The 5 is not what it used to be. It's been years s...

The 5 is not what it used to be. It's been years since I've been to this drive-in and I'm afraid this past Tuesday will be my very last. While the special pricing on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a double-feature is appealing (hence my maximum rating of two stars), the staff's general lack of care here makes going to a clean movie theatre all the more appealing.

The bathrooms in the Screen 1 lot were horrific and looked like they hadn't been cleaned in weeks there was litter all over the floor, toilet paper clogging nearly every toilet, holes in the doors stuffed with toilet paper, feces smeared on one of the toilet seats, and a sad single soap dispenser filled with watered down soap to service all 4-5 sinks with poorly-working taps. If that's what the bathrooms look like, I'd hate to see the kitchen. (Needless to say, we skipped concessions.)

On top of the dirty facilities, the experience left something to be desired. The screen was too dark to see much during the movies' darker scenes, and it didn't help that there were headlights regularly shining on it (nothing was said to the owner of the vehicle whose lights were on for the last half hour of the second movie). It was also distracting to have new guests driving around and parking in the lot during the last 15-20 minutes of the first movie. If you love having high-beams in your mirrors while you're trying to watch a movie on a dim screen, maybe this place is for you, but it's certainly not for us.

Overall, a disappointing experience that sours positive memories of past visits. I'd be willing to give The 5 another shot if there was any indication that its management and staff would clean up their act (literally), but from the sound of other reviews, there's still a steady stream of business coming in despite glaring issues, so I remain doubtful that anything is likely to change.