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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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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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