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Stand By Me (Special Edition)
from Sony Pictures
starring Scott Beach, Marshall Bell, William Bronder, John Cusack, Dick Durock
directed by Rob Reiner

Features:

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Special Edition

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• 2.5 stars out of 4
  The Bottom Line:
  A maudlin movie which coasts on a wave of pure nostalgia to its shattering anti-climax of a conclusion, Stand By Me is inexplicably beloved despite being a completely forgettable film: unless you happen to love the song Lollipop or want to see lots of boys crying and hugging, stay away.

• 1 of my 2 favorite movies
  I'm an 80's kid and I love this movie. I own the standard and special edition version of this movie. I'm waiting for the blu-ray release. If you haven't seen this movie and you're born in the 70's definitely purchase this. My favorite part was the leeches and the story telling by the camp fire.

• Clicks On All Cylinders
  Talk about recipe for success. A story based on a Stephen King novella. Directed by Rob Reiner, who turned out to be about as fine a filmmaker there is. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss (which is, in my humble opine, the best way to tolerate him in a movie). And solid up and coming young talents like Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix (RIP), Kiefer Sutherland, and Corey Feldman. All key ingredients to make watching STAND BY ME an unforgettable viewing experience.
  A coming of age story set in 1950s rural Oregon,... more info

• A softer side of the King of horror...
  I expected something different from `Stand by Me'; that is, since it was written by Stephen King (the novella from which the film was adapted from was) I was expecting something thrilling or scary. What I got was something completely opposite yet equally engaging. Instead of a horror film or even a tense thriller, we are presented with a deeply moving story about friendship, relationships and boyhood. `Stand by Me' is a beautifully told story of adolescence; of four boys who find that central part of... more info

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