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Is the original version so much better that this one?


I mean I know it's the same movie the same scene and the same screenplay but is the atmosphere and the acting so much better in the original one?

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No I would say the U.S. version is better. The acting is much better, in my opinion, especially Naomi Watts & Michael Pitt. The director is the same for both films.

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I agree that Pitt and Watts were stellar!

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I haven't seen the original one, so i cannot comment for that. Perhaps the original's acting is better. But to say that the actors in the remake showed zero emotion. nah. I honestly went into this movie not expecting much and was blown away by the performances.

I can't say really if this movie sits well with me though. The Directing is top notch, and the themes I see being talked about online are interesting enough, but the feeling of... dread after completing the movie is a bit unnerving. I will admit that was one of the more intense movies I've seen in a long time.

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what do you mean? so much more depressing? probably yes.

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They were very similar. The sub-titles were arguably the main element of differentiation.🐭

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The invaders are certainly creepier in the remake. Slicker, more upscale-looking and eerily effeminate while in the German version they appeared more like regular blokes.



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U.S version is better.

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The original version is far superior unless subtitles put people off for some reason. The acting is way more convincing.

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You are lying to yourself and you don't even know it lol.

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