Forest Theater

Well, it’s a $ 5 (or cheaper) movie theatre. There is one screen with a bunch of seating.
It seems like this one screen is usually playing one of the most popular movies that is currently out. It is located right next to the Pacific University campus, which probably makes it popular with the local college kids, especially considering the low ticket cost. It shares a website with the Cornelius theatre, so I think they must be owned by the same people.
So, the sound system wasn’t great. (I noticed at the beginning of the movie, but it wasn’t distracting for the entire showing.) There was trash on the floor near my seat, and I was at the first showing of the day. They also didn’t bring the lights all the way down for the actual movie — they stayed at the dim setting that is usually just reserved for the previews.
When I went to use the restroom, there was a weird giant hole in the ceiling of what looks like it should have been a sitting area, but in fact it was just an empty room. The lock on my stall didn’t line up. When I went to wash my hands, the hot water handle on both of the taps didn’t work, but water did come out when I used the cold water tap.
Most of the parking on the street was only 2 hour parking from 8 AM to 5 PM, but there was a small lot behind the theater that didn’t look like it had a time restriction. When I showed up at the front door, there was a ticket booth, but there was also a sign on the door saying to go inside to concessions to purchase my ticket (it looked like there was just one employee there for the matinée I attended). Snacks were pretty reasonably priced at ~$ 2 for theatre candy.
Overall, the place was just pretty dingy. It could really use being spruced up and maintained a little bit better. I appreciated the low ticket cost (which is the reason this place gets 3 stars instead of 2), but I wholeheartedly prefer the Cornelius theatre over this one. I don’t think I’ll be back.