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The Manchurian Candidate (1962) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!! (Patreon)

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The Manchurian Candidate (1962) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!

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Louis Ferdinand Celine

Damn that was quick! Thanks again for the unexpected birthday present

Paul Cox

Now that you've seen it, I can call attention to the thematic similarities between the two most recent spin wheel winners! I didn't want to spoil anything before, but maybe you can watch The Dead Zone next? 😉

Louis Ferdinand Celine

Yeah that was another crazy coincidence of election timing...Dead zone would be a trifecta

Paul Cox

Scrambling around to see where I could source the movie for a watchalong and it's currently on YT (free with ads, no ads if you have Youtube Premium).

Tyler Foster

This movie has many shocking and devastating moments that anyone who has seen it would be looking forward to in a reaction, but I don't think I've laughed harder than I did at the look on Sam's face when Raymond's mom has come to his office and acts like Raymond was the one who was rude to Jocie back when she forced Raymond to break up their relationship. All-timer reaction for me. Would absolutely in no way complain if the remake went up, say, next week. I think you'll really like it and there is one thing in particular that was brought up in this video that I cannot wait to see when you get to the other one (I'll tell you then).

Florian Meier

Dead Zone would be perfect !!! Cool idea Paul !!

Florian Meier

Such a great classic ... Fantastic pick

Keith Brown

Sinatra started as a singer and got brought to Hollywood in the early 40's. He won an Oscar as best supporting actor in the 1954 movie "From Here to Eternity" . He has dramas, comedies and musicals to chose from to see in the future.

Vincent Hollow

This has been on my watchlist for a long time, I'm very excited to watch with you guys!

Steve Mercier

Looooooove this movie...however, the martial arts fight between Frank Sinatra and the faux-Korean guy (I think he's Sicilian) is so horrendously god-awful that it falls into the so bad it's good category...which is part of the reason I love this movie. Oh, and Angela Lansbury getting shot in the head. I don't know why I hate her--she never did anything to me--but I just really enjoy watching her get shot in the head. Fuck. I might need therapy. Ah, well.

Birdie Num Num

I think you might like The Parallax View. Maybe try a political thriller poll? FYI Angela Lansbury was only 3 years older than Laurence Harvey.

David Martin

I believe George Lucan was the first person to put credits at the end in Star Wars. At least in the era with a Directors Guild. He incurred the wrath of the union, who had a rule that at least the director's name and principal crew had to come at the beginning. He did it again with The Empire Strikes Back, and the union initially fined him $350,000 (later reduced to $25,000). They also fined fined the director (Irvin Kershner), but Lucas paid his fine.

John George

Guys and Dolls would be a good choice for another Sinatra film, except musicals fare badly on youtube.

Marcy

Amazing performance by Angela Lansbury as the mother. She won an Oscar for best supporting actress.

Birdie Num Num

She was nominated, didn't win. Never won an Oscar, but received an honorary one.

Birdie Num Num

DGA started in 1936. Citizen Kane, 2001 , The Godfather 1 and 2 put credits at the end as well.

David Martin

Johnny Fontane's character in The Godfather was an analogy to Frank Sinatra's role in From Here to Eternity. Singer wants to break into films, not being taken seriously. Sinatra ended up winning an Oscar for his role.

Lana Gorgeous

Great movie and reaction. Another great, great movie that stars Frank Sinatra is From Here to Eternity, 1953 American romantic war drama . You guys will love it. Oh by the way PTSD was not recognized during WWII or Korea era. It was called shell shock. Remember in the movie you guys saw called Patton and him striking that soldier. That young soldier was suffering from severe , what we would today call PTSD. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was officially recognized by the US military and the medical establishment in 1980. This milestone occurred when the American Psychiatric Association formally added PTSD to the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III), largely driven by research and intense advocacy surrounding returning Vietnam War veterans. However, the military's understanding and labeling of combat trauma underwent a long, complex evolution across the different wars: The Evolution of the Terminology While "shell shock" was the definitive term used during World War I, the military officially shifted its vocabulary during World War II and the Korean War: • World War II: The military replaced shell shock with "Battle Fatigue" or "Combat Stress Reaction" (CSR). It was also frequently called "combat exhaustion." • Korean War: Sufferers were commonly diagnosed with "War Neurosis" or combat exhaustion. • The "Gross Stress Reaction" Phase (1952): In 1952 (during the Korean War), the DSM-I introduced "gross stress reaction". This was an early attempt to recognize trauma from combat, but it mistakenly assumed that symptoms would automatically resolve after a short period. Shockingly, the diagnosis was completely eliminated from the manual in 1968, leaving a massive gap in care until PTSD was formalized in 1980. Audie Murphy's Crucial Role Your history is entirely accurate regarding Audie Murphy. As the most highly decorated American combat soldier of WWII, he returned home plagued by what he called "battle fatigue"—suffering from severe insomnia, nightmares, and depression. Instead of hiding his invisible wounds, Murphy broke severe societal taboos in the 1960s by speaking candidly to the public about his psychological struggles. He utilized his Hollywood stardom to aggressively lobby the US government to fund deep studies into the emotional impact of combat and to extend healthcare benefits to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. His bravery in showing vulnerability is widely credited by historians as a major catalyst that paved the way for the formal 1980 PTSD diagnosis. Five months after his tragic death in a 1971 plane crash, Congress introduced legislation to honor his advocacy, leading to the dedication of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio

Michael SCH

Just to add some historical context to the film (if I remember correctly), why The Manchurian Candidate had such a cultural impact. I guess there are some spoilers, so best watch the film first, if you haven't. (1) The film opened during the week of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct 24, 1962), so there was a lot of paranoia and tension in the air. (2) Sinatra was close to John F Kennedy but the relationship cooled when Sinatra became linked to the mafia. The JFK assassination occurred a year later (Nov, 1963), which many conspiracy theorists surmised, the film had somehow influenced Lee Harvey Oswald. (3) Sinatra had another film about a presidential assassination, called Suddenly! (1954) with Sterling Hayden. He played the assassin (I liked the film). (4) The concept of brainwashing was new to audiences in 1960s, but was first coined during the Korean War (hence the start of the film). (5) The famous train scene between Sinatra and Leigh has long been discussed by film fans, and left open-ended. Many attribute the strange conversation to be between Sinatra's character and his secret handler (Leigh) who's 'controlling him'. (6) The film has influenced a whole bunch of upcoming film directors including Francis Ford Coppola (The Conversation), Alan J Pakula (All the President's Men), Sydney Pollack (Three Days of the Condor) and of course Chris Carter (The X-Files). (7) John Frankenheimer's next two films also centered around paranoia, and completes his Paranoia Trilogy (The Manchurian Candidate - paranoia in politics and the media; Seven Days in May - paranoia in the military; and Seconds - paranoia in a consumerist society.) I highly recommend both films. Seven Days in May was written by Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone).

Dave Carmichael

No need to worry TBR. Quicksand is a flow condition caused when an upswell of water balances out the weight of the sand in it. It is impossible to sink in quicksand.

Michael SCH

BTW, some recommended (non-musical) Sinatra films: From Here to Eternity (1953) - which he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor Ocean's 11 (1960) - the original brat pack before Clooney and Pitt The Man With the Golden Arm (1955) - which he was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Brad P

I also enthusiastically recommend The Dead Zone because a) it's a great movie with one of Christopher Walken's best performances and b) I just bought the 4K UHD but haven't watched it yet.

OddThomas

Having finally seen the original I have to say I prefer the remake with Denzel. It's much more of a Hitchcockian suspense thriller while this spells out the entire plot almost immediately. Janet Leigh was utterly wasted in a nothing role. Also the remake has an amazing soundtrack. I saw it in 2004 knowing literally nothing about it and it remains one of my favourite cinema experiences.

Scribe31oz

The film was banned for a time because it came to close on the heels of JFK's assassination. What I can never get over is how well Angela Landsbury played evil when we remember her as Jessica Fletcher and Mrs Potts.

Abel Salas Jr

This is the most thoughtful... interesting... entertaining reaction I have seen in my whole life.

Abel Salas Jr

Frank Sinatra movies that he either stared or costared in that I enjoy, From Here to Eternity, Not As A Stranger, The Tender Trap, The Man With the Golden Arm, The Joker is Wild, None But The Brave.