Thinks I learned from The Streets of San Franitaly

[fodder650]

I learned that the chief looks a lot like a larger Adam West
I  learned that I may be a fan of malaise cars but that when the movie is from that time they look pretty bad. Although Mustang II yeah!
Oh about the Mustang II. It's dropped off for no reason.
I learned that the police have no radios because reasons.
I learned the same bunch of actors get reused even when filmed in the US. Hello President who hated Trash!
I learned that this makes the San Francisco of East Meets Watts almost look better.
I learned that the fallout joke will entice me to buy a movie. I've played that too much.
I learned that figure 8 racing is stunt driving
I learned that you shouldn't piss off a woman who works at a funeral home
I learned that the soundtrack CAN BE VERY LOUD

[Pak-Man]

I learned, to paraphrase a riff from an earlier movie, that if you don't know how to end your movie, just end it!

[fodder650]

I learned, to paraphrase a riff from an earlier movie, that if you don't know how to end your movie, just end it!

Ways to make Kevin happy. Just ending a movie and not letting it drag on for no dang good reason.

[Pastor of Muppets]

I learned that a pre-recorded cassette tape with detailed directions will be accurate down to the second and make exact allowances for things like traffic and stop lights.

Seriously, when Estrada's partner was following that tape to the ransom drop off point, it was a serious take on a joke that was used on an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[Pastor of Muppets]

I learned that the soundtrack CAN BE VERY LOUD

I was confused at that part.  I don't know if this was incompetence or if it was intentionally drowning out the dialogue.  Movies sometimes do things like that in montages where the actual words are unimportant, but you want to convey that characters are speaking.

[dbsommer]

I learned an action movie can have action, and still be boring.
I learned you can hire actors in a movie, but require none of them to actually act. I know words came out of their mouths, but I can't tell you anything about any of their personalities.
I learned if it wasn't for the brief nudity and melting of wax faces, this could have been a made for TV movie.
I learned there was a coherent plot to this. Simple, but coherent. This was like a lot of 70's ransom movies.
I learned there are scam artists who will attach themselves to someone else's ransom plot to get a piece of the action. Which is an idea I can buy.
Like the above reviewer, I liked the Fallout reference as well. Bravissmo.
I learned that if IMDB can be believed, a number of stuntmen were nearly killed in this thing, as they guys were suggesting. It's like they were shooting in the Philippines and running over random people in the street or something. And now i want to see another Philippine movie riffed.