By George P. Hassett

A 25-year-old Medford man was strangled by an unruly movie goer at The Somerville Theatre Friday night, police said.

The victim asked two drunk men in the movie theatre to lower their voices, police said. Instead, one of the men placed a shoestring around the victim’s neck and pulled, police said.

The victim got free and the suspect said, “Watch what you say, I could have killed you” and then fled the theatre,” police said.

Detectives plan to review security cameras. The suspect was described as a 35 to 40 year-old white man.