Review of The Manchurian Candidate (1962) by Thomas P — 04 Dec 2014

Amazing twists and turns. Powerfully directed, acted, and staged, this political suspense/action thriller artfully builds intensity and is wildly intelligent and a sheer pleasure. Chilling, creeping and terrifying - a whole new level of fear bc of an overbearing mother.

And did that really happen or is that a dream??

Stunning overall.

Nothing beats the 1963 original.

Don't even bother to watch the Denzel remake - it plays like a terrible tv movie remake, and just ruins what is done so articulately here. Obvious, suspenseless, boring, uninteresting, the director Demme comes across so amateurish, and ruins it by not simply telling the story details a small bit at a time.