Suspiria to be remade

[Mattster]

Supposedly Dimension now has the rights to remake Suspiria.

http://csnet.nexcess.net/cgi-bin/archive/fullnews.cgi?newsid1049781575,18463,

[Grim]

Armageddon is upon us.

[moogong]

It was bound to happen. I'm interested in seeing who gets casted.

[hell ya!]

:cry: :cry:

[chrishicks]

better this than 6 more Children Of The Corn sequels.:D

Maybe Dimension will have the Wayans bros work their magic on this and make it the best movie ever:D :D

[Cydeous]

The truly sad part is that I'll go watch it. :nervous: I guess it's the whole car accident scenario... I just have to look and see how bad it is. It would be nice if a somewhat talented director did his take on it but we all know that it will be some hack.

[mysterX]

:fuck: :fuck: :fuck:

[Black_Mandarin]

Actually if you think about it- I highly doubt anyone will try to mimic Darios style, the colors, the abstractness. Its more likely they'll dumb it down and just use the premise, elaborate on it more. In that sense it could work, but it will be impossible to live up to the orignal, so therefore it is a fairly pointless exercise.

[Latency]

well .... I liked the re-make for NOTLD, House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts, and Little Shop of Horrors. I guess it all depends on who they get to direct the movie. I really hope they do this movie justice. It'll be hard to match what Argento did though ..... I doubt they will do a better job. The way things are going they will get Avril Lavigne to be lead actress and Missy Elliot to be the evil teacher :) Oh the horror!!!

[Grim]

Remember, it's Dimension we're talking about here, I'm not expecting anything above OK.

[Hellbilly]

Eh, Suspiria is my favorite Argento flick ever.
I hope they won't screw it up too much.

[Mattster]

Well I remember almost everyone hated The Ring remake before it came out so I'll be interested in seeing how things are if this ever makes it to post-production.

[Grim]

The Ring wasn't being made by Dimension either, who were responsible for Dracula 2000.

:fuck: Dimension

[Mattster]

Originally posted by MrGrim13
The Ring wasn't being made by Dimension either, who were responsible for Dracula 2000.

:fuck: Dimension

You can't say the film is going to be bad based on the studio. It's not like they have the same people write and direct all of their films. Dracula 2000 isn't the only movie from Dimension anyway.

[Grim]

I'll probably end up seeing it, but my hopes are very very low. I'd love for them to prove me wrong but dimension just hasn't really done any quality stuff probably since the first Scream and From Dusk Till Dawn IMO. After that, they started making crap like Halloween H20 and Scream 3

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally posted by Matt85
You can't say the film is going to be bad based on the studio. It's not like they have the same people write and direct all of their films. Dracula 2000 isn't the only movie from Dimension anyway.

True, but they do have the same people making the decisions as to what movies they will and will not do.
And worst of all, they are part of Disney!:fuck:
Look what happened to the Halloween franchise when Dimesion picked it up:nervous: :nervous: .
Until Dimension proves me wrong, I expect shit from them!

[DeathDealer]

FUCK,FUCK,FUCK. :fire: :fire: :fire: :fire: :fire: :fire: :fire: :fire:

[Nemesis]

Originally posted by Black_Mandarin
Actually if you think about it- I highly doubt anyone will try to mimic Darios style, the colors, the abstractness. Its more likely they'll dumb it down and just use the premise, elaborate on it more. In that sense it could work, but it will be impossible to live up to the orignal, so therefore it is a fairly pointless exercise.

i wasnt a huge fan of dario's usage of lighting... i guess it sat well with the rest of the film but i kept wondering "wtf?" everytime someone would open a door and there would be a bright red light outside.. im thinking "are they in a porno club or something?" :)

[Grim]

those colors are bad ass, when I make a movie with an actual budget I want to use those crazy ass colors.

[Mortis]

Can't anyone do anything original anymore? Leave it alone!

I, too, loved the colors.

[mcchrist]

Personally, I can deal with a remake... I dunno about Dimension though.

[Mattster]

Originally posted by MrGrim13
those colors are bad ass, when I make a movie with an actual budget I want to use those crazy ass colors.

I hope you don't overdo it... I like the colors in Suspiria, but only because they're so unusual. Don't expect a lot of praise for doing something that's already been done once and amazed a lot of people. Not to get off track... but as an aspiring filmmaker myself I like to know how others plan films out. What inspires your thoughts and when do you spend the most time thinking about scenes and stuff? Personally I listen to a lot of music to keep my thoughts going. I can't really imagine dialogue or sound when I think about movies so I synch the action to whatever I'm listening to and it creates some pretty nice visuals. I also do most of my thinking at night when I don't have a lot of distractions.

[KillerCannabis]

As much as I dont want to see this get a remake, I wont knock it till I've seen it. Lately there have been some remakes that surprised me by being on par or slighty better than the original (The Ring and Willard come to mind), so I'll give this one a chance. I just hope they dont fuck it up.

[Grim]

Originally posted by Matt85
I hope you don't overdo it... I like the colors in Suspiria, but only because they're so unusual. Don't expect a lot of praise for doing something that's already been done once and amazed a lot of people. Not to get off track... but as an aspiring filmmaker myself I like to know how others plan films out. What inspires your thoughts and when do you spend the most time thinking about scenes and stuff? Personally I listen to a lot of music to keep my thoughts going. I can't really imagine dialogue or sound when I think about movies so I synch the action to whatever I'm listening to and it creates some pretty nice visuals. I also do most of my thinking at night when I don't have a lot of distractions.

Music works for me too, I've been thinking up this story about these "monster" hunters (yeah, I know it sounds corny but i'll think of a better name later) and it takes place in the 80's, so I've been listening to alot of 80's music, especially my Vice City soundtracks. As for the colors, they would be alot more subtle than Argento's, but their presence would be known nonetheless. Thinking at night is the best, no distractions at all.

[Mattster]

Originally posted by MrGrim13
Music works for me too, I've been thinking up this story about these "monster" hunters (yeah, I know it sounds corny but i'll think of a better name later) and it takes place in the 80's, so I've been listening to alot of 80's music, especially my Vice City soundtracks. As for the colors, they would be alot more subtle than Argento's, but their presence would be known nonetheless. Thinking at night is the best, no distractions at all.

Sounds cool. I'm working on a horror film set in the 40s. Don't give away too many details though because people will rip you off.

[Grim]

Oh believe me, thats only about .0001 percent of the plot. It's gonna be insane.

[Nemesis]

if the colours actually meant anything then they would be cool, but it seems that the same rooms have the same coloured lighting regardless of the atmosphere, then again ive only watched suspiria once, i'll watch it again and maybe ill change my mind...

funny thing i noticed when watching suspiria, the last 12 or so minutes were awesome and very very well made... then after watching it i watched the trailers and they all commented about the last 12 minutes.. well i found it funny anyway ;)

[Regurgitate]

I hope they film it all in front of a green screen so the sets and 50% of the characters are all done in CG. YEA!!!!!111!1

[Mortis]

It's not just the colored lights, it's the color of everything in the movie. Some of the colors of things are trippy.

[mcchrist]

Yeah, no shit. The settings were wild, cool-ass wallpaper and floors and shit. He really had an eye for that stuff.

[Nemesis]

yeah all that kind of stuff is pretty cool, gives the whole school a warm safe feeling, but you know theres some deep dark evil underneath which makes it all the more scarey ;)

[Mattster]

Originally posted by aeon.Nemesis
yeah all that kind of stuff is pretty cool, gives the whole school a warm safe feeling, but you know theres some deep dark evil underneath which makes it all the more scarey ;)

I don't know about that. I think that light can be scarier than darkness. I can't go to sleep at night unless my room is pitch black because the way I see it is there are such things as monsters they can't see me if I can't see them. I know it's kind of a strange thing to think, but I've always found light scarier because it plays tricks on your eyes and you see thing that might not really be there. If a killer was after you would you want to be in a building that is constantly lit? If he can't see you he can't get you.

[Nasty Nate]

My opinion: This film should not be remade. Here's why: The movie isn't remembered for its plot. Its remembered for Argento's visual style and Goblin's soundtrack. Take away those two things and the movie is what?- A chick getting her throat slashed and hung, raining maggots, and a weird witch at the end. LEAVE THIS ONE ALONE. Its a classic the way it is. Movies like Bones have already ripped off the raining maggots thing recently anyway.

[hell ya!]

Originally posted by Nasty Nate
My opinion: This film should not be remade. Here's why: The movie isn't remembered for its plot. Its remembered for Argento's visual style and Goblin's soundtrack. Take away those two things and the movie is what?- A chick getting her throat slashed and hung, raining maggots, and a weird witch at the end. LEAVE THIS ONE ALONE. Its a classic the way it is.

Thats a very good point

[Mortis]

How far into the movie is that? I either missed it in the first 10 minutes, or I didn't get to it because the movie was stupid.

Originally posted by Nasty Nate
Movies like Bones have already ripped off the raining maggots thing recently anyway.

[Nemesis]

yeah fair point, plus the camera work and colouring is something specific and unique to the 70s. I don’t think any film made these days could replicate that atmosphere. As Nate said, take away argento and goblin and it’s a fairly drab movie.. Maybe what everyone is curious about is how well those 2 aspects will be replaced in a modern remake? its wishful thinking but there is a possiblity that an even better score could be used and perhaps another interesting style used... but in all likelihood it will end up being another slasher/weak ass new horror flick..

[Grim]

I swear to god if this is one of those films where no one believes me when i tell them it's a remake (eg. The Ring) I'm going to shit myself.

[Nasty Nate]

Originally posted by Mortis
How far into the movie is that? I either missed it in the first 10 minutes, or I didn't get to it because the movie was stupid.
It's towards the end. I thought Bones was halfway decent. Not the greatest but that girl rolling around in the blood was hotter than shit. 8===>:sperm: :sperm:

[Mattster]

I just remembered some stuff I made in Spazz3D a long time ago. The top pic kind of resembles how I would want one of the rooms in the ballet school to look if I remade Suspiria. Of course I couldn't add a lot of details and get decent textures, but the domed glass ceiling and the cylindrical shape of the room is what was most important. The bottom three pics are of a replica of the skylight from Suspiria. It's animated so if you walk beneath it the pieces of glass and the frame come down.

http://members.aol.com/autophobia07/suspiria.jpg
http://members.aol.com/autophobia07/window1.jpg
http://members.aol.com/autophobia07/window2.jpg
http://members.aol.com/autophobia07/window3.jpg

[Grim]

thats pretty damn cool.

[blairmonster]

It'll probably suck, but I'll go see it anyways! :banana:

They should totally cast Emily Perkins from "Ginger Snaps" in Jessica Harper's role!

[Cydeous]

It seems to me that some people in here don't realize what a great film this is. The colours aren't there for the sake of looking weird but they convey a surreal fairytale world. Suzy entered into a world run by witches. The building in which she lives also makes no physical sense (especially where Mater Suspiriourm resides).

I find it strange that a film that is highly regarded as "Suspiria" is blown off as just a cool looking horror film. IMO, it's a lot more. I suggest reading "Broken Mirrors / Broken Minds".

[Mortis]

That's what I'm getting at when I say the colors look "trippy". It's something you notice right away, but can't fully appreciate unless you really concentrate and think about them. I love stuff like that. I love interesting colors, patterns, etc. in movies.

Originally posted by Cydeous
It seems to me that some people in here don't realize what a great film this is. The colours aren't there for the sake of looking weird but they convey a surreal fairytale world. Suzy entered into a world run by witches. The building in which she lives also makes no physical sense (especially where Mater Suspiriourm resides).

[Nemesis]

nicely explained cydeous, i see where youre coming from, hadnt thought of it that way but you're definately right, gonna have to give it another go tonight for sure

[DeathDealer]

What's Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds.

[STREET TRASH]

I'm interested to see if they'll try and imitate Goblin's progressive rock score. The "la-la-la" is pretty creepy - I'd like to hear some sort of variation on that. You know, if anything this remake might just open up a whole word of cinema to mainstream (casual) moviegoers.

[hell ya!]

Its a book DeathDealer;)

[Paff]

Originally posted by Cydeous
I find it strange that a film that is highly regarded as "Suspiria" is blown off as just a cool looking horror film. IMO, it's a lot more. I suggest reading "Broken Mirrors / Broken Minds".

Only problem is that I don't think McDonagh really gave enough ink to Suspiria in that book. In fact, she practically glosses over Argento's fantasy films. Phenomena is barely discussed at all.
Yet she goes on and on (perhaps too long) on almost every aspect of Deep Red and Tenebrae. Broken Mirrors Broken Minds is a better read if you're more of a fan of Argento's Gialli

[Mattster]

Originally posted by Paff
Only problem is that I don't think McDonagh really gave enough ink to Suspiria in that book. In fact, she practically glosses over Argento's fantasy films. Phenomena is barely discussed at all.
Yet she goes on and on (perhaps too long) on almost every aspect of Deep Red and Tenebrae. Broken Mirrors Broken Minds is a better read if you're more of a fan of Argento's Gialli

I totally agree. I was disappointed by that book. I'm still hoping that I can get a copy of Art of Darkness though.

[Erg0n]

I doubt they're going to have everything as the original, that wouldn't be a good idea. Maybe take and add some parts. I'm interested to see the CGI they're going to use. And since it's Hollywood, there's going to be quite a few special effects.

[DeathDealer]

Originally posted by hell ya!
Its a book DeathDealer;)

I know it's a book Dodge. But is it a good book at whats it about. Just basically a overview of the book.

[Black_Mandarin]

Originally posted by Nasty Nate
...This film should not be remade. Here's why: The movie isn't remembered for its plot. Its remembered for Argento's visual style and Goblin's soundtrack. Take away those two things and the movie is what?- A chick getting her throat slashed and hung, raining maggots, and a weird witch at the end. LEAVE THIS ONE ALONE..

Actually you bring up the best point for why it could be a fair canidate to be remade. A remake works best when it isnt a literal remake, when it finds some spin, some new direction. Tossing aside Suspirias abstractness (which no doubt Hollywood will do), and Darios surrealism leaves it open to be a different kind of mystery. Sure it is the art vibe that made us all fans of the original, but there is no reason a semi-decent script couldnt be written elaborating on Suspirias plot and making a fresh version of the story.- Its just that I highly doubt Dimension are the people to do so.

[Cydeous]

I enjoyed reading "Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds" but I suppose it's a little light on the supernatural films. Still, it's a good start. I agree that "Art of Darkness" is a better book, especially with all of the cool pictures.

McDonagh's book was a thesis I believe and I'm sure that a few films were meant to take center stage.

[Mortis]

I watched Suspiria again tonight. I don't think the original can be touched.

[David666]

Minnie Driver in the lead role of Suzy Bannion! That would work. (or maybe even Frances O'Connor- the mother from A.I.)

Madonna as Madamne Blanc.

Phyllis Diller as the directress!

I am not a Dimention Studio fan. They always seem to thing that horror fans have ADD with running times barely over 70 or 80 minutes (subtract opening and closing credits and the majority of their films are right at 70 minutes). I don't know about this remake... I hope for the best, but am preparing for the absolute worst.

[X-human]

A remake is quite pointless, we see these films for Argento. It really doesn't matter that it takes place in a Ballet or that there are witches, who really gives a shit? What really matters is the dreamworld which Dario creates with the film, something I doubt a remake hack would be able to duplicate.

[Mattster]

Originally posted by X-human
A remake is quite pointless, we see these films for Argento. It really doesn't matter that it takes place in a Ballet or that there are witches, who really gives a shit? What really matters is the dreamworld which Dario creates with the film, something I doubt a remake hack would be able to duplicate.

Yeah, but a remake could possibly build on the plot and make it a much stronger movie in terms of characterization. The Ring had more depth and emotion than Ringu.

[Erg0n]

anyone know who's re-writing the screen play? I hope he/she's a fan of Argento's work

[Rainbowthief]

Wait, how the hell is this being made? I read an interview with Argento where he said Miramax tried years ago to remake Suspiria and Argento didn't allow it.

[Rainbowthief]

Actually, I just noticed that the source of this news comes from comingsoon.net, which just leeches information off other sources and posts tons of bullshit that they later retract.

I'm not even getting upset over this remake because it's not happening, not until a reliable source says it is.

[Grim]

It's official: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0363109
:nervous:

[Mattster]

Originally posted by MrGrim13
It's official: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0363109
:nervous:

Nothing is official on the IMDb lol.

[Grim]

close enough to make me pee myself.

[Nemesis]

bet youre glad you worse those secure nappies today arent ya? ;)

[Andrew]

We call them Huggies over here ;).

[RyanPC]

Originally posted by MrGrim13
I'll probably end up seeing it, but my hopes are very very low. I'd love for them to prove me wrong

Yep! ;)

[Nemesis]

huggies is a brand, not a product! thats like calling a vacuum cleaner a Hoover or something ;)

[Andrew]

True, but still. People call most sodas a "coke", but technically that's a brand too. Same goes for Band-Aids.

I should've just put diapers :(.

[Nemesis]

heh yeah im just nit picking coz im bored at work.. and it aint even midday yet! :( hey we all do it, calling band-aids elastoplasts too... hell im sure even the term Nappies originated from a brand too :) as for soda.. about the only time we use that word is the drink Creamy-Soda.. apart from that if we're gonna use a general term its normally just "soft-drink"...

man ive gotta stop my bad habits of stealing threads and changing the topics, im a master at it! :)

ps: plus its normally all useless uninteresting spam too!

[blairmonster]

Instead of "soda", us Canadians just say "pop".

Also, look forward to the remake, even if it does suck. I'll see it one way or another, why not see it on the silver screen? Probably the closest I'll ever come to seeing Argento in a theatre.

[RyanPC]

Even though it probably will suck, I'll still see it just out of curiosity. Damn remakes! :fuck:

I almost always hate remakes unless they are like the excellent NotLD 1990 and House on Haunted Hill.

Why remake a classic? I don't get it! I guess it is for the money, but still, SUSPIRIA is mostly unknown to mainstream audiences, so I doubt that. But, hopefully and with luck, the remake will open others up to the magic of the original-- hopefully it will bring in a whole new generation of viewers. Either that, or it will just plain suck! :fuck::fuck:

[Nemesis]

hey my outlook on remakes.... either way, if it sucks or if its brilliant, it wont affect the original.. so theres no point bitching about it.. and its good then all the better. thats why i support remakes of almost any film.. it only shits me when they do a remake instead of a sequel or whatever.. but sometimes sequels suck.. and they DO affect the original in my books

[Wolf Man]

Originally posted by AndrewBBD
True, but still. People call most sodas a "coke", but technically that's a brand too.I think that's an East Coast thing. My mom (an Air Force brat originally from Minnesota) lived in Delaware, and said she was surprised when somebody asked what kind of coke she wanted. And of course, this was the '60s, when there only was one kind of Coke. I live in Nebraska, and it's always been "pop" here, but lately "soda" has been gaining popularity.

Holy thread drift, Batman! They shouldn't remake Suspiria.:D

[Nemesis]

pretty much every person in australia calls it soft-drink.. cept for maybe the old people who call it fizzy drink ;)

[Luna]

Originally posted by Wolf Man
I think that's an East Coast thing. My mom (an Air Force brat originally from Minnesota) lived in Delaware, and said she was surprised when somebody asked what kind of coke she wanted. And of course, this was the '60s, when there only was one kind of Coke.Definitely NOT an East Coast thing. I was born and raised in New York and nobody ever did that. We always called it soda or called it by its proper name, be it root beer, Mountain Dew, cream soda, etc. I never encountered this in my travels down the East Coast either. I can't say for sure about Delaware, Maryland, Georgia or North Carolina, but everywhere else, it was called soda as far as I recall. :D

I've been in Texas for a few years and it's HERE that they do that Coke thing. EVERYTHING is a Coke here. I think it's a distinctly "Texas" thing and it's frightening. :lol: By the way, another oddity is that in New York, iced tea is iced tea and "hot" tea is tea. Here in Texas, it's the exact opposite. If you ask for a tea, they WILL bring you an iced tea. You ALWAYS have to specify that you'd like hot tea, and sometimes they don't even have it. :eek2: I am NOT adjusting well. :lol:
I live in Nebraska, and it's always been "pop" here, but lately "soda" has been gaining popularity.I've been to Wyoming for a good amount of time and they call it "pop" there too. It took a while to get used to hearing people say that, as I associate it with 1960's sitcoms and whatnot. :lol:Holy thread drift, Batman! They shouldn't remake Suspiria.:D Indeed! And HELL no they shouldn't remake it. I'm always upset and rather cynical until I actually see a remake... usually I'm still upset afterwards. I think the only recent remake I wasn't upset with was "The Ring". I'd say that 90% of the time, a remake is completely unnecessary. The only good thing about a remake is that it sort of re-exposes the old film to the general public who may have been unaware of it the first time around. Unfortunately, I noticed that while "Ringu" costs 27.99 or so at Best Buy, "The Ring" (USA) was selling for 14.99 on sale and perhaps 17.99 now. I bitched about it to this chick who works there who I occasionally yap with while I'm there. I just think that's pretty unbelievable, especially for a disc with no extras.

Anyway though, Suspiria is good enough as is for me. I don't know how it could really be improved. Maybe using the movie as a basis for ANOTHER movie wouldn't be so bad... if done correctly and if it's not a blatant, crappy ripoff. Ugh. :eek2:

I'll also say that I hate referring to the preferred original as such and the remake as the "new one"... specifying which one I mean gets annoying, especially if the new one is a pile of shit like "The Haunting" or "Psycho". ;)

[edited to correct a typo... yes, I'm anal]

[thelej]

Yeah, and they'll definatly trim all the death sequences down! 'Cause we all know that they do not release anything above an R rating.

[steve_p]

It's a shame people can't think of anything new to do. Instead they have to copy a great movie to get famous.

[Latency]

Originally posted by aeon.Nemesis
heh yeah im just nit picking coz im bored at work.. and it aint even midday yet! :( hey we all do it, calling band-aids elastoplasts too... hell im sure even the term Nappies originated from a brand too :) as for soda.. about the only time we use that word is the drink Creamy-Soda.. apart from that if we're gonna use a general term its normally just "soft-drink"...

man ive gotta stop my bad habits of stealing threads and changing the topics, im a master at it! :)

ps: plus its normally all useless uninteresting spam too!

soda ? what the fuck is soda ? Isn't it that pop that tastes like water ? :D

[Tawny]

Anyone else think Rob Zombie should direct it?After all he is a huge Suspiria fan and I could see the influences in House of 1000 Corpses.The use of colors and the pulse pounding score come to mind.And since he is a fan, he might actually do it justice.Any thoughts?

[betterdan]

Originally posted by Luna
Definitely NOT an East Coast thing. I was born and raised in New York and nobody ever did that. We always called it soda or called it by its proper name, be it root beer, Mountain Dew, cream soda, etc. I never encountered this in my travels down the East Coast either. I can't say for sure about Delaware, Maryland, Georgia or North Carolina, but everywhere else, it was called soda as far as I recall. :D

I've been in Texas for a few years and it's HERE that they do that Coke thing. EVERYTHING is a Coke here. I think it's a distinctly "Texas" thing and it's frightening. :lol:

I'm originally from Oklahoma and we always just said coke too. Soda or pop were only said by old people;) :lol:
Oh and tea IS iced tea nobody ever drank hot tea that was for old folks also. LOL

[Luna]

Originally posted by betterdan
I'm originally from Oklahoma and we always just said coke too. Soda or pop were only said by old people;) :lol:
Oh and tea IS iced tea nobody ever drank hot tea that was for old folks also. LOL Maybe all your old people migrated to New York then, to pass their traditions on to us younger folk! No wonder those scooter stores, LifeCall/Life Alert and the Clapper do so well... :lol: :lol:

I'd imagine the REALLY old ones call it sodey-pop. :D

[Trucci]

http://www.popvssoda.com/

Texans say coke, but since I learned how to speak in California I tend to say soda.

Pop is the sound you make when you pull out of your daughter's tight virgin ass.

[The Chaostar]

Originally posted by Trucci
http://www.popvssoda.com/

Texans say coke, but since I learned how to speak in California I tend to say soda.

Pop is the sound you make when you pull out of your daughter's tight virgin ass.

Boy, you sure learned how to speak!!!!!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Mortis]

Here in Pennsylvania, tea is hot tea, iced tea is iced tea and pop and soda are the words used when referring to that carbonated goodness.

[Luna]

Originally posted by Trucci
Pop is the sound you make when you pull out of your daughter's tight virgin ass. Ohh my. :eek2: :eek1: :nervous: :p

[Luna]

Originally posted by Mortis
Here in Pennsylvania, tea is hot tea, iced tea is iced tea and pop and soda are the words used when referring to that carbonated goodness. There ya go, exactly!! Well, minus the pop. :lol:

I swear I didn't know people SAID "pop" until I got to Wyoming and everyone said it there. I thought I'd landed in some 50s sitcom. It just smacks of Donna Reed-ness and The Beav and um, stuff like that. :lol:

[mcchrist]

That's like one of the greatest webpages ever! I've had this debate with others before.

Pop is the sound you make when you pull out of your daughter's tight virgin ass.

WTF!!!1!1!1!11!! OMG!11!!1!!!!!!1!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

And to think I almost decided to ignore this thread entirely. :eek1:

[Luna]

Originally posted by mcchrist
That's like one of the greatest webpages ever! I've had this debate with others before.I just checked it out and for New York, I was VERY surprised to see that 2902 say "pop" and 6483 say "soda". NOBODY says "pop" in NY. If these people are saying "pop", they MUST be from hick towns WAY upstate in NY, near the border. I've passed through these towns and they actually had nothing but country stations so this would make perfect sense to me. NO fucking way, otherwise. Look at NJ's data... 41 say "pop" and 3182 say "soda". That's more like it! :lol:

This reminds me of something that someone I know said... upstate NY isn't REAL NY. :lol: :D

That's another debate entirely though. :nervous:

Oh, and my previous Wyoming and "pop" connection has been confirmed by this database as well. :banana: That's another state that some people have told me they don't think actually exists... but I can assure you it does, and that they do indeed say "pop". :lol:

Um, edited to say that YES, I was right about NY. I looked at it by county and the counties that reported "pop" as a majority were Niagara, Monroe, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and some other fucked up places I've never even heard of in WAY north/western NY state. :lol:

This is so fucking funny! I'd never seen this site before... thanks to whoeever posted it! :D

[mcchrist]

Well, I've been known to say both. I grew up in West Virginia (pop), and spent my junior and high school years in Virginia (soda)... Now I'm in Arizona I can't really tell, I've heard both regularly. One odd note, I noticed on my many frequent trips to North Carolina, everything was "cola"... Even if you ordered an orange soda or something. Of course if you ordered an orange pop in NC at a McDonald's, it came out more like "and 1 large orange cole." (not a misspelling)

[mcchrist]

Also spent time in Connecticut (six months, soda)

[Luna]

Originally posted by mcchrist
Well, I've been known to say both. I grew up in West Virginia (pop), and spent my junior and high school years in Virginia (soda)... Now I'm in Arizona I can't really tell, I've heard both regularly. One odd note, I noticed on my many frequent trips to North Carolina, everything was "cola"... Even if you ordered an orange soda or something. Of course if you ordered an orange pop in NC at a McDonald's, it came out more like "and 1 large orange cole." (not a misspelling) It's just so funny to me how different parts of the country say different things to mean the same exact thing. It always sounds so foreign if someone says "I'd like a pop please" or "Gimme a coke... what kind of coke? a Dr. Pepper!"

I'd forgotten all about the "cola" factor - btw, I've heard more people in NY say "cola" than I'd ever heard say "pop". I think it tends to be an older person sort of thing. :lol:

[betterdan]

When back at home if we wanted an orange drink we would either say orange coke or orange drink:D Now that I'm in Virginia they mostly say soda:eek2: On a side note what do people call that jiggly desert? Jello or gelatin? We always just called it Jello.

[DVD Connoisseur]

Originally posted by betterdan
On a side note what do people call that jiggly desert? Jello or gelatin? We always just called it Jello.

Over here, we call it jelly as in "jelly-fish.":)

[Luna]

Originally posted by betterdan
On a side note what do people call that jiggly desert? Jello or gelatin? We always just called it Jello. Oh, we call it Jell-O. :D

I think it's maybe only the UK that calls it jelly. Perhaps other places in Europe, etc. I can't be too sure. :)

[betterdan]

Jelly? That's what you put on your sandwich with peanut butter. :eek2:

[wago70]

You know, I have to say that earlier posts seemed doubtful a SUSPIRIA remake could be in the works. However, having recently suscribed to VARIETY.com, I looked it up. Sure enough, at one point, SUSPIRIA was bought by a studio (Dimension, I think). This was last year and I'm hoping to God this never happens.

[Mortis]

NO 'SUSPIRIA' REMAKE?

Someone over at Bloody Disgusting had dinner with writer Steven Katz (SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE) recently. He revealed that it "probably will not happen at this point." Katz said he is having a difficult time coming up with a good "reason for the witches to be using a dance academy for their evil-doings." His version of the script has the academy as a recruiting and training ground for new witches.

Sorry. Not much more than that.

But, if you want my 2 cents (You might as well listen. I'm going to give it to you anyway.)... SUSPIRIA is really better off not being remade or re-invented. Its not that I'm against remakes as a whole. We've had a few decent ones. But Argento's original film is driven by it's atmosphere and mood. The color red being a major theme throughout. Sure, the film doesn't have much continuity to it. But it has an profound effect on me. The thrumming score from Goblin. The stark brutality and insanity of it is easy to get lost in. It's almost like a vivid painting that takes 98 minutes to look at. Any sense a new writer or director tries to make of a film that is driven by esthetics and not plot will most likely get lost in the translation.

And seriously, who's going to replace Jessica Harper? Sarah Michelle Gellar?

http://www.creature-corner.com/?type=news&id=1304

[dwatts]

--Katz said he is having a difficult time coming up with a good "reason for the witches to be using a dance academy for their evil-doings."--

Is that not the most stupid thing you ever read? Or at the very last, a candidate for it? What hope is there that they'd get the rest of it right?

[Erick H.]

I'm happy to hear that this remake seems to be fizzling out.I don't want to see anybody elses "version" of a Dario Argento film.The indispensable ingredient of an Argento film is the man himself.