Another that Rissa and Bess wanted me to see, it took until my sis read the book and rented the movie for me to actually see it.
To tell the truth, I wasn’t expecting much. In fact, I hated it at first. Much like Mutant Reviewers From Hell’s Liz, I was entirely in MSTing gear when it began, singing the Power Puff Girls theme song every blessed time Princess Buttercup showed up, much to my sister’s great dissatisfaction.
And again, much like Liz, it took the sword fight to make me shut up. I couldn’t help but immediately think back to the opening scene of El Dorado. From that moment on, Inigo was my absolute favorite character, followed closely by Westley.
I adore parodies. I really do. Anything that lovingly (or not so lovingly, as the case may be) pokes fun of something is brilliant in my eyes. Therefore, Princess Bride, which can’t seem to keep a straight face, was an almost guaranteed favorite. I promise – if you can make it through the sappy lovey-dove crud-olla, it’s well worth it. Course, if you like the beginning, you’ll want to stop watching as soon as the sword fight starts up.
The whole theory about being mostly dead was not only hilarious, but almost thought provoking. At least as thought provoking as something like that can be. And Humperdink’s comeuppance scene is neat-o coolie.
Once again, it’s late and I can’t come up with anything else to say. So I’ll leave you with the best quote in the whole movie:
”Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
The Princess Bride was directed by Rob Reiner, produced by Arnold Scheinman and Rob Reiner, and written by William Goldman. It was based on the book of the same title, which was also written by William Goldman.
Thanks to this Princess Bride page for the piccie of Inigo and Westley.
