For Those Who Feel the Need

Why anyone would want to sit through even one is beyond me, but for the addicted (or should that be afflicted?) it sounds like a pretty good deal.

The press release, with a list of all the participating theaters so the rest of us will know where to stay away from:

AMC ENTERTAINMENT® OFFERS GUESTS A "CUTTING" EDGE VALUE:

"SAWFEST" MOVIE MARATHON ON THURSDAY, OCT. 23

An Experience Not for the Faint of Heart:

See Saw I, II, III, IV and V--For $15

Kansas City, Mo. (October 20, 2008) - In a move to challenge serious horror movie buffs, AMC Entertainment Inc., a worldwide leader in theatrical exhibition and out-of-home entertainment, today announces details of Sawfest: a marathon of Lionsgate® and Twisted Pictures' four previously-released "Saw" movies leading up to the midnight show of the newest installation, "Saw V," all for just $15.

For a second year in a row, Sawfest will take place Thursday, Oct. 23, at 42 participating AMC theatres in 25 U.S. markets. The marathon will begin at 4 p.m. with short intermissions between each film, culminating in the 12:01 a.m. release of "Saw V." Seating is limited and tickets are available today at all participating AMC theatres and at AMCTheatres.com.

The "Saw" film series is a popular horror film franchise created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, beginning in 2004 and continuing to the present. The franchise is produced for Lionsgate by Mark Burg and Oren Koules, founders of Twisted Pictures.

The series' main plot revolves around the Jigsaw Killer, a vigilante who kidnaps victims and places them in deadly traps to test them and see if they are deserving of the life they have abused. The victims, almost always chosen because they have taken their lives for granted, are usually linked to each other in one way or another. The films tend to conclude with a twist ending that wraps things up, but also creates more questions to be answered in the following film.

Guests who attend Sawfest are free to come and go throughout the duration of the series, but will need to keep and produce their ticket stub to ensure re-admission into the Sawfest auditorium. Due to the "R" ratings of each of the films, guests under 17 will not be admitted without a parent or guardian.

AMC "SAWFEST" PARTICIPATING THEATRES

STATE MARKET THEATRE

Arizona Phoenix AMC Mesa Grand 24

Arizona Phoenix AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX

California Los Angeles AMC CityWalk 19 with IMAX

California Los Angeles AMC 30 at The Block

California Los Angeles AMC Burbank 16

California Los Angeles AMC Ontario Mills 30

California Los Angeles AMC Norwalk 20

California Los Angeles AMC Del Amo 18

California San Diego AMC Mission Valley 20

California San Diego AMC Palm Promenade 24

California San Jose AMC Mercado 20

California San Francisco AMC Metreon 16 with IMAX

California San Francisco AMC Bay Street 16

Colorado Denver AMC Westminster Promenade 24

District of Columbia Washington AMC Hoffman Center 22

Florida Miami AMC Sunset Place 24

Florida Miami AMC Aventura 24

Florida Orlando AMC Loews Universal Cineplex 20

Florida Orlando AMC Pleasure Island 24

Florida Tallahassee AMC Tallahassee Mall 20

Georgia Atlanta AMC Southlake Pavilion 24

Illinois Chicago AMC Loews Streets of Woodfield 20

Illinois Chicago AMC Crestwood 18

Missouri Kansas City AMC BarryWoods 24

Maryland Baltimore AMC Loews White Marsh 16

Massachusetts Boston AMC Loews Boston Common 19

Michigan Detroit AMC Star Southfield 20

New Jersey Clifton AMC Clifton Commons 16

New Jersey New Brunswick AMC Loews New Brunswick 18

New Jersey Elizabeth AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20

New York New York City AMC Empire 25

New York New York City AMC Loews Palisades Center 21

Ohio Cincinnati AMC Newport on the Levee 20

Ohio Columbus AMC Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX

Pennsylvania Philadelphia AMC Neshaminy 24

Pennsylvania Philadelphia AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh AMC Loews Waterfront 22

Texas Dallas AMC The Parks at Arlington 18

Texas Dallas AMC Mesquite 30

Texas Houston AMC Gulf Pointe 30

Virginia Norfolk AMC Hampton 24

Washington Seattle AMC Loews Alderwood 16