Let Me In-- "Let the Right One In" remake

[FireCaptain4]

Earlier today, the LA Times posted their interview with Matt Reeves, director of the upcoming Let The Right One In remake, Let Me In. In it, he shed some light on the new setting and updates everyone on when the film will be hitting theatres.

Reeves recently finished his second draft of the script, which is now set in Reagan-era Colorado, and is currently scouting locations that will maintain the film and book's snowy landscapes. Although he didn't mention when shooting is planned to start (from the sounds of it, it'll probably be this winter if he plans to take advantage of the necessary weather conditions on his location shoots), he stated that the release date is now Fall 2010, as opposed to January 15.

Also, Reeves is working with casting director Avy Kaufman to find the two leads for the film and "vows [the children] will not be aged-up to make the film more of a smoldering 'Twilight'-style romance," so everyone can rest easy tonight.

[REC], Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, Thirst, and now Let the Right One In. Nothing foreign shall go un-Americanized.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16602

http://fataculture.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/let-the-right-one-in.jpg

[MisterChristian]

Matt Reeves can stuff his "remake" up his ass.

[adamjohnson]

I dont see the point.

If you have to, dub it in english and re-release it. It will save you alot of time and money.

[SAI]

some of you may wish to stone me for saying this but... I don't have too big a problem with this remake. IF, that is, they go back to the book and capture more of the events and the tone of the source novel.

Let the Right One In does what it does well enough (and it is, visually speaking, pretty much a masterpiece) but it didn't capture the book for me, it only really uses one of the book's four storylines in a major way, and the deletion of some of the more out and out scary elements (particularly those with Hakan, and a scene where Eli pays for blood) hurt the film for me.

If Matt Reeves goes back to that then I'll be excited for this movie. If he just does Alfredson's movie in English, on the other hand, fuck this movie

[Topweasel]

Having not read the book I don't know how true it was to it. That said the actress the played Eli did it so perfectly. I don't know if I could see someone else playing that character.

[APzombie]

if the team behind Let Me In is confident the public needs an english speaking version of the story because they don't want to read, i highly doubt they will turn to the pages of the book for inspiration.

Fuck Reeves.

Let The Right One In was one of the best films last year. This is just pathetic... and shit.

[BakeTheMooCow]

Fuck this noise!

[Lotis]

I dont see the point.

If you have to, dub it in english and re-release it. It will save you alot of time and money.

The version of the original that I saw was English dubbed.

I don't see the sense/need to remake this at all.

[Steven S.]

Me neither. Let the Right One In is definitely now one of my all-time favorite vampire movies. I guess they figure American moviegoers are idiots who can't manage to read subtitles while the movie's playing (though as I typed that, I got the depressing feeling that maybe "they" are right). Maybe that's the main drive behind any domestic remake of a foreign film; we've got to somehow make it "ours" before we'll allow ourselves to admit it's any good?

[Brendan M.]

I have a really great plan for if I become a famous movie director. I'll make all my movies overseas. Then when they become successful in other countries, people will buy the rights off me to remake them in America and then I'll make even more money. I am a genius.

[Jon Lyrik]

I've hated the idea from the get-go, as LTROI is one of my favorite films of the decade, but I liked Cloverfield...

[FireCaptain4]

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16720

In an interview with "The Herald-Sun", young actor Kodi Smit Mc-Phee (Romulus, My Father, the upcoming The Road) revealed that he's up for a role in Hammer Films and Overture's remake of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In, currently titled Let Me In, reports Moviehole.net. Though the deal isn't done yet, the actor says it's looking good.

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[BadCoverVersion]

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16720



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When will parents learn that it's never necessary to dress your child in a suit and tie? The combination of this and the studded earring and slicked back locks mean he looks like a precocious little fucker of the highest order.

Kids + adult attire = annoying.

I couldn't give a crap about this remake as I certainly won't be watching it. The original is a near masterpiece and it's highly unlikely to be equaled or bettered in any way.

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

Agreed with what everybody has said, including SAI. Let the Right One In was one of the best vampire movies to come out recently, and one of the best ever. But the source novel was 100 times better in comparison. Yet I highly doubt that this remake could ever improve on the adaption that we already have for a number of reasons. 1.) Cloverfield was one of the worst excuses for a movie to come out in the last decade 2.) Let Me In? It desicrates all the sentiment of the original title. Let the Right One In sounded poetic and captured the sentiment of the romance, as in let the right one in to your heart type ordeal. Let Me In sounds like: Lemme in, I wanna chomp 'yo balls off! 3.) That kid in the above picture looks like a deuche-bag, and the girl that played Eli can never be topped. Ever. (I think she may be my favorite vampire in any film...well, on par with Kiefer Sutherland in Lost Boys of course.)

[Lazy Boy]

There was a recent test screening of the movie, sounds like the reviewer favorably compared it to the original. Here's the link:

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Early-Review-Of-Let-Me-In-18873.html

From the early stills (the jungle gym in the snow) and now this, it seems like Reeves has made a good step towards respecting the original material.

[Shinigami]

^Not a good review for me and could be a plant. I'm open minded here, but when somebody wraps up their opinion with everything was essential and no misstep was taken and it's perfect, they're either a plant or just not a reviewer I can take much from. Reviewers don't need to find flaws, don't get me wrong, but the guy doesn't really change my opinion in any way. I'm still not sure why it's coming out or why I'll go see it. Grrrr hollywood. I can't believe I'm that guy, but grrr hollywood.

I hope let me in turns out to be worth the shoot.

[Monotreme]

I dunno, guys. I actually think that this has the potential to really be done right. And it looks like they're going down the right path, at least so far. I'm actually looking forward to seeing this. It seems like the filmmakers have faith in the source material, and aren't trying to simplify or sanitize it for American audiences.

[poopontheshoes7]

Eh...I loved the original. So much so it crept its way into my all time favorites list. The book is also incredible. I'm not interested in this what so ever at this point.

[Cop No. 633]

Much of the film remains exactly the same, in some cases scenes are shot by shot identical...

This part bothers me. I'm not really interested in seeing a cloned version of the original and from what the review indicates, it's very much like the original film with minor changes. It doesn't sound interesting and says a lot about the director's lack of imagination. Why remake a film instead of adapting the novel it was based on? That's one of the biggest reasons why anybody even mentions the Thing when they discuss how remakes can be great. It went to the source and created a completely different film out of it. This sounds like they're using the novel for street cred but are really just copying the film version.

[oh-dae-su]

I'm not gonna totally bash the film yet. Once a teaser and or trailer is released, then i'll make up my mind. I really do get upset when a great foreign film is remade for the sake of money, and the fact that..*drum roll*..you have to read subtitles *GASP!!!* A somewhat recent example is [.rec]. I love that movie so much it made my top 10 favorite horror films of all time. When I saw the trailer for Quarantine, I thought it looked okay, but actually seeing it, I was sickened by how much they could turn a suspense filled and frightened driven horror film into another Hollywood remake.

[Terminal_83]

I'll pass with severe prejudice.

With NOES 10 I learned my lesson.

[Bourne101]

There is so much talent involved that it really would be hard to fuck it up and I'm looking forward to it, but it really isn't a necessary remake. The original was absolutely fantastic.

[Reigh Kaufman]

Two words: 'Quarantine'

The only thing they added to the remake of 'Rec' was an annoying North American female that sounded like my long-dead Budgerigar (Snowy; I salute you, brother) screaming for Trill.

Boo this film! Boo!

[DaveyJoeG]

Fucking hate remakes like this. But it's such a trend I've given up worrying about it. They're going to remake foreign films I love. They're going to remake classic American films I love. Soon they're going to remake the short films I made in high school for creative writing class. Best thing to do is ignore them and watch something better. As long as folks keep paying to see them, they'll keep churning them out.

[Tagia_Romero]

Two words: 'Quarantine'

The only thing they added to the remake of 'Rec' was an annoying North American female that sounded like my long-dead Budgerigar (Snowy; I salute you, brother) screaming for Trill.

Boo this film! Boo!

I ate Trill as a kid.

Tasted good.

[Reigh Kaufman]

I ate Trill as a kid.

Tasted good.

So that's what people mean when they say "Oh, she eats like a bird"!

[Tagia_Romero]

So that's what people mean when they say "Oh, she eats like a bird"!

That and the fact I have a tendency to peck people's eyes out if they get too close.

[Tuukka]

I don't have a problem with this new version of the novel, because I thought the previous version wasn't that good and had a lot of obvious room for improvement. My main problem with the film was that character motivations and behaviours were unrealistic and illogical all the way through, making it hard to believe in the reality of the story. I thought the premise of the story was great, but the writing and directing were not quite there.

According to interviews with Reeves (and the review linked in this thread), he is making some smart choices in adapting the material. I like the fact that he's going for a more restricted story POV with the boy and building on the American cold war mindstate of the 80's.

I'm also very interested to see Chloe Moretz in the movie, she is highly talented. Lina Leandersson's performance is a bit too artificial for me, as her voice was dubbed by an adult actress. While I can see their reasoning for doing that, personally I'm not a fan of dubbing, and I prefer to hear the real voice and the real performance of an actor/actress.

[BakeTheMooCow]

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjavOLdPk1c

[Jig Saw 123]

So, that trailer actually made me want to go see the movie.

[overwatch]

looks okay.

[Terminal_83]

I'm going to pass big time.

[BadCoverVersion]

The music is just AWFUL...and it just looks like they've cut and pasted the original almost scene-for-scene and somehow suckered all the charm, atmosphere and artistry out of it.

1 positive...Kodi Smit-McPhee appears to have been perfectly cast based on this snippet.

I certainly won't be paying to see it *nudge wink say no more*...

[Shinigami]

The oskar replacement looks fine. Moretz doesn't, but I don't want to harp on the kids. Going off the trailer I'm still going to be a bitch toward the movie because I'm not into what they're doing here. Or what they're advertising they're doing. I have read reviews from test screenings of this movie and a lot of the hints from the director don't seem to be playing into the final product, which is more or less a shot for shot mood for mood equal exchange remake and absolutely not a more faithful exploration of the book.
Still grumpy!

[Cop No. 633]

Yeah, exactly what I expected. A cut and paste job. I agree with you BCV that Kodi Smit-McPhee feels right for the part. I liked him in the Road. But the girl from Kick-Ass is a terrible choice for Eli. There was something just off about the girl in Let the Right One In that made it creepier. I just can't buy that other actress being creepy in any way. She just looks very pale. I will definitely not see this movie.

[Terror Australis]

While I think the remake will end up suprising us, but I think the teaser was a bit poorly edited and song choice was pretty offputing. Hopefully the next trailer will be better.

[Monotreme]

I have no idea what trailer you guys saw. But what I saw was a really moody, dead-serious trailer that showed me that the filmmakers aren't just fucking around, and that they took the source material, realized exactly what was good about it, and set out to make a film that does it justice and, based on the trailer, I HOPE, manages to capture the same atmosphere. I like the casting on both counts - McPhee is definitely spot-on, and I think that Moretz will deliver. So yeah, this remake is completely pointless, especially if Reeves was just going to Gus Van Sant it anway... but still, I like what I saw, and I will definitely check it out.

[BadCoverVersion]

I have no idea what trailer you guys saw. But what I saw was a really moody, dead-serious trailer that showed me that the filmmakers aren't just fucking around

I really don't know how you can get "moody" from that with the godawful emo music cranked up full whack in the background but fair enough.

[oh-dae-su]

I just watched the trailer and all I gotta say is, I really wanna cry :'(

[oh-dae-su]

[REC], Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, Thirst, and now Let the Right One In. Nothing foreign shall go un-Americanized.


Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, and Thirst weren't remade...

[I Am Legend]

I love the novel, but I am not a fan of the original movie. This new version cant be worse.

[Monotreme]

I really don't know how you can get "moody" from that with the godawful emo music cranked up full whack in the background but fair enough.

Alright, I'll admit the music may have been a bit much. But I was mainly judging the footage itself: the cinematography, the lighting, the shots, the performances from the kids, etc. It looked really atmospheric. I liked what I saw :)

[echo_bravo]

The music is just AWFUL...and it just looks like they've cut and pasted the original almost scene-for-scene and somehow suckered all the charm, atmosphere and artistry out of it.

1 positive...Kodi Smit-McPhee appears to have been perfectly cast based on this snippet.

I certainly won't be paying to see it *nudge wink say no more*...

Agree with everything you typed here.

[Bourne101]

Anyone else starting to really look forward to this? I saw a TV spot last night and everyone in the room was pretty much flipping out at how good it looked, including me. I am a fan of the original, but this looks really good.

[Jig Saw 123]

Anyone else starting to really look forward to this? I saw a TV spot last night and everyone in the room was pretty much flipping out at how good it looked, including me. I am a fan of the original, but this looks really good.

I was looking forward to this thing from the get go, but a recent tv spot kind of upset me because it's giving the notion that Abby is a 200 year-old demon taking the form of a little girl. :rolleyes:

[Terminal_83]

All the undertones and subtext seems to be missing in exchange for a more literal humdrum boy meets girl vampire tale with kids. No fucking thanks.

[jbar1026]

just saw the trailer for this. looks good to me its my next must see movie.

[Bourne101]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/09/11/tiff-video-reaction-matt-reeves-let-me-in/

An interesting comparison between Let Me In and Let the Right One In from two critics who just saw it at TIFF.

[Heisenberg]

I didn't like the 2008 film, it was bland and I had no feeling for ANY of the characters. They were not likable, even the little boy. It was just meh in my opinion.

I'm intrigued by this film, the video above has just enhanced my interest even more. I'm actually looking quite forward to it.

[Lazy Boy]

Some good word from TIFF.

http://incontention.com/?p=28424#more-28424

I’ve been hearing for a couple of months now that Matt Reeves’s “Let Me In” is as good if not better than Tomas Alfredson’s original film (and a top 10 effort in my book), “Let the Right One In.” I won’t see it for another week or so, but early word out of Toronto dovetails with what I’ve been hearing.

Jeffrey Wells says the film is “at least as good” as the original and that it is “carefully copied with a meticulous, unhurried, highly absorbing style.” In fact, he eventually admits he liked it better this time around, largely because he was more impressed with Chloe Moretz than with Lina Leandersson. MTV’s Josh Horowitz, meanwhile, Tweets, “It’s breathtaking and yes I think it’s better than the original.” Variety’s Peter Debruge concurs, offering that the film “commands respect for not dumbing things down, offering classy, ‘Sixth Sense’-style crossover potential as it lures both genre suckers and fresh blood.” And by the way, I’ve also been hearing that Michael Giacchino’s score could be something to watch for this season.

[Badbird]

Saw the trailer. Looks retarded. But then, I hated the original.

[overwatch]

I didn't really care for Let the Right One in, I'm not really excited about this remake.