enjoyed it. The dynamic with the two kids in a budding romance was kinda sweet, in a "girl needs to drink blood to live" kinda way.

But did you see the original first?

p911gt10c · **Posted:** Sun Oct 03, 2010 7:10 pm

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

p911gt10c wrote:

Saw this on Thurs. It wasn't what I thought it'd be but I really enjoyed it. The dynamic with the two kids in a budding romance was kinda sweet, in a "girl needs to drink blood to live" kinda way.

But did you see the original first?

No I did not. I was playing here briefly but I never got a chance to see it.

Rebar · **Posted:** Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:41 pm

p911gt10c wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

p911gt10c wrote:

Saw this on Thurs. It wasn't what I thought it'd be but I really enjoyed it. The dynamic with the two kids in a budding romance was kinda sweet, in a "girl needs to drink blood to live" kinda way.

But did you see the original first?

No I did not. I was playing here briefly but I never got a chance to see it.

It's available on dvd now. I'd be interested in hearing what you (or anyone else who has seen both) think of the first vs. the remake.

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