November 19, 2009
The perfect movie. Cast, story, atmosphere. I'm amazed Hitchcock didn't have his hand in this one.
The Manchurian Candidate Reviews and Ratings
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October 8, 2009I'm a bit ashamed to say that I saw the remake before seeing the original version. But considering I was only born in the late 80s, it may also be a normal thing. Anyway, I must admit I loved it. The script is excellent and the cast is all amazing.
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September 15, 2009September 2009 - A very interesting psychological thriller. The story is a bit lousy but to me is a good example of when the surrealist features of a movie make it stand out more significantly than the realistic parts. The dream is fantastic and unconventional for such thrillers.
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August 17, 2009I was completely taken aback by how well made and relevant this movie was. A pretty good thriller.
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August 14, 2009it was so annoying because i was amped to watch this as everyone was saying it was a classic and it was coming up on television but it turned out to be the remake...
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May 30, 2009I've always found this hysterical, off-kilter thriller to be too artificial.
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April 21, 2009A very entertaining political drama, Laurence Harvey gives a stunning performance and Sinatras was not that bad either.
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April 3, 2009Better than the remake. Maybe watching the Denzel Washington version first, ruined the chance of being surprised by the original film, but nonetheless, it's a good film.
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March 27, 2009Angela Lansbury and Frank Sinatra are quite the disfunctional mother and son but it's good.
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February 1, 2009Awesome cold war/communist paranoia film. Everyone gives great performances and this has some great character subtext (surprisiingly mature) and violence (surprisingly graphic) that bellies its time period. Once thought of as a lost treasure after the film disappeared for a time ...( read more)
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January 14, 2009Reminded me of Zoolander, but with Angela Petreli from Heroes. Brainwashed assassins. Political domineering mother. Nothing I'm going to remember tomorrow.
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December 29, 2008one of the finest political thrillers to come out of hollywood. a fantastic "concept movie"
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December 19, 2008Although Denzel Washington starred in a decent remake of this film, I prefer the way the original was shot. Quite a visual trip, with a intense twisted storyline, I love this film.
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November 24, 2008Absolutely top draw, this movie, a gem of a plot based on a novel of the same name and with memorable performances specially from Angela Lansbury. Probably the best political thriller of all time.
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November 20, 2008I saw the remake and it was pretty good. So now I wanted to see the original.
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September 17, 2008Without a doubt one of the best drama/spy conspiracy theory type movie I have ever seen. The performance of everyone involved was simply outstanding and some parts very haunting.
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September 15, 2008ive seent the remake which was interesting, id like to see this for comparison
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August 25, 2008Well, this movie is considered a classic and rightfully so. Everybody does a terrific job and as the movie moves along it only gets better and better.
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August 23, 2008One of those suspense films where each scene is superior to the one preceding it. That Sinatra sure is a fuck up, though. "Well, I could take him in and deprogram him... but surely LOVE will prevail." You idiot.
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August 21, 2008As highly regarded as this film is, I gotta say, it's pretty overrated. Either that, or I just don't know what I'm talking about. I wanted to really like this more than I did. It's a tad overlong, unevenly paced, and a bit boring at times (poor execution here and there). Maybe I'...( read more)
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August 10, 2008Some people say Sirhan Sirhan was a Manchurian Candidate, I believe them.
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June 1, 2008What a great thriller! The Manchurian Candidate does not disappoint. The cast is marvelous, the plot is great, and so is the suspense. There really isn't much else to say except it's a great film.
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