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WHY do we need an american re-make?

posted 12 years ago by xjaguarx2005
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i may be an american, but that doesn't mean i enjoy every (or any) foreign film being re-made to fit around the average movie-goer here (in fact, i HATE foreign films being re-made). i thought the film was fun and it worked in the setting they gave it. that and the mythology of trolls doesn't originate in america, so how would the story work? the people in america need to start to appreciate foreign films. the rest of the world puts up with most of the stuff we put out; some of it good, most of it bad, and the majority of the movies we make get an international release. so when a film like this comes along, why does it need a re-make?

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[–] barsoomian 12 years ago

The only possible way it would work is if it's an American film crew, IN Norway; otherwise, you're right... not a lot of troll myths in America. Or they're hunting internet trolls. Which I would pay money to see.

~I'm not sure what's worse on IMDb; fan-trolls or flop-trolls.~

[–] Papadrewski 12 years ago

I'd pay money for a hunting license.

[–] All_Seeing_Fly 12 years ago

My biggest problem with remakes is that they call the film the same thing. It's almost as if they want to bury the original.

[–] DisturbedPixie 12 years ago

would you prefer they go Funny Games route and call it "trollHunter US"? Or do you want them to change it enough that people will scream "rip-off" instead of "remake"?

Personally, as a movie lover, I know tons of movies that share the same title and have nothing in common, like "Them", and I also know stories that have been told in multiple movies, like Alice in Wonderland. All you gotta do is search year and maybe director and you can find those "buried" films. It's not hard. It's only lost if the original and copies get destroyed somehow, or if those that own the rights are a-holes about it.

I would prefer when the rights are sold to remake a movie, that they package the original with it, like "O" did with Othello. Or advertise it like The Ring did with Ringu. I think it's only fair to put it out there that this is a remake, so that people know that there is a gem out there waiting to be seen.

This on the other hand doesn't need a remake because such intertwined mythology is just too random for most cultures. I still don't get how Norwegians can enjoy the different fairytales smashed together and then disregarded at the same time. It's a christian smelling ancient creature with rabies who loves to munch on tires? o.O umm, whatever floats your guys' boats, I guess. I'd rather watch these fairytales separated out like they should be to keep some coherent themes going on. It's just didn't work for me at all.

And I don't get why understanding the mythology better would make it funny. I can see how it would make it more nostalgic and give you warm feelings remembering the troll under the bridge, but that's not exactly funny. I saw the film students thought some things were funny, but I still didn't get why. Like why is the troll hunter being possibly romantically involved with the vet funny? I can see how a 8 year old who believes in cooties might laugh, but this is a film for adults, no? I think it would have worked better as a PG family film.

[–] abndc 12 years ago

Agree! I would love to see a sequel of TH-- same cast (w/o the cameraman, of course) same location, same documentary style made by Norweigians. The theme just wouldn't work in the US. Bigfoot might be comparable US legend, but Bigfoot films of the past have been more than pitiful, except Harry and the Henderson's which was quite cute.

[–] Error_PC_LOAD_LETTER 12 years ago

If it were to be an American remake, the setting would still have to be Trondheim / the highlands of central Norway.

Just have the Norwegians speak English for American audiences, keeping their accents (most Norwegians speak English fluently). The trolls would have to look more like bigfoot but still like storybook creatures -- not the Sesame Street look these Norwegians were emulating.

[–] PinkyCarruthers 12 years ago

I loved troll hunter and hate almost all crappy american remakes except the Ring and let me in. I hope they do a remake though. I would make it about an american legend like bigfoot or the New Jersey Devil. Just use the good plot and and swap out the monsters.

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[–] scarlet_stream_engine 11 years ago

I think one needs to look at the bigger picture.

There is nothing anyone can do about American remakes. But Hollywood is buying the idea from these foreign films. That gives those studios a lot more money than they would have made with just releasing their film—money, one hopes, that will be used to make another good film.

The remake also could serve as an advertisement for the original.

Obviously, there will be more people who watch the American version who don't care to watch the original. But there will be a few who will... and will appreciate it.