suspiria is within my top 3 favorite films of all time. possibly #1. right up there with santa sangre and the tenant. but all of you complaining, crying, and gushing about how "HORRIBLE!!" the idea of a remake is are ridiculous. they could make this into a cheesy teen cgi fest, and you know what? the original suspiria will still be my favorite film. who really cares? and to start another thread on it, when people have been pretty much posting the same comment for over a year? did you think starting a new thread about "why they shouldnt remake suspiria" was a unique idea? couldn't you have just commented on one of the other threads? why does a remake tarnish the original? granted, a lot of american remakes of great foreign horror have been terrible, but does that do anything to the original? i can honestly say that this remake will HAVE to be better than anything argento or romero have done in the past 15 years. i really hope this remake is as hallucinatory and dark as the original, and then all you "boycotters" can sit there in your basement crying into your popcorn watching the original, while us real fans can discuss what we liked (or didn't like) about the remake. hopefully dario gets some money from the remake so he can finance a new film that isn't as disappointing as his last uhh, 7? movies have been. (pelts was awesome though, thanks dario!) i WOULD, however, be happier if they remade mother of tears instead.
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15 years ago
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hungerartist
15 years ago
while i believe you do have a point, what about john carpenter's "the thing"? what about the remake of ringu? (the ring) or the 1988 version of the blob? how about guillermo del toro remaking "don't be afraid of the dark" a '70's tv movie.. is guillermo del toro uncreative? to be honest, i even enjoyed the remakes of the hills have eyes and texas chainsaw massacre...(although neither were as good as the originals). you ARE spot on with your greed and money comment, and there are way too many uncreative and *beep* attempts to cash in on foreign films that are already great, but you cant overlook the fact that the creators of the original get money and a greater appreciation for the original film once a remake comes out.
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ilon
13 years ago
I agree that the movie still can be #1 in your opinion (Suspiria is one of my top movies too), but the real problem is that new generations won't have the same experience you did when you saw the original for the first time, because many of the will go over the original because of the remake, so it is possible that they get spoiled.
So... I think that a remake can *beep* what can be a really pleasant first movie experience.
I know some people that won't watch John Carpenter's The Thing the same way I did (and that's an example). Watching for the first time that dog face... mutating... is something that many won't feel the way it was intended. The shocking eperience is ruined, because the first Thing that some will see if that bug under a (I don't know what the f it was... a ¿shack?) or that chopper (I can't call it Thing) crappy fx.
So... a movie experience ruined, COMPLETELY. I will still love the movie, but is a slap in John Carpenter's face, just for some bucks (that didn't came).
Suspiria is a really awesome visual experience with a simpler plot (I think). It can be ruined too.
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