Classics you would've liked to have seen directed by someone else.

So basically the topic is, as the title says classics you would've liked to have seen directed by someone else.

You don't necessarily have to pick a classic movie that you dislike but rather which director do you feel could have done something interesting with said movie.

Dario Argento- HALLOWEEN II
In '81 it would've come between INFERNO & TENEBRE in his filmography and would be damn cool if it were a combo/stylistic transition between those 2.

Of course it would still have to mainly be written by JC & DH, but DA shoulda thrown in his 2 cents as well.


Mario Bava- DJANGO IL BASTARDO (aka THE STRANGERS GUNDOWN/DJANGO THE BASTARD)
If made @ the time it was, but directed by Bava it would've been between DANGER:DIABOLIK & HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON.
If it had more of those sensibilities but not like the lame RC& WJ made a year later it would've been fantastic.

It's an OK flick as-is (think a precursor to & heavy HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER influence) , but could've really benefitted from a director who could've injected even more strange atmosphere into what could & should've been the ultimate gothic horror/spaghetti western hybrid.

And, as much as I hate everything he's done thus far...

rob zombie- DEATH RACE 2000
The only remake he could possibly have done that would give me a boner.
Of course he'd miss the social commentary, but at least you know he would've kept the nihilism and violence level high and probably digs the original enough to keep the framework of the original story instead of just using the name.
Loud, bombastic, grungy, over-the-top, killing- pedestrians-for-points- if there was a film zombie was born to remake, it was DR2K
It's a clean fit for his sensibilities.

dolemike wrote:

Dario Argento- HALLOWEEN II
In '81 it would've come between INFERNO & TENEBRE in his filmography and would be damn cool if it were a combo/stylistic transition between those 2.

Of course it would still have to mainly be written by JC & DH, but DA shoulda thrown in his 2 cents as well.

That would've been great. Argento's directorial style + the writing of DH and JC + photography by Dean Cundey. It probably would've set Dario on a much better track.

Still need to think of mine.

Fulci- SS Hell Camp

Mike Bonomo - The Wicker Man and The Burning.

rm237 wrote:

Mike Bonomo - The Wicker Man .

First thing he'd do is get rid of the hot female cultists and replace them with males and have their penises flapping in the wind.

EddieDingle wrote:

Fulci- SS Hell Camp

I've thought of that myself many times.

Fulci with his hatred of women was born for nazisploitation.

His not doing one is just another EPIC FULCI FAIL.

Guess SODOMA'S GHOST is the closest thing?

dolemike wrote:

EddieDingle wrote:

Fulci- SS Hell Camp

I've thought of that myself many times.

Fulci with his hatred of women was born for nazisploitation.

His not doing one is just another EPIC FULCI FAIL.

Guess SODOMA'S GHOST is the closest thing?

havent seen sodomas ghost, but i have it and am going to check it out

EddieDingle wrote:

dolemike wrote:

EddieDingle wrote:

Fulci- SS Hell Camp

I've thought of that myself many times.

Fulci with his hatred of women was born for nazisploitation.

His not doing one is just another EPIC FULCI FAIL.

Guess SODOMA'S GHOST is the closest thing?

havent seen sodomas ghost, but i have it and am going to check it out

Honestly you'd be better off just checking out Cat in the Brain as it recycles footage from that movie.

Fulci should have done a full blown cannibal flick also

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

EddieDingle wrote:

dolemike wrote:

EddieDingle wrote:

Fulci- SS Hell Camp

I've thought of that myself many times.

Fulci with his hatred of women was born for nazisploitation.

His not doing one is just another EPIC FULCI FAIL.

Guess SODOMA'S GHOST is the closest thing?

havent seen sodomas ghost, but i have it and am going to check it out

Honestly you'd be better off just checking out Cat in the Brain as it recycles footage from that movie.

ive seen cat in the brain

I can't think of any film I would dub a CLASSIC that would have been better off directed by someone else, as the original director helped make it a CLASSIC in the first place...

Strange idea. The better one would have been "Which film would have been a classic had someone else directed it"...

So let's say - for the sake of going with the already established flow - PHENOMENA, TENEBRAE, OPERA, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE CARD PLAYER and TRAUMA.

Who should have directed them?

WHO CARES.

But I would have a lot less to bitch about if those films weren't stinking up Argento's filmography. Erase those and he hits my top 25 directors of all time.

Prom Night- Joseph Zito.(I don't consider it a classic)

mmyers wrote:

Prom Night- Joseph Zito.(I don't consider it a classic)

Oh and it would TOTALLY be a classic if Zito shit it out instead.....

Dave wrote:

mmyers wrote:

Prom Night- Joseph Zito.(I don't consider it a classic)

Oh and it would TOTALLY be a classic if Zito shit it out instead.....

Yes he did two great slasher films. Why not a third?

mmyers wrote:

Dave wrote:

mmyers wrote:

Prom Night- Joseph Zito.(I don't consider it a classic)

Oh and it would TOTALLY be a classic if Zito shit it out instead.....

Yes he did two great slasher films. Why not a third?

No, he made one great example of a slasher film (FRIDAY 4) and one incredibly overrated piece of shit (THE PROWLER).

Zito could not have made a shit script into a classic. Not a fucking chance. The guy's a hack. A good director could make a lousy script into something better but pulling Zito's name out of thin air makes no sense. He has no personal style, just bland point-and-shoot. No different from Paul Lynch. Why you would think Zito's style would make PROM NIGHT somehow better is beyond me...

Maybe it's because Dobe really has his claws in you?

Maybe you should worship someone smarter or avoid BD altogether before you end up retarded.

Unless you really DO think Zito's a good director... in which case you're already retarded and no amount of re-education will help you.

Dave wrote:

mmyers wrote:

Dave wrote:

mmyers wrote:

Prom Night- Joseph Zito.(I don't consider it a classic)

Oh and it would TOTALLY be a classic if Zito shit it out instead.....

Yes he did two great slasher films. Why not a third?

No, he made one great example of a slasher film (FRIDAY 4) and one incredibly overrated piece of shit (THE PROWLER).

Zito could not have made a shit script into a classic. Not a fucking chance. The guy's a hack. A good director could make a lousy script into something better but pulling Zito's name out of thin air makes no sense. He has no personal style, just bland point-and-shoot. No different from Paul Lynch. Why you would think Zito's style would make PROM NIGHT somehow better is beyond me...

Maybe it's because Dobe really has his claws in you?

Maybe you should worship someone smarter or avoid BD altogether before you end up retarded.

Unless you really DO think Zito's a good director... in which case you're already retarded and no amount of re-education will help you.

Your too funny, Dave. I guess I am retarded. I think he is a good director, I think he made two amazing Slasher Films, and could do wonders with Prom Night.

Just thought of another one. Bring on the hate but, ALIEN would have been better if helmed by David Cronenberg.(sp?)

Madman would've been great if William Lustig was directing and Lord Of The Flies had Ruggero Deodato been at the helm would've made the movie watchable.

I would of love to of seen FRIDAY THE 13TH Directed by Bob Clark

Cannibal Holocaust by Ron Howard

Wonder how his western The Missing would've been if Sergio Leone or Umberto Lenzi were at the helm or Splash with Rob Zombie directing it.

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory directed by David Lynch

High Plains Drifter directed by S. Leone.

Reservoir Dogs done by Sam Peckinpah, the Hostel movies done by the guy who made Last House On Dead End Street.