Why I don't love movies sometimes

I just stumbled across this article by Roger Ebert lamenting the state of movies, and I couldn't agree more. I know the 13 year old nitwit with parental unit cash is the common target audience for movies, so crap like Transformers 2 or Star Trek (It did suck - I don't care what you think) get made (over and over again, from the looks of it). I just don't see why it's so hard to actually have a plot in all that CGI craptacular-ness. But his larger point, that America has been dumbed down over time, is also very true. It's scary how many people don't know basic geography or can't do math without a calculator. We have become so used to not thinking for ourselves (yes, I admit I sometimes fall prey to the laziness. But I still say that the Watchmen was pretty compelling, if overly long). I'm working hard to make sure my nephew knows how to think for himself, but even though he's only 8, he's already hooked on computer games and TV for most of his entertainment. We push him to read more and get out from behind the screen, but it's a battle. Anyway, don't go see G.I. Joe. The brain cell you save could be your own. Thanks.