Disaster Rules Again at the Box Office – Only Stupid Survives
Yes, I hated *2012*, except for Woody Harrelson and the way John Cusack keeps his tie on through every computer-generated disaster. Yes, I know Roland Emmerich’s end-of-days saga (all slogging 158 minutes of it) took in a chubby $65 million to become No. 1 over the weekend. Yes, I know *The Twilight Saga: New Moon* will open this Friday and break more records. Yes, I know stupid rules at the box office.
Do I have to be happy about it? For those of you asked — No, I’m not going to take any of this back. No, I’m not going to agree with my hate mail that says I like to “rip apart movies that are designed to be just for fun.” Not true. I totally enjoy just-for-fun movies as long as they’re made with smarts instead of cynicism (that’s you *Transformers 2*). Want examples of just-for-fun movies that worked for me this year?