tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post8413433597385380742..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: The Manchurian Candidate [1962]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-74396355189354918582012-07-29T23:46:03.588+05:302012-07-29T23:46:03.588+05:30The dream sequences were among the most brilliantl...The dream sequences were among the most brilliantly done sequence I have ever seen. Yes, depiction of the "bad guys", so to speak, was a bit heavy-handed, but it was kept at a bare minimum and hence wasn't too big a concern for me. As for the political conspiracy angle, at least the brainwashing and thought-control part seems entirely relevant today - in fact even more so than it was then.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-49287723165959885592012-07-29T22:36:32.747+05:302012-07-29T22:36:32.747+05:30a great movie indeed - the sequence with the soldi...a great movie indeed - the sequence with the soldiers and the gardenia club or whatever it was - still packs a surreal punch, but depictions of the bad guys heavy-handed and corny now with their bad skin and disheveled sweatiness.<br /><br />the political conspiracy angle - you have to wonder how much of that may be true nowadaysdr bugenhagenhttp://carlbugenhagen.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-22506687512412793082012-07-24T20:05:17.125+05:302012-07-24T20:05:17.125+05:30Thanks. Yes, it sure is worth a revisit.Thanks. Yes, it sure is worth a revisit.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-85535249293989809412012-07-23T00:39:20.207+05:302012-07-23T00:39:20.207+05:30Great review, I haven't seen the film in ages ...Great review, I haven't seen the film in ages but will have to give it another watch after reading this postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com