The thinking goes like this. The general movie goer hates subtiles. Let The Right One In was a big money maker but the subtitles put some peolpe off. Lets remake it in English to grab the cash off those people. 
Personally I don't mind subtitles - I'd estimate that over 30% of my DVD collection has them - but I do know quite a few people (My wife included.) who do not share my enthusiasm for reading as you watch. I can see why the remake from a purely money making aspect, but I think with Let Me In they have gote a strong cast and a director who loves the source material.
Hey, mercury. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (original) is well worth tracking down.
__________________
“Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.”
My style? .........You could call it the art of fighting without fighting! |