I watch Roadhouse just because. The movie is so ridiculous that it is sublime. I think I watch it once a year.

Asking me to buy that Matt Long would grow up into Nicholas Cage, and that Eva Mendes would be charmed by that progression, required more suspension of disbelief than a flaming skeleton driving a motorcycle up the side of a building.

I've seen The Hurt Locker and Sherlock Holmes so far this weekend. I still have tomorrow to see another and it's a choice between Up in the Air or The Book of Eli.

Any suggestions?

Are there still dollar movie theaters? None in our little hick town, and I'm wondering with DVD rentals, and internet rentals, and on-demand TV whether the dollar movie theater has survived in slightly less hicky places than here.

There are two up here, outside of Syracuse. And there was one in the next town over from us in PA, northeast of Philly.

There's this nasty nasty concrete block on the heights in Concord, NH that was nasty back when I was in HS and had constant projection failures and broken seats and potholes the size of refridgerators. So, 15 years ago they were constantly handing out complimentary tickets for all the ruined movie experiences. To this day, they are still open. They fired all the managers and anyone older than 18. No one knows how to fix the film. I don't understand why they just won't let the place die, but damn if they aren't cutting every possible corner to make sure it stays alive.

Le Nubian your are right on the point of fact. He definitely had more than one night stands with women including next store neighbor.

Still I don't think the show was aimed specifically at singlehood. Remember the girl who came up with the idea of firing people over the internet, had followed a boy to Indiana who broke up with her in a text message. There was every indication that the sister who was getting marriage was getting into a really bad marriage. I'm not at all sure whatisname was doing her any favors when he talked the groom out of cold feet. The other sister was getting divorced. Remember the "wisdom" loveofhislifehelost shared? Once we learn she is married that reads as fairly detailed descriptions of some of the reasons she is disappointed in her husband. And since she does not think much of him and cheats on him, he is not getting the world's greatest wife either. So I think this actually has a pretty cynical take on relationships. Bear in mind that this stuff about family is stuff real laid off workers are saying. Also remember George Clooney had unsuccessful marriage and has since gone through a series of girlfriends. So part of this may be him dealing with his personal issues, and feeling like he made the wrong choices and not to make enough personal connections.

This is the dollar theatre I grew up with. It was pretty nice aside from the scratchy prints. The one I live near now is $3 and it's a nightmare. Filthy and falling apart.

Thanks everyone. Am I right in thinking that all these dollar theaters have combination of cheap real estate and a nearby population. (nearby defined regionally, by how the term would be used locally)

the $ theater here is in the mall.