Let the Right One In Remake

A film I reviewed here, "Let the Right One In", is one of my favorite vampire flicks of all time (check the archives). It's a Swedish movie that's getting an American remake entitled "Let Me In." It's scheduled to hit theaters in October of this year. Read more about it here.

The original is only a couple years old. Should really recent foreign movies be made over in English? I understand that us Americans hate "reading" movies. However, most DVDs come with the option for an English track. Personally, I would rather Hollywood give us some original material rather than remaking everything under the sun. What says you?

New on DVD 4/14/09

The movie I most want to see out of this week's new releases is The Reader. Obviously, it's the most critically acclaimed of the bunch.

However, that's not the only thing I'll watch. At some point, both The Spirit and Splinter will find their way into my DVD player. I've only heard terrible things about the former. This means I have to watch it just to see how bad it could actually be. With any luck it'll be so bad it's awesome.

Other movies being released on DVD this week:

Dark Matter
The Pope's Toilet
American Swing
Crude Impact
Mulligan
Metamorphosis (AKA Beyond the Screen Door)
Solo
In Your Dreams
Mask of the Ninja
Baseline Killer
Maintenance

Which ones are you rushing out to rent?