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Rooster owed $1100 to Terrence Howard. Not sure about the other debts.

And I think that's one of the reasons why Jefferson has great chemistry with the jaded Washington insider Saunders, she of the green dollar sign eyes. She knew Washington inside out, but I bet she's never seen someone like Jefferson in government before. It helped that the actress herself was 8 years older than Stewart too.

For me, no, it wouldn't have worked if he was elected into office, because that would've meant he had some kind of political ambition to begin with to run a campaign and perhaps had to learn to compromise on his ideals to win endorsements. Jefferson's gee-golly earnestness seems authentic because he's the ultimate Washington outsider. I could see how it might be too much to swallow for some people, but this movie works for me precisely because it's a fairy tale about American politics, not because it's a realistic look at the power of democracy or due process. No, the kids' paper wasn't a national paper or anything like that. Before Jefferson went to Washington, he ran the Boys' Stuff paper - I guess it was more like a newsletter - about important boy stuff I think? Since the Boys' Stuff was independent of Taylor, they were able to get the truth out locally (before they were discovered by Taylor).

Did anyone else think the scene where Jefferson goes on a rage-punching rampage was a fantasy montage? And speaking of montages, I felt like they missed out by not including a makeover sequence with Jefferson and Saunders, where he's the one coming out of the dressing room in various tweeds and Saunders sitting in a chair, judging the outfits with a thumbs up/down.

@bleary all that and you still can’t use my incomplete list? Shenanigans!

The random chicken is cracking me up

I guess the aliens needed our brains to make their avatars/creatures (?) function. And this is a race who mastered interstellar travel but couldn’t be bothered to build in some kind of quality control to make sure only the “blue” brains were used.

I think I missed a significant plot point, so if someone could explain, that would be great. The bad guys' plan was to steal The Rock's iPad on the ferry, right? But then later, they needed The Rock's face to unlock the iPad. So if the theft on the ferry was a success, how were they planning to unlock the iPad?

How did the aliens know that human brains were gonna be compatible with their...avatar technology?

@PollyDarton a couple of questions - are those Cheerios? And is this the spicy version? Doesn't look very spicy at all.

Anyone?

I'm here, getting the room ready. ETA: come on in!

Aw, I wanna play too

I’m up, I’m up!

Is it A Clockwork Orange?

You forgot Clockwork Orange?

That’s pretty cool. I’ll allow it.

Guys, please don't forget Skyline tomorrow. And by guys I mean me.

Still 75 movies to go! Titanic might not....sink to the bottom. Too soon?

Here's my incomplete list: 1.Citizen Kane 1941 ★★★★★ 2.The General 1926 ★★★★★ 3.Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 ★★★★★ 4.All About Eve 1950 ★★★★★ 5.Singin’ in the Rain 1952 ★★★★★ 6.Platoon 1986 ★★★★½ 7.Bonnie and Clyde 1967 ★★★★ 8.The Wizard of Oz 1939 ★★★★ 9.The African Queen 1951 ★★★★ 10.The Shawshank Redemption 1994 ★★★★ 11.2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 ★★★½ 12.Ben-Hur 1959 ★★★½ 13.The French Connection 1971 ★★★½ 14.Swing Time 1936 ★★★½ 15.Taxi Driver 1976 ★★★ 16.Duck Soup 1933 ★★★ 17.King Kong 1933 ★★½ 18.Titanic 1997 ★★½

This has been on my watchlist forever!

You can always try posting on...reddit.

This movie has been on my watchlist forever!

A Matzo Made in Heaven

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