You know, as I sit here after finishing Jarhead (a very good movie btw), I also read that the amount of people going to see movies in the US decreased about 7.9% last year. Hollywood would, I'd surmise, like to blame this all on file-sharing and movie piracy. After all, anyone who watched the Oscars could easily see how transparently they kept bashing in the idea that 'watching a movie in an actual theater' is an experience. We get it. You lost money.

Here's why I don't really care-

The movies last year were HORRID. Among the top movies are Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Ring II, Chicken Little, Fantastic Four, and the money-maker that was terrible- War of the Worlds. Of course it should also be noted that WOTW made most its money overseas anyway. But with movies like that, should studios really be surprised? Honestly?

I say chill out and wait for this year. We've got X-3, Superman Returns, Mission Impossible 3, Scary Movie 4 and others that promise to raise some money. I have to say however that as of the last movie I went to go see, I saw enough previews for crappy horror movies that it's sickening. How many times do I have to see a preview for a scary movie that just has some creepy kid? The shtick doesn't work anymore, gentlemen. It just doesn't.

And with that, I bid adieu.