The Manchurian Candidate

Never saw the original, but I hear it's just the same, except it takes place during the Korean war, and not Desert Storm, and that 'Manchurian' applies to a country, not a corporation. I don't understand why they had to remake this film, when they could have re-released the original, but Jonathan Demme does a pretty decent job with it. Denzel Washington. Meryl Streep, and Liev Schrieber all give great performances and this movie keeps you keep guessing (unless you've seen the original). Check this one out.

One thing though, on election days, kids are not in school.

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