AMC, I am disappointed in you.
I am a fan of AMC, don't get me wrong. But Fearfest seems to have gone downhill every year. I miss the old days of Monsterfest, or when there was someone working to give the horror fans what they really wanted for Halloween. I feel more tricked than treated; tricked into looking forward all year long to a disappointing Fearfest. Where are the classics? An American Werewolf in London (1981), The Fog (1980), The Exorcist (1973), Black Christmas (1974), Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Omen (1976), Fright Night (1985), Carrie (1976), Poltergeist (1982), etc. If you were going to show some new films, I wouldn't mind seeing the Resident Evil film series, Dawn of the Dead (2004), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). I wouldn't even mind going back to some of the grimy slasher films like My Bloody Valentine (1981) or Sleepaway Camp (1983). And where is Them! (1954) or the Thing From Another World (1951)?
I am a fan of the originals, like Halloween (1978), Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and Friday the 13th (1980), but AMC plays them at odd hours of the night or opt to show one of the lesser sequels or spin offs. Why is it that when classics, like Psycho, are played it is at 1 AM, and it's the crappy Gus Van Sant 1998 version? Piñata: Survival Island? Really?!?! Buffy the Vampire Slayer? End of Days? Wolf, King Kong, and Sabretooth? Not really scary or fun.
I do commend them for bringing back The Return of the Living Dead (1985), it was a fun movie from my childhood, and for trying The Shinning (1980). There are a lot of other interesting Stephen King Films that could be played, like The Mist (2007), It (1990), and Silver Bullet (1985). I also think the additions of Thir13ten Ghosts (2001), Night of the Living Dead (1968), House on Haunted Hill (1999) and the Alien films is good. I wish the Aliens films didn't replay all weekend though. The Halloween films are nice too, though I think the schedule overuses them as well.
What is it with replaying the same films all week? Where is the variety?
Every year I plan to spend the week before Halloween carving pumpkins, eating Halloween candy, going to costume parties, and most importantly...having AMC playing on the TV 24/7. Next year I might not be such a faithful viewer.
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Since my post, I have sifted through the blog comments from 2008 and earlier this year about Fearfest/Monsterfest. After reviewing, it seems like this year's line up does reflect some of the things that were asked for in 2008. Willard, The Shinning, Night of the Living Dead, Pupet Masters, Raising Cane, The Bride of Chucky, the Halloween series etc, were all asked for by the faithful AMC viewers.
I do believe that AMC is reading our comments and wants to make everyone happy. Good job AMC!
I understand that it isn't possible to make everyone satisfied, and I commend your effort to try and please us.
Remove Pinata: Survival Island, and I will be happy.
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Yeah some might have asked for those movies,but they had Willard,Puppetmasters,Halloween, and I believe Bride of Chucky last year. The Shining is great,but Raising Cain? C'mon! If they really were reading and truly cared, they'd be showing more of the classics people have been clamoring for. Look at the Monsterfest Memories 2000 post. That was a great Monsterfest. And if they wanted they could throw in Halloween,Friday the 13th and some others. I don't think there would be much complaining.
On a side note, Best Buy is having "killer" deals on horror DVDs. Picked me up the original Texas Chainsaw and Night of the Living Dead for $15!
Only AMC would waste the viewer's time with the 1998 remake of PSYCHO.
Buffy-stupid
House on haunted hill 2-retarded
13 Ghosts-why bother
halloween 1,4&5-awsome...but stop repeating movies. save all the halloweens for HALLOWEEN, and there's enough of them to have them run all day long.
End of Days-not amused
Young Frankensteeeen-gay
I guess what i'm trying to say is, "come on you can do better than that".