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I like movies. The fruit of the Murphy Loins are old enough that I can go see movies without them. I don't see that many movies. What's wrong with this picture?

Hollywood.

Hollywood has real difficulty in making good movies. I don't expect lots of great movies to be made every year -- I'm happy with one or two. Of course, some years it's zero. But that's a reasonable expectation for greatness in film making. The trouble is all those other movies. Look what's playing now in box office order:
(1) The Amityville Horror. A remake of a poor horror film -- that's a prescription for a winner.
(2) Sahara -- Uh, is this something different than the remake of The Flight of the Phoenix?
(3) Fever Pitch -- The Farrelly Brothers, could be good, but Jimmy Fallon, not too likely.
(4) Sin City -- Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez! I'd love to go see this one, but I doubt I could ever get the wife to go. I'll have to see if guys night at the movies can be brought back.
(5) Guess Who -- A remake. The female half of the family saw this while the male half was doing chess. My daughter liked it but my wife thought it stunk.
(6) Beauty Shop -- A copy. I'm completely the wrong demographic for this one.
(7) Robots -- My brother saw this one and was not impressed. This is a common problem - a movie that promises a lot but only delivers a little. I much prefer the ones that promise a little but deliver a lot.
(8) Miss Congeniality 2 -- a sequal. Could be good, love Sandra, but realistically not a must see movie.
(9) The Pacifier -- I can't admit in public that I'd like to see this movie.
(10) The Upside of Anger -- This could be my kind of movie, but it has chick flick written all over it. That was the great thing about Tin Cup - it looked like a chick flick in the previews, but it was really a guy film when you saw it.

Is this really a lineup that inspires you to see more than 2 movies? 5 out of the top 10 is what they should be shooting for, but they can't get there.