You gotta wonder what some people are smoking occasionally.
A NYT Movie News article yesterday tried to explain why the newly released film "Alfie" did so poorly at the box office this weekend. This is the line that got my attention:
Paramount's "Alfie," a remake of a romantic comedy about a roguish womanizer starring Jude Law, opened to a dismal $6.5 million in more than 2,000 theaters, far below expectations. The tepid response was the latest blow to Sherry Lansing, the chairwoman of Paramount who last week announced her plans to leave the job when her contract expires in 2005, and whose movies have performed poorly this summer and fall.
Wayne Llewellyn, the president of distribution at Paramount, said that the conservative ethos reflected in last week's election results might have hurt the film.
"It could be the mood of the country right now," he said. "It seems to be the result of the election. Maybe they didn't want to see a guy that slept around."
I never heard of that movie before today, but even if I did...can't a movie just suck anymore? I mean, when a movie sucks, it sucks. You can't go blame George Bush for everything! Ridiculous! Get some responsibility, people!
This is almost as bad as when Cameron Diaz implied that a vote for George Bush would be like legalizing rape. *sigh*
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