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Valentine's Day is a time for happiness. Syrupy-sweet cards. Nauseating amounts of fuzzy emotions. Enough candy to feed a third world nation. Oh yeah, and then there's love. But for the single, disenfranchised, or the heartbroken, this holiday can be the one wretched bother after another. One legal, as well as violence-free, way to temporarily escape these angry feelings is to take in a few films that would make anyone feel better about their isolated, bitter condition.

Remember, these are just a few suggestions of

films that can undermine all the sentiments behind Valentine's Day. Similar movies are everywhere, it's just a matter of finding them. Gather with friends and junk food, and give a big `boo' to love, affection, and any other undesirables of Valentine's Day.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) — This black and white classic may prove what you already know — if indeed you are a true V-Day cynic. When love fades, the only thing that keeps a couple together is guilt, large amounts of alcohol, and anger. Two couples of varying age unite for a late-night session of betrayal, emotional blackmail, and boozing. Sure to make anyone feel better about spending the evening alone.

Carrie (1976) — The chronically rejected will easily identify with the protagonist of Stephen King's Carrie, a shy outcast of a girl whose supernatural rage is unleashed when she is humiliated in front of most of her school. Another great reason to avoid high school dances.

In the Company of Men (1998) — Two bored, disgruntled businessmen, fed up with having their chains yanked by females, both set out to court a naÔve deaf woman, then break her heart. Admittedly disturbing, this film is best for the jilted male or female.

Fatal Attraction (1987) — A great example of how love can be dangerous. A married man carries out an affair with an unstable woman, and suffers frightening repercussions. Feel better about being single yet?

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