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Aug 14, 2006
The Better Candidate
1 of 1 found this helpful There are two film versions of The Manchurian Candidate, Richard Condon's paranoid Cold War novel. While Jonathan Demme's 2004 movie is entertaining, John Frankenheimer's 1962 film is a classic.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962, 126 min.) “Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known,” says Major Marco (Frank Sinatra). What makes him speak so affectionately about a man no one likes? The answer is Cold War paranoia, but darn entertaining. Using striking photography and almost no soundtrack, Frankenheimer spins a tense tale about the capture and programming of American soldiers during the Korean War, an ironically red-baiting politician, his steely wife, and political ambition that dwarfs All the King’s Men. Sinatra is natural in his role as the soldier whose nightmares about Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) don’t quite jibe with reality. Angela Lansbury dominates her scenes as one of the least maternal mothers you will ever see (despite being only 37; Harvey was 34). As the Queen of Diamonds in a murderous game of solitaire, she makes Lady MacBeth seem like an underachiever. John McGiver hits the right notes as her political victim. Other key characters give performances that might ordinarily be criticized, yet work in the movie's surreal context. Harvey plays the cold Shaw with wooden acting and a European accent, but they fit his robotic character. James Gregory’s Sen. Iselin is hardly plausible as a blustery, over-the-top demagogue, yet he has remarkable presence. Janet Leigh plays Sinatra’s love interest with an odd, knowing mysteriousness that doesn’t make much sense, yet it adds to the uncanny tone of the film. Even the goofy fight between Sinatra and the Korean spy works, although the spy doesn’t look Korean, punches don’t quite land, and furniture breaks too easily. The story is taut and, despite paranoid overstatement, surprisingly real. Its pace is sure and its humor wry.
The Manchurian Candidate (2004, 130 min.) Obey your mother. Demme makes some changes in updating Frankenheimer’s mind-control classic. It begins in Kuwait, rather than Korea; makes Shaw (Liev Schreiber) a candidate for the vice presidency, rather than his father; places Shaw on the floor of the convention, rather than in the eaves; and changes Marco’s (Denzel Washington) role in the climactic scene. Otherwise, it apes the 1962 thriller’s major details faithfully, although not as convincingly. As in the original, Marco was Shaw’s superior officer when his patrol was ambushed. Neither has a clear recollection of what happened next, except that Shaw returns to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, and Marco becomes a career military officer with bad dreams. Meryl Streep takes over Lansbury's part as a driven political mother (she’s a Senator here). The main failing of Demme’s version is that it plays things totally straight, lacking the original’s dark humor. The absence of the Sen. Iselin character here leaves a void. While the original had flaws, its odd logic worked as entertainment. Here, Demme gives us some new dramatic—and entertaining—episodes, but they sometimes weaken the story’s appeal. E.g., Marco dramatically removes his implant with a knife and bites out Shaw’s, yet it has no adverse effect on the mind control of either. Also, Demme gives us a back story about the mysterious woman who is interested in Marco, giving the movie a more conventional feel.
Mar 17, 2021
Lego's Warhol Marilyn
A clever Lego take on one of Andy Warhol's iconic paintings. Since the Warhol studio's work was done in several color combinations, the kit allows you to alter the tiles accordingly. Displays well.
Feb 06, 2017
Good product, reeaonable price, but a small quibble
The alarm works as billed. Only gripe: color trquest ignored.