AMC offers a day of Stephen King movies


I don't know if I should celebrate, or take cover. . . AMC is giving Stephen King movies a full day.  There are a few duds in the bunch (Thinner), but also some true classic gems (Christine).

Check out the full lineup at www.amctv.com

12:00 Graveyard Shift
2:00 The Dark Half
4:30 Blood of Dracula (I dunno about that. . .)
9:00 The Dark Half
11:30 Silver Bullet
1:30 The Dead Zone
4:00 Thinner
6:00 Cujo
8:00 Christine
10:00 Pet Sematary
About Christine, Mike Scott at Nola.com writes, "Christine" - dated though it feels -- should hold a special place in the hearts of horror fans, as it sees two masters of the genre come together in Carpenter and King." www.nola.com

For fun. . . Here's the listing.  Go ahead  and copy the list, and give the movies a 1-5 star count.

(Don't do half stars, make a star actually mean something!  Half stars make me think of the mother standing at the park yelling at her kids, "Four and a half. . ." come on, lady, get to five and spank the kid!  Sorry for the rant. . . carry on)

David's Rating:
(This is completely arbitrary at the moment and does not reflect other reviews I've written!)

Graveyard Shift  * *
The Dark Half  * * * *
Silver Bullet * * *
The Dead Zone * * * *
Thinner *
Cujo * * * *
Christine * * * *
Pet Sematary * * * * *

9 comments:

  1. Graveyard Shift: Haven't seen it.
    The Dark Half:...I'd say ***1/2
    Silver Bullet: A cautious ****
    Dead Zone: ****
    Thinner: Haven't seen that much of it.
    Cujo: ***** Better than the book.
    Christine: *** Sorry.
    Pet Semetary: Haven't seen it, yet looks like an easy 5.

    ChrisC

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  2. Graveyard Shift = just awful
    The Dark Half = watchable, but not remarkable.
    Silver Bullet = great movie.
    Dead Zone = it's all right, but overrated.
    Thinner = pretty bad.
    Cujo = Tedious at times, but worth it.
    Christine = I dig the retro kitsch.
    Pet Sematary = One of the finer works.

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  3. Most of these movies are on Netflix. Have your own SK marathon, comercial free.

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  4. I've got 'em all on DVD!

    Graveyard Shift *
    The Dark Half * *
    Silver Bullet * * *
    The Dead Zone * * * *
    Thinner
    Cujo * * * *
    Christine * * *
    Pet Sematary * *

    This'd make for a fine day's viewing. Some of them are crap, but hey, that's alright; you need nap time, too!

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    1. Not a particularly good movie, in my opinion. The acting of everyone who was not formerly on The Munsters is atrocious.

      It's got enjoyable scenes here and there, but overall I just don't think it's very good.

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  5. Watched the all...
    Graveyard Shift *
    The Dark Half * *
    Silver Bullet * *
    The Dead Zone * * * *
    Thinner * *
    Cujo * * *
    Christine * * *
    Pet Sematary * * *

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  6. It's a shame they play the same ones every year.
    I wish they would play the original 'Salems Lot.
    -mike

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