This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on February 17, 2007). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
I’d be hard pressed to come up with a Top Five (or even Top Ten or Twenty) list of favorite movies, but if I did, The Princess Bride would definitely be on there.
While watching some movies, the directors hand is so deeply intertwined and so heavyhanded it becomes not a movie but rather The Directors Movie. Woody Allen is like that, as well as some other directors that I won’t mention.
About 15 minutes into The Princess Bride my brain said, crap, this is a Carl Reiner movie and I’m not too fond of his work. I watched it all the way thru and while I didn’t like it, I won’t say I disliked it either. But the whole time I couldn’t get past Carl Reiner’s heavy hand.
As it turns out it is not a Carl Reiner film, it is a Rob Reiner film. I guess the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Because I could see Papa’s fingerprints all over the film.
I agree… I LOVE that movie!
The whole telling of a fairy tale with modern terminology but still set in the period is wonderful.