Friends are like....

Movies.

When you watch a movie 100 times and it's still good. Like Jurassic Park the first. That is your best friend.

When you watch a movie and we say that it's so great, you are going to watch it again soon. Like Avatar. Or Sherlock Holmes. All those blockbusters. That is your really-really good friend.

When you watch a movie and say that it's good but there were a few scenes you'd prefer to be better, BUT is still good. Like Stargate. That is your good friend.

When you watch a movie and say that it's ok.Nothing bad about it but it was just.... ok. Like Space Chimps. That is the person that you know is ok, but is not your cup of tea as far as a friend goes.

When you watch a movie and it was just bad. Like Jennifer's Body. I mean, you're glad you watched it because you know you can either a) make fun of it or b) tell other people it's a bad movie, don't watch it, or c) at least you know first hand that it's bad. Now that is your acquaintance that you do not ever want to befriend with.

You'd still have those movies that you thought sucked big time when you watched it the first time but you bought the DVD and tried it again and it turns out to be good. And those that we find unbelievably good 5 years ago and felt abashed when we watched it again last night while thinking "This was what I thought good???"

So yeah, to me, friends are like movies. You have great ones, good ones and sucky ones. ;)