Let Me In (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[snooloui]

Release date: November 10th, 2014
Purchase link: Let Me In
Price: £14.99
Notes: Ultra limited print run

Spoiler

 

[UpsetSmiley]

Just received mine. What a shame. This could have been such a nice steelbook if they did not use that cheap bronze finish again. I am not ordering anymore UK steelbooks.

The only advantage to this is that it's not a streaky mess like Apocalypto. I think these distributers are getting cocky and that any old piece of flimsy metal with a low quality picture on it will suffice. A shame indeed.

 

[DominiCD]

Spoiler: Front

Spoiler: Back

Spoiler: Inner

Spoiler: More Details

 

[blu-steel]

What this could have been. Oh well. Still not to shabby. Still a nice looking steel.

 

[SteelbookGenius666]

Waiting for a price drop, so far it has kept it's price, I'll bite at a tenner.

 

[Sigill]

Waiting for a price drop, so far it has kept it's price, I'll bite at a tenner.

I'm sure it will drop down the line. I can't imagine this selling out too quickly.

 

[Cymon H]

Waiting for a price drop, so far it has kept it's price, I'll bite at a tenner.

Yeah, me too although hopefully it will drop to £6.99 in time which would be better

 

[nekromantik]

Very weak remake.
The original is a classic modern horror drama.

 

[goufcustom]

So it's actually "matte" finished?

 

[UpsetSmiley]

So it's actually "matte" finished?

Yes

 

[SteelbookGenius666]

Yeah, me too although hopefully it will drop to £6.99 in time which would be better

Finally bit at £8 using promo code...

 

[kp404]

Very weak remake.
The original is a classic modern horror drama.

Nothing weak about this movie. One of the best horror remakes ever and can go toe to toe with the OG

 

[nekromantik]

Nothing weak about this movie. One of the best horror remakes ever and can go toe to toe with the OG

Well I guess whatever floats your boat.

 

[Logikloch]

I really don't like the term "remake" when it comes to film adaptions of book. Let's just call it new adaption or alternative adaption.

But thats off- topic...

I actually came here to say that this steel should win the "most wasted potential 2014 award" if there was one.

 

[lolwut]

I really don't like the term "remake" when it comes to film adaptions of book. Let's just call it new adaption or alternative adaption.

But thats off- topic...

I actually came here to say that this steel should win the "most wasted potential 2014 award" if there was one.

It is a remake though. Reeves claimed that it would be another adaptation of the book before the film came out, but it ended up not being the case. From wikipedia:

In comparing his adaptation to the Swedish one, Reeves admitted to not adding many different details from the book that weren't in the original film, stating that " the story was so big that you couldn't really add a lot of stuff in without taking away the focus of the coming of age story so I tried to have allusions and references to stuff in the book." Reeves also admitted to borrowing elements from the Swedish film, stating "There are things that [Lindqvist] adapted brilliantly in the movie and I borrowed from that because I thought he did a great adaptation. But there are some things that hopefully don't detract and fit into the context of the story. It's a mixture of details from the book, the original film and things that grew out of adapting it."[20]

 

[psychoscot]

Personally I prefer the US version because it streamlined the story better for me on a cinematic level and removed parts of the book that detracted from the children. The Swedish version I found boring in parts, and even though I'm a huge fan of the book I didn't think it was neccessary to cram as much of it in as he did. Of course film hipsters will always say the Swedish version is better

 

[paulboland]

Personally I prefer the US version because it streamlined the story better for me on a cinematic level and removed parts of the book that detracted from the children. The Swedish version I found boring in parts, and even though I'm a huge fan of the book I didn't think it was neccessary to cram as much of it in as he did. Of course film hipsters will always say the Swedish version is better

Let me In
Its a UK Film
Hammer Films

It was released in the cinemas in Canada and USA and UK
The rights belong to Hammer Films a UK company

 

[psychoscot]

Let me In
Its a UK Film
Hammer Films

It was released in the cinemas in Canada and USA and UK
The rights belong to Hammer Films a UK company

Technically is can be classed as either since Hammer were only part of a group of companies that made it, the other 2 being US based, which is why it's listed on film sites as both a UK/US production.

 

[lolwut]

Personally I prefer the US version because it streamlined the story better for me on a cinematic level and removed parts of the book that detracted from the children. The Swedish version I found boring in parts, and even though I'm a huge fan of the book I didn't think it was neccessary to cram as much of it in as he did. Of course film hipsters will always say the Swedish version is better

Hipsters! How dare you! More like patient viewers that don't mind subtitles. I like the remake but it wasn't emotionally affecting or beautiful like the original was. I felt like it added action for the sake of action, and an unnecessary overblown score.

 

[psychoscot]

Hipsters! How dare you! [emoji14] More like patient viewers that don't mind subtitles. I like the remake but it wasn't emotionally affecting or beautiful like the original was. I felt like it added action for the sake of action, and an unnecessary overblown score.

About 20% of my film collection is foreign language. [emoji6]

I felt the remake was far more emotional, hence why it's one of my all time top 10 films [emoji3]

 

[lolwut]

Which did you see first?