The
Princess Bride 8/10
I
finally watched the movie The Princess Bride from 1987. I know, I
know. So soon, right? I only knew a few things about this movie like
the guy from Saw was in this (Cary Elwes), Andre The Giant was in it,
and Ruben from Dead Like Me (Mandy Patinkin) was there. So imagine my
shock when Wonder Years is being read this story by Columbo. That is
pretty much why I gave this a score less than 10. Whenever the movie
would stop when Fred Savage would whine or complain I was yanked
right out of the movie. It didn't need him or his grandfather and I
wish there was a version without their little interludes.
This
is about a guy named Westley that works on the farm for this lady
named Buttercup played by Robin Wright. The guy that is pretty much
her servant has only said “As you wish” to her since they were
children and one day she realizes what he meant was “I love you.”
They fall in love and one day he has to go and is told that he was
captured and killed. She ends up being forced to Marry Prince
Humperdinck played by Christopher Sarandon (who used to be married to
Susan and she kept his name after they divorced). She is miserable as
hell and one day is kidnapped to be used to start a war by Vizzini played by Wallace Shawn and his henchmen Inigo Montoya and Fezzik. The Man In Black is
tracking them down and defeats both Montoya and Fezzik in battle as
the prince follows them.
This
was a really fun movie with cool fight scenes, amazing writing and
banter between the characters, and a lot of quotable lines. I wish I
had seen this when I was younger. I don't feel that much with a lot
of films people consider classics or assumed I watched because of my
age.
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