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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:05 PM
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Poll question: Decisions decisions... Princess Bride or The Right Stuff?
Bravo or AMC?
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:28 PM
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1. Easy decision
Princess Bride
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:31 PM
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2. My dear pokerfan!
I may be the lone voice, but I say watch "The Right Stuff"!

Especially if you haven't seen it!

It is an amazing, factual movie!

I give it my highest recommendation...

You won't be sorry!

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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:46 PM
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3. Seen them both
but I know TPB by heart (even read the book years before they decided to make it into a film) so TRS it is.
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 12:16 AM
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4. The Right Stuff
I'm a big admirer of the Original Seven. Though I felt the book/movie treatment of Gus Grissom was a bit unfair.


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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 02:56 AM
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5. Very unfair
Check wiki if you have questions...

Best part of the movie was Glenn backing up his wife:

John Glenn: Annie, listen to me, OK? You listening? If you don't want the Vice President or the TV networks or anybody else to come into the house, then that's it, as far as I'm concerned. They are NOT coming in, and I will back you all the way, a hundred percent on this. And you tell them that, OK? I don't want Johnson or any of the rest of them to set as much as one TOE inside our house.
Annie Glenn: OK.
John Glenn: You tell them that- that Astronaut John Glenn told you to say that.
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 06:47 AM
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6. I liked the follow up
The other astronauts backing up Glenn -- Johnson shows and we walk out.
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 06:49 AM
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7. Princess Bride, of course.
Now veer right! (clearly not a sailing term) :rofl:

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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:09 AM
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8. It is cruel to be faced with such a choice.
Edited on Tue Dec-23-08 11:09 AM by Orsino
Having seen The Princess Bride much more often, though, I'd probably go with The Right Stuff.

"Chapter One: The Stuff."

"No, Grandpa! You're not readin' it right!"
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 03:22 PM
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9. To fully appreciate The Princess Bride
it should be read.

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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 03:23 PM
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10. Combine them.... "The Princess Bride and the Seven Dwarfs"
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