So on Sunday Night I decided to go to the drive-in. A friend of mine also came along as I was seeing a double feature of Contagion and Apollo 18. (I expected Contagion to be good and Apollo 18 to suck.) After a minor navigational error where we learned that the turn-by-turn software knew my friend’s area better then he did, we made it to the Santee Drive-in about fifteen minutes before show time.

There were plenty of spots to choose from and we ended up pretty much front row center. A quick trip to the restroom and concession stand and we were ready for the show.

I did not expect top flight visual as this was a drive in with a long throw on the projector. There were lines running vertically through the image, almost like a video display had been enlarged. Still I was seeing two feature films, first runs films, for 8$, ($12 after gas) so really there was little to complain about. The sound was transmitted via FM radio and sounded just fine on the car’s stereo.

Contagion was a damn good movie, a very realistic and scientifically  accurate portrayal of a sudden and deadly global flu outbreak.

Apollo 18 sucked rocks as I expected and —–spoiler alert —–

—ends badly when the Command Module Pilot apparently forgot how to pilot the command module. Avoid this film, even on video.