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Post by Marcus on Nov 3, 2010 7:49:10 GMT -5
Anyone else seen the trailers for the new film Let Me In? I'm pretty sure it's a remake of the recent foreign film Let The Right One In. I've only seen trailers for both films, but they look so similar I'd be surprised if they weren't connected. Of course you all may already know this, and it's ID'd as a remake all over the place  |
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Post by keywolf on Nov 3, 2010 14:45:05 GMT -5
Yep, it's a thoroughly pointless remake of Let the Right One In. I'll be giving it a miss.
One reviewer likened it to the teleported steak in The Fly (remake!)- you know, they teleport a steak to see if it's still edible, but it comes out looking exactly the same but tasting of nothing. I thought that was a neat analogy.
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Post by Moonreaper on Nov 3, 2010 17:21:44 GMT -5
Yes sir, like many other films, hollywood saw the need to remake it into an American version. Its grown into a habit to check on films when they come out, they are getting slick with these remakes. There was a movie REC that got remade shot for shot into an american version, laimo.
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Post by mau on Nov 3, 2010 19:35:25 GMT -5
I wanted to see this, but I couldn't find it in any of the local theatres. I think it would've been a great Halloween movie.
I don't know if they'd have the original at the Video Store or not. They had Dog Soldiers...so maybe.
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Post by Moonreaper on Nov 3, 2010 21:00:22 GMT -5
Dog Soldiers seem to be a "late bloomer." I didnt start seeing it for sale in stores until long after it came out and the steel book edition was released. I think SteelBook helped to promote the movie a great deal.
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Post by hawkeyepierce on Nov 5, 2010 13:13:51 GMT -5
...did you guys know that the 'Let Me In' remake is part of the new Hammer Horror wave? Not sure why this film needs a remake, but if I were running Hammer (*) I wouldn't say no to the rights either...
(* and in an alternate universe I am, trust me)
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Post by who on Nov 5, 2010 14:50:09 GMT -5
it was mainly remade for american audiences there is generally a large calling for popular foreign films to be made into a english speaking version,plus the original did very well internationally so it's a means of a guaranteed easy buck .
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Post by Werewolf on Nov 5, 2010 16:33:21 GMT -5
I've heard that it's actually very good (surprisingly). I'm interested to see it. I've seen the original and that was ace.
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Post by Moonreaper on Nov 5, 2010 16:33:41 GMT -5
There's only one Shot for Shot remake that worked very well and that was Funny Games. The original was Australian and was remade by the same director who want to redo to the film with a better budget and an American cast. Work out very well.
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Post by Marcus on Nov 6, 2010 6:40:46 GMT -5
As I've not seen the original, and I find it difficult to watch films in a language I don't speak I think I'll pick up the remake when it's available.
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Post by who on Nov 6, 2010 11:01:45 GMT -5
the original is available in subtitled and dubbed versions
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Post by Werewolf on Nov 6, 2010 15:43:17 GMT -5
Subtitled is better
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Post by hawkeyepierce on Nov 7, 2010 15:08:18 GMT -5
Depends on the film, I like my arthouse classics original language and subtitled (A Bout de Souffle, Festen, etc) and exploitation films (like eurohorror, Naschy) dubbed.
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Post by Moonreaper on Nov 10, 2010 23:16:36 GMT -5
I lean more towards subtitled because the sound quality is better.
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Post by hawkeyepierce on Nov 11, 2010 3:39:35 GMT -5
Well, in case of the eurohorrors: most european films pre-1980s are dubbed anyway, even in there original language. A dutch film will be dubbed in dutch (because pre-1980s we sucked at sound recording) .
So not a big difference in sound usually, unless I own shitty prints of these films. In which cases i've been ripped off...dirty rats!!!
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