September 23 movie: The Manchurian Candidate. Speaking of movies that are a downer. I couldn't sleep last night so I stayed up and watched this into the wee hours. I'm embarrassed to admit that I had never seen it before. I had heard lavish praise of course, and I must say, it more than lived up to its reputation. Why on earth would anyone want to remake this movie? It's nearly perfect. Even knowing the basic plot, it still managed to shock me several times. The most shocking thing, I think, is how relevant the political commentary is after forty five years. And I can't really say anything more without giving the movie away. Although you probably know the plot, like I did, even if you haven't seen it yet.
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Plus, who'd have guessed that Angela Lansbury would be so good at playing that sort of character??
I've only seen the remake. And boy did it suck.
Oh my gosh, Phil, you have to see the original. It's so good!