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I noticed that the synopsis to the film has been reinstated. This was something I wrote back in July for drafting purposes. However, a DYK reviewer pointed out that it was not cited, and rightfully so. Because it is an upcoming film, any mention of plot details beyond what is mentioned in RSs basically constitutes original research. In other words, it needs to be cited, or removed. decltype ( talk) 17:06, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
It seems like there is a minor edit war over whether the lede should read "the novel by the same name" or "the novel Let the Right One In". The reason for the confusion is because one of the English-language editions of the novel was published under the title Let Me In [2]. Please discuss the issue here rather than simply reverting the article to the version you prefer. decltype ( talk) 13:25, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
For a film to be a "remake" it must be based on a previous film. In fact, the Wikipedia page for Remake explains this quite well. It says: 'The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source.' The English language film Let Me In is a new film based on the novel Let the Right One In, not on the film Let the Right One In. The text of the description even explicitly says this. It is common for people to inaccurately talk of a film as a "remake" when it actually is not (even Tomas Alfredson does it in a quotation in the article), but for encyclopedic accuracy the article should resist using the term "remake" to describe the new film version of the book. 99.192.50.55 ( talk) 07:13, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
"In adapting the film it was ruined via adjustments made" doesn't seem very neutral. It may well be true, but even after the film has been released and reviewed that still wouldn't be a good way to phrase it. Orourkek ( talk) 14:19, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
Sandor, first, I could only find one early review, so the use of the plural seems misleading. It's also odd that you claim a source for the claim that it is a remake but did not include any source in your edit. Second, the one review is reported second hand via a blog, which is hardly authoritatively reliable. Third, the presentation of the review even makes clear that this was a test screening of an incomplete version of the film which could be quite different from the final version. Fourth, the claim that it is a remake is ultimately one here presented by this one (non-notable) reviewer. He might think it is a remake, but that does not make it one. Fifth, he reports many ways the new film is different from the older one, including how it begins and differences in characters presented (including noting the inclusion of one character who was in the book but not in the first film. Sixth, I wonder if the reviewer even read the book because he talks about the Rubik's cube scene as if that were not in the book, which it is. There still is not compelling evidence to say that Reeves did not, at least in part, base his film directly on the book (as he has claimed he did and the novel's author also claimed), so the article should still say that the new film is based on both the novel and the earlier film, not just the film. 99.192.68.175 ( talk) 00:15, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
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14:40, 5 June 2010 (UTC)The Simon Oakes quotes about whether or not the film is a "remake" do not belong in the plot section. The issue of whether or not it is a remake and the fact that sometimes he says one thing and sometimes another is not relevant to the issue of the plot. I think either both quotes should be removed from that section or both should stay (to make clear he has been equivocal). Obviously, I strongly prefer the removal. The issue of whether the film is a remake is covered in the proper place - the production section - and so is unneeded in the plot section. 142.68.43.191 ( talk) 01:42, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Oakes said in a recent interview, "I call it his [Reeves'] version. I don't call it his remake or his re-imagining of it." If there is an objection to characterizing this quotation as saying that Reeves is doing "a new version of the novel", then at the very least the exact quote should be added as indicating Oakes contradicting himself on the remake / not a remake question. 142.68.43.191 ( talk) 01:46, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
"There seems to be some confusion amongst those behind-the-scenes with regard to what exactly Let Me In is. Director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) has claimed that it's another adaptation of Swedish novelist John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel Let the Right One In and not, strictly speaking, a remake of Tomas Alfredson's 2008 Swedish film of the same name. But producer Simon Oakes has insisted that Let Me In is precisely a remake of Alfredson's film. Anyone who treasures Alfredson's excellent adolescent romantic thriller is likely to side with Oakes, as watching Let Me In brings about that distinct feeling of déjà vu all over again.
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In adding the detective character, and developing the relationship between Abby and her browbeaten, blood-collecting steward (Richard Jenkins), Let Me In fleetingly differentiates itself from its Swedish antecedent. But the rest of film feels like Reeves tracing over the lines drawn by Alfredson. He offers us a few virtuoso compositions (though nothing compared to the gory subaquatic dénouement of Alfredson's film), but otherwise Reeves' movie is of interest to only that subset of movie-goers who want to see a horror movie about an juvenile predator, but can't be bothered with reading subtitles."
If more reviews follow suit, would this finally be enough to call this a remake and not a re-adaptation of the novel?-- 129.63.232.161 ( talk) 21:32, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
I'm usually one to balk at criticisms in Wikipedia for "over-interpreting," but in my opinion the amount of interpretation in this article really is "over-the-top." For example, the girl's motivations and inner feelings are intentionally supposed to be ambiguous. If one hasn't understood that, then I'd say that one has completely missed the whole point of the story. The reasons why he leaves with her are supposed to be unclear - it's not for "their survival," etc. There's no grounds for making any concrete conclusions about what the vampire girl's motivations may or may not have been. Likewise with the boy himself. It "defeats the whole point" and also i.m.o. it is not logically sound to reach these conclusions based on what were intentionally ambiguous "premises" presented during the movie.
I also feel that the article is too short - it needs to be expanded and the names of the characters need to be mentioned when describing their actions, etc. <span style="font-size: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.127.212.149 ( talk) 22:09, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
The section called "Premise" was, until two weeks ago, called "Plot". Then it was changed to "Notes" by an editor who (correctly) pointed out that the section did not really describe the plot. The section was then changed to "Premise", but the section does not really set out the premise of the film either. All it does is say is that (1) the main character's names were changed, (2) the location was changed, (3) they got permission to use the place name, and (4) a general statement by a producer. I don't know that (1) is really necessary, (2) is well covered in the "Plot" and "Production" sections, (3) seems trivial and, at best, something that could be put in the production section, and (4) seems out of date now that better information on the plot is available (and not needed since he is quoted in the "Production" section already). So I wonder what views people have about removing the section and perhaps moving (3) to the "Production" section in the process. 142.68.48.133 ( talk) 14:29, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
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Actually no its not because these are peoples reviews of the movie that they already consider a remake, when the creators are quoted as saying they followed the book. You have the absolute gall to say the people who made the movie and said it was based on the book, made a remake. That is an opinion. Not one of those sources, not one says that the creators admitted they based this movie off the original. But in the sources used in the article are sources, and quotes, where the author and director say they based it off the book. Your using OR. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 02:18, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
A recent edit has added that Abby taps out "kiss" in Morse Code at the end, and Owen reciprocates. This DOES happen in the Swedish original, but I don't know about LMI. I don't think IMDB supports that interpretation. They tap out something - it could be "Help, I'm suffocating..." Myles325a ( talk) 04:22, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
I noticed a few editors sourced several negative reviews. When reading the critical response now, there are more negative views of the film than positive reviews. Doesn't this give off an inaccurate viewing of the film, considering that it did got overwhelmingly positive reviews with aggregate websites such as rotten tomatoes scoring it a near 90%. There seems to be too much bias in the choosing of reviews shown to give a positive reviewed film a very negative image. Mases26 ( talk) 16:38, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Why is this point even being argued, this isn't a remake in anyway. It is another adaptation of the same book. I suppose the upcoming Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is a remake and how about The Taking of Pelham 123 Tony Scott version. That isn't a remake. People, just because another version came before doesn't mean it is a remake. So some research in the English language, please! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.205.160.169 ( talk) 22:33, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Check your sources. The article calls Let me in a remake but the producer does not. Also the director and author dont consider it as such. The article even says that the writer was told by the director it was not a remake. Stop putting in original research —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 21:56, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
Those are reviews calling it remake because they claim its based off the original movie. But the author/screen writer, and director said its based off the book. Your using OR because you believe its your opinion its a remake, but the people that MADE the movie said they based it off the book. Its their opinion and their creative process that matters, not yours or anyone elses opinion that its a remake. Find ONE source where anyone involved with the movie said its a remake, which you havent. You keep showing what other people believe. Have you even read these links? No one who made the movie says that it is based off the original movie, only reviewers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 02:33, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Noticed the edit war, became curious about the dispute, and after reading this interview with the director ( http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/03/16/sxsw-interview-let-me-in-director-matt-reeves-on-remaking-le/) I can see the confusion. We need a definition of what a "remake" of a prior movie is. The director became aware of the story through the first movie, then read the book. He basically said he drew from the book to create his story, but he also admitted his movie probably would not have been made if the Swedish movie wasn't made first. There is no hard evidence that he drew directly from the first movie to make the second, the first movie may have only caused him to be aware that the story existed at all. When he had a question about the story, according to the interview he directly asked the author. I came into the dispute with an open mind, and I still don't know who is right, so it comes down to the definition of remake. People who come into it from either side could read that interview and take different things from it to claim their side of this dispute was validated. Good luck resolving this. Aaron north ( T/ C) 05:16, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
A) They are reviewers who could easily just assume that because the other movie exists the current one would be based off it. Also when its been said, oh i dont know, that the movie was NOT used as a source for this movie, thoughts they had about the movie when they saw the sweedish film is irrelevant. Also mor importanly, the people who made the movie, not a reviewer said what they based it off of, so the thoughts of a reviewer about what the movie is based off of is completely irrelevant. Also considering how much OR is in this article to begin with, no one wants a true consensis about this article, but an illusion based on everyones already preconcieved notions of the movie so whats the poin in trying to argue, when the opinion about the basis of the movie, trumps that of the creators intention? Its ridiculous —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 03:42, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
"Writer Ajvide Lindqvist, on the other hand, says that Reeves told him that he "will make a new film based on the book, and not remake the Swedish film" and so "it'll be something completely different, but it's going to be really interesting to see." Right there said based on the book. Doesnt say based on the movie. And conclusion of a critic who a)didnt make the movie and b)as both movies are based off the book commonalities exist does not imply one is based off the other. Once again, quote, sourced and used in the article, and yet still people say its also based off the movie. Its just opinioned based again. Once again whats the point, source and qoute right there. Says based off the book. Doesnt says anywhere its based off the movie by anyone who MADE the movie, just reviewers concluding it is. However, commonalities would be nay have been found if no one saw the original because they are based on the same source. When the thoughts of the creators behind it are second to reviewers and opinions of people who edit the article about it, yeah what is the point of arguing, when no one listens. And just because you had an opininion before and you changed your mind has anything to do with this? Everyone is still letting their opinions color the facts. When you have a quote by someone who wrote the book and the new movie who says its based off his book, and yet people still say its based off the original, thats purely an opinion and pathetic. Something completely different and based off the book, quoted, wow, yeah can see how people can still conclude its based off the other movie. And just because Reaves appreciated something of the original movie doesnt mean he based his movie off it. Someone cant appreciate something about a similar work and do something different without people saying he based his work of it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 20:31, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
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To say "it's not a remake...period" is nothing short of ignorant. Reeves' film owes a lot to the Swedish film, arguably moreso than the book.-- 129.63.166.36 ( talk) 19:07, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
Of course it is a remake, what director would make a film that was essentially exactly the same as one made two years earlier unless it was done to sell to an English speaking audience? Of course the director would probably not outright admit that, but many critics have pointed out that it is indeed a remake. 124.171.6.113 ( talk) 09:26, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
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I noticed that the synopsis to the film has been reinstated. This was something I wrote back in July for drafting purposes. However, a DYK reviewer pointed out that it was not cited, and rightfully so. Because it is an upcoming film, any mention of plot details beyond what is mentioned in RSs basically constitutes original research. In other words, it needs to be cited, or removed. decltype ( talk) 17:06, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
It seems like there is a minor edit war over whether the lede should read "the novel by the same name" or "the novel Let the Right One In". The reason for the confusion is because one of the English-language editions of the novel was published under the title Let Me In [2]. Please discuss the issue here rather than simply reverting the article to the version you prefer. decltype ( talk) 13:25, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
For a film to be a "remake" it must be based on a previous film. In fact, the Wikipedia page for Remake explains this quite well. It says: 'The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source.' The English language film Let Me In is a new film based on the novel Let the Right One In, not on the film Let the Right One In. The text of the description even explicitly says this. It is common for people to inaccurately talk of a film as a "remake" when it actually is not (even Tomas Alfredson does it in a quotation in the article), but for encyclopedic accuracy the article should resist using the term "remake" to describe the new film version of the book. 99.192.50.55 ( talk) 07:13, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
"In adapting the film it was ruined via adjustments made" doesn't seem very neutral. It may well be true, but even after the film has been released and reviewed that still wouldn't be a good way to phrase it. Orourkek ( talk) 14:19, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
Sandor, first, I could only find one early review, so the use of the plural seems misleading. It's also odd that you claim a source for the claim that it is a remake but did not include any source in your edit. Second, the one review is reported second hand via a blog, which is hardly authoritatively reliable. Third, the presentation of the review even makes clear that this was a test screening of an incomplete version of the film which could be quite different from the final version. Fourth, the claim that it is a remake is ultimately one here presented by this one (non-notable) reviewer. He might think it is a remake, but that does not make it one. Fifth, he reports many ways the new film is different from the older one, including how it begins and differences in characters presented (including noting the inclusion of one character who was in the book but not in the first film. Sixth, I wonder if the reviewer even read the book because he talks about the Rubik's cube scene as if that were not in the book, which it is. There still is not compelling evidence to say that Reeves did not, at least in part, base his film directly on the book (as he has claimed he did and the novel's author also claimed), so the article should still say that the new film is based on both the novel and the earlier film, not just the film. 99.192.68.175 ( talk) 00:15, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
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14:40, 5 June 2010 (UTC)The Simon Oakes quotes about whether or not the film is a "remake" do not belong in the plot section. The issue of whether or not it is a remake and the fact that sometimes he says one thing and sometimes another is not relevant to the issue of the plot. I think either both quotes should be removed from that section or both should stay (to make clear he has been equivocal). Obviously, I strongly prefer the removal. The issue of whether the film is a remake is covered in the proper place - the production section - and so is unneeded in the plot section. 142.68.43.191 ( talk) 01:42, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Oakes said in a recent interview, "I call it his [Reeves'] version. I don't call it his remake or his re-imagining of it." If there is an objection to characterizing this quotation as saying that Reeves is doing "a new version of the novel", then at the very least the exact quote should be added as indicating Oakes contradicting himself on the remake / not a remake question. 142.68.43.191 ( talk) 01:46, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
"There seems to be some confusion amongst those behind-the-scenes with regard to what exactly Let Me In is. Director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) has claimed that it's another adaptation of Swedish novelist John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel Let the Right One In and not, strictly speaking, a remake of Tomas Alfredson's 2008 Swedish film of the same name. But producer Simon Oakes has insisted that Let Me In is precisely a remake of Alfredson's film. Anyone who treasures Alfredson's excellent adolescent romantic thriller is likely to side with Oakes, as watching Let Me In brings about that distinct feeling of déjà vu all over again.
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In adding the detective character, and developing the relationship between Abby and her browbeaten, blood-collecting steward (Richard Jenkins), Let Me In fleetingly differentiates itself from its Swedish antecedent. But the rest of film feels like Reeves tracing over the lines drawn by Alfredson. He offers us a few virtuoso compositions (though nothing compared to the gory subaquatic dénouement of Alfredson's film), but otherwise Reeves' movie is of interest to only that subset of movie-goers who want to see a horror movie about an juvenile predator, but can't be bothered with reading subtitles."
If more reviews follow suit, would this finally be enough to call this a remake and not a re-adaptation of the novel?-- 129.63.232.161 ( talk) 21:32, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
I'm usually one to balk at criticisms in Wikipedia for "over-interpreting," but in my opinion the amount of interpretation in this article really is "over-the-top." For example, the girl's motivations and inner feelings are intentionally supposed to be ambiguous. If one hasn't understood that, then I'd say that one has completely missed the whole point of the story. The reasons why he leaves with her are supposed to be unclear - it's not for "their survival," etc. There's no grounds for making any concrete conclusions about what the vampire girl's motivations may or may not have been. Likewise with the boy himself. It "defeats the whole point" and also i.m.o. it is not logically sound to reach these conclusions based on what were intentionally ambiguous "premises" presented during the movie.
I also feel that the article is too short - it needs to be expanded and the names of the characters need to be mentioned when describing their actions, etc. <span style="font-size: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.127.212.149 ( talk) 22:09, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
The section called "Premise" was, until two weeks ago, called "Plot". Then it was changed to "Notes" by an editor who (correctly) pointed out that the section did not really describe the plot. The section was then changed to "Premise", but the section does not really set out the premise of the film either. All it does is say is that (1) the main character's names were changed, (2) the location was changed, (3) they got permission to use the place name, and (4) a general statement by a producer. I don't know that (1) is really necessary, (2) is well covered in the "Plot" and "Production" sections, (3) seems trivial and, at best, something that could be put in the production section, and (4) seems out of date now that better information on the plot is available (and not needed since he is quoted in the "Production" section already). So I wonder what views people have about removing the section and perhaps moving (3) to the "Production" section in the process. 142.68.48.133 ( talk) 14:29, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
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Actually no its not because these are peoples reviews of the movie that they already consider a remake, when the creators are quoted as saying they followed the book. You have the absolute gall to say the people who made the movie and said it was based on the book, made a remake. That is an opinion. Not one of those sources, not one says that the creators admitted they based this movie off the original. But in the sources used in the article are sources, and quotes, where the author and director say they based it off the book. Your using OR. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 02:18, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
A recent edit has added that Abby taps out "kiss" in Morse Code at the end, and Owen reciprocates. This DOES happen in the Swedish original, but I don't know about LMI. I don't think IMDB supports that interpretation. They tap out something - it could be "Help, I'm suffocating..." Myles325a ( talk) 04:22, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
I noticed a few editors sourced several negative reviews. When reading the critical response now, there are more negative views of the film than positive reviews. Doesn't this give off an inaccurate viewing of the film, considering that it did got overwhelmingly positive reviews with aggregate websites such as rotten tomatoes scoring it a near 90%. There seems to be too much bias in the choosing of reviews shown to give a positive reviewed film a very negative image. Mases26 ( talk) 16:38, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Why is this point even being argued, this isn't a remake in anyway. It is another adaptation of the same book. I suppose the upcoming Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is a remake and how about The Taking of Pelham 123 Tony Scott version. That isn't a remake. People, just because another version came before doesn't mean it is a remake. So some research in the English language, please! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.205.160.169 ( talk) 22:33, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Check your sources. The article calls Let me in a remake but the producer does not. Also the director and author dont consider it as such. The article even says that the writer was told by the director it was not a remake. Stop putting in original research —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 21:56, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
Those are reviews calling it remake because they claim its based off the original movie. But the author/screen writer, and director said its based off the book. Your using OR because you believe its your opinion its a remake, but the people that MADE the movie said they based it off the book. Its their opinion and their creative process that matters, not yours or anyone elses opinion that its a remake. Find ONE source where anyone involved with the movie said its a remake, which you havent. You keep showing what other people believe. Have you even read these links? No one who made the movie says that it is based off the original movie, only reviewers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 02:33, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Noticed the edit war, became curious about the dispute, and after reading this interview with the director ( http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/03/16/sxsw-interview-let-me-in-director-matt-reeves-on-remaking-le/) I can see the confusion. We need a definition of what a "remake" of a prior movie is. The director became aware of the story through the first movie, then read the book. He basically said he drew from the book to create his story, but he also admitted his movie probably would not have been made if the Swedish movie wasn't made first. There is no hard evidence that he drew directly from the first movie to make the second, the first movie may have only caused him to be aware that the story existed at all. When he had a question about the story, according to the interview he directly asked the author. I came into the dispute with an open mind, and I still don't know who is right, so it comes down to the definition of remake. People who come into it from either side could read that interview and take different things from it to claim their side of this dispute was validated. Good luck resolving this. Aaron north ( T/ C) 05:16, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
A) They are reviewers who could easily just assume that because the other movie exists the current one would be based off it. Also when its been said, oh i dont know, that the movie was NOT used as a source for this movie, thoughts they had about the movie when they saw the sweedish film is irrelevant. Also mor importanly, the people who made the movie, not a reviewer said what they based it off of, so the thoughts of a reviewer about what the movie is based off of is completely irrelevant. Also considering how much OR is in this article to begin with, no one wants a true consensis about this article, but an illusion based on everyones already preconcieved notions of the movie so whats the poin in trying to argue, when the opinion about the basis of the movie, trumps that of the creators intention? Its ridiculous —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 03:42, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
"Writer Ajvide Lindqvist, on the other hand, says that Reeves told him that he "will make a new film based on the book, and not remake the Swedish film" and so "it'll be something completely different, but it's going to be really interesting to see." Right there said based on the book. Doesnt say based on the movie. And conclusion of a critic who a)didnt make the movie and b)as both movies are based off the book commonalities exist does not imply one is based off the other. Once again, quote, sourced and used in the article, and yet still people say its also based off the movie. Its just opinioned based again. Once again whats the point, source and qoute right there. Says based off the book. Doesnt says anywhere its based off the movie by anyone who MADE the movie, just reviewers concluding it is. However, commonalities would be nay have been found if no one saw the original because they are based on the same source. When the thoughts of the creators behind it are second to reviewers and opinions of people who edit the article about it, yeah what is the point of arguing, when no one listens. And just because you had an opininion before and you changed your mind has anything to do with this? Everyone is still letting their opinions color the facts. When you have a quote by someone who wrote the book and the new movie who says its based off his book, and yet people still say its based off the original, thats purely an opinion and pathetic. Something completely different and based off the book, quoted, wow, yeah can see how people can still conclude its based off the other movie. And just because Reaves appreciated something of the original movie doesnt mean he based his movie off it. Someone cant appreciate something about a similar work and do something different without people saying he based his work of it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.92.130.150 ( talk) 20:31, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Some things to consider:
To say "it's not a remake...period" is nothing short of ignorant. Reeves' film owes a lot to the Swedish film, arguably moreso than the book.-- 129.63.166.36 ( talk) 19:07, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
Of course it is a remake, what director would make a film that was essentially exactly the same as one made two years earlier unless it was done to sell to an English speaking audience? Of course the director would probably not outright admit that, but many critics have pointed out that it is indeed a remake. 124.171.6.113 ( talk) 09:26, 11 December 2010 (UTC)