Even after the dust settled I still think the Swedish horror film, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, is one of the best vampire movies to date. To be honest I did make a scowl the first time I read about an American remake titled LET ME IN. Hollywood forces other cultures to watch our films in subtitles and dubs so why do we have to remake already fantastic movies? Read more for the first LE ME IN poster.

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Gotta say this isn't your typical Hollywood poster and I'm liking it just for that but I still think the original poster wins hands down. CLOVERFIELD director Matt Reeves is taking the director's chair for LET ME IN, which could be a good or bad thing depending on if you enjoyed the Godzilla-isk blockbuster.

Film Premise: In the haunting and provocative Let Me In, an alienated 12-year-old boy (Smit-McPhee) befriends a mysterious young newcomer (Moretz) in his small New Mexico town and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood. The film is based on the bestselling vampire novel, Lat den Ratte Komma In, by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist and is an English-language remake of the highly acclaimed Swedish film.



I'm not bashing American remakes of foreign films but I'm just questioning their validity. Are they really necessary? Why not just show the original in subtitles on U.S. screens? Be realistic, after five minutes into a film you completely forget you're reading. As a movie goer I want to experience the story the way it was originally intended. Was QUARANTINE a good flick? Sure but why waste the money to remake REC instead of just slapping English subtitles on it? Does Hollywood think U.S. audiences are so thick that we wouldn't accept a film with subtitles? What about THE PASSION which is still in the top 20 highest grossing flicks in the box office? (yes I know it was about the crucifixion and Christians flocked to it but obviously tons of Americans sat through it despite subtitles). All I'm asking is are American remakes of good foreign horror films a waste of a studio's money? In the end I know this is a pointless argument but the sight of the LET ME IN poster was a reality check that this remake is actually happening.