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[orangerful]

Saw The Princess Bride this afternoon. I think my family discovered this movie on HBO back in the late 80s as I have a vague memory of a BETA tape with a hand-written "Princess Bride" sticker on the side of it, so this was my first time seeing it on the big screen. I went with Mathew, Tim, and Tim's daughter Sylvia. I had shown the movie to Sylvia probably about a year ago (I feel it is my mission to show her all the 80s classics because she should be familiar with them since 1) she watches Psych and Shawn quotes them ALL THE TIME and 2) she hangs out with me and I quote them ALL THE TIME) but she didn't realize it was that movie until she saw the trailer in the theater.

It's still good. It is just a FUN movie, through and through. Yeah, these are not Oscar award winning performances or effects or anything but it's just 100% FUN.



Oh, and did I mention quotable? My mom will refer to a love interest in a movie as the character's "to blave" and who can resist saying "mae-widge" any time a wedding scene appears? It's inconceivable! And you know you're among fellow geeks when you can start Inigo's rhyming game and have someone else in the room do Fezzik's lines.

And, like Last Unicorn, I feel like the story manages to find this happy balance of all the fairy tale stories you love as a child with the snark and cynicism of adulthood. We are both the Grandson, hanging on every word, wanting to know how the story will end, and the Grandfather, knowing how it must all end, how it might not be fair but that doesn't mean it can't be a happy ending. And that we all enjoy "kissing books" every now and then.

Sylvia said she really liked it. She got an extra kick out of it because Cary Elwes has guest starred on Psych several times now and his character on their is very Wesley like (dread pirate, international jewel thief...same thing). I think I might need to get a copy of the book for her as a birthday present this year...

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[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so stealing that As You Wish gif. Lovely. ^_^

My grandmother recorded The Princess Bride from HBO for me when I was little. I think we tried to see it in theaters, but I got scared at the shrieking eels part and we had to leave. (Too loud. Not fun for tiny ears.)

On video though, I've watched it over and over more often than anything except maybe The Neverending Story. I totally had hair like Robin Wright back then, too.

And yes--so very quotable! If you want to get hammered real quick, take a shot every time you hear the words "true love." I think there's about thirty of them total. (Yes, I counted.)

[domluver.livejournal.com]

I still haven't made it all the way through Princess Bride yet I've got it on DVD. I really need to sit down and watch it. Because I love it, and I love Cary Elwes like no tomorrow.

[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

I'm of the opinion that the book is one of the best ever written. I adore it. I like the movie, don't get me wrong, but it glosses over some of my favorite parts of the book and that makes me sad.

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

Fun fact: There is no S. Morgenstern. William Goldman fooled both me and my cousin on that one. I think it was originally conceived as a screenplay, but they couldn't get the backing for it until the 80s or something, so he put out an "abridged" book.

Very funny though. One of the best fantasy satires ever.

[ekaterin24.livejournal.com]

I agree with you, it's one of those wonderful movies that didn't win any awards but is a delight to watch, and with so many fun quotes. Other movies I put in that category: LA Story, Dogma, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Young Frankenstein.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I put "Young Frankenstein" on one night while Sylvia was here too so she saw a little bit of it when she was paying attention. Gotta educate the girl on pop culture!

I need to show DOGMA to Tim, I don't think he saw it but I think he would get a kick out of it as we're always talking about religion and such. LA Story has always been a favorite of mine. And who doesn't love Holy Grail?? If they are a friend of mine, they BETTER love it! :)