I wouldn't even trust Dario Argento to remake this...
It's been awhile since he was making movies at this level.
shareI wouldn't trust him either! I enjoy "The Third Mother" a lot because it's entertaining, but it can't even be remotely compared with "Suspiria" or even "Inferno". I woudn't go so far as to say that Argento has lost his talent, but I think he has changed his style and I didn't really find "The Third Mother" to be as unique and artistic as some of the most well-known Argento movies. It's like, there was something Argento-like about it, but it's not really up to his other work.
That being said, I don't really have a problem with "Suspiria" being remade. Don't hate me! I'm not saying that "Suspiria" needs to be remade and I consider it one of my favorite horror movies. Basically, I think it would be impossible to make something comparable to it, but I'm still not against the remake.
For some reason, I used to hate the idea of remakes, but I have a different vision now and if this new version is not good, I can always just see the original, like I do now. Obviously, nobody enjoys seeing a great film being poorly remade, but that won't take the original away from us.
"I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation" - Maleficent
Yeah, I guess in the end it doesn't matter. I'm just offended in a way that people think they can remake these movies who usually don't have the skill to do something interesting with the opportunity, let alone good. Suspiria's greatness for me is largely in stuff that can't be remade -- the look, the sound. The new one can have a scene with a dog attacking a blind man or a girl falling into barbed wire but I doubt they can make it as terrifying.
As far as Argento's talent goes, my main theory on this is that that the film-making endeavor is very physically and mentally exhausting and that it is hard for people to continue making films at their initial intensity as they age. I'm thinking it's not as much lack of talent as lack of the passion and physical powers to put as much energy into getting things as perfect as the person possibly can and to make a grand statement to the world. Argento already made his vision clear to us so maybe he isn't fighting with the passion he originally had, he's trying to stay in business in his line of work.
Suspiria's greatness for me is largely in stuff that can't be remade -- the look, the sound. The new one can have a scene with a dog attacking a blind man or a girl falling into barbed wire but I doubt they can make it as terrifying.
Absolutely, it's a very unique film and it doesn't "need" to be remade. They could use the same music and replicate some of the memorable scenes, but I seriously doubt this remake could hypnotize me, like the original version did.
I'm still curious about this remake I would like to see it. I could be pleasantly surprised, but I'm not really expecting to like it more than the original. So far, I like the idea of Isabelle Fuhrman as Suzy Banyon and Isabelle Huppert as Miss Tanner.
As far as Argento's talent goes, my main theory on this is that that the film-making endeavor is very physically and mentally exhausting and that it is hard for people to continue making films at their initial intensity as they age.
That is a very good theory, actually. And it’s a shame Dario Argento didn’t work on “The Third Mother” earlier on his career (back when he still had more “passion”). I liked “Inferno” a lot, ridiculous as it is, because let’s face it: the final scene with the cheap skeleton costume is pretty cheap. Still, “Inferno” felt like a very Argento movie, with that haunting element that I can’t really put my finger on.
"I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation" - Maleficent share