let the right one in

[Zach]

"To end this review on a note of foreboding, I'll mention a detail far scarier than any scene in this horror movie: an American remake is in the works. Looks like Hollywood is gearing up for their inevitable failure to match or surpass this flawless foreign import. I guess mainstream America will never flock to see anything that's both subtle and subtitled, so perhaps this disastrous project was inevitable. Still, I found it satisfying when, a few months back, I chatted with a very talented individual who was invited to work on this remake, and heard from him that he wouldn't get involved on principle. The original was too great, he said, too beautiful to touch. I fully agree."

http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/letrig...bluray.php

Hmmm, so if this is true, then it turns out Matt Reeves wasn't the first pick (which is hardly a surprise). I wonder who Hammer went after first? Whoever it was, hats off to you for sticking to your principles.