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Probably my biggest problem is that the movie would make so much more sense if The Rock already had the job he interviews for in this movie. The entire villain plot hinges on The Rock getting the tablet that day. It means he has to ace the interview which would definitely be highly competitive. It means the building owner would just give him the tablet immediately. BUT if he had been working there a while, he would already have the tablet. It would explain why his family is living in otherwise uninhabited floors of this building. It would explain why The Rock and his family know the layout of the building so well. You could easily have Rock's friend from the FBI visiting him to see how successful he is after the incident. That way you wouldn't need the bizarre plot point that the FBI friend who is now a criminal somehow set up the interview. You wouldn't need Rock to say he's "working out of his garage" which he clearly isn't.

Okay, because I'm a math nerd, I rigged up some similarity scores between the full lists posted in this thread, as well as Paul's and Amy's. The score is equal to the sum of the squares of the differences in rankings, so the lower the number, the more similar the list. (This is a somewhat arbitrary metric that punishes huge differences more than a simple sum of absolute value of differences would, but Google Docs' spreadsheet had this function built in, so I just used it.) From most similar to least similar: Cam Bert and Cameron H: 412 Cam Bert and sycasey: 530 sycasey and Paul: 532 Paul and Amy: 650 sycasey and Cameron H: 882 Cam Bert and Paul: 974 sycasey and Amy: 1150 me and Paul: 1170 Cam Bert and Amy: 1274 Cameron H and Paul: 1312 sycasey and me: 1342 me and Amy: 1402 Cam Bert and AlmostAGhost: 1452 sycasey and AlmostAGhost: 1588 AlmostAGhost and Paul: 1600 Cameron H and Amy: 1612 Cameron H and AlmostAGhost: 1646 Cam Bert and me: 1812 AlmostAGhost and Amy: 1928 AlmostAGhost and me: 2370 Cameron H and me: 2438 I think I just mathematically proved that my opinion is wrong.

Was there any doubt!

Me and Cam Bert

Both sides of Congress do have investigatory powers. Obviously, the Senate won't do anything about Trump or any of this. But the House now, it might. At the very least, we can bring his crimes to light. Impeachment begins in the House too. Also want to note-- Tuesday was especially great for different state legislatures, governorships, etc. We need federal level to fight Trump, but it's on those other statte and local levels where we can counter the GOP.

Since others are doing it: 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey ★★★★★ 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark ★★★★★ 3. Citizen Kane ★★★★½ 4. Duck Soup ★★★★½ 5. Apocalypse Now ★★★★½ 6. All About Eve ★★★★½ 7. Singin’ in the Rain ★★★★ 8. High Noon ★★★★ 9. Titanic ★★★★ 10 .The French Connection ★★★★ 11. The Sixth Sense ★★★★ 12. The General ★★★★ 13. The Wizard of Oz ★★★★ 14. King Kong ★★★½ 15. Taxi Driver ★★★½ 16. Psycho ★★★½ 17. Bonnie and Clyde ★★★½ 18. Double Indemnity ★★★½ 19. Platoon ★★★½ 20. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ★★★ 21. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ★★★ 22. The Shawshank Redemption ★★★ 23. The African Queen ★★★ 24. Ben-Hur ★★★ 25. Swing Time ★★½

I wasn't thinking of A Clockwork Orange, no. I think it's going to be pretty low on the list, but it's been a really long time since I've seen it so I couldn't honestly tell you if it's going to go above or below Titanic. I can tell you the movies I'm thinking about if you want or i can keep it a surprise. I will say, Intolerance was the one you got right. I prefer Stagecoach to The Searchers, but I like The Searchers more than Titanic. Like Amy, Martin Scorcese isn't really my favorite. I would be fine with just Taxi Driver on the list and nothing else. That being said, since it *is* on the list, it's probably going to be pretty low on my list, but I would have to watch it again to say whether I'd put it above or below Titanic. It really could go either way.

Calling all Hollywood Handbook heads and loyal Scoop Troop fam, grab up your pens for now begins HH Poetry Slam. this week on twitter

i can't remember what the name of the song is, but the song in the background of the harry's santaman ad this week has been used by the indiana pacers during pregame when they're showing all the pacers legends and history and whatnot, and for just a moment, i imagined that hayes and i were at a pacer game together. what a treat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1we4wpmYIw4&feature=share&list=PLBE20E11E98793FD7 said.

Bottoms Up (Paris Hilton and Jason Mewes vehicle). Also, Paris Hilton vehicle The Hottie & the Nottie (apparently on the list of films considered the worst ever). Getting Even With Dad (one of the three Macaulay Culkin's Razzie-award-nominated movies of 1997). Prayer of the Rollerboys (rollerskate-themed Corey Haim flick that failed to impress). Also Blown Away (a Two-Coreys sexploitation). Days of Thunder (huge-budget, contrived "Tom Cruise Picture" as termed by Roger Ebert). Purple Rain (was it really that good?)

I just saw the new Ghostbusters this weekend... twice - the extended cut, and the theatrical release. It was sooooooo good! I'm entirely in love with Holtzmann. She was unbelievably charming.

For people who are buying these movies on iTunes (like me), Bridge on the River Kwai is currently on sale for 4.99. Its regular price is 17.99. So, if you’re interested, I’d jump on that now

One thing Paul said during the episode, (something along the lines of) "ranking these movies makes me feel like/appreciate the AFI doing this more." Which is kind of funny, because that's one thing the members of the AFI didn't technically sit down and think about (outside of their top 5 tie breakers). Because members just submitted a ballot of their top 100 movies, unweighted (outside of their top 5, which were also unweighted within). /broken record Though, trying to do a top 25 list like that with two hosts would be quite non-sensical Though since everyone else is doing it though. (I rarely do star ratings because I discovered in the early Netflix years that my ratings have a margin of error of +/-1 on a 4-5 point scale. So a "2" start movie might be rated a "3" and a "4" star movie on a given day might be rated a "3", and that happened enough, I just kind of stopped except for movies I really, really liked. So, instead, breaking them out into tiers All time favorites 1. 2001 2. Citizen Kane 3. Apocalypse Now -------------------- Really, Really Enjoyed to Loved, depending on my mood 4. Taxi Driver 5. All About Eve -------------------- Really enjoyed, good movies, but don't come to mind as "all time greats" 6. Psycho 7. Double Indemnity -------------------- I'd watch again/enjoyed 8. Bonnie & Clyde (really need to rewatch/haven't seen in forever, but looking at everything else, it would probably end up around here) 9. Duck Soup 10. Singin' in the Rain 11. High Noon (probably here more from having seen it only once) 12. The General -------------------- Wouldn't seek them out, but could rewatch them if needed to, for, say a podcast and its discussion (or if, stuck with family and they really wanted to watch them). 13. Shawshank Redemption 14. King Kong 15. Lord of the Rings ------------------- Eh, I'd be fine if I never saw any of these movies again. 16. Platoon 17. African Queen 18. The Sixth Sense 19. Raiders of the Lost Ark 20. ET ------------------ Haven't seen :: Want to see The French Connection Wizard of Oz :: Might watch just for general film history knowledge Swing Time :: Might watch just for general film history knowledge, but probably not Ben-Hur :: Don't think I'll be watching Titanic

Maybe Paul and I can be honorary Cams.

AlmostAGhost and Amy: 1928

I am trying not to pre-judge and forget all past opinions, but there's one on the list yet to come that I think is basically one-star trash and I hate it.

I will quickly share this story because I believe I've talked about this in the HDTGM forums before and don't want to repeat myself. I have seen Ghostbuster way too many times, like uncountable number of times. I had it on VHS as a kid and would watch the movie all the time. Like any chance the TV was free I would put it in and watch it. If my parents wanted to go over to a friends house they'd bring the cassette and just plunk me down in a back room and I would watch it back to back until they wanted to go home. The first memories I have of going to a movie in the theaters was to see Ghostbusters 2 because I was so obsessed with the first. This is doubly odd because I would have been 6 which raises the question of how did the movie not freak me out at that age and why would my parents take a 6 year old to see Ghostbusters 2. Anyway, I watched the tape so much that I literally wore the tape out and my parents refused to replace it citing I had "seen it enough."

In Texas we certainly had a lot of sadness with Beto losing, but on a grassroots level he inspired so many people and Texas has become more purple than it's been in decades and we saw a lot of success in the house. Things are changing, even if it's taking a little more time than we all had hoped.

Selling sea shells by the sea shore is a bad business model. The ocean is giving 'em away for free baby!

JOHN LEVENSTEIN joins The Boys to recap the new TV pilots.

this is a very good episode. Sean and his wife and Bosch's hiking trip looked like a lot of fun, I hope they learned something about each other out there in nature's majesty

explosive and electric

This one has potential. I’ll listen.

I guess better late than never. Though I feel like my experience with the show is much more mundane enjoyment compared to the rest of you. It really sounds like you guys built up a sense of community here that is touching. What was your first episode of HDTGM? Almost certainly The Room or Birdemic. I have other movie podcasts I listened to and to some degree I just enjoy hearing people talk about movies not that I've even watched, but the type of movies that I would watch. And while I had other more serious-minded film-based podcasts, I was noticing I was going to screenings of various midnight movie type of movies and that wasn't being represented in my podcasting listening. Weirdly, while I knew about The Room and Birdemic (looking back at my letterboxd account, that means I must have started listening around the first half of 2013), I had never seen either. So, I'm pretty sure that's what I was searching for when looking for a podcast to fill that itching niche. Favorite catchphrase? I'm not a big catchphrase person, but I guess... Hello People of Earth! Ladies, still single! I'm still not on Twitter, Paul. (Being someone who has still never joined twitter to date, I derive some weird joy from hearing this line). What is a Street Fighter? A clip or moment that you'll always remember? (timestamps are nice ) My memory resembles June's when it comes to the specifics of past episodes (though I remember they actually happened), so it's more like highlights for me. The Room being shot simultaneously on 35mm and digital, and I believe it was Jason speculating two realities in which The Room existed, one the 35mm and one the digital one, and the only commonality in terms of actors between them was Tommy. Or at least I think that happened. Maybe I just imagined it because I've read one too many Steve Erickson novels - which is also why that possibility just stuck with my imagination. All of Paul's sad childhood stories. June being away for a month and rather than watch the movies, send in summaries of what she'd guess the movies are about (I remember Superman IV being pretty great). Breaking down the Sleepaway Camp relations, because I went to watch it and thinking, I actually wouldn't have gotten this, and it totally seems like what teenagers would write in a horror movie. And, oh god, the faberge eggs... The episode you revisit the most I don't revisit episodes that often, but I know I listened to The Room episode before watching it. Probably after watching. And then when The Disaster Artist came out, again in preparation for that. How HDTGM fits into your weekly routine So funny thing, going back to the Birdemic. I listened to the podcast, laughed my ass off. Watched the movie, by myself on a lazy Sunday afternoon... and was bored. Yet, while watching it, I kept going, "I should be laughing at this. This is the type of movie I normally enjoy (confirmed later when I watched Birdemic 2)." Bad movies take a certain mindset and environment to enjoy. And I find myself wanting to watch them with other people which can't always be arranged. I find this podcast, on a weekly basis, gives me a favorable viewing of a bad movie; a bad movie that I may not have seen before. And it gives me a sense of how much enjoyment can I get out of these movies - you know, should I be able to arrange a movie night with friends to watch these things (which I don't get to do as frequent as I would like). The movie that you loved or hated watching For the most part, I haven't started watching the movies in preparation or response of the podcast (see above). I guess that might change now that I've joined the boards, so rather than save some of these to watch with friends some odd year out. I think the podcast did make me go watch Sleepaway Camp, which I did enjoy the hell out of. Outside of that, I already owned and loved The Miami Connection before the podcast covered it. It's definitely one worth owning. I think I didn't get to watch my episode of Hercules in New York until after the podcast episode. Movies I've mentally logged to watch in the future with friends (this can take years to resolve for some): intentionally campy fun: Action Jackson, The Last Dragon unintentionally comical that should be up my alley: Hard Ticket to Hawaii, A Night in Heaven, The Apple (though I think that one's been on my radar for a while) What the show has meant to you after all these years or any other sappy stuff The lolz! Yeah, unfortunately, I don't have any touching, sentimental stories the rest of you have, which have been touching to read. It sounds like you guys have a tight knit, or at least a supportive community.