HOLLYWOOD, a place which is every actor’s dream and also known as a land of stars for the visitors, became the part of Los Angeles in 1910 and launched its first motion picture studio a year later. Today, Hollywood film industry is one of the largest film industries of the world and consists of all those functions which can make a successful film product. Hollywood is just not the place for movie makers but also has become a venue for theatres and award functions in recent years.

Entertainment is mainly what Hollywood is about! It creates excitement for the viewers to anticipate what the movie is about before its release. At least one big hit is expected every year at the box office. This year 2010 has seen a lot of movie releases and many are still awaited to be released. Many of these movies are new edition, sequels or based on TV shows, ‘comic books and novels.

One such remake Let me in, released in the first quarter of 2010 has received enormous praise and response of the viewers. It is a remake of Swedish hit “Let the Right One in”. Director Matt Reeves has done a marvelous job and has attracted the attention of more viewers than the original! Two of the most interesting characters have been introduced in this movie, Chloe Moretz-Abbyand Kodi Smit-McPhee -Owen. Abby plays a 12 year old vampire in the movie. Owen has a role of a 12 year old loner in the movie, bullied in school and ignored by his mother. One late night Owen views that Richards Jenkins (Abbey’s father) and Abbey moves next door to his apartment. Soon Abbey and Owen become friends and hang out regularly in their apartment’s empty playground. However, there is something strange about Abbey who hangs out barefoot in the snow and strangely has been 12 for quite sometime! Even though the truth may be evil and scary but Owen is very eager to find out the secret of his new friend.

“Let Me in” is a story about loneliness and not entirely a vampire horror flick which may disappoint some viewers. Mostly the main characters are put into focus and others are just in the background such as the residents living in their apartment or Owen’s mother. However the remake does not lose any scene which would makes it less interesting than the original thanks to the brilliant director who has handled the transition so creatively and intelligently! Many scenes are identical and the ones which have been changed have been done so for further improvement.

Another strong point of “Let Me in” is that it is shot with creative camera angles which fascinate the viewers and some scenes particularly the car accident is entirely unforgettable. So far, “Let Me in”, is one of the best remakes for horror film lovers and a story that attracts your attention and keeps you glued to the screen throughout, till the end.

“Let Me In”, a movie released this 2010. It is the new adaptation of the novel of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s “Lat den Ratte Komma” who doesn’t offer anything new or different variations. It clearly copies Tomas Alfredson’s “Let The Right One In”. It is almost virtually copied the film from scene to scene. Movies like this are mostly compared especially in reviews. Even if you had seen enough of movies about vampires like ‘Twilight”, “Vampire Diaries” and true Blood”, if you really love vampires, then you may be fascinated by this movie. It just teases the usual vampire horror movies like bloody scenes and blood-shut eyes, with a little touch of friendship and young love.
Almost all of the American remakes of foreign films have the same ideas. It is really true these filmmakers makes something like heart-pounding scenes that will scare the audience rather than focusing on the story itself. In my opinion, the audience won’t stick on this one. It has a slow-paced storyline and narration. For me, this film is a little restrained and boring. It is released by Overture Films. Written and directed by Matt Reeves. It has an R Rating for its violent horror and bloody scenes, as well as its language and sexual scenes. The film is about 115 minutes all in all. The casts include Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins, Chloe Moretz, Elias Koteas, Sasha Barrese and Cara Buono. Warning: Spoilers Ahead.
The film is about Abby (Chole Moretz of “Kick-Ass”), she’s a mysterious newcomer in this small town in Mexico where she will meet Owen (Kodi Smith-McPhee of “The Road”), a bullied 12-years old kid who’s in need of a real friend. Abby is first hesitated about making any friendship with Owen, but their friendship comes out over time. It’s unbelievable to have a kind of friendship like that. They shared both the loneliness. Owen is known as a school outcast and Abby is told to be a vampire, they both can’t enjoy at school like any other students do. Abby is an independent and resulted to under-using her guardian played by the actor Richard Jenkins. In addition to the bullies and parents, a cop played by Kotias thinks that is a kind of demonic cult that is responsible for the bloodsheds. There are no demons or devils involved here, no Volturi clans or werewolves, no zombies or mythologies used.
Matt reeves focused on the death scenes and bloody bone-crunching sound effects. Some of the scenes are very upsetting, bloody scenes comes along right after peaceful scenes. I have seen the original and to tell you, the films added nothing other than increased shedding of blood in the scenes. The same film impact, just nothing new to tell. The performances of the lead actors are well-done, but the film itself is just predictable. Those that have not yet seen the original Swedish film of this in 2008 they might enjoy watching this movie. I think that seeing the original film can be an advantage, because they’ll be seeing the whole story and filling in the gaps.