The Manchurian Candidate is strangely outdated

5 second plot: A group of American soldiers is captured in Korea and brainwashed.  One of them is assigned to be a killer (without knowing it himself). He will be 'activated' later on. Once back home, one of his war buddies feels something is wrong and tries to figure it out.

5 second review: The outdated storytelling feels strange. For me it simply did not withstand the test of time. It's not the subject that feels off, but the continuity and the introduction of some characters.  But I was glad that most of the weird twists and turns got untangled at the end. And it's always great to see Sinatra in good form.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 3/10

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance did not convince me

5 second plot: A man recalls the start of his career as a senator. He was almost beaten to death by the guy in the title. And then he stood up to him, saved the town, made some new best friends and found the woman of his dreams.

5 second review: Too bad there isn't much real western in this western. A couple of characters really got on my nerves (like the sheriff). James Stewart did not convince me to be a young fellow (he was 54 in real life). John Wayne is 100% like everyone imitates him. The entire cast looks over-rehearsed: they already start answering before the question is fully asked.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 2/10