AMC Cinema

I practically never go to the cinema, but I’ve made the trip twice in two weeks (to see the same film — yeah Deadpool!!!) and this was the far more enjoyable trip of the two.
A group of 8 of us descended on the AMC, no trouble getting tickets and I like that it’s not allocated seating. It’s perhaps not as fancy as the bigger chains, but it cute and a whole load cheaper.
There’s the usual food concessions and you can even buy alcoholic drinks and take them in with you, which we all rather enjoyed.
Good cinema, great film and a brilliant time with friends. If I make another cinema trip this year, it’ll be to the AMC

For £7.50 a film you cannot grumble. oh wait yes you can.
I decided to give this place another go to watch the latest Hunger Games. and wish I hadn’t. when you first step in, it smells and looks like a gym. very sweaty and sticky. in which cattle like you have to zig zag around to the boxed office.
Tickets purchased we crawled up the steps, trying not to take in the musty carpet. We passed by a few old school arcade machines such as guitar hero and time crisis. and went up some. further escalators.
Right the snacks were okay but still a hefty price
.I paid £11 for popcorn, drink and tub of Ben and jerrys. the service was more scripted than a.soap.
Popping into the bathroom before the film. I wish I had held it in. Five toilets stood in a row blocked with dirty nappies yuck!
The cinema itself contained an average screen with average sound. the popcorn tasted stale.
I will stick to the Odeon methinks

I’ve been visiting this cinema for over 8 years. When I first moved to the city centre, I lived just at the bottom of of Bridge Street, so this was my local cinema. I often came alone before making friends in the city, and it is good for both lone and group visits.
I last came here a few weeks ago to watch Spectre. We were out any way and happened to be near the AMC, so went to the next available showing.
It’s not as smart as the Odeon, but then again, I prefer the Great Northern area to the Printworks, Also, there is a much better price and you can often get deals if you have a Spinningfields Yellow Card. Also, if you go before midday, the prices are even better.
The screens themselves are a little dated and some a little tatty and they could probably do with a spruce up, but the seats are comfortable enough.

Old School Cinema
This as good as cinema gets in 2015 until hollywood helps circumvent drastic change towards cinema culture plagued by online and home entertainment competition. Still if you have to make it to the big screen in Manchester this is the best we have for now.
My main reason for this being my personal recommendation is they have the best auditoriums in Manchester and especially if you are watching a big new release. The iMax in Manchester odeon is very old now and falling apart and the trafford one though new is not worth the horrible experience it comes. Not to mention there are seats in the trafford one that you cant actually see the whole screen from! Not in AMC the seating is thoughtful good for the disabled and has a proper fullsize impactful cinema feel screen.
Another thing I love about the place is the relaxed atmosphere that seems distinctly noticeable and missing everywhere else. The staff are chilled out and don’t seem to give a fuck which is exactly the attitude you want at the movies where its not the time to take life too seriously. Overall theres a minimal feel to the place get your food get your movie as it should be.
The food is shit obviously and the typical sad state of affairs in which cinemas seem uninterested in any other options than the status quo. But at least you can get your own food in fairly easily and again because there’s hardly any staff almost seems encouraged.
One interesting aspect is the way they have dealt with the infection of arcade machines etc that are ruining cinemas all over the world. #cinemaisnotacreshe Due to the design of the building they are at least out of the way and easily passed so not to be much of a disturbance, wonderful.
Though its an old building you can’t change much some positioning like the box office seem chaotic and of poor choice. It would also be nice to see more automated ticket machines so I don’t have to get stuck in a loud obnoxious que. But at least the prices have been fairly competitive for a long time now and its a well known point mancunian people pass around £7.50 compared with 4.50 more £11 at odeon.
It probably comes across that this is the best cinema in Manchester but what I’m really trying to say should take into account the bigger picture. More realistically if really don’t think your online entertainment netflix consoles pcgames homecinema dvd blueray 4k choices etc don’t cut it AMC is the only place you should consider.
Even then don’t expect magic.
#MovieMagicIsGone

My first experience in a cinema in Manchester has been more than satisfactory, and I’m sure I will head here many other times. I have watched a movie on a weekday, so the movie theatre was almost empty, just a handful of people there. Anyway, I found the place noticeably clean and comfortable, and endowed with all the necessary facilities. I advise students to ask for discounts. The only negative remark is the infinite number of adv preceding the movies, but I guess it’s a disease common to the majority of cinemas.

Let me start with an emphasis on the fact that in this case a 4* rating does not mean I am a fan but more that AMC Manchester scores ⁸⁰⁄₁₀₀.
AMC is tucked away in the great northern, near the Hilton end of Deansgate. They have 16 screens showing most new releases. They do not have IMAX screens though. If you have a Spinningfields Yellow Card, you can get discounted tickets (regardless of the time of the day).
The screens are good, seating is comfortable and the experience of watching a film on the big screen is better than satisfactory. As with all other cinemas, the depression era trend of munching popcorn in cinemas is well practised here also. However, rather than pay a king’s ransom for a pop (no pun intended) I am happy to relinquish this «pleasure».
Come of think of it, in this day and age, in the centre of Manchester, you get to see a film for around 5 – 6 quid a pop, you can’t go far wrong with that option now, can you?

I always come to this cinema and I love it as it is cheap and exactly the same as other cinemas so why pay more right?
However when I came today with my friend we arrived a little earlier than usual and decided to come in and wait for the movie.
After a while the adverts came on and after a couple generic educational ones three disturbing adverts were shown –scare tactic ads — one very graphic drowning one and two about heart disease and cancer.
Sorry, did I come to feel hopeless? No. Totally insensitive for people who have been through traumatic experiences like drowning.
Adverts like the ones I saw arent shown before the watershed on TV so why at 7pm have I seen them?
Lets hope the film cheers me up after this depressing start.

This falls under the category of standard movie theatre, neither modernised or classical, just plain.
The price is much better than odeon and the tiered seating is a little steeper and never feels as intrusive.
The place is fit for purpose though I always find it a tad Grimy in here, I don’t know if it’s the carpets or something but I always end up feeling as though My feet stick to the floor a little here.
Went to see pitch perfect 2 (sue me, I’m man enough to laugh at the trials and hilarious misfortunes of a group of singing girls!) and the lights took a couple mins into the film to finally go down…
All in all, not a bad cinema to go to, but not a great one either. Does the job if your just popping in to watch a movie :)

In terms of expense seeing films seems to be getting more and more expensive, but the AMC is always fairly good value considering. The staff are friendly and well mannered and deal okay with people with disabilities too. The venue is clean, although sometimes like most cinema’s I do wish the floors felt a little less sticky underfoot. I do not intentionally buy food as it is always over priced and tends not to offer anything to someone like myself who intends to try and loose some weight :)
Overall I like seeing things here, also if you do have an issue they tend to be good at sorting it out for you.

A great cinema based in the the Great Northern Building on Deansgate, It has 16 screens altogether with all the latest movies, All the screens are different in size but the big blockbusters are mainly shown on the biggest screens which are screens 1 – 4. The best thing about the AMC is the price!!! Its much cheaper than the Odeon and at £5 each who can beat that! I do like to going to the AMC during the day when its much quieter and you can practically have the screen to yourself! It also has really comfortable BIG american seats so you can just relax and enjoy youre film in this huge Cinema!

Opened in 2001, with 16 screens and over 3,000 seats AMC Cinemas is huge American style multiplex cinema. The only AMC in the UK.

I’ve been a very frequent visitor in the past to the AMC cinema in Great Northern as it used to be right next to where I lived as a student, but this was my first time here in a year or so and I was glad to see it hasn’t changed much.
I think it’s in a great location with the ticket office in the main foyer of the warehouse itself. There is a small arcade area which you have to walk through to get to the escalators that take you to the upper level which hosts the 16 screens and the confectionary sales (the best bit!!!)
The options for food and snacks here is quite good — hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, pick n mix, chocolate — you name it, they’ve got it, you’ll pay an arm and a leg for it as usual but it’s all part of the experience in my opinion.
The cinema screens range from being really large (most blockbusters or opening nights are usually showing in these) with some other movies being shown in smaller and cosier screens. All of them have comfy seating and plenty of leg room.
What else can I say apart from that it is just your normal cinema and has everything you will and should expect from a night at the movies!

Forget the Printworks and their comical prices (although they didn’t make me laugh) This place is the tops. Plush seats, non of that V.I.P marlarky, all the current films and I thought the inside of the cinema was a bit old school, like the golden age of cinema going (1970s) when I was a kid, although I didn’t witness any toy fighting down the front! Seriously if you are a cinema goer and you don’t want to pay silly money you need look no futher.

AMC at the Great Northern is my second favourite cinema in Manchester city centre (Cornerhouse is my favourite), purely down to the fact that it’s away from the main shopping area so never really gets busy.
The first time I went to see a film there (Noah, utter crap), I did that idiotic thing of opting for pick’n’mix sweets instead of popcorn and spent more on them than the actual film ticket! About halfway through the flick, I felt incredibly nauseous and swore I would stick to popcorn from then on. There are only so many white mice, jelly babies and spaceships one can devour before the insides start to make disapproving growls.
I don’t advise buying drinks there either — a bottle of water will set you back around £3 so do what I’m going to do next time and sneak in a little picnic in your handbag/​manbag.
Anyway, enough about the snacks. There are something like 20 screens in the complex, give or take, and all public areas always seem very clean and tidy.
But one thing I will regularly be taking advantage of is their cut-​price film tickets when you visit before 12 noon. Late shows are also pretty cheap too, I hear.

AMC Cinema is huge, and invariably empty whenever I go. I’ve no idea how it’s managed to stay open in Manchester for the last 10 years or so, but the cheaper tickets before 12 and late night on the weekends probably help, I tend to only go here for the early morning films to avoid noisy eaters and get good seats.
AMC is no better or worse than Odeon in the Printworks, though it doesn’t boast an IMAX screen, so if you’re after a giant feast for the eyes you’re out of luck here. The seats are pretty comfy but after 2hrs you may change your mind.
Films are the usual sort of big studio stuff, that you get everywhere, I don’t recall there being much world cinema or alternative stuff like live sports & theatre shows that you occasionally get at Odeon & Cineworld in Didsbury.

Yes, it’s a big corporate soulless megaplex, but if you’re a film snob, what are you doing looking up a review of a big corporate soulless megaplex in the first place?! The Cornerhouse is just down the road! And they don’t even show Marvel superhero films there. I give the AMC a 4 star review simply because it’s the best big corporate soulless cinema and it’s the cheap, ergo if someone’s looking for a good one, go here. It’s not a «OMG THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE» 4 stars, because that would be silly.
It’s got the comfiest seats of all the cinemas in Manc, and it’s a hell of a lot cheaper and less age-​worn than the Odeon. Other than that, what you see is what you get.
There is sometimes a red LED next to the screen which can get quite distracting. Upon emailing the AMC they replied that this is part of the hearing difficulty system, so no getting round it unfortunately!

I am writing this as I wait for George Clooney to come on screen and entertain me in Monuments Men. Bryan Adams in crooning that everything he does he does for me. The red velvet seats are a bit grubby but comfortable. The screen is clear and the sound is good. I guess that’s all you want from a cinema.

Foyer ticket office now shut & replaced with automated machines, but you can buy at the food queue upstairs! Also an app aparently?
It’s a good cinema. Rarely anywhere near as busy as Printworks. It’s faded a bit. But then it’s not brand new. They’re aparently investing in replacing all the projectors with digital & 3d capable machines.
Also noticed that there’s a fair few café’s popping up in the outside area now including Almost Famous! Wonder if they’ll be joining in with 241 Wednesdays?

Well, wasn’t I being rather generous with my 4 star rating of the AMC? I suppose it is 4 star for what it is, but I wouldn’t exactly profess to being a fan.
Post-Dogs’N’Dough visit, and very ready for a nap, we headed to the AMC to watch Thor: The Dark World (for anyone interested, it’s totally worth seeing.) We ended up taking the entrance next to Lucha Libre, which pretty much feels like an abandoned office area and that you really shouldn’t be using it, but eventually found our way into the cinema.
We bough our tickets from the automated machines as we didn’t have a huge amount of time to spare before the movie began and there was a small queue for the manned booths. It’s an easy enough process, though one set of tickets did tear, and the ‘void if detatched’ message printed on them didn’t exactly fill us with joy. The person checking the tickets, on the other hand, didn’t give a flying flip and we were free to walk right through.
The screen itself was relatively clean. The sound did flicker once or twice during the movie, but not enough to distract or affect the experience.

One of the best cinemas in Manchester due to being very large and spacious, and not that busy. Good value tickets too, especially on various days, various times, whether you’re a student etc. Still has hilariously expensive refreshments though, like any cinema.
It has a slight art deco style too, like the old style cinemas.
The only thing is that it feels a bit neglected now. The downstairs areas around the Great Northern feel like they’re waiting for something to come along and bring some life to them, add some shops and restaurants etc, but its never happened, so it feels quite quiet and ghost-​town-​like.
As for the cinema itself feeling neglected, the carpets are a little worn/​faded and threadbare, and many of the seats in the actual auditoriums are now a bit tatty and stained etc. It’s still a great place, it just needs a bit of TLC.