Everything We Learned

How do you think you would fair if you were locked up in solitary for more than 30 years? Well, we know how Charles Bronson would do and has done thanks to the 2008 film Bronson starring Tom Hardy as Britain’s most violent prisoner. Arguably one of Tom Hardy’s best performances, Dan and Tyler dive into what makes this movie truly unique and why Tom Hardy is one of the best actors today or even all time. Whether it’s the insane monologues, the way the movie accentuates even the most minor details, or how you get to experience Tom Hardy’s private parts (or dong) many, many times during this movie – you are in for a treat with Bronson. The real Charles Bronson even shaved off his moustache and sent it to Tom Hardy to wear for the movie, this is how crazy it gets! This movie is dark, violent, disturbing, suspenseful and even comical and you can’t miss it. Stick around and catch up with Dan and Tyler and what they have been consuming media-wise and prepare for next episode as we set sail for Muppet mayhem and discuss Muppets Treasure Island!

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“Forget the insecticide, bring on the nukes!” That’s right, Dan and Tyler are talking about 1997’s Starship Troopers! After revisiting this movie years after first viewing, our hosts delve inside the mind of director Paul Verhoeven and discover the deep and crazy themes this movie covers. Like Big Trouble in Little China, they go over the ridiculous taglines, Dan’s Jack Burton lessons learned, and why the marketing for this movie was terrible. Did you know Neil Patrick Harris is in this movie and represents the Nazi SS regime and the terrible mind control experiments they once conducted? Well, you do now. Dan and Tyler also discover second-rate versions of Rob Lowe and Jean-Claude Van Damme and a cameo from a Golden Girl. Crazy, we know. And don’t miss the brain bug that sucks the brains out of its enemies! Many lessons were learned from this movie and you will just have to listen as they will possibly change your life. For our next episode Dan and Tyler will watch Bronson, an insane Tom Hardy film you can’t miss.

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This episode Dan and Tyler get dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown featuring the All-American Trucker Jack Burton. That’s right, they’re talking about Big Trouble in Little China. This 1980s-action-packed movie is a “mystical, action, adventure, comedy, kung fu, monster, ghost story” (thanks IMDB) that does not disappoint, unless you’re the wife of Tyler. She did not like it at all. Dan and Tyler, on the other hand, love this movie. They cover all the life lessons they learned while watching including why someone would always act before thinking, why you should never chase after a street gang down an abandoned alleyway, and why Tyler didn’t have many life lessons learned. Listen in as they also cover the best quotes from Kurt Russell’s character Jack Burton and the most absurd movie taglines. Why doesn’t Lo Pan just end his curse right away by marrying a woman with green eyes? Why does Dan have such a problem with the opening of this movie? They cover it all in this episode.

Up next they join the Humans in a fascistic, militaristic future battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival in Starship Troopers! Thanks for listening and be sure to follow us at facebook.com/everythingwelearned. Be sure to send us your thoughts and questions to [email protected].

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What do you get when a sullen 10-year-old girl and her family wander into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts? One of Dan’s favorite movies of all time, of course. In this episode Dan and Tyler are talking about the Academy Award-winning Anime, Spirited Away. They dive quickly into what makes this world so unique and why it was hard to develop a single solid life lesson learned. Is the movie a coming of age story for young Japanese girls? Is it about never forgetting about who you really are? Or is it really about the deep rooted connection between bath houses and prostitution like Tyler thinks? Well you’ll have to listen to find out! They also cover why the food in the movie looks so good, why the girl’s dad is so Americanized, why No Face is Dan’s favorite character, and why the Radish Spirit is the best reoccurring character in the movie.
Next episode they jump into the world of John Carpenter and watch Kurt Russel as an all-American trucker who gets dragged into a centuries-old battle in Chinatown!

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In this episode, Dan and Tyler join forces with the Nightstalkers to face their most challenging enemy yet: Dracula. Listen in as they cover the 2004 flop, Blade: Trinity, starring Wesley Snipes, Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel. You may be asking yourself, why in the hell did they pick this Blade movie? Well, they all can’t be winners. Blade: Trinity goes terribly off-course from the creepy horror aesthetic Blade is known for from the first two films and might as well have been an Underworld spinoff. Dan and Tyler discuss why Wesley Snipes was so hard to work with during filming, why there was so little vampire slaying, how Dracula was incredibly disappointing, and why Blade's fought the forces of darkness alone...until now. What lessons did they learn from this movie? Well, if you guessed Blade: Trinity would deliver the same life lessons as My Cousin Vinny, only you and Dan could come to such a conclusion.

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In the second episode of EwL Presents, I bring to you an episode of my old podcast, Movie Night, that I managed to uncover.  It's all about the oddity that is Slam Dunk Ernest, one of the later entries into the Ernest P. Worrell canon of films.  As I say in the intro, though, I do not recommend watching this movie.

The next episode on Blade Trinity should be dropping in a week, so keep an eye out for it!  Any thoughts or questions can be sent to [email protected] or can be left on the Facebook page for Everything We Learned.

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He sits. He stays. He shoots. He scores. He goes hard in the paint. This week on Everything We Learned, Dan and Tyler discuss a movie that spawned 14 sequels and its own production company: Air Bud (1997). Listen along as our hosts talk about the movie that marked the beginning of an era of buddy-talking animal movies (even though Air Bud does not talk in this movie). You’ll also learn about the secret origin story of Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern, Tyler’s hatred for this movie and all movies like it, how much Dan really loves this movie, how this movie completely disregards human and animal abuse, and how Dan’s lesson learned is one we could all use. This is one for the books.
Be sure to catch our next discussion about a half-vampire who joins forces with the Nightstalkers to face his most challenging enemy yet: Dracula.

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In this episode Dan and Tyler dive into what can actually go down between Thursday and Saturday by watching the 1995 classic Friday starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Craig (Cube) and Smokey (Tucker) bring us along on what seems to be a typical Friday at 126th Street in Los Angeles involving drug dealing gone wrong, adulterating neighbors, terrifying bullies, pesky kids, drive-bys and more. We’ll discuss if Chris Tucker was the right choice for Smokey, why the main plot gets put by the wayside, and if the convenience store bum is actually the best character in the entire movie. Stick around for the entire episode to catch what ridiculous movie Dan is making Tyler watch for next episode, a bittersweet chat about Logan, and what we’ve been watching/reading/consuming. You won’t want to miss it!

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Welcome to The Rock. This week, Dan and Tyler discuss everything they learned after watching one of Michael Bay’s most Michael Bay-esque films ever: The Rock! Helping skyrocket Nic Cage into a 90’s movie star, it also features the great Sean Connery and Ed Harris. Are you kidding us! If you have not seen this movie, stop what you are doing right now and watch it. You’ll wonder to yourself, why does Nic Cage’s character, Stanley Goodspeed, not swear? Is Sean Connery’s character actually old man James Bond? What the hell is up with that extra’s moustache? And did this movie help start the Iraq War? Whew. Dan also takes a dive into the movie’s commentary where Nic Cage attempts to explain everything he does, so sit down and buckle up to prepare yourselves for a Cage extravaganza!

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What’s better than an archeologist/adventurer being hired by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do? There are most likely much better things than this, but Raiders of the Lost Ark was pretty damn fantastic. Listen along while Dan and Tyler cover the great Indiana Jones as he fights his way through Nepal and Egypt to find the artifact which possibly holds the key to human existence. Find out why they believe this movie has one of the best openings of all time, why villain Dr. Rene Belloq was perfect, and why Sallah becomes a recurring character in the Indiana Jones universe. What else did we learn? You’ll just have to listen to find out!
Stick around to hear what Dan and Tyler are watching/reading right now and to learn what unbelievable Michael Bay movie they will be covering next!

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