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Mexican remake of an american film?


Am I the only one to notice that the plot of this film sounds exactly like "The Hamiltons"? Replace vampires with cannibals,the older brother with the mother and do it in Mexico...nothing original here

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there are no new ideas, everything has been done. everything. take any story and and strip it down to its basic plot and you will find that it has been done before thousands of times over.

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I agree though, halfway through the film (before seeing OP) I thought, this is a LOT like "The Hamiltons."

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I should expand: It's likewise about a family struggling with who's-the-leader-now after parents (or in this case just the father) are gone. Yes, they're cannibals rather than blood-drinkers, but likewise the oldest son is gay and insecure, the younger one is impulsive and violent, and the sister is the coolest customer. Despite those major (coincidental?) overlaps, the movie doesn't come off as a blatant imitation--it's very good on its own terms.

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Me too - I saw this a couple of days ago and thought it was very similar to The Hamiltons. Except the Hamiltons offered more plausibility and explanation, even if the film quality wasn't as good. I actually liked The Hamiltons better - this was a beautiful film, but I was left with too many questions.

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It may seem that way upon hearing about it, and if you've not seen the '70s and '80s films that The Hamiltons was obviously influenced by, but honestly it's so much more than that - and then some.
In my opinion, the film is one big metaphor, as great Horror usually is.

SPOILER BELOW
I find it to be a metaphor, of rural folk moving to the cities in developing countries for the opportunity to have a better life - they of course bring their unfamiliar and seemingly antiquated culture and rituals with them, which can make them seem alien and even monstrous to the city folk.
Something I never saw in the bland, boring, empty The Hamiltons.

In other words, I see Somos lo que hay/We Are What We Are as a classic horror, using the medium as metaphor in a classic, stylish,and technically very savvy way.
The Hamiltons, on the other hand, is just dull, listless, says nothing, tries to say nothing, is mediocre at best any way I look at it - but may well have been a good learning experience for those who made it.

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I thought it had to do with time running out on traditional rural Mexican beliefs and lifestyles. I was waiting for the girl to show up with an American and the mom not wanting him either.

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A few days back I saw the dvd on a shelf in a shop and I was reminded of The Hamiltons.

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it doesnst seem like it, american films steal everything from asia but The Hamiltons and this movie doesnt really seem to have a true connection other than what another poster said the very basic plot, but then again you can say any movie is a remake... Battle L.A is a remake of Independence Day cause its about an alien attack no Duh...

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Yeah, yeah, The Hamiltons sucked donkey dong. The mexican film didn't.

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They seemed similar before watching the film, but they ended being quite different. I thought The Hamiltons was a lot better and more interesting then We Are What We Are.

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and now there will be an American remake of this one.. lol.. the new trailer that just came out for the American remake of this looks really good though, not gonna lie.

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Add me to the list, I was thinking Hamiltons and surprised reading this post that I am not the only one. BTW, sequel to Hamiltons the Thompsons was good


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I agree, vewry similar
btw this has been remade in America http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2309021

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