Why not to remake this

Agreed, remakes rarely top the original. Plus its unlikely they'll use the actual story, and end up with something that barely recognizable when compared with the original.

Oh the pain upon searching for Suspira to give it ten stars and seeing another Suspira for 2010. Sigh....I responded to this particular post because of the mention of the Goblin score. My collection of Goblin sountracks has a special place in my music collection whether it is the clearly Dead can Dance inspiring Suspiria soundtrack that descended upon us( or ascended from depths to us) from divinely(or demonically) inspired sound waves... or other amazing productions such as the piece from the Church. It is beyond stupid to remake Suspira..especially since the Mother of Tears was so disappointing. Suspira stands out among other masterpieces of Argento. Aside from not having a polished digital clarity(a huge plus for it and also Mario Bava films) It is not really dated but for the hair styles. A remake would be such a lame slobbering crapfest that could never in a trillion years be as inspired as the original was with Argento and Nicoladi's mutual love of Lovecraftian horror. I guess it was too seductive for Argento when someone approached him with enough Italian monetary units to have him even THINK of remaking his best work. Cmon Argento...it is the lovers of your films in particular that scoff at those film makers that remake great films made years ago or in the still fresh near past....(the Ring, Rek, and tears roll down my face.....Let the Right one in)

I can imagine now the original theme being done by some horrible indie rock band...hell, there are so many bad ones list your own crappy power punk/hip indie BS band here. And think of them doing the Suspiria theme...now that is SCARY!

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Okay gang,

1) You all know that the only thing that was good about the original is how beautiful it was. That was all art direction, not so much direction or even cinematography. In fact, the cinematography was rather simple (though, yes, the technicolor was fantastic).

2) Did you look at who was attached to this movie right now? David Gordon Green and a bunch of Italian producers. Not Hollywood. Go back and watch some of Green's movies if you are REALLY film buffs. Yes, he made Pineapple Express, but he got the job because his buddies were involved in it, and he used the job to make Snow Angles. Watch his first few movies (George Washington is Criterion Collection, which i'm sure your type come over) and try to see his interview on the Charlie Rose Show. I'd bet anything he wants to revist this movie because he loves the intent and the heart behind it, and he wants to take it in a different but similarly passionate direction. In fact, his strengths are everything the original film lacked, so I actually really like that. Oh, and I assure you he won't use CGI.

Yes, they are going to change the story, but that's because there really wasn't any story in the first place. This isn't considered one of the greatest films of all times, it's not even close. In fact, it's not even one of the greatest Italian films of the 70s. It's an iconic horror that is enjoyed by a fraction of the horror community, and a fraction of the art house community. It is on many horror lists, but only because of the sparks of inspiration it created; pretty much everyone admits how heavily flawed it is. It is most often lauded by people who want to appear intelligent b/c they appreciate this obscure foreign film that was, for it's time, hyper-violent and shocking.

Granted, most hollywood remakes are awful, but this would not be one, and this movie is not untouchable. Rosemarie's Baby is untouchable, as well as the original Exorcist. Remaking Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre were 10x the atrocity.

Yes, this might not be as good as the original. And yes, I did enjoy many aspects of the original. However, even if this movie is bad, I guarantee you, if Green does get a chance to make it his way, it will be an homage to the original, and it will be made by a true fan, much like Star Trek or Batman Begins (though I imagine those films are too low brow for my audience).

thanks for reading, and keep on smugging.

The building and music go along way. They already got approval for using Goblin's score for the remake. And buildings/sets can be recreated.

Fixing the acting and horrid special fx on the witch would defitely top the original. The original is a masterpiece, but the fx on the witch alone kill the ending every time I see it. Which is too bad because the rest of the movie is so amazing!

Overall, I think there is definite room for improvement.

"You and me are goin' on a car-ride to hell... and you're riding shotgun! "