Paranoid Boyd's Suspicion File: The cable channels are threatened with a total freeze out of product it they dare show the original "Manchurian Candidate" for the next four weeks. This holds for all "remakes" of old movies. My review of Manchurian Candidate is HERE Many reviewers have pointed out the same Left slant but it seems to be generational: if you didn't see the original you will really like it because the surprises are really surprises.