The Manchurian Candidate

Last night I watched the original Manchurian Candidate, with Frank Sinatra. I thought it was a good flick. Some of the communist/asian cliches were pretty funny; probably moreso now than when the movie came out. Angela Landsbury was such a mega-bitch.

My favorite part, though, was the interaction between Sinatra and Janet Leigh. It seems like there was something going on there that wasn't really resolved in the movie. When they first met, they had such a bizarre conversation. It was funny, but when you combine it with the "triggers" that Shaw had, it seems like there was more to it. She kept saying stuff that didn't make sense. And then she (supposedly) dumped her fiance after only having met Sinatra the one time on the train, and all of a sudden they are in love. It seemed like she was possibly another controller. But, you would think that if that was the case, they would have hinted at it more in the end of the film.

Overall, I gave it 4/5 stars.

The Raiders covered the spread yesterday. That means me 2-0 in my quest for the free chips from Paradise Poker. I picked Cincy in week 3.