The Princess Bride: Home Movie (2020) is a retelling of the beloved classic The Princess Bride (1987) which embraces the constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic and the whimsy of the original to create a slightly slimmed down version of the story, featuring dozens of actors, each working out of their own backyard, and gloriously edited together to tell the story of evil men, swashbuckling, sword fighting, and the drive for revenge.
It’s all very silly and made me laugh way too much. My Arts Editor, recovering from surgery, snorted at me, closed her eyes halfway, and put up with it. In YouTube distribution from Quibi, here it is.
