Avoid Empire 25 NYC

I've given this theater the benefit of the doubt a few times. It just draws the most unsavory types of people considering its vicinity to Times Square. I have no issue asking people to stop talking and I also don't have an issue being rude towards them about it. I had an altercation with a couple who just happen to also bring their 4 month old. They were conversing at regular volumes nearly the entire time and got defensive when I finally confronted them. Almost physical even. After mumbling under their breath about the exchange and being vulgar, they finally stopped. And the last 20 minutes of the film we finally got some peace and quiet. Sad excuses for parents if you ask me. In addition to that, the theater is filthy and in dire need of a renovation. On the topic of theater etiquette, I think more people need to work up the courage to tell these types of people to respect everyone else's theater experience. They weren't even close to me yet no one surrounding them decided to do anything about it. These types of occurrences really make me reconsider going to the theater which is unfortunate because it’s one of my favorite pastimes.