The AMC Carolina Pavilion (the neck-and-neck runner-up) has the more comfortable seats, but I like the overall size and feel of this venue: It presents the best (and worst) of Hollywood without subjecting patrons to video games around every corner and overloud pop music blaring from lobby speakers. Plus, the employees are about the nicest bunch of people one could hope to encounter.
Phillips Place, Cameron Valley Parkway & Fairview. 704-556-6843.
This article appears in Aug 4-10, 2004.
