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Published on Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 5:42pm |
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SUSPIRIA remake director is David Gordon Green!?!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I love David Gordon Green's work, especially his recent film SNOW ANGELS, which I saw at the '07 Sundance Film Festival.
You'd think this doesn't make much sense (the director himself says so in the story at MTV), but his work has a dark quality about it and in SNOW ANGELS there's a sense of despair and dread that coats you while watching. He's actually a pretty inspired choice to remake SUSPIRIA if they have to do it.
This is why I don't have a general rule about remakes. This is a fascinating director. It's like saying you're against all covers of all songs. If that was the case we'd be without Hendrix's ALL ALONG THE WATCH TOWER or even Joe Cocker's Beatles covers that I love so much. On the movie side we wouldn't have John Carpenter's THE THING, Victor Flemming's THE WIZARD OF OZ or John Huston's MALTESE FALCON. If you have someone with an interesting voice (literally for songs and visually for film) it can become something great.
Green says he's written the adaptation, but doesn't seem to know if he is locked in to direct. If they're going to remake Argento, then this is the way. If they don't want to go with him or someone like him, then leave it alone, I say. What about you? Do you think they shouldn't even bother, no matter who's out the helm or would you be excited to see David Gordon Green's version of the movie?
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Reader Talkback
If it ain't by Dario, it
shouldn't exist by CarmillaVonDoom | Mar 6th, 2008 04:45:42 PM | First? by unionJACKass.webs.com | Mar 6th, 2008 04:46:07 PM | No. by Tenebre | Mar 6th, 2008 04:47:21 PM | Neil Labute was an inspired
choice for WICKER MAN by the beef | Mar 6th, 2008 04:47:30 PM | Sound choice. by silentbobfan | Mar 6th, 2008 04:48:30 PM | Oh Dear God, Why? by LaserPants | Mar 6th, 2008 04:51:51 PM | DONT DO THIS! by travis-dane | Mar 6th, 2008 04:52:45 PM | Must use Goblin score by SoylentMean | Mar 6th, 2008 04:57:58 PM | Let's not forget he's just
finished Pineapple Express by drakeavenue | Mar 6th, 2008 04:59:12 PM | that's it, we're all fucked! by Kloipy | Mar 6th, 2008 05:13:19 PM | Quint-come on man! YOU are a
horror-guy by Kloipy | Mar 6th, 2008 05:21:33 PM | David Gordon Green=Zack
Snyder?? by Capt. Miller | Mar 6th, 2008 05:25:54 PM | For every The Thing remake... by BoggyCreekBeast | Mar 6th, 2008 05:32:49 PM | It's catch 22 by Boba Fat | Mar 6th, 2008 05:36:17 PM | It Would Be Nice by jub3i | Mar 6th, 2008 05:37:28 PM | Kloipy... by Beldo84 | Mar 6th, 2008 05:39:42 PM | Boba Fat by Capt. Miller | Mar 6th, 2008 05:44:03 PM | Remakes only work... by FraDolcino | Mar 6th, 2008 05:46:11 PM | Also keep in mind... by Beldo84 | Mar 6th, 2008 05:53:55 PM | Beldo by Kloipy | Mar 6th, 2008 05:56:38 PM | they've not the've by Kloipy | Mar 6th, 2008 05:59:43 PM | SoylentMean.. by nolan bautista | Mar 6th, 2008 06:03:43 PM | Haha, nice "remake apologist" by modlight | Mar 6th, 2008 06:10:10 PM | oh ummm by DigitalBeachWar | Mar 6th, 2008 06:21:12 PM | CarmillaVonDoom nailed it. by Dominic-Vobiscum | Mar 6th, 2008 06:35:47 PM | FraDolcino by password.swordfish | Mar 6th, 2008 06:36:30 PM | And yes, I know by password.swordfish | Mar 6th, 2008 06:39:21 PM | You can't compare this to The
Thing or The Fly by KanekoFan | Mar 6th, 2008 06:46:51 PM | KanekoFan by nancyreagan | Mar 6th, 2008 07:00:03 PM | Excellent point, KanekoFan by FraDolcino | Mar 6th, 2008 07:00:10 PM | Ohh, I get it. by nancyreagan | Mar 6th, 2008 07:03:19 PM | Remakes only work when they're
GOOD by Mattapooh | Mar 6th, 2008 07:06:19 PM | Good post Mattapooh by Beldo84 | Mar 6th, 2008 07:11:06 PM | Don't worry, Nancyreagan by KanekoFan | Mar 6th, 2008 07:22:53 PM | Of all the Argento films to
remake.... by Neosamurai85 | Mar 6th, 2008 07:47:44 PM | You know..... by LHombreSiniestro | Mar 6th, 2008 08:05:19 PM | MTV'S TRL showed the new Speed
Racer Trailer today by Orionsangels | Mar 6th, 2008 08:06:23 PM | I've Said it once on aicn and
ill say it again by BrightEyes | Mar 6th, 2008 08:40:14 PM | GO GO NEW SPEED RACER TRAILER!
AICN headline by Orionsangels | Mar 6th, 2008 08:40:33 PM | Suspiria by phantom_of_teh_paradise | Mar 6th, 2008 08:41:01 PM | Agh! by Neosamurai85 | Mar 6th, 2008 08:54:12 PM | Fact:Hendrix's ALL ALONG THE
WATCH TOWER SUCK compared to
Dylan' by Proman1984 | Mar 6th, 2008 09:00:26 PM | Capt. Miller by Boba Fat | Mar 6th, 2008 09:58:54 PM | EWWWWW... WITCH! YOU, REMAKE,
ARE A WITCH! by StarchildAD | Mar 6th, 2008 10:01:18 PM | Can I get my Boogens remake
now? by classyfredblassy | Mar 6th, 2008 10:02:45 PM | Good remake of an actual
original film script... by the beef | Mar 6th, 2008 10:44:31 PM | Quoth he: “It’s an
opportunity to take all
artistic excellence a by MaxTheSilent | Mar 6th, 2008 11:43:12 PM | "...and be inspired by what
was a low budget Italian
70’s gore m by MaxTheSilent | Mar 6th, 2008 11:43:52 PM | Twitches 3? by Lobot | Mar 7th, 2008 12:16:30 AM | Remakes have been going on
since cinema began by krushjudgement | Mar 7th, 2008 01:03:18 AM | Being one of my all-time
favorites by hktelemacher | Mar 7th, 2008 02:26:48 AM | I was a bit disappointed in
his Pinapple Express directing by IndustryKiller! | Mar 7th, 2008 03:27:28 AM | The Woods was essentialy a
Suspiria remake by chien_sale | Mar 7th, 2008 04:22:13 AM | Didn't you fuckers learn
anything from Juno?! by Gilkuliehe | Mar 7th, 2008 04:27:55 AM | Susperia is sacred Argento,
glad it's not dumbass T.Porn
Directo by KillaKane | Mar 7th, 2008 04:56:56 AM | Blasphemy!!! by Trazadone | Mar 7th, 2008 05:19:14 AM | 10 yrs from now, Starwars
episode 4, 5, 6 will be remade
and you by StarchildAD | Mar 7th, 2008 05:29:11 AM | This goes in the Why Bother?
category by Spandau Belly | Mar 7th, 2008 07:07:32 AM | Bad idea... by WesReviews | Mar 7th, 2008 07:19:23 AM | What's the beef? by filmcoyote | Mar 7th, 2008 07:45:27 AM | Were you the one guy that
liked Gus Van Zant's version
of PSYCHO by Halloween68 | Mar 7th, 2008 07:45:53 AM | What a travesty. by Sailor Rip | Mar 7th, 2008 07:50:05 AM | StarchildAD by foree forehead | Mar 7th, 2008 07:51:27 AM | Is there a room full of barbed
wire? by Shan | Mar 7th, 2008 09:14:20 AM | I mean ... by Shan | Mar 7th, 2008 09:14:43 AM | Hollywood still chasing nasty,
old 70's cooter instead of
invest by Experiment 626 | Mar 7th, 2008 09:50:26 AM | This might be interesting by veritasses | Mar 7th, 2008 10:31:41 AM | Hopefully Jessica Harper will
get a cameo. by Andre the Frog | Mar 7th, 2008 10:35:08 AM | so where is Rob Zombie's Blade
Runner? by Spandau Belly | Mar 7th, 2008 11:11:24 AM | Rob Zombie's Frenzy: by skimn | Mar 7th, 2008 11:27:39 AM | I just don't understand by ClockWorker | Mar 7th, 2008 11:57:47 AM | Ah, shit. I'm gonna say it. by Vern | Mar 7th, 2008 12:26:45 PM | Everyone's always raving about
the first fifteen minutes by Movietool | Mar 7th, 2008 12:39:30 PM | Skimm makes a good point by Movietool | Mar 7th, 2008 12:41:32 PM | Vern by Kloipy | Mar 7th, 2008 12:42:41 PM | pscyho is largely
underwhelming.. by foree forehead | Mar 7th, 2008 12:43:39 PM | foree forehead by Kloipy | Mar 7th, 2008 12:47:01 PM | How can he be "passionate"
about movies by ClockWorker | Mar 7th, 2008 12:49:51 PM | SUSPIRIA doesn't need to be
remade. by LoneGun | Mar 7th, 2008 01:09:03 PM | Um Green is a legend... by Tourist | Mar 7th, 2008 02:13:12 PM | For everyone complaining about
remakes lately... by Tourist | Mar 7th, 2008 02:20:17 PM | This will still stink, it
can't be done American by reflecto | Mar 7th, 2008 02:49:31 PM | Will he cast Asia Argento and
have her anally raped... by anchorite | Mar 7th, 2008 05:06:43 PM | Oh no. I emboldened Pia
Zadora... by anchorite | Mar 7th, 2008 05:07:25 PM | Vern, the Psycho re-shoot just
didn't have to happen... by anchorite | Mar 7th, 2008 05:08:42 PM | David Gordon Green makes
movies about hillbillies,
piles of dirt by heywood jablomie | Mar 7th, 2008 06:10:25 PM | the thing about remakes is... by The Amazing G | Mar 7th, 2008 10:09:14 PM | here are some movies ripe for
remaking by The Amazing G | Mar 7th, 2008 10:13:26 PM | who cares! by slave to the one | Mar 8th, 2008 10:34:19 AM | THIS HAS 'PG-13' WRITTEN ALL
OVER IT! by ugh | Mar 8th, 2008 11:03:37 PM |
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