Don't go if it sucks

Anyone who knows me is aware that I can be pessimistic -- occasionally bordering on downright ruthless -- in regard to the tastes of the American public. Unlike many of my peers, I don't like entertainment if I don't believe it to be quality. In other words, I won't watch something just because it's on television.\nJust because TBS tends to show crap like "Critters 4" all night is no excuse to watch it.\nLikewise, when a bad movie comes to the box office, I believe the American people should not go see it if they think it looks bad. Unfortunately, I am in the minority.\nIDS Weekend has a wide range of movie critics with very dissimilar tastes, but most agree that 2000 has been a terrible year for film, especially popular film. But little could prepare the country for the bomb New Line dropped on the box office last weekend.\n"Little Nicky" is an Adam Sandler movie. But unfortunately it has much more going against it than that. Where do I start? Perhaps the lack of a plot, character development or intelligent dialogue.\nNevertheless, given the success of Sandler's past films, I expected "Little Nicky" to mop up the box office like a movie theater janitor mops the drool off the floor after a Sandler film.\nSurprisingly, and rather delightfully, this was not the case. Entertainment Weekly Online reported Sunday that "Little Nicky" made just $18 million at the box office this weekend. While that is certainly a large number, especially considering the lack of substance in the movie, it is refreshing to consider the amount is far less than either "The Waterboy" ($39.4 million) or "Big Daddy" ($41.5 million).\nSo I had an epiphany. Maybe the American public is finally ready to evolve. Even hardcore Sandler fans admit the previews for this film look terrible. Is it possible these people have finally decided not to waste their hard-earned dollars on worthless junk? Maybe the American public is finally ready to consume only high-quality entertainment.\nThen I read further. The film was kept from the top spot by "Charlie's Angels," grossing $25 million this weekend alone and on its way to $100 million before Thanksgiving.\nI guess no matter how many incomprehensible things Adam Sandler mutters, he is only one man and will never be able to compare with the six-star power of "Charlie's Angels"