What happened to the movies like Casablanca and Titanic? Even those warm comedy romances like "You've got Mail" and "Restless in Seattle" are missing these days. Where are the "Notting Hills" and "Second Hand Lions"?

Most movies these days are just plain trash. Many of the young actors in Hollywood have such disgusting lifestyles and so little talent that the movies that they make are just not worth watching…. Who wants to watch a person that goes to jail every couple of months or somebody who is in drug rehab twice a year?

We continue to see remake after remake of some of the great classics. Where are the new plots or old plots with new twists?

Yes, there are the Harry Potters, Indiana Jones and even Star Wars flicks that continue to draw us into overpriced movie theaters. Of course, most of those we can rent or see on cable these days. I know we own all the Star Wars and Harry Potters in more than one format.

Even Disney hasn't produced anything magical in some time. The pixie dust seems to have dried up. Nemo was the last good kids movie I remember seeing. Although my grandson and did enjoy Cars and we do plan to see the new Madagascar movie over the holidays.

The old classic Christmas movies are still the ones we watch…White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, The Grinch…that's about it.

There are so many great books out there. Surely, some new plots could be adapted. I know I'm tired of spending $20 to see a movie and regret spending my money in that manner.

Even my husband, who when I married him came with hundreds of videos of all kinds of movies, doesn't have much interest in going to the movies any more. It's not that he or we don't want to go; it's just that there is not much to entice us.

I think this holiday season instead of heading out the movies we'll just stay at home and read a couple of good books.