7/10
My Second Favorite Cheech and Chong Movie - Mandela Combo Punch
28 October 2022
This was around my 5th time watching this movie, but 1st in a long time. After the 20 minute mark, I was wondering where Chong was. By the end of the movie, I was wondering what happened to the rest of the movie. IMDB explains the latter memory issue: for some reason, they cut off the final scenes in the non-TV version. The first issue is caused by a wormhole to a more depressing timeline where the comedy duo had a tiff and didn't work together on this project. Well, either a time wormhole or where I grew up they played Cheech and Chong movies frequently and must have just thrown this film in a marathon. Whichever possibility sounds more reasonable to you.

This is a fun film that throws lots of jokes at the wall. The ones that fall flat are usually worth an eye-roll or a chuckle while others bring back the literal use of "lol". There are some well-constructed jokes as well such as the orange cart scene.

Mandela #3: it wasn't until I was 15ish that I realized the original song is not Born in the East LA. In my timeline, Bruce ripped off Cheech, which ties back into a quick little joke in the movie of the song La Bamba.

Don't take it seriously, don't do naughty things in front of a Jesus picture especially whose eyes follow you, and when storming the border on a kickoff return, make sure you keep a lineman guarding your blindside. Now excuse me, have you seen where the lady in green went?
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