I'm normally not a fan of re-makes of films that are already considered classics in their own right,but,regardless of wether or not Rob Zombie said yes,if he would have said no then I'm sure they would have made the film with some director that probably does'nt even like the horror genre.I believe Zombie has a love for the genre and for John Carpenters original work,and it shows in this version.You can tell Zombie put alot of thought into the story,re-tracing Micheal's story all the way from his childhood so we can see why Micheal had become the heartless souless killer he is(wich definetly had my curiosity up as I enjoy seeing the origins of any iconic charector)and what motivated him.I loved the film from begining to end and am looking forwward to the next chapter and how it will be told.