Showing posts with label The Manchurian Candidate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Manchurian Candidate. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

The Sunken Place vs. Sudden Interrogation

Your Champion
The Sunken Place
(Get Out)

VS

Your Challenger
Sudden Interrogation
(The Manchurian Candidate)

The Case for The Sunken Place (6):
"Now... SINK."

The Case for Sudden Interrogation:
When going to visit an old war buddy, Marco (Frank Sinatra) encounters Chunjin (Henry Silva).  Overcome with sudden memories, he starts fighting him, demanding information.  Sinatra broke his hand while filming this fight scene.

The Sunken Place vs. Sudden Interrogation
The Sunken Place
Sudden Interrogation
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The Score:  The Sunken Place 9, Sudden Interrogation 1

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Friday, July 14, 2017

Battle of Movie Moments: The Legend of the Beast vs. A Mother's Love

Your Champion
The Legend of the Beast (The Sandlot)

VS

Your Challenger
A Mother's Love (The Manchurian Candidate)

The Case for The Legend of the Beast (4):
A history lesson on the birth of a legend.

The Case for A Mother's Love:
In this chilling scene, Mrs. Iselin (Angela Lansbury) reveals the end goal of her and her Russian compatriots years of scheming:  The assassination of a Presidential candidate so that her husband can be swept into power.  In doing so, she reveals her anger that they chose her son (Laurence Harvey) to be her brainwashed assassin.  She promises revenge, and then ends the scene with a not-so-motherly kiss...

Which do you pick?
The Legend of the Beast
A Mother's Love
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Final Score: The Legend of the Beast 13, A Mother's Love 1

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