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just as the final shot after the credits adds absolutely nothing to this movie, this episode will add absolutely nothing to this show. you have been warned. #mandy minute 121★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

picture, if you will, a podcaster who sees a light at the end of the (presumably red and very long) tunnel, but needs one last rant that includes a critique of screenwriting characters, of revenge plots, of our urges to fantasize about violence, and a review (sort of) of Rambo Last Blood. This is that rant, because the credits in #Mandy minute 120 are not interesting.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

so let us look at some mistranslations of the plot description found online as the credits roll in #mandy minute 119. (the untranslated words seem to be welsh, by the way)★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

but first, a recap of the film so far. then the uselessness of there being two moons in the sky. then the alleged characters names. roll credits on #mandy minute 118★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

people call this movie original. call this final bit with the hero driving off on his own, all... well most of the bad guys dead behind him, one more original moment. #mandy minute 117★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

did they fall madly in perfect romantic love (as evidenced by absolutely no part of the first act of this film) because they both had the same stupid shirt? and they both smoked? and they both went to the same bar with panos cosmatos lighting? i guess relationships have been founded on less. #mandy minute 116★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

i mean, nothing happens, but that's because there's nothing left to happen. let's roll credits... #mandy minute 115★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

to be fair, maybe one of the three shots seems to be in focus, so i guess it's a simple enough cheat to pretend like you're doing something interesting. or you just really like fire. and silhouettes. #mandy minute 114★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

it's like this movie can't make up its mind (even this close to the end) to have things happen quickly or slowly. headcrush? at least a whole boring minute where we can't tell what's happening. lighter drops on floor where there's a head, a body, and a (presumably) concrete floor? that shit has to ignite into a massive blaze immediately, and spread down the LONG tunnel and up the ladder and ignite this stupid Midsommar temple before someone skins that tiger and wraps someone in it. #mandy minute 113★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

but when the movie's got a minute of andy maybe possibly crushing fishmouth's head (nevermind the lack of effort involved), and one more burst of stupid dialogue, your mind's gotta go someplace else. #mandy minute 112★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

linus roache is acting the crap out of this scene. too bad the lighting makes it so hard to see what he's doing. #mandy minute 111★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

really, this whole scene is just bad. why are they in a missile silo? if it's 1983, why is the silo empty? why is its blinking red light still powered if it's not in use? why is fishmouth in there? why is he wearing a diaper? why does andy talk like he's possessed? if he's possessed, why weren't the bikers actual demons instead of drugged-up bondage freaks? if lights exist, why didn't the production use some? etc. #mandy minute 110★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

it's the worst of everything. red light? check. darkness? check. blurriness? check. andy makes a stupid face? check. fishmouth acts bizarre? check. where the fuck are we? check. what just happened in between scenes that we really should have seen? check. #mandy minute 109? check.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

this minute is just a bunch of buildup to nothing... that could be an alternate title for the film: A Bunch of Buildup to Nothing: The Andy and Airquotes Story. #mandy minute 108★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

if she had just stayed on the floor by the chair, i don't think andy would have even seen her in this lighting. i didn't. #mandy minute 107★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

seriously, he climbs down a ladder, he walks away from us, he walks toward us, he walks, he walks some more, and it's all red because reasons. shoulda made it all blue light to keep the audience awake. #mandy minute 106★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

i mean, i'm not religious, but this feels out of place here. andy's just being a dick, now, rather than just a murderer. and, that's just too much. #mandy minute 105★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

at least in 1983. if the company is even a real brand. guy falls onto something (a chainsaw, presumably) we can't see, blood spurts, and all i'm wondering is, shouldn't there be safety features that prevent just this kind of thing from happening? #mandy minute 104★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

this chainsaw fight ain't worth talking about. #mandy minute 103★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★