209 Onion Layers: The Hunger Games, Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight
This week the guys are back with an all new episode and they are taking on the category of Newer Movie Franchises. Hold on to your seats because the boys go deep into the layers of movies and society. What movie will Brian reveal that he has never seen? Will it be The Hunger Games, Fifty Shades of Grey, or Twilight? Listen Now to find out!
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Episode Notes
In this episode:
Jim talks about the one thing he misses about FedEx
Brian shares about his yard sale and a recent injury.
Hey You Guys
A shout out to a tried and true Super Fan in Arizona
The guys talk about a fan that’s been with them from the very beginning
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Movie Talk
Jim shares about the Protégé (amazon link)
Neon Noir with Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Keaton
Brian talks about a Guy Ritchie movie he and his wife disagreed on.
The accents are strong with this one.
Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, and an all star cast
Jim talks about a Documentary that is another D&D reference
Watch it on Prime here (amazon link)
Brian discuss a Horror movie that surprised him
Read about investigations of Ed and Lorraine Warren here
You can buy the Cult Classics Movie Poster found in the 2420 West Studios here (amazon link)
What’s In The Box?!
The Hunger Games (2012) (Amazon link)
The Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) (Amazon link)
Twilight (2018) (Amazon link)
SHOW SPOILERS
The guys discuss:
The depth of commentary about our current American society is impossible to miss
Brian talks about the NBA and the hypocrisy of our society
Brian talks about “sleeping” on The Hunger Games books when they first came out
You can buy The Hunger Games books here (amazon link)
Brian and Jim reflect on Stone Cold Steve Austin’s 2017 Film The Condemned (amazon link)
Listen to The Condemned episode on your favorite podcast platform or listen here
The Hunger Games is more depraved than The Condemned
This film was banned in Vietnam
You can listen to the Duderector’s Cut of Good Morning Vietnam here
Brian breaks down his thoughts on what this movie is actually about
Jennifer Lawrence embodied the Katniss character.
Lenny Kravitz was an awesome surprise
The entire cast was freaking amazing.
Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, & Donald Sutherland were all perfect castings
Brian talks about movies that The Hunger Games reminded him of.
The use of sound in this film really brought different scenes out
Explicit Content Warning for Brian Takes On the World segment
Brian Takes On The World
Movies Mentioned in this episode
The Protégé (2021 Action/Thriller)
The Gentlemen (2019 Action/Comedy)
Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons (2019 Documentary)
The Conjuring (2013 Horror/Mystery)
The Hunger Games (2012 Action/Adventure)
The Condemned (2007 Action/Crime)
Forsaken (2015 Action/Western)
The Book of Eli (2010 Action/Adventure)
Schindler’s List (1993 Biography/Drama)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012 Action/Drama)
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