DISQUS

klown013 · 4 months ago

Actually, they changed the name for the Swedish version. This one is using the actual name of the book. And I always thought Colorado was pretty desolate. Of course there are busy area's but it's not like some US states where there is pretty much not an unused inch of ground. The movie changed a lot from the book, this movie will be different from the other movie, blah blah. Which ever version people were exposed to first is probably going to be their favorite version of the story. Let the bashing begin.

Swede · 4 months ago

I have to correct you on a small point. The name of the book litterally translates to 'let the right one in', so the Swedish version did stay true to the book.

Andrew · 4 months ago

Having lived most of my life in Colorado I can attest to the abundance of desolate locations. One advantage that we have here is that we really do have an incredibly diverse landscape to choose from. There are stretches of road that when driven on during winter can make you feel very very alone as though you are the last person left on the planet.

Cole_Abaius · 4 months ago

On second thought, the presence of a ton of orange 1982 Denver Broncos sweatshirts will be pretty frightening.

Judson · 4 months ago

A bummer for those who will settle for the U.S. version and not take the time to seek out the original which is such a good movie.

Phoghat · 4 months ago

I found it through FSR and can honestly say "how can it be improved?"

malena · 4 months ago

i wish they would leave this film alone. srysly.

E.Brown · 4 months ago

Don't forget that Kubrick's "The Shining" took place in Colorado. As long as it's not Denver or Boulder the location could be great. Imagine it being closer to something like the location of the Overlook Hotel.

Cole_Abaius · 4 months ago

Not a bad point, but there's also a balance to be had. The great thing about the original is the feeling desolation even within the small town. The buildings are all that Cold War era filing cabinet style that just doesn't exist in America. There are people around, and you still feel alone.

I'm wondering (skeptically) if there is a small town that will have that same harsh, cold feeling. Above all, I'm just thinking that it'll be hard to get an other-worldly feel from, you know, Colorado.

Curtis G · 4 months ago

I will in no way support this movie, and will do everything in my power to keep those around me from not seeing this horrid mistake. Let the Right One In was one of my favorite movies of last year and there is no reason why It should be remade.

Pete · 4 months ago

In the words of Shia LeBoeuf, NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Then Wil Smith, Aw Hell No.

Please just stop with the remakes. They are all shitty.

Nicole C · 4 months ago

OK, so I've lived in colorado my whole life, and i've seen it continually expand and expand even over that brief time, so having it set in reagan-era CO is a must to get the desolate feeling.
But on I-25 driving to Fort Collins the other day, it felt very lonely and bleak, and it's summer (well, a colorado summer anyway) so I really do think that they could pull this off if they try. Also if the kids in the film are too young to drive, they could really believably feel stranded and alone.
Plus what I think of as being an important factor in the feeling of isolation is not just the landscape but the people who inhabit it, the simple cold plain and un-embracing red staters, and so the look of the town and its inhabitants should play a really big role in making this more acceptable to the skeptics.

Ben · 4 months ago

Swedish version is great. Reading the book now - really good so far. I live in Denver and my car thermometer read 95 degrees at lunch today.

A guy I work with lives 20 minutes away and was snowed in for a couple days this May. It gets even worse up above 7000 feet. And when you get 3-5 feet of snow in one week, it seems pretty desolate!

Hopefully this is a version of the book and not a remake of the first film, Little Piggy.

Cody · 4 months ago

This film doesn't need a remake to begin with. If Americans are too lazy to read subtitles, then they don't get to see it. Tough luck. Personally, I wasn't a fan of this film. It was rather depressing and the barren wasteland feel of Sweden had no appeal and made me feel cold and alone, even though I watched it in a theatre full of 20 people.