So tell me, do you feel at your coolest standing alone in the theatre lobby? Saying "One ticket to King Kong, please" to the ticket salesman, strolling confidently along with your bucket of popcorn, looking at the first daters' nervous talking and the married couples' uninspired kisses? Do you feel on top of the world sitting down in your seat alone, while hords of people look suspisciously at you, or mayby even pitying your sorry butt? Well, I do! Here are the top five reasons to go to the movies alone:

1. You won't have to see Scary Movie 3 because you don't dare tell anyone that what you really want to see is Brokeback Mountain.
2. You won't be distracted by your girlfriend wanting to snuggle just as you're about to find out who's dunnit.
3. You get all your popcorn and soda to yourself.
4. Nobody is going to rush you out in a hurry and ruin the best part of the movie: the end-credits.
5. After the film, you can have a burger and think about the film in peace and quiet without your girlfriend telling you that you just ate, and that, although the acting in Walk the Line was good, the music pretty much blowed.