Continuing the movie theme, Jonathan V. Last asks, "Where have all the good bay guys gone?"

OpinionJournal - Taste: Pop Goes the Evil

... These movies all wear the cloak of fantasy, and they show us things that can exist only in the imagination, but they are rooted in basic moral precepts. Take away that foundation by sketching only an approximation of what evil should look like and you cut the heart out of the story. It's the difference between "X-Men" and "Spider-Man," between "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars."

Spot on! Movies need better bad guys ("good bad guys"). Half the enjoyment of "Die Hard" comes from watching Alan Rickman at work!