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John Carpenter: “Oppenheimer was OK.”


https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/john-carpenter-oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-b2539532.html

John Carpenter on Oppenheimer: “Oppenheimer was OK. It was alright. Everyone’s praising it as the movie of the century – I don’t know about that.”

On Maestro: “I liked Maestro a great deal. I thought that was terrific.”

On Barbie: "I can’t believe I watched Barbie. It’s just not my generation. I had nothing to do with Barbie dolls. I didn’t know who Allan was. I mean, I can sum it up. She says, ‘I don’t have a vagina,’ and then at the end, ‘I’m going to go to a gynecologist!’ That’s the movie to me.”

For a director of B horror movies he had a big mouth.

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He's not wrong about Oppenheimer.

As for Barbie I liked it but I'm not surprised a 76 year old man didn't.

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Lol. If you've seen any recent interviews with Carpenter, the guy is a serious curmudgeon. However he's earned the right to be cranky given that he's one of the greatest horror/thriller directors of all time.

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'However he's earned the right to be cranky given that he's one of the greatest horror/thriller directors of all time.'

Amen to that.

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