Mandy - Panos Cosmatos
Action/Horror - NR - 2018
Trippy, weird, hyper-violent awesomeness.
This movie is straight up bizarre in the best ways possible. Demon biker gang. Drug-crazed hippie cult. Chainsaw fight. Nicolas Cage geekin' out and embarking on a blood-fueled escapade.
Mandy is full of LSD-laced, blood-soaked 80’s grindhouse madness – and I loved it. This movie is visually fascinating and emotionally haunting. Another “twisted descent into mayhem” film with lots of enjoyable whacked-out elements. I’ve realized recently that I really enjoy the hyper-violent action/horror genre, and if you’re interested in these types of movies – you will love this one, as well. I couldn’t help but feel like it was a more well-produced version of Revenge (which I have also reviewed). The unique, color-saturated visuals and palpable emotion from Cage really drew me in.
I’ve honestly never been a fan of Nicolas Cage – he’s done A LOT of shitty movies in recent years (if you ever need a good laugh, check out The Wicker Man) – but I thought he was fantastic in this. This movie reminds us that the man can really act. As a viewer, you can feel the raw emotion and pain he projects throughout. His character, Red Miller, is on a mission of vengeance against a hippie cult known as the Children of the New Dawn, after they kidnap his beloved girlfriend, Mandy. He will stop at nothing to punish her captors, who are led by a Manson-esque psychopath.
This movie is straight up bizarre in the best ways possible. Demon biker gang. Drug-crazed hippie cult. Chainsaw fight. Nicolas Cage geekin' out and embarking on a blood-fueled escapade.
Mandy is full of LSD-laced, blood-soaked 80’s grindhouse madness – and I loved it. This movie is visually fascinating and emotionally haunting. Another “twisted descent into mayhem” film with lots of enjoyable whacked-out elements. I’ve realized recently that I really enjoy the hyper-violent action/horror genre, and if you’re interested in these types of movies – you will love this one, as well. I couldn’t help but feel like it was a more well-produced version of Revenge (which I have also reviewed). The unique, color-saturated visuals and palpable emotion from Cage really drew me in.I’ve honestly never been a fan of Nicolas Cage – he’s done A LOT of shitty movies in recent years (if you ever need a good laugh, check out The Wicker Man) – but I thought he was fantastic in this. This movie reminds us that the man can really act. As a viewer, you can feel the raw emotion and pain he projects throughout. His character, Red Miller, is on a mission of vengeance against a hippie cult known as the Children of the New Dawn, after they kidnap his beloved girlfriend, Mandy. He will stop at nothing to punish her captors, who are led by a Manson-esque psychopath.
I had a lot of fun watching this movie; definitely one of my
favorite films of 2018 so far. ALSO – not an absolute necessity, BUT I recommend
lighting up a fat joint for this one! Also worthy of note, Mandy is one of the final films to be scored by the late Johann
Johannsson, who passed away earlier this year.
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