First off, when I tell my friends that I'm going to the movies at the Harkins Christown, they look at me like I'm insane. NO, peeps, it is NOT old scary Christown theater that used to be on 19th Avenue. This new Harkins is located on the "back side" of the Mall close to the Wal-Mart. I found that some of my friends didn't even know this theater was here at all! I go to this theater about once a month (matinee shows are very reasonably priced!) and the All Digital Projection and digital sound is awesome. The stadium style "rocker" seating is comfy (fold up armrests with cupholders is nice for movie date night) and the theaters are generally clean and trash-free. The audiences are the only reason that I deduct one star - theater management/security should do a better job in controlling some "hood-ish" behavior, and some showings have LOTS of immature teenage behaviors - to the point that it seems like half of Central High's sophmore class is sometimes in attendance (especially opening nights) - all of these "kids" were yelling "Stephanie, we're up HERE!!" at the top of their damn lungs about 10 minutes into the movie last time I was there for a Saturday matinee!
Back on topic, the snack bar is good for a movie theater, there's self-service ticketing kiosks, you can purchase tickets online, and the theater is thoughtfully disabled-accessible (thank you Harkins for that!) There's also assistive listening devices and closed captioning options available too. Plenty of parking too, and I've noticed a comforting level of police "presence" in the parking lot after late evening showings.