I'll sign up to. What kills me about the theaters in this town is the fact they won't play a movie with a gay nature until it is nominated for a Grammy. Got milk? not in Augusta.

The Evans Cinema Complex is FAR superior to the Augusta exchange. F-A-R SUPERIOR !

The Evans theater might be better, I can't say since I haven't been to the Augusta theater in years - simply a matter of proximity and ease of navigation rather than a preference for one over the other. However, the patrons in Evans are no different. I've had more than one movie ruined there due to people in the theater talking to each other or on their cell phones. Our theaters are becoming a strong argument for home entertainment systems.

Sign me up as well...had far too many movies messed up due to not hearing the movie for the patrons behind me talking on their cell or being really loud...when the "ushers" do patrol, they do not do anything, even after someone complains....ummmmm, makes you wish for the times when patrons being loud or unruly was just cause for their ejection from the theatre..."sigh"

your comment ...I thought of public schools. With all the things children are taught, couldn’t movie etiquette be squeezed into the curriculum somewhere? ....Mr. Edwards, you obviously have NOT been in some of the public school classrooms. They cannot teach students etiquette in the classroom (some are zoos) let alone someplace else. But nice thought! Being taught etiquette begins in the HOME, but if the parents are beligerant how do you expect their childen to behave?

I really hate to say this, but go to Evans. It's a much better class of people.

I had a couple of knuckle heads making noise one time in Regal. I started by just turning and staring at them...they looked at me and I just stared...the guy said "What?"...I just continued to stare with a VERY cold look. The guys said, "Turn around.." I then said, "I will when you two shut the f@#k up." The guy was an older guy, mid 50's, he and his wife got a look of absolute shock on their faces. He mumbled something about how I was rude and they both shut up. Another time me and a few friends went out to the Regal and there were some "Gangstas" who thought it would be a good idea to be REALLY loud and laugh and talk. I was not near them but the people in front of them turned and said something, it was some younger white kids, and the "Gangstas" proceeded to become even more loud and then threats started to flow...I got up went out and got the extra duty officer. I came back, took him to the guys and said, "Officer, these guys here are being disruptive and I heard them threaten these kids here with violence. I am a bail enforcement officer with the county and I will write a sworn statement if you want me to." They could not believe their ears. The officer escorted them out and I made sure I flashed my pistol where they could see it along with my badge while he was considering DC charges against them. It was amazing how humble they all got once they didn't have an audience.

Black people love to talk and comment during films.. this is the case everywhere. You really have to pick your theater wisely. When I lived in Atlanta, we would drive up to Kennesaw to see a movie, because it was the only place to watch it in peace and quiet. I think there were like 3 black people in Kennesaw at that time.

This is why I quit going to movie theatres several years ago. I refuse to pay good money to listen to people talk on their cell phones, have personal conversations with their friends, throw food, let their babies scream, let their kids run up and down the aisles, etc.

The Georgia Theater Company(which owns Evans Cinema and once owned the Fox in Atlanta and the Miller in Augusta, among other legendary moviehouses throughout the Peach State)has learned a thing or two since sound became an important part of the motion picture experience. Times have changed but audiences haven't. An audience is the only human arrangement dumber than a committee. You can't reason with cowards in the dark(Other than that, Mr. Lincoln, how was the play?)and,in a contemporary smartly managed cinema-warren, you shouldn't have to. It's amazing how much respedt a white-gloved badly disfigured usher can command. A good one can flush out a miscreant quicker than a Jack Russell down a foxhole.

obviously ya'll are seein the wrong movies. ones geared towards rambling inconsiderate potato-chip eating brutes. i enjoyed my time with a lovely lady watching the curious somethingerother of benjamin button. the only thing that annoyed me was no kiss at the end of the date >=p

Yeah, you'll probably have a different class of people at certain movies, i.e., probably won't have to worry about people screaming at the screen during a showing of a more sophisticated movie, while having to deal with the madhouse if you attend your usual pop culture movie (the horrible movie experience of my life was at Final Destination: the entire audience laughed and screamed throughout the entire movie--white and black). The worst movie experience of my life, however, came while watching The Sixth Sense. With ten minutes left some rather large--okay fat--lady stood up and screamed "Bruce Willis be dead!!" Up until that time, I didn't realize it yet, and she completely ruined the movie for me. So, thank you fat lady for doing that. Of course, what does that say about me, considering I was out-sleuthed by a woman who was devoting at least 50 percent of her brain power to her popcorn and candy. Oh well.

Good points Johnny. I firmly believe that close to 50 percent of the angst and stress in most of our lives would disappear if people could, in addition to keeping their mouths shut at movie theaters:1) Keep right, except to pass.2) Say "thank you" to people who hold doors open.3) Consider flushing the toilet in public restrooms.4) Realize that tips reflect the level of service provided.5) Learn that the best place to have a conversation at the grocery store is NOT in the middle of the aisle.6) Understand that one person's right to peace and quiet always trumps another person's right to make noise, especially at night.7) Enunciate, particularly when talking through a speaker system.8) Park in between -- not on -- the yellow lines.9) Dispose of trash in trash cans.I'm sure there's a 10th one out there somewhere, it's just not coming to mind right now.

10) refrain from wearing 3" long nails when deciding your life's ambition is to prepare/handle fast food
10)a realize that just because one's suv is bigger than a schoolbus, that one do not own the road
10)b keep the running commentary with co-workers to a minimum while assisting a customer
10)c understand that enjoyment of music is not tied to the decibel which at it is played

I agree with Johnny Edwards in that it's not a RACE issue. It's a respect for others issue. It doesn't matter the color. There are disrespectful people of all races and it's all about how you were raised as a child...nbreese comments were out of line in that whatever experience he had with black people doesn't mean all black people act the same way. His comments only fuel the fire of racial tension. I hope that people of all walks of life can put aside their past hurts and forgive others and learn to accept one another's differences. As far as the topic of noise in the theaters, back when I was a kid there still used to be drive-in-movie theaters. You could do whatever in your car...eat, talk, kiss your girlfriend wildly and forget the movie and it didn't bother anyone else. As you can see...those have all just about disappeared from the Landscape to the Indoor Movie Theater culture, so will the Indoor Theater disappear to the Home Movie Theater of 52" LCD screens and Home Surround Sound. So hopefully, in order to not lost this one....Everyone should really try to get along and enjoy this pop culture phenomenon while we still have it. Be Courteous, respectful, polite, and remember your manners. It will be a much better world for everyone.

No one said that "all" black people talk during movies, but based on decades of experience at many different theaters, when the audience is predominately black, there is a much, much higher probability that there will be talking on cell phones, talking back at the actors on the screen (they can't hear you!), and just general distractions. Same with any movie with a large number of gyspsies.. they will routinely get up leave the theater, and come back and repeat this cycle every 10 minutes or so, causing a disturbance every time (that is one reason we don't see movies at regal exchange anymore). Now we have had movies disrupted at The Evans cinema, but it is very RARE..at other theaters with different demographics it was rare to see a movie that was not interrupted by Baby Mama talking on her cell phone.