Comments on: Remake vs. Original

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:02:19 +0000

I thought the original Girl With a Dragon Tattoo were actually not that great of a movie….sorry. I couldn’t even bring myself to watch the sequels.
I have not seen the new ones yet so not sure if it is any better.
Let the Right one In, was definitely much better than the remake, although the remake was pretty good compared to the other “horror” crap out there right now.

By: J_ST

J_ST — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:48:18 +0000

And now they’re remaking Girl With a Dragon Tattoo. F—.

By: jerry g

jerry g — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:41:27 +0000

my nawme is jerry i live in corpus christi texas and i saw both original movies and i agree they didnt need to be remade the movies were prefect as they were i am a be fan off brit and other forein films the comedy is better in most cases if u ask me.

By: jamescraig2000

jamescraig2000 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:29:56 +0000

You hit the nail on the head with an opening statement, exposure. These were limited released films that did not get the exposure for a mainstream audience to become aware of. Remakes themselves only bring more people to the original, even if the remake is bad. Netflicks likely will say Hey you liked Let Me In check out Let the Right One In. Limited released films, which if given a larger budget likely would have brought in more audiences (advertising, more theatres), are then selling their rights. People dont realize that these films are being sold not stolen. You also have the barrier of foreign language which some people do not wish to overcome. Ask yourself in English dominate societies, how many foreign language films brought in large audiences, or the last time a foreign language song dominated the charts? It doesnt happen that often, but other countries love our Madonna, Harry Potter, Baywatch, you get the idea.