Clueless in Hollywood

[Stagecoach]

One of the entertainment headlines for today is "Tom Cruise backlash at the box office?". Yes, I'm tired of all the "TomKat" news and other celeb news. But, rarely has an actors off stage antics effected whether I see a particular movie.

Another story this week. 16 to 24 year olds are reported to have the highest occurances of bootlegging movies.

Now, what do I think the two stories have in common. You probably can already guess. Yep, the cost of going to the theater. Many moons ago when I was young. The cost of going to the theater and the minimum wage was about the same.

Now, the cost of a ticket in my area is $11.00, small popcorn is $3.50 and soda is $4.00. The minimum wage here is about $6.00. Of course, you'll have to subtract taxes and social security for actual spending money. Movies used to be considered a cheap date, but at $30 dollars for two. Add to that a big increase over the past couple of months to get to the theater.

BTW: Is MI3 really worth 5+ hours of work :) .

[togashi]

Another story this week. 16 to 24 year olds are reported to have the highest occurances of bootlegging movies.

Did they really need a study to find this statistic? Say duh.

Bootlegging movies really hits them where it hurts. The industry says it makes more money on DVD releases than it does on box office receipts.

[One-Winged Angel]

I liked the movie, actually. Movies are 7 bucks here unless you go during the afternoon, when they're 5. I go almost every week. Anyway...eh, I get really tired of hearing what celebrities are up to. A lot of it is just publicity crap, which I couldn't possibly care less about. Tom Cruise may be a weirdo, but hey, his movies can be good. It's kinda like me still listening to Metallica, regardless of the whole fiasco with Napster. I don't give two shits what their attitude is, their music is awesome..except the new album..bleh.