Talk about how great the Princess Bride is

And the dialogue sizzles: "Is this a kissing story?";"What is your name? I must know?" "Get used to disappointment." "What if you don't come back?" "This is true love. You think this happens every day?"'; "Inconceivable!" "You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."; "I'm going to go and kill myself as soon as i get to my room." "How lovely. See you in the morning."

Y'all start being nicer about it, or I'm going to have to get cross. And you wouldn't like me when I'm cross.

And you wouldn't like me when I'm cross.

I like the names for things that only feature briefly, like the holocaust cloak.

On another note: Robin Wright! Aaaah!

I am going to name my next (male) dog "The Dread Pirate Robert" - and Ingio Montoya is one of my all-time favorite names - and he had an excellent tuckus, too.

What were those Wallace Shawn lines about "Never get involved in a land war in Asia...?"

And Cary Elwes is a perfect example of someone that's really easy to fantasize about - sexy and witty and funny and looks good in tights - what more could one ask for? (Yeah, I liked "Men in Tights," too, but not as much.)

Damn - now I know what I'll pop into the DVD player to fall asleep by. Thanks for raising the topic *grin *

I was reading the book last week, and I came across this line, and thought "ooh, more whimsical humour". Then I remembered that it was published in 1973.

"I've hired you to help me start a war. It's a prestigious line of work, with a long and glorious tradition."

"Have you ever heard of Plato? Aristotle? Socrates? Morons."

"Been specializing in groups, fighting gangs for local charities, that kind of thing."

"Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something."

"I'll explain, and I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog-faced buffoon."

Hott.

"We'll never survive!"
"Nonsense! You're only saying that because no one ever has."

Of course, I first saw it with a guy I was pretty well in love with. I don't think I quite realized that we both were digging on Cary Elwes, though.

Hahahah

I think it's one of those films for me that, having seen it once, I'll never need or even really want to see again, but I'm glad I saw it that one time and still remember just about every line from it one way or another. (See also Office Space.) I do still have the book, I think...*checks shelf*...yes indeed, as well as The Silent Gondoliers.

"Have you ever heard of Plato? Aristotle? Socrates? Morons."

Sadly, although I do love The Princess Bride, I blame it for Shrek, which is shit.
-- accentmonkey (tris...), July 29th, 2006. (accentmonkey) (later)

completely OTM.

lol @ the video game at the beginning of this movie.

i'd rather watch a real fairy tale movie than this lily-livered piece of shit.*

* note: "shit" may be hyperbolic.

― amateurist (amateurist), Friday, June 13, 2003 1:42 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

love amateurist being all gangsta about real fairy tale movies

god how old was carey elwes in this thing, 12?

do you have to be young when you see this to appreciate it?

on now and i don't think i get it

big w/ mormons.

― fauxhemian (fauxhemian), Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:07 AM (4 years ago)

This is so OTM! This movie and (surprisingly, imo) Monty Python & the Holy Grail all quoted endlessly in LDS seminaries all over America.

Man fauxhemian is all over the Mormon jokes on this thread. Do they still post here? wesley/moroni is killing me. Killing! I'm easily pleased, you see.

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2011/10/12/the-princess-bride_900.jpg

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/07/princess-bride-reunion/

look how gangster mandy patinkin is. thats a homeboy right there

so Fred Savage is what, like 30 now?

when I was a kid "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" was shown on CC all the time, didn't realize until I actually saw the Princess Bride what a rip-off it is

really one of the few movies to be really funny and smart and touching without being vulgar, appeals to comic book geeks as well as kids and people like my Mom, I dunno how many movies like that exist

Fred has to be into his thirties, I was surprised at what a good director he's turned into -- he directed a lot of the episodes of Party Down, and quite a few from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

O_O

Fred Savage is 35

35 and too busy to turn up to the reunion photo shoot.

he was too busy talking about being in The Princess Bride on Happy Endings to show up for the shoot

I thought Fred Savage was like 90 or something

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should crosspost this to ANGRY PATINKIN

MY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA
I GOT A BIG BONER
PREPARE TO SIGH

― s1ocki (slutsky)

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Princess Bride successfully maintains a tone of extremely light handed satire with the barest pinch of self-mockery. If you respond to that tone, then you will find it a very entertaining movie. If not, you'll be repulsed by each and every minute of it, because that tone is the whole of the movie.

caught this last night for the nth time and i found it much better all round than i remember, with the exception of wallace shawn who is as awful in the role as ever

with the exception of wallace shawn who is as awful in the role as ever

INCONCEIVABLE!

:D no other response possible rly

Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! (I wish for these to also be my final words)

his lines are good!

agreed. it would have been difficult to ruin Shawn's role. because it is a fairy tale, and he is written as an irritating little dweeb, overplaying the part was nearly impossible.

disagreed!

for contrast, guest's readings are almost absolutely flat, and his *looks* are great

and he kills it in the role

Until this moment I thought Rob Reiner and Ron Howard were the same person. Like, when Rob Reiner is in Spinal Tap (not looking at all like Ron Howard) I'd think "huh that dude looks real different with a beard"

Anyway I really love the sword fighting in this movie and I like the moment when The King says "won't that be nice ;) She kissed me! She kissed me!"