What am I talking about?  I'm talking about unchecked aggression, Dude.  I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, across this line YOU DO NOT also Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.

Darn! Perhaps I have slightly misjudged Sorkin's portrayal of women. Maybe a big strong hard-drinking yet truth-telling newsman can set me straight by publicly humiliating me and insulting my entire generation with a speech so inspiring yet witty that I go to work for him and serve the truth. That'll show me. In the…

It also gave us Damon and Roberts doing a total fanboy/girl reaction to Bruce Willis, which was great. My tagline for this movie is still "the Rat Pack Ocean's 11 remade by Jean-Luc Godard."

That's a good example of the difference between sympathetic and likeable. You keep wanting him to stop and feeling that he can't stop himself from lying to everyone. Lynskey has the beautiful little moment near the end when even she realizes what's going on. (Another reason that Whitacre comes off as sympathetic is…

One of the things I love about this movie is that for all he does, Whitacre still comes off as sympathetic (not likeable). A lot of that comes from Damon's performance (he ties with Jesse Eisenberg's Mark Zuckerberg for Great Nerd in Film) and the rest is the way the music and the voiceovers put you in his head. (It's…

Actually I liked the second half more, but it doesn't have the same impact without the first in front of it. It is really one movie in two parts. (See also: Full Metal Jacket, which is still my favorite film.)

Jennifer Garner had a great role as an NYU student in the most unusual episode of L&O: Original Recipe. There was this genuine sexiness to her that she hasn't had since.

Donna has a big speech about that later, but it's all about how they aren't seeing the Nobility of the Real America because they're being Washington Insiders (and in almost those words), rather than how they were assholes to a woman who helped them. So, yeah, another day in the Sorkinverse.

Che and Schizopolis for me but this is high on the list.

How much?

On the commentary, Fincher sez that when he met Bill Armstrong, what came across was that he was an "essentially decent" man.  That's what made him think of Edwards for the role.  (Apparently a lot of homicide detectives love his performance too.)  One more bit of simple greatness in a simply great movie.

Yeah, I've insulted the Tea Partiers lots and I rip on Fox News every chance I get, but my mind definitely did not go there.

Because you're fat.  So you should stop eating—

That would have been a great and unique direction to go, with Marita and Krycek dealing with the aftermath of the conspiracy.

How are things going at bragging camp?

So, what Simpsons merchandise do you own?

"and other non-box-related programs" may be my favorite throwaway line on this show.  (It's either that or "Be careful!  They're ruffled!")  I'm also a fan of 30 Rock's (God rest it) "you're being such a non-pillow right now!"

Compared to 3, 4, and apparently 5, and any other generic action movie, it's not that bad, and somewhat better.  Compared to the original (which is all you could compare it to at the time), which is the greatest summer movie ever made?  Suuuuucks.

Got it.  See all of you there with whateverthefuck I'm listening to.

Yeah, I'd wish for her freedom or not for anything.  Call it the No Country for Old Men principle:  picking up that briefcase is fucking with forces you don't understand.