After scowering the internet for which Radiohead song this is, I gave up because there's too many of their tracks to narrow it down to. But in that scowering, I found that many people are very offended by this remake, really. Some didn't even like the original. The '08 Swedish film is a wonderful film about the alienation of two children on the brink of their teenage years and the bond that can be formed between two kindred spirits who find themselves lost. It's a love story for adults about kids. Go watch it.
In all that terrificness found in that film, some of it struck director Matt Reeves of Cloverfield fame, and he decided to remake it. With the best intentions of course, but that's not good enough for some. He's doing this because it struck him in his heart, and he got inspired--that's what being an artist is all about. This isn't going to make a whole lot of money, nothing Oscar-baity really does. He's making this to show others of the beauty that can be found in the book's material. Only film geeks really know about the Swedish version. This American remake will be make a small splash at the B.O. and mos def get people in the film community talking, hopefully people outside of it too. Which is the whole intention of the remake. To the wonder in the book translated onto the screen. Trust. It will undoubtedly be compared to the original but whether or not it holds up or surpasses it is yet to be seen. It looks good enough to me, maybe a little too faithful, but good enough just the same. Really good. I'm excited. Plus, I have an actor's crush on Moretz, she's gonna go places.
Let Me In It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a new child in a New Mexico town in the early 1980s.
Anyway, without further adieu...
Let Me In sinks it's teeth in October 1st.
Munki out.
Showing posts with label Kodi Smit-McPhee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kodi Smit-McPhee. Show all posts
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
First 3 Photos From 'Let Me In'
Let The Right One In is a 2008 Swedish film about two pre-teens growing up in a shady apartment complex. The boy, constantly bullied and finding himself alone, one night has a chance meeting with a young girl and they slowly become entirely inseparable. But he begins to find out, what he doesn't initially know, is that his new friend is a vamp son. (I smell a 4 banana review coming on...)
But Wait! There's More!
But Wait! There's More!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A Review: This Is One Seriously Grim Road, And It's Terrific
"And whoever made humanity, will find no humanity here. No sir. No sir. So beware... Beware..."
The Road, based off the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction and starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee and a supporting role by Charlize Theron--has no atmosphere. Has no mood. Has no sunlight. Has no animals and barely any insects. No electricity. Has no food or vegetables. Has no feelings, or remorse. Only the death of the land that is now gone, and the life that was once on it. It doesn't sugar-coat, or try to sell a million tickets to make it's investor's happy. It doesn't have a gaudy trailer that invites you to come and witness something for college kids or tween audiences who want a thrilling story. It does the book some good, and turns itself into the the little engine that could. It achieves the feat in itself of translating a Cormac McCarthy novel to the screen. And then wins double the points when it does it right.
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