Feb 04, 2024JKelleher4 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Written by a white man. Produced by a white man. Financed by a white man. Directed by a white man. About white men talking with other white men about,...white men. Yummie. What manly white man can resist?
What some viewers seem to not know is that this film is satire - just because it treats brainwashing as real and serious does not mean we(the viewer) are supposed to. Yes, its a product of its time (the fifties) when paranoia ruled, but…
Oct 07, 2022akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
One of the eerie, shocking, thrilling dramas concerning the Korean war and the Communism hysteria after the war. It turns out as the most sophisticated political satire with mind-controlling and brain-washing. Amazing!
May 12, 2022orange_giraffe_622 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an excellent movie! I think the actors did an excellent job in doing their roles, especially Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury. you should definitely watch this movie!!!
Apr 27, 2022Grathful rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Aside from the hilarious performances of Angela Lansbury and James Gregory, there is little to recommend in watching this film.
Obviously one must consider the dramatic political context in which this film was created. The nation-wide…
Mar 31, 2021The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
🇰🇵 One thing that everyone misses about this film is that it's all about men being manipulated by women. You have the soldiers at the garden club meeting, Raymond and his mom, and even Maj. Marco and Eugenie. My favorite scene is the…
Dec 11, 2020mrb1987 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
great movie truly one of the all time greatest movies dealt with with murder assianaition paranola espoange, etc. frank sinatra was great and angela lansbury was amazing. ad larwence harvey was amazing. great movie rent it, buy it,order t…
Very surprised how good Sinatra. Is. Janet Leigh is magic when she turns up. This is wwwaaayyyy better than the remake. Back then even Frank had the humility to put in a good performance
May 18, 2019Onewhoissaved rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The book and 'this' movie are terrific and had far more meaning and appropriateness for the audiences in 1962 than they do for today's internet crowd. The Cold War was very real, very alarming, very moving for Americans. This thing…
Apr 23, 2019chetanka rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A great depiction of a horrendous plot. The cast was well chosen and presented their characters to perfection. Angela Lansbury oh gosh let me count the ways! And, Frank Sinatra?
A marvel! Loved the whole opening scene on the stage.
Feb 07, 2019Mouziey rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Stupendous in drama; suspense, boy do you earn to hate the villains. This almost resonates the manipulation that builds up on our current politicians or perhaps is the US president????
A team of soldiers mind manipulated by Japanese ,…
Jun 24, 2017ArapahoeElena rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Manchurian Candidate is a favorite of my dad's and I hadn't seen it until just recently. I was blown away! The movie is well written, thought provoking, and dealt with a lot of (at the time) topical issues that still have relevance in…
This movie is not appropriate for young children. I enjoyed this movie. There is violence; but no sex. It effectively shows how horrendous war and murder are. The story is strong. The characters are developed. It is well acted. The script…
Apr 02, 2017looper46 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This whole flick is all about Angela Lansbury. Just one of the best acting jobs of a mother from hell, really outshines Sinatra and Leigh, but not her son, Laurence Harvey and her husband who does a good job as the 1950s wacky right wing…
From about half the comments, I can't tell if your patrons are clueless, or if the library's web devs are crossing wires with your data: Denzel Washington? Meryl Streep? Jonathan Demme? Huh?
Thankfully, when my turn came up in the hold…
May 07, 2016MaxRSW rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This film has the most evil villainess in Hollywood history. The Wicked Witch gets more quotes, the Evil Queen has more mirrors, Cruella DeVille has more spots - but no villainess comes close to Angela Lansbury's Mommy-not-so-Dearest. …
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Jul 19, 2015ChampionMDR rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Feb 02, 2015jaqmartial rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This original version is better than the remake.
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Jul 17, 2014voisjoe1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One mid-20th century theory is that a person could be brain-washed into hypnotically doing something really evil. The American government was actually experimenting with drugs to get humans to do things they were against doing. But most of…
Jul 17, 2014Mr_Bounds48 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I cannot give this film a higher rating because despite the fact that it is about BRAINWASHING,this is still a PRO-MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX,PRO-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA,and PRO-WHITE PRIVILEGE predictive programming,behavior placement…
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