Terrace Theater — Local services in Charleston

This movie theater has an amazing feel to it when you walk in. You feel like you’ve stepped back in time! They have bored games to keep you occupied while you’re waiting for your movie but there’s a few things that definitely need to be improved!!

Concession stand : The popcorn I had was terrible! No flavor / no salt at all and tasted very stale. This theater has a large assortment of candy. (Please get some new popcorn!!!! )

I’ve tried to call the theater on many occasions over the past year and no one ever answers the phone. No voicemail either. After it rings, it says remote access code and there’s no way to leave a message. I was also looking for an email so I could reach out to them Versus doing a mediocre review. I don’t like to write negative things for the public to review unless I’ve taken it upon myself to reach out to management and address my concerns. Since I’m not able to do that, I’m utilizing this forum to express ‘my’ opinion hoping just to make things better overall for everyone else when they visit this location.

The other issue is that you have to wait for someone to call out your movie to be seated. Three out of the four last movies that I’ve seen I’ve never heard anyone call it out so they must be whispering. I always end up being late to see the show. Another time I just walked in when I didn’t hear my movie called 10 minutes after the showing was supposed to start and I was asked to leave so that someone could clean the theater first.

Whoever is announcing the showing of the movie needs to speak louder so that you can hear your movie being called no matter where you are sitting in the lobby.

The staff could certainly be a little friendlier as well. Some of them act aggravated that they have to be there. A friendly smile and a kind voice goes a long way!

One night I came out of the movies and all the lights were out in the lobby. It was pitch black. It wasn’t even the latest showing. Two people in front of me had to get a flashlight out so they could see their way to the door. At least leave a few lights on people!

This place has GREAT potential… They just need to make some improvements!

I will continue to go there because I love the atmosphere… It’s actually one of my favorite places to go so I hope to see some improvements if anyone in management reads my review. (employees are the lifeline of your business) !

I’m certainly not trying to hurt anyone’s feelings… I just want a better overall experience when I come in :-) thank you so much...

This theatre seems extremely dangerous and appears as though it hasn’t been renovated since the late 1900’s.

My significant other and I recently saw a movie at this theatre and couldn’t believe the state of it when we walked into screen 6. The door is right next to the seats, meaning there is no sound isolation. Employees started vacuuming the hallway outside the theatre during our movie which completely drowned out the sound from the movie.

They attempt to cram 50 people into a seating area the size of a comfortable home theatre, meant for a maximum of 25 people. There is one exit, meaning that if an emergency situation was to occur and someone had a door open in the hallway next to the theatre, everyone would be trapped. The one door situation also creates a choke point, meaning the flow of people would be greatly disrupted when exiting during an emergency situation. If there was a situation such as an active shooter or a fire, the number of casualties would be massive due to this MAJOR issue. I am not sure how this theatre passed any form of inspection.

There is little to no elevation between the 5 rows of seats, and no assigned seating. We were forced to sit in the back corner which caused our view of the bottom portion of the already extremely small screen to be obstructed. There is barely any room between the rows of chairs, so your knees are almost guaranteed to hit the chair in front of you, and if you have to go to the restroom during a movie and are sitting in the middle of a row, every person in that row will need to stand up for you to exit the theatre.

This theatre has only been given two stars as one star ratings are rarely taken seriously, and the decorations in the lobby were quite nice. Aside from that, there is no reason to even visit this theatre, much less attend a...

The Terrace is a lovely, retro-style theater with several auditoriums. The interior is very vintage, but is kept clean and is well-maintained, with lots of decor with references for movie buffs.

The theaters themselves are relatively small and cozy, and you get to have a great view of the screen. They don't often suffer from "ice box" syndrome either; I'd suggest a light wrap in the warmer months or keeping your jacket on at first when going into the auditoriums, but it's rarely freezing.

The screens are large, digital boards that replicate the classic projection screen well. Between showings, local advertisements are cycled through, and before each film, there is only a short series of movie trailers, a reminder to silence cellphones, and the classic "let's go out to the lobby" short. My only complaints would be that Auditorium 2's screen had a dead or damaged pixel, and that the door needed lubrication so it didn't squeak.

While they don't serve full meals, they have great popcorn and lots of snacks, as well as drinks, including beer and wine. There's also several restaurants within very short walking distance. The public house nearby has very good food, for instance.

The Terrace Theater is where I go to watch anything on the big screen now that Cinebarre was finally run into the ground by Regal. It's well worth the longer drive for me, as it's an excellent local theater that shows not only major releases, but classics and special showings, like student projects, concert films, monthly horror films, seasonal series, and short film compilations. I highly...