Posted 12:47 PM by Gene

Though we were upset to learn the millionaires and billionaires will be talking again -- and they should remember, all they have to do is regale one another with their shared contempt for the public, and they'll settle quickly -- we were a little happier to see THE CONSPIRACY is back in slump mode, possibly thirty percent this weekend. The one number that struck us was for Mr. Magoolium's Magic Empoolium, or whatever SLIME calls it. We wonder who comes out for "family" movies. The biz has spent so many years chasing their constituency away we're a little aghast it still exists; but someone comes out for the grossout "family" comedies and the brand-name CGIs, although we wonder if that's just a manner of breeding and training a small section of the audience. That said, and we've pounded this out before, the public knows when THE CONSPIRACY is talking down to it, and because so many in the crowd can see through the ruse the "family" flick has largely lost whatever goodwill it had.