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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:33 AM
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The Manchurian Candidate. A remake of the original film, check the release
Edited on Thu Oct-09-03 11:38 AM by radwriter0555
date....

http://movies.hsx.com/servlet/SecurityDetail?symbol=MCHUR

"Denzel Washington will topline the remake of the 1962 Frank Sinatra film The Manchurian Candidate. The modern update focuses on a brainwashed Gulf War hero who returns home and gets involved with a possible plot to assassinate the President. Jonathan Demme will direct the thriller."

JONATHAN DEMME? Holy crap. This is going to be AWESOME.... Dayum.








Release Date: 10/31/2004
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La_Serpiente Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:34 AM
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1. Wow that is going to be a great movie
That's going to be a great movie. Angela Lansbury was in the first one.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:45 AM
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4. The First One Was a GREAT Movie
Why remake? Demme - take a tip from Gus Van Sant: Don't remake the classics.
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wakfs Donating Member (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 12:14 PM
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10. Yeah, why remake a classic?
The only reason is the big corporations that control all of our entertainment lack any creative ability whatsoever.

At least in the old days, the movie moguls actually LIKED movies and wanted to make GOOD movies.
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 12:17 PM
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11. You took the post right out of my mouth, Rucky
Edited on Thu Oct-09-03 12:21 PM by rocknation
With all due respect to Washington's talent, there are some movies that don't NEED to be remade. Saw A Face In The Crowd recently, and marveled at how it gets more visionary with each passing year. That's because truly great works of art have the ability to make a statement that's so unique or definitive, it's immune to being expanded or improved upon. Remember the remake of Psycho with Anne Heche? I rest my case. And I felt like crying when I heard about the remake of Sabrina.

But if this going to be done, I'm glad that Johnathan Demme realized that he'd need talent of Washington's caliber. Heaven knows the movie would probably make a lot more money if he'd cast someone like Emeniem!


rocknation
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 12:27 PM
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13. Actually, I can't stand denzel, for the reason that he is perfect for
this role. He's just wooden and passionless.

I think the remake of it is fine. I'm pleased to see it being brought into the context of today's issues; I've been referring to the shrub as the manchurian candidate since day one, and for a director like demme to be bringing the entire scenario into THIS context is a rather daring move.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 12:35 PM
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14. My thoughts exactly
that's one of my favorite films.

Why screw with perfection?
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ronzo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:37 AM
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2. I'll give it a shot...
imdb doesn't have much yet, but...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/
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montanacowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:42 AM
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3. Will Denzel
play the part that Sinatra had? who will be Harvey? I think Streep will be Angela Landsbury.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:49 AM
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5. Streep is Mrs. Iselin
This should be ag great remake. Washington and Streep paired up together should be for some fine acting!!
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:50 AM
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6. It's going to suck
Haven't they learned to stop remaking classics?
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:53 AM
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7. The point is that the shrub in the white house IS the ultimate Manchurian
candidate.... hence the release date, the issue and the fantastic timeliness of it.

Demme is brilliant. His take on it will be frickin fantastic.

Well, if the bush regime doesn't kill him first.
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mumon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:54 AM
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8. I remember when my wife first saw this movie...
being Chinese, she has a different perspective: she said this was a big propaganda film.

OTOH, she did like Reds.
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MrPrax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:55 AM
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9. It sounds like
a cold-war propaganda film redone for the new hot war...
I hope Demme 'camps' it up.

The original is a little...um..dated...but good yuks

They should remake 7 days in May!!!!
Original tagline
"I'm suggesting Mr President, there's a military plot to take over the Government of these United States, next Sunday..."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058576/

have a look for a good film from that period
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 12:24 PM
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12. Far too late to be effective
That's less than a week before the election.

This would need to be a summer flick to have any effect.
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 12:42 PM
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15. This really stretches the bounds of plausibility.
An American G.I. brainwashed in Iraq? Comical Ali was the pinnacle of their propaganda effort.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 01:01 PM
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16. Tough to beat the original
Just watched it two weeks ago. No Laurence Harvey fan, but Sinatra and Lansbury were great, just great. The love story can be improved, though. Actually, could be an intriguing remake - if it isn't more GWB worship.
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Darth_Ole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 01:16 PM
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17. Sigh....
Why are they remaking it? The original one was GREAT! It's been a growing trend to remake movies like this, Psycho, Planet of the Apes and it shows how some people aren't creative at all. I hear they are also making a Willy Wonka remake. It makes me puke in my soup.
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