A Dismal Season for Movies Re "Weekend Box Office Reflects a Season of Big-Budget Stumbles" (Arts pages, July 22): Soaring summer temperatures should have guaranteed that a movie would be a success. People want to get out of the heat and sit in an air-conditioned theater even if it's only for a couple of hours. The problem with today's blockbusters is that moviemakers have sacrificed a good story for special effects. Computer-generated special effects were amazing years ago but are now predictable and hackneyed. Great filmmakers like Steven Spielberg always have an interesting story to tell. Read a book to young children, and watch how they are mesmerized by a good story.