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UPDATE: John Carpenter has some harsh words for Rob Zombie and his Halloween remake

September 25, 2016 by Gary Collinson

It’s been almost ten years since Rob Zombie directed his remake of the horror classic Halloween, and now franchise creator John Carpenter has finally shared his opinion on the reinvention – and it turns out he’s not overly impressed by the film, nor Zombie himself for that matter.

Speaking at the New York Film Academy (via iHorror), Carpenter discussed a Halloween documentary special, where he took exception to some comments made by Zombie.

“He lied about me. He said that I was very cold to him when he told me that he was going to make [Halloween],” said the filmmaker. “Nothing could be further from the truth. I said, ‘Make it your own movie, man. This is yours now. Don’t worry about me.’ I was incredibly supportive. Why that piece of shit lied, I don’t know. He had no reason to. Why did he do it?”

“So, frankly, that will color my response to the film,” he continued. “If I take that away, I did not… I thought that he took away the mystique of the story by explaining too much about [Michael Myers]. I don’t care about that. He’s supposed to be a force of nature. He’s supposed to be almost supernatural. And he was too big. It wasn’t normal.”

UPDATE: Following the publication of the comments, Carpenter has taken to Twitter to state that it’s “old news” and he’s since buried the hatchet with Zombie:

To everyone fascinated with the JC/RZ feud, old news. We spoke Sunday, we buried the hatchet. Let's move on.

— John Carpenter (@TheHorrorMaster) September 28, 2016

What did you make of Rob Zombie’s Halloween? Is Carpenter right in his assessment? Let us know your thoughts on the remake in the comments below…

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