I DON'T MAKE THE DAMN MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, let's get something straight. I own the movie theater. Hollywood makes the movies. You pay me money to see them. If you pay me - I go and start the projector. At no time, do I have any say or input into the script, the casting, the directing, cinematography or any other production side of things. I don't even know these people.

Here's the bottom line - As my Dad likes to quote - "You pays your money, You takes your chances"

So, people, don't come out of a movie you hate and ask me to refund your money. You purchased a chance to see something. It isn't my fault if you didn't like it. It's not the same as sending  back an entree you didn't like or turns out to taste horrible. The chef in the restaurant you are in actually created that dish and must stand behind it. It's not the same as buying a shirt and then changing your mind when you get home. The store can still resell that shirt.  Most of all, don't watch most - or all - of the movie and then think I'm giving you a refund.

Here's some things to think about. 

• First, you asked me to play the movie, so now I have a projector using a lot of electricity. That projector is now committed to playing all the way through the movie whether you continue watching or not. Also, the light bulb the projector uses has a finite life to it. And it costs around 500 dollars a pop.
  

• Second, I have to pay a huge percentage of my ticket sale directly to the studio. They DON"T issue refunds! Why should I have to pay for your personal taste?
  

• Third, you are an intelligent human being (in theory). Take some time to find something out about the film you are going to see. Make sure it is something you might like. Read some reviews. Talk to some people. However, don't ask me or my employees if it is a "good movie". I don't know you. What I think is good and what you think is good are not likely to be the same thing. My employees aren't going to risk their jobs by telling you not to see something. Besides, when was the last time you had anything in common with a teen-ager?

• What other entertainment venue do you know of that issues a refund based on your evaluation of your own experience? You don't get a refund if the Packers lose. You don't get your ski pass refunded if you didn't enjoy that trip down the hill. You don't get your money back if the fat lady doesn't sing to your satisfaction. No passes issued if the lion tamer gets nipped.

Folks, here's the bottom line. There's a lot of crap out there masquerading as movies. Some of the things the studios pump out can barely be watched by anyone. But, this is not news. I'm not telling you some grand revelation. I am a business owner. I am not here as a charity service to make your day better. I'm pretty happy if you end up having a better day but that is not my purpose in life. My purpose in life is to make money not give it away.