Manchurian Candidate?

[phranctoast]

Anyone see this movie? Was it any good? Is it worth buying?

[Sinner]

good question, I'm interested too

[cueman98]

Hi. I have seen this film, it is a complex film, but is well done. Denzel Washington is great in this one, and Liev Schreiber also gives a good performance. If your not sure about getting the blu ray, I would suggest renting the dvd first. that way you'll know if you really want to buy it. For me, its definitely a buy.

[TallCoolOne]

Originally Posted by cueman98

Hi. I have seen this film, it is a complex film, but is well done. Denzel Washington is great in this one, and Liev Schreiber also gives a good performance. If your not sure about getting the blu ray, I would suggest renting the dvd first. that way you'll know if you really want to buy it. For me, its definitely a buy.

let's not forget you can rent the bluray too at netflix
i love how it's just considered the same as any other dvd there too...don't charge more for any bluray.
(no i dont work for them, i was just impressed with their service and use them for lots of blurays).

[nobody]

Originally Posted by phranctoast

Anyone see this movie? Was it any good? Is it worth buying?

Great movie, but the title is misleading?

[Zvi]

I've seen both, the original with Laurence Harvey and Sinatra, and the 2004 remake. IMHO as a movie the original one was much better.
I'm gonna skip the remake, but if the oroginal ever comes out I'll pick it up even if it's BW.

[discipline]

I thought it was pretty boring.. Worth seeing but I wouldn't say it is worth buying.

[JTK]

I rarely say this about a Denzel film, but I thought this thing was terrible. It doesn't touch the original by any stretch of the imagination.

I highly recommend a rental first. That'll probably be the last word on the subject for a lot of people.

YMMV

[JBlacklow]

Well, not to be too contrary, but I thought both stand up very well in their own rights, both artistically and philosophically. Then again, it's been a while since I saw the original. To me, the original is tied to the period in which it was made, but didn't feel as heavy-handed (probably because of today's audiences). While the remake may eventually fall to the same fate, it's got the pull of current events to give it weight.

Personally, I feel Denzel Washington was better than Sinatra, and that both Meryl Streep and Liev Schreiber at the very least match their 1962 counterparts.

[JTK]

I'll have to try and watch this thing again sometime...

[tyler10]

I just bought it today. Its one of my favorite movies so I had to get it. The PQ is good but not the best i have seen. Still worth picking up if you like the movie though.

[RippdBD10101]

Hey, I just returned from wal-mart with a "TMC" and it has a completely different cover art then the version I always see and that is listed on this site, and i'm having a hard time finding this image anywhere. Anyone have any info on a re-release of some sort? Thanks.

I'll post a pic as soon as I get my camera to work.

[KingBing]

I saw it a couple of years back. Its a good movie but something I will not want to sit through again.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by RippdBD10101

Hey, I just returned from wal-mart with a "TMC" and it has a completely different cover art then the version I always see and that is listed on this site, and i'm having a hard time finding this image anywhere. Anyone have any info on a re-release of some sort? Thanks.

I'll post a pic as soon as I get my camera to work.

Ywep, it's one of the Paramount blu's with new cover! I don't like em'

[RippdBD10101]

Well at least it was $10, instead of jacking the price for a new cover.

[Loris]

The original with Frank Sinatra is the better version.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by Loris

The original with Frank Sinatra is the better version.

Hell's to the yeah, Angela Lansbury was such a bad ass in the original! She was so hot back in the day IMO! Plus she still takes time to sign autographs, a class act all the way.

[UUUUGGGGHHHH]

The stock image of this and Paramount promotional materials from back when it was released show a silver border on the front cover and the spine. Does anybody own this edition and can they take a picture of it to prove it exists? I'm in pursuit of it, and I want to make sure it's even real before I waste too much of my time. Here's what it looks like:



Note the silver border along the left side and top/bottom of the art.

[wilky61]

Originally Posted by Loris

The original with Frank Sinatra is the better version.

The original Manchurian Candidate is a 5-stars-out-of-5 film imo. The blu-ray (released early this year as a Best Buy exclusive) is a good presentation of the film if that's all you're looking for (i.e., you're a fan of the film).

[Drooch]

Originally Posted by phranctoast

Anyone see this movie? Was it any good? Is it worth buying?

Manchurian Candidate is one of the best thrillers of the last ten years. Criminally underrated because of the revered original, in it's own right it is a brilliant film. Jonathan Demme brings character insight and creepy sexual perversion to the thriller genre, as he did with Silence Of The Lambs. He re-teams with Denzel (Philadelphia) and together they make a convincing portrayal of a disturbed mind growing increasingly paranoid, all set amongst a relevant political backdrop. I would say it's definitely worth buying.