Deafening cinema sound

Going to the cinema last week turned out to be a most unpleasant ordeal due to the excruciatingly high sound accompanying the film.

On complaining to the usher during the interval, he politely pointed out that this was needed to bring out the "special effects" of the film but he would refer to the manager to have it lowered. In the second part of the film it remained just as bad.

This is a short-sighted policy on the part of cinema owners and will account for more dwindling numbers at the cinema, especially at a time when DVDs are available within a relatively short time.

To their detriment, disco frequenters are probably attuned to such high-level noise but cinemagoers come in all ages.

It would be to the point if such films were accompanied by a health warning: Beware of Split Ear Drums.