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WHY DID JOHN CARPENTER HATE HALLOWEEN II? (The Halloween Franchise Part 2)

posted 3 years ago by TMC-4 (20123)
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Part 2 of the Halloween franchise retrospective. In 1984, John Carpenter publicly expressed his feelings on Director Rick Rosenthal’s 1981 sequel to his own classic movie, declaring it to be ‘An Abomination and a Horrible Movie.” Over the years, John Carpenter has never had any time for Halloween II, a movie generally regarded as one of the best movies in the franchise, and one of the best slashers of all time.

Therefore, we’re trying to answer the question: Why did John Carpenter dislike Halloween II? And does it still stand up as a sequel to one of the greatest horror movies of all time?

Stay Morbid, Everybody.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

COS IT SUCKS? And it DOES, as I mentioned elsewhere on this board. Stupid, stupid movie.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Because he's one of those old fashioned artists who liked doing new things each time, as opposed to recycling the old, over and over again.