They've remade "The Manchurian Candidate"?

[Chaotic42]

With Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep?
It takes place in Iraq?

Nothing is sacred anymore, it seems.

Link

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
With Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep?
It takes place in Iraq?

Nothing is sacred anymore, it seems.

 

[bleeb]

DP

 

[Fingolfin269]

Nope nothing... not even 'Simple Man' (not to pimp my own thread or anything).

 

[EvilYoda]

Yeah, it was sad when I first heard about it...but as long as it's done well, it's a good story for those who never saw the original.

Don't forget that Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight are in it too.

 

[imported_Strang]

I saw the trailer over the weekend, ugh. They actually made a company called The Manchurian Company so that the name makes sense. Angela Lansbury said something in the latest Entertainment Weekly about how she's upset with it and how she wishes that Meryl Streep had better taste in her roles.

Of course, I saw that trailer at the remake of the Stepford Wives, which itself is an awful awful remake (that my gf dragged me to and has since made an amazing dinner to make up for ).

 

[Anubis]

i didnt know there was an origional

i saw a preview for it last night, first I had heard of it

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Anubis
i didnt know there was an origional

i saw a preview for it last night, first I had heard of it

Link to the original

 

[DaveSimmons]

Zoolander was a good remake.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Oh noes, I've been playing Knights of the Old Republic too much. I read "The Mandalorian Candidate." *Sigh*

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

The original is a stunning film IMO, including a surprisingly strong performance by none other than Frank Sinatra and a truly creepy turn by Angela Landsbury. IIRC the film was pulled from commercial release after JFK was assassinated, and not widely available until its re-release in the late '80s/early '90s. It's well worth a rent.

This could be a decent remake, given the cast. After the almost unbelievably awful remake of "Day of the Jackal" a few years ago, though, I'll believe it when (if?) I see it.

 

[Chaotic42]

Yeah, this movie is awsome. It's darn creepy to be sure. It's a good source for lots of esoteric references in stuff. Heck, even Alton Brown mentions it.