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angrychair

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12. The Princess Bride

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 10:38 PM

Dec 15

Is, in my humble opinion, the perfect movie.
It is in many ways, a mockumentary of the Erol Flynn and "brave hero rescuing the princess" movie genre.

It has comedy. Adventure. Drama. Thrills. And least we forget, true love.

It also has the distinction of the first movie I would regularly quote beside Monty Python's Life of Brian and Holy Grail.

By any measure Princess Bride is one of the greatest movies ever made.

I am absolutely heartbroken about his death and the manner in which it happened.

As a parent, I also cannot imagine the sadness he felt in those final moments knowing that he was dying at the hand of the child he loved. Sorry, I know that's dark but lately everything seems dark and I just want this insanity to stop.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] PeaceWave Dec 15 OP

I know, and what about Shawshank redemption, and The Green Mile, we loved both those movies. a kennedy Dec 15 #1

Frank Darabont directed both of those movies. Xavier Breath Dec 15 #2

Ah shoot, so what was his connection to those movies then??? And thanks..... a kennedy Dec 15 #3

Google is my friend.....his company Castle Rock Entertainment produced them..... a kennedy Dec 15 #4

Wikipedia says: Xavier Breath Dec 15 #7

Reiner helped co-found Castle Rock, and CR produced both movies, so I imagine he signed off on the productions. Xavier Breath Dec 15 #6

Reiner had nothing to do with either of those movies. Wiz Imp Dec 15 #10

Certainly should have received a life-time achievement oscar Chasstev365 Dec 15 #5

They better MustLoveBeagles Dec 15 #8

I'm sure they will, but it should have happened while he was still alive. Wiz Imp Dec 15 #11

I would hope so. calimary Dec 15 #15

They don't give Lifetime Achievement Awards posthumously - their rules explicitly state that honorary awards cannot be Midwestern Democrat Dec 16 #21

My favorite of Rob's was Stand by Me. It so reminded me of my childhood. It was terrific.and based on Stephen King's debm55 Dec 15 #9

The Princess Bride angrychair Dec 15 #12

I agree. Each time I see it; probably once every three years or so, I have more respect for its wit. NNadir Dec 15 #14

I've been quoting Inigo Montoya all year BaronChocula Dec 15 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Dec 16 #17

Yes BaronChocula Dec 16 #19

Meme listing cultural phrases fron Reiner's movies IbogaProject Dec 15 #16

It's the 40th anniversary of Stand By Me xmas74 Dec 16 #18

I wonder if it's becsuse he came across more as a regular guy JI7 Dec 16 #20