Comments on: ‘Let The Right One In’ Remake May Have Its Male Lead

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:34:37 +0000

Dross I somewhat agree with your interpitation. However, looking closely it is more complicated then a vampire offing an old man. The guy killed himself by pulling out his oxygen. In the book and in the Let me In script the vampire asks the man “What do you want me to do?” In the book the man is a sexual pervert and it is interesting that in the book Eli ask him that and also when seeing the acid asks him not to go out. In Let the Right One In and Let me In script the vampire after seeing the acid says maybe you shouldn’t go out. So it appears to be more complicated.

By: Fernando

Fernando — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:23:33 +0000

You can search for it in eBay and they will send it to you through mail (although I doubt they have it in Portuguese, you’d have to read it in English). Good luck with that

By: Rivenmaster

Rivenmaster — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:51:04 +0000

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By: theadamgregg

theadamgregg — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:23:42 +0000

oooo great, WHY WHY WHY…. Hollywood sometime makes stupid remake and y touch a great film, NO NO NO NO!

By: theadamgregg

theadamgregg — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:23:42 +0000

oooo great, WHY WHY WHY…. Hollywood sometime makes stupid remake and y touch a great film, NO NO NO NO!

By: Hakan

Hakan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:01:59 +0000

At the end of the Swedish version when Eli is on the train in the trunk you can hear them tapping Morse Code to each other. I recognized the S-S at the end and looked up the code to the other two letters. It's K-I-S-S.

By: ANDREZA

ANDREZA — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:18:56 +0000

anyway…
books always have something more to add to the ‘script’ we have in the movies
I’m looking forward to read the book. but I can’t find it anywhere here in Brazil :~~
so disappointing!

By: ANDREZA

ANDREZA — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:12:44 +0000

@Dross

THAT IS EXACTLY HOW I UNDERSTAND THE MOVIE…
NOT AT THE FIRST PLACE… BUT AFTER A WHILE THINKING ABOUT THE END, I FIGURED HOW TRAGIC – FOR THE BOY- IT WAS… EVEN THOW WE WERE HOPING SHE COULD SAVE HIM AND ETC

By: Three Join Cast of ‘Let The Right One In’ Remake - Screen Rant

Three Join Cast of ‘Let The Right One In’ Remake - Screen Rant — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:07:54 +0000

[...] few months ago we reported on the possibility of The Road star, Kodi Smith-McPhee, starring in the upcoming unnecessary remake of the Swedish language horror-romance, Let The Right One In, [...]

By: Ken J

Ken J — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:33:55 +0000

@Paul

Not saying anything about anything else, the movie was good, but that one part seriously could have been left out and it wouldn’t have affected the story. Not negatively anyway. It was completely unnecessary in my opinion… It had no impact on the story other than a “wtf” moment and that’s it…

But that said, I don’t really care about the remake, already seen the movie…

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:55:29 +0000

Ken J: I think you can rest assured that and any other left of center aspects of the story will be deleted from the American remake, It will be bland as most American made movies are these days. It would not surprise me if they turned it into a a comedy with Will Ferrell as Hakan.

BTW, I just finished the novel and wow! So much more to it including… SPOILER FOR BOOK…

more on Hakan before AND after his fall from the window!

By: Ken J

Ken J — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:45:51 +0000

**SPOILER**

I do really think that whole bit about Eli being a castrated boy is completely unnecessary and wasn’t really needed for the plot of the film… Not sure if I would rather them keep that aspect or take it out of the remake…

By: Antoninus

Antoninus — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:53:25 +0000

Anyone who would consider a remake of this wonderful movie must really hate cinema. As the original director said, “remake movie that are bad movies”. Nobody will not make this better and they should not be allowed to touch it. If people can’t be bothered to read sub-titles they do not deserve to see such a great movie in any case. I would gladly join any pressure group aimed at getting the remake banned.

By: Zero

Zero — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:45:22 +0000

I’m against the remake purely because it feels needless but Kodi Smit-McPhee is a brilliant young Australia actor. He’s shaping up to be the next big thing and I have a feeling The Road will propel him to great heights. We all went nuts over Romulus My Father in Australia.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:15:35 +0000

Yah, good point Paul, I never read the novel so I didn’t know that Hakan was new, so I wondered why he wasn’t really that good at the killing and draining like you would think him to be if he’s been doing that for a long time. But at the same time, he did seem to have a devotion to the girl, pouring the acid on his face was only because other people might recognize him and he would lead them back to her. If he didn’t care, he would have just let himself get caught and oh well for her. So she, well, he… must have captured Hakan’s heart somehow… I don’t really want to think about it… *shudders*

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:56:46 +0000

Ken, good point; and Dross, I think the power of the movie is that everyone gets it in their own way. I do enjoy your interpretation of her relationship with her companions; though I’d like to think she has some feelings for Oskar and won’t one day toss him out a window! Apparently in the novel, Hakan is new and not a long time companion of Eli; hence his clumsy killing style. So in a way, he failed her twice and sort of got what he deserved. Oskar is too young, though, to really be an effective “Reinfield”. I imagine his mother has the police already looking for him! And how would he, being 12, secure lodgings, etc without endless questions? Anyway… great movie! Let’s hope the Hollywood version exceeds our expectations!

By: Dross

Dross — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:49:12 +0000

Wow did anyone get this movie?

First of all ‘Let the Right One In’ means she is letting the boy into HER life to be the new killer/servant and companion.

Being that she is a child vampire, she is not invincible. She needs a like minded killer to help her. That is why she picks him. Notice at the beginning of the movie how he has a knife and obviously would kill for revenge. ‘Squeal like a pig’. She hears all of this and that’s how she chooses him. Notice her servant has a knife also!

The original servant pours acid on his face because he get’s caught killing for her, but it’s also because he doesn’t want to be the servant anymore and knows the boy will take his place. This is why she kills him and throws him out the hospital window like he’s old news. There is a lot of subtle storytelling going on here!

Later on the boy tries defend her from the man trying to kill her in the bathtub but still saves her by waking her up. She then returns the favor by killing all the bullies at the pool. This solidifies their relationship and he is now the new servant and companion.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:42:47 +0000

@Paul

About the name, but if you watch the movie, he was never presented a choice between more than one person to allow into his home… Even before I read about this remake name change whatever, after seeing the movie I thought the name was kind of strange… Before watching it, I thought that at some point another vampire would request permission to enter too and he had to make the decision who to let in, lol.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:13:27 +0000

I love the original and deeply fear the American remake, especially with the change in title. “Let Me In” sounds pathetic to me, like an orphan dog whining at someones door. “Let The Right One In” speaks volumes about who an individual, in this case a young boy, allows into their life; and the benefits or consequences that follow. The change in title is a microcosm of what will be wrong with this project.

By: jago

jago — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:09:52 +0000

@ken j
yup but thats just the way i see it… you don’t have to agree with me, nor does anyone else… just an opinion.