Ignore them... you're only encouraging them

Entering curmudgeon mode for a moment here... noting reviews online for two really bad pieces of cinema recently out -- Alien vs. Predator (schlocky pointless violence disappointing even its target demographic of bloodthirsty adolescents thanks to its sheer vapidity) and The Princess Diaries 2 (syrupy merchandising-friendly Disney garbage), the question that enters this author's mind is: does pop culture really have to suck this badly? Why is anyone paying any attention to this vacuous refuse?

Fer cryin' out loud, people, just say no. Ignore them, you're only encouraging them. Stay home. Read a decent book. Don't go. There's no need. You already know perfectly well it's gonna be awful.If (in the case of the latter film) your prepubescent daughters beg and plead, tell 'em it's for their own good. That stuff, it's just junk food for the brain.

(Exiting curmudgeon mode..)