I have a theory on the part that movies play in whether a relationship will be good or whether it will end up on the express train down the drain of failed attempts at love.

It's simple - the better the first movie that you see together, the more likely that the relationship will last more than 6 mos and you'll have been happy to have known that person.

My good relationships started with such movies as The Fugitive and Oh Brother Where Art Thou? The worst relationships started with such gems as Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Last Action Hero.

There have been exceptions, naturally. I have seen some really good movies with dates that didn't last out the week. But I can honestly say that every relationship that started with a bad movie didn't have a snowball's chance in H-E-Double Hockeysticks.

Just something that's been on my mind lately.