Frownland

Will be checking that out, Yac.

I think it was simply made to reach a bigger audience not so much because of a prejudice against foreign language films but because people are naturally more likely to see films that are widely shown in their country. It only seems like an American trait because of how massive our entertainment industry is. Generally I actually agree with your sentiment here, but Let Me In and Funny Games are two examples where both the original and remake are masterpieces. Have you seen it?

Lol I'm sure you would've taken kindly to it if they made a bunch of changes, right?

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MicShazam

Yeah I suppose it happens elsewhere. Although I can't think of any European remakes of American movies off the top of my head.

Funny games is the one where a couple of dudes trap a couple in their own house and play cruel games with them... or something like that. I believe I saw the first quarter of it, but that was all. I was probably tired or something, and it seemed like the kind of thing I wouldn't likely enjoy. Acutally, it's kind of anomalous that I like Let the Right One In. But I've talked about my dislike of horror movies before.

It depends. I'm not hugely invested in the original, really. I generally like remakes if they do something interesting. The rule of thumb is, never remake an already good movie unless you're doing something clever or different with it. Or perhaps unless there's been 50 years of film technical advancements since the last good attempt at filming a certain story.

Lesbian With A Gun

Mr Vampire (1985) (Hong Kong)

Part horror, part kung fu, part comedy slapstick.
Can't see the subs on this trailer though.

SmokeAndMirrors

Pan's Labyrinth. (Spanish, Dark Fantasy)
Suicide Club. (Japanese, Exploitation/Horror)
Battle Royale. (Japanese, Exploitation/Horror)
Rampo Noir. (Japanese, Exploitation/Horror)