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post #1 of 4
7/11/04 at 2:30am
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I know, it's not quite a horror film, but there is an excellent disturbing dream sequence and enough suspense to bring it up, esp since the remake is coming out very soon ....

As a matter of fact, I wasn't even aware of a remake until about 10 minutes ago .... Has anyone heard anything about this reamke ???

What do you think of the original ??? ... It's a bonafide classic in my book, and unlike some of the other films of that time, MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE deserves the all the praise heaped on it ...

I put it right next to the original CAPE FEAR and NIGHT OF THE HUNTER in terms of great suspenseful b/w filmmaking ....
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post #2 of 4
7/11/04 at 8:05am
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Originally Posted by Boys #22: elmie
I know, it's not quite a horror film, but there is an excellent disturbing dream sequence and enough suspense to bring it up, esp since the remake is coming out very soon ....

As a matter of fact, I wasn't even aware of a remake until about 10 minutes ago .... Has anyone heard anything about this reamke ???

What do you think of the original ??? ... It's a bonafide classic in my book, and unlike some of the other films of that time, MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE deserves the all the praise heaped on it ...

I put it right next to the original CAPE FEAR and NIGHT OF THE HUNTER in terms of great suspenseful b/w filmmaking ....

Not sure who's directing it but it stars Denzel Washington [in the Sinatra role]. Also, it's set after the Gulf War. Thats all I know...
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post #3 of 4
7/11/04 at 8:22am
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Originally Posted by ixnayray
Not sure who's directing it but it stars Denzel Washington.
Jonathan Demme (who did Silence of the Lambs) directs. According to these reviews it ... isn't very good:

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17494
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post #4 of 4
7/11/04 at 4:50pm
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Originally Posted by Boys #22: elmie
What do you think of the original ??? ... It's a bonafide classic in my book, and unlike some of the other films of that time, MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE deserves the all the praise heaped on it ...
I thought it was a very intriguing movie, and certainly one everyone should see at least once.

(Possible spoilers) It would have been nice if the director had Sinatra's character exercise a little more common sense in the finale (other than sending the candidate off on his own to the convention), and of course post-hypnotic suggestion of that level was pretty much dismissed decades go.

dmeister
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