[bcsco]

Agreed! That's why the wife & I haven't been to a theater since 'Dances With Wolves' in 1990. Nothing worth going to see. I've bought my share of DVD's, but they're all old movies (mostly Westerns). In addition, I tape a lot; again, old stuff.

When I'm watching Fox News and they have McCuddy on or something, I'm at a loss most of the time because I don't know the people he's talking about. Usually the wife has to explain but then she's not always sure.

Happily ignorant in a red county in a blue state.

[Smokin' Joe]

Well, we have been to the theater. I slept through part of the first 'Lord of the Rings' (we bought tapes for the other two episodes), and I have taken the grand kids to see a number of G rated flicks, most of which were, well, mediocre.

The Polar Express was good, but the kids got bored. They did alright in Narnia, and it held their attention.

There have been a couple of more adult (PG-13/R) movies the critics raved over and we bought on DVD, a couple of which would have been OK, but were ruined by the 'obligatory' gay character or scene. If I wanted that in my living room, I'd go down to South Main and invite some of them over (NOT happening).

We have an extensive library of movies on VHS, and many are old enough to rip and burn onto DVD, I suppose, but I do not have the equipment to do so, (although I'd like to, and save the tape for a master copy before the tapes or the machine get too worn).

But hollywood is deep into the gay thing and agenda crap, and suffering at the bottom line, so now they will cut their own throat and hang theater owners out to dry.

As for 'stars' nowadays, the sky is pretty dark, with only a few notables like Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, and the 'old timers'. I do not even know who most of the newbies are, either.