I'm probably weird

Within the past five years or so, I've completely given up on movies.

I just stopped being interested in them, let alone paying to see them in theaters.

People ask me all the time, "have you ever seen (movie)?" and I usually get wide-eyed amazement when I tell them "no."

I think it's a combination of being way too picky and that I just would rather use the two hours doing something else. I've never been much of an observer, whether it be of music or sport. I want to do. I want to participate. I want to play.

Watching is not for me.

I'm sure I've missed a few good stories, but it really takes something I'm highly interested in to get me to sit down for a movie.

I liked the much-reviled "National Treasure" because it played on U.S. history. I'll probably see the much less-plausible sequel (when I can watch it for free) despite my anticipation of much-worse reviews.

Anything having to do with hockey is worth at least one viewing, despite the fact that I didn't care for "Mystery Alaska," "Hockey Mom" or the entire Mighty Ducks franchise. "Miracle" was good, "Slap Shot" is classic, "The Rocket" was excellent, as is "Canada/Russia '72."

I sat through "Immortal Beloved" because I love Beethoven's music, but I kinda regret spending my time watching it. I didn't much care for "The daVinci Code," either. I've completely lost interest in "wild" comedies, which means anything with Will Farrel is out. I'll never forgive him for wasting my time with "Night at the Roxbury."

Maybe I'm just burned out.

When I worked at Kwik Trip, we used to have a "turn-your-back" policy on movies which enabled me to watch nearly everything that came out on video, between 1994 and 1998.

After a while, I just got sick of wasting my time.

I can only thank commercials for keeping me informed on "what's out there," so I don't seem completely out-of-touch with pop culture, despite my hatred of it.