tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930578700054137798.post5639038230515201105..comments2022-03-25T10:34:29.095-05:00Comments on Attack of the Remake: Let the Right One In (2008) / Let Me In (2010)tryanmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930578700054137798.post-10135248173486890912011-10-29T20:41:20.900-05:002011-10-29T20:41:20.900-05:00I have a feeling that at least one of those films ...I have a feeling that at least one of those films is on my list, as well.<br /><br />I wanted to give this film attention because 1) I was very impressed with the successful translation and 2) I was irritated by all the other comparison reviews I had read claiming that the remake stripped the film of its subtlety. <br /><br />I felt that was an unjust statement. I did note in the article is that each film is subtle in different ways and overt in different ways, so I can see how something that was hinted at in the first film feels like a bludgeon to the head in the other. I guess it is so often true that fanboys will evoke the criticism even when it isn't. <br /><br />I also came across a lot of criticism of the religious theme that was incorporated into the American version. It was derided as a trope. I say, not so. What little religion is injected into the American version comes solely from the boy's mother, and then only in the form of a table grace and a religious program on the radio. There certainly weren't any ninja priests jumping around. <br /><br />One thing I wanted to note in the article and it somehow didn't fit in anywhere was that there is never a fang bared in either film. I thought that was very neat, but I guess I don't have much else to say about that.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930578700054137798.post-62384957002808605352011-10-29T11:20:30.273-05:002011-10-29T11:20:30.273-05:00I haven't seen either film, so it's hard f...I haven't seen either film, so it's hard for me to comment, except to say that I think the transition from a foreign film to an American remake is often a fascinating comparison. I have two films (a Japanese film and a Korean film) that I've been meaning to review by comparing them to their American remakes, which just didn't hold up to the original, but I haven't had the time to put those reviews together with enough care yet.<br /><br />I think that too often, Hollywood loses the very essence of what made the foreign film so interesting. Yet, on the other hand, sometimes Hollywood manages to cut away the clunky parts that aren't "culture" per se, but are instead just poor filmmaking.<br /><br />This sounds like an interesting set of films.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com