It's official ... AMC will show anything now

[KneadToKnow]

As I type this, Catwoman is just getting started.

Oh. Dear. God.

[garygnu]

[i]My storyboarding teacher said that it is useful to watch bad movies to learn what not to do.
The lesson of what not to do with Catwoman is to not make Catwoman.
What movie started the slippery slope.

[Steve MB]

So, what does the "C" stand for now? Crap?

[Pine Fresh Scent]

There's not enough beer in the world to get me through that movie. It's almost as bad as the Mr. Freeze Batman movie.

[Sampiro]

At the same time TCM is getting better. A few weeks ago I was irked by their Burt Reynolds marathon, but I've stopped several times recenty and was thrilled to see Nicholas & Alexandra on (commercial free) last night.

[AuntiePam]

AMC has an excellent original series though -- Mad Men, drama, set in a NYC ad agency in 1960. Almost no one's heard of it though. Anyone who'd like Mad Men wouldn't watch AMC on a bet.

[Bobotheoptimist]

I miss the days of the Javelin and AMX. By gum, AMC made some nice cars before the Gremlin and Pacer.

Oh, the movie channel... Never mind.

[KneadToKnow]

I've noticed the improvements at TCM as well, Sampiro. I can remember when the closest they'd have gotten to Nicholas & Alexandra would have been A View to a Kill.

[Otto]

Originally Posted by KneadToKnow

I've noticed the improvements at TCM as well, Sampiro. I can remember when the closest they'd have gotten to Nicholas & Alexandra would have been A View to a Kill.

Is this some other TCM with which I have yet to become acquainted? Because you can't mean Turner Classic Movies.

[Wee Bairn]

Originally Posted by KneadToKnow

I've noticed the improvements at TCM as well, Sampiro. I can remember when the closest they'd have gotten to Nicholas & Alexandra would have been A View to a Kill.

Are you thinking of TMC, The Movie Channel? TCM, Turner Classic, has shown true classics from any year and any country since day one.

AMC, though is a fucking joke. The commercials are bad enough (what true movie fan is going to watch a movie edited and with commercials, even if its one they have never seen and really want to see?), but the movie choices are a laugh. Seriously, if they're going to show the shit they show, they should really change the name, for honesty's sake.

[Governor Quinn]

I can't resist the urge to quote a Usenet joke about how far AMC has fallen:

"When they started showing [a European mini-series], I was impressed, as, finally, they had broken all three things they had stood for: not American, not a Movie, and certain not a Classic"

[Exapno Mapcase]

What's the "now" in the thread title? AMC has been like this for about a decade.

However, not only is it the current home of Mad Men, but it also was the home of Remember Wenn (when, when, when will they do the DVD?), the best sitcom ever not to have originated on a network. And according to Wiki:

The series was slated for a fifth season, but was abruptly cancelled when new management took over AMC.

Which tells you everything about the management of AMC.

[RealityChuck]

AMC has been the home for Hu$stle, though the last season of the show was a slight dropoff in quality.

[Derleth]

Earlier tonight TCM showed The Jazz Singer and then some Vitaphone shorts featuring old vaudeville acts. TCM has never shied away from niche material and is the only place on TV that shows silent films. It's also the only place on TV that actually runs ads denigrating pan-and-scan and praising letterbox. Not a coincidence.

[BarnOwl]

Doesn't anyone feel that AMC shows the same old shit, over and over?

I think Cable stepped in with PayPerView and has put AMC almost out of business.

I go to NETFLIX now for my stuff.

And so to bed.

[pepperlandgirl]

Now? Catwoman has been in regular rotation on AMC for several months now. I know, because they always insist on showing commercials for it when I watch The Three Amigos at two in the morning--another movie they show quite regularly.

[KneadToKnow]

Originally Posted by Otto

Is this some other TCM with which I have yet to become acquainted? Because you can't mean Turner Classic Movies.

Busted. I was making an unnecessary joke at Fiona Fullerton's expense.

[Otto]

Originally Posted by BarnOwl

Doesn't anyone feel that AMC shows the same old shit, over and over?

Of course they do. So do HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, The Movie Channel, Flix, etc. So for that matter does TCM, although their rotations are larger and their "shit" is generally quite a bit better than average.

[Zoe]

I have this terrible creepy feeling that AMC is going to get down to showing nothing but two movies back and forth into eternity:

1. The Egg and I
2. Papa's Delicate Condition

I've been thinking about this all night and I haven't slept. My nerves are shot.

[slortar]

Some time ago, some friends and I did a bad superhero movie night and watched Catwoman and Elektra back to back. Catwoman was so bad that we actually wound up enjoying Elektra quite a bit.

What the hell was the target audience for Catwoman anyway? 45 year old crazy single women with too many cats and dead end jobs?

[OneCentStamp]

Resolved: AMC's acronym is now as misleading and inaccurate as MTV's. Discuss.

[Typo Knig]

Originally Posted by slortar

What the hell was the target audience for Catwoman anyway? 45 year old crazy single women with too many cats and dead end jobs?

No, the target audience for Catwoman was, like nearly all movies these days, adolescent boys. Think about it - Halle Berry and Sharon Stone in tight leather catsuits fighting it out on screen. (Hubba, and I say again, Hubba!) As a red blooded 'merican male I would sooooo have seen that in the theaters. But it was only in the theaters for about 20 minutes. I have never seen Catwoman, and the small pieces I've seen on cable are enough for me to realize how bad this movie is. If teenage boys won't pay to see a Halle Berry action flick, Catwoman must make Showgirls look like Citizen Kane.

Back to the OP, AMC has really gone downhill. They show relatively few classics. But they still show good movies sometimes. Last night they showed Midway, which is not a bad movie. Not in the top 50, but good enough that it transcends the Sensurround gimick.

I should be pissed that my high cable bill doesn't pay for better commercial-free movies, but it is basic cable. We're lucky that AMC doesn't show Porky's 24x365.

[KneadToKnow]

Originally Posted by OneCentStamp

Resolved: AMC's acronym is now as misleading and inaccurate as MTV's. Discuss.

No, no. It's much worse. No matter what MTV finally devolves into filling their time with, it is at least still on TV.

[Otto]

Originally Posted by Typo Knig

We're lucky that AMC doesn't show Porky's 24x365.

Come on now. Porky's is a good movie, much better for its type than it had to be.

[KneadToKnow]

Yeah, and besides, in on FMC like twice a month. In widescreen, no less!

[Wee Bairn]

Originally Posted by Otto

Come on now. Porky's is a good movie, much better for its type than it had to be.

Even if they did, they'd edit out the good stuff anyway.

[Yookeroo]

Originally Posted by Typo Knig

No, the target audience for Catwoman was, like nearly all movies these days, adolescent boys. Think about it - Halle Berry and Sharon Stone in tight leather catsuits fighting it out on screen.

Is there a teenage boy on the planet that would watch a movie because of Sharon Stone? Maybe Halle Berry, but not Stone.