Powerful, scary, and still tight

No, I'm not talking about Joan Rivers' face. I'm talking about the original The Manchurian Candidate, which I just watched again thanks to Netflix. I can now firmly say that it still kicks the remake's ass. It holds up VERY well for a political thriller made in 1962; while tame by our standards today in terms of violence, sexual content, and message delivery, it still manages to knock you out on all those points. The performances are top notch across the board, with Angela Lansbury giving me the creeps over and over again.

Get it, watch it, absorb it, then go out and vote your conscience on Nov. 2.