Rest In Peace Peter Falk.

[Ollie 1,375]

http://news.yahoo.co...obit_peter_falk

Rest In peace.

He has ties to John Williams as he starred in Penelope.

But he was a very good actor and appeared in several of my favorite films, The Great Race, Princess Bride and It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. And who could forget Columbo?

[crocodile 9,724]

R.I.P.

I watched Columbo when I was little and not so long time ago I rewatched some episodes. I liked that show.

Karol

[fommes 165]

R.I.P. It's so sad he will never come back for one more thing.

[Jay 46,244]

I enjoyed him in the only thing I've seen him in:

[Incanus 5,890]

RIP. Goodbye sweet Columbo.

[steb74 53]

What a shame

RIP

He was great in Murder By Death.

[bruckhorn 134]

Love the line, "If the umpire ruled me out on a bad call, I'd take the fake eye out and hand it to him." Now, that's arguing a call.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Spielberg directed an episode of Columbo.

[Quintus 6,496]

The tv pilot.

Aww, sad news. I always had a soft-spot for Columbo and Falk was always very very watchable in the role he made his own. RIP

[Melange 448]

Oh no

But wouldn't it be a great comedic homage if while wrapping up the funeral proceedings, there is a "Er, just one more thing Sir" by an attendee wearing one of his famous long coats.

[Datameister 2,586]

I enjoyed him in the only thing I've seen him in:

RIP, Mr. Falk.

[A24 5,156]

As far as I remember, Columbo was one of the few well written TV series of the '70s. A show that you can still watch today.

Alex

[Quintus 6,496]

I watched an early one last weekend. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

The tv pilot.

Not quite. Spielberg directed Season 1, Episode 1. Both pilots were directed by Richard Irving.

Falk put in a very touching performance to one of the most beautiful films that I have ever seen: "The Princess Bride".

[Quintus 6,496]

Ah, I stand corrected.

[Jay 46,244]

The tv pilot.

Not quite. Spielberg directed Season 1, Episode 1. Both pilots were directed by Richard Irving.

Falk put in a very touching performance to one of the most beautiful films that I have ever seen: "The Princess Bride".

yea, I mentioned that in the 4th post of the thread. A Princess Bride really is a spectacular movie. And as popular as it is, I still feel like its kind of underrated.

[Wojo 2,458]

One of the very few exceptions where the movie is better than the book. By far.

[Datameister 2,586]

I think I could agree to that.

[Quintus 6,496]

Are you sure? Maybe you wanna sleep on it. No obligations.

[Datameister 2,586]

Hmm, yeah, better give me some time to think it over. Kind of a big decision.

[Wojo 2,458]

Make sure you get 7-8 hours before returning with your verdict. Though I don't want to hear how my claim wormed its way into Voldemort's monologue tonight.

[Jay 46,244]

I've never read the book. Are you guys saying I shouldn't bother?

[Wojo 2,458]

Uh, no, I didn't mean it quite like that. It's worth at least one read-through. It's still a very good story.

It just gets very long-winded by making far too many references to how Florin and Guilder fit into world history, and how S. Morgenstern was this great literary genius that everyone heard of with regards to the story. The movie makes one or two references to this and moves on, and Peter Falk interacting with the boy from Wonder Years never grows tired.

But in the book, William Goldman beats you over the head with this literary device throughout the novel as he reminds that the reader is reading an abridged account of the much larger tale, which involves a lot of specific measurements and details about the impending wedding or geography that are "graciously" left out of what you are reading.

I read it once. I can say I read it. I have no desire to read it again, unless somehow they got the movie cast to read the book in audio format. So I'd much rather watch the movie.

[Jay 46,244]

True story: I had a friend once who believed that S Morgenstern and that longer version of the story was real, and asked me to track it down for her. And we weren't kids - we were 17 at the time!