Yesterday I watched The Princess Bride for what had to be the millionth time...Ok, so maybe I exaggerated a bit! It is the only movie that never gets old, no matter what. A timeless classic...move over Disney!
Since I'm learning Espanol and I can probably quote this movie line for line, I decided to watch it in Spanish. I ended up switching it back to English (with Spanish subtitles!) about halfway through, (the Miracle Max part) because there are just some times when you need the original voices! (Inconceivable!)
The Princess Bride. It has everything: romance, satire, and of course, mawwiage and love - twue wove! If you haven't seen the special features yet, go ahead and watch them. Criminal Minds' Mandy Patinkin, who played Inigo Montoya, actually cries as he talks about how proud he is that he was a part of the movie. I never knew his name was Mandy before, and while I respect him as an actor, I don't know how he made it through life with his name! What were his parents thinking? No wonder he cries easily...
I Googled the book, and could not find the original anywhere; only the abridged movie version is available. As I searched, I came across a title that I had to check out - "The Totally Geeky Guide to the Princess Bride." Thank goodness the website let me read a few pages of the book...it was hilarious, but I think the author, MaryAnn Johanson, took it a bit too far!
She basically said that we can apply the ideals in the movie to any situation in life. Some carry over, but not all...I mean, who would want to waste their life on revenge? Anyways, it was still an interesting book, but not something I would spend money on. The original Princess Bride book however, I would gladly fork over a few dollars for - if I could FIND IT!!!
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wove....truse wove that dream wiffin a dream...skip to the end...say man and wife...man and wife....escort her to the honeymoon suite i'll be there shortly...i am the dread pirate roberts....there will be no survivors....i am here but soon you will not be here... i am here for your souls...now now...woush...fezig the port cullis... give us the gate key...what key i have no key...fizig rip his arms off...oh you mean this key...back to inside castle...that was a strange wedding...yes very strange...kiss on cheek...what was that for dear...i just wanted you to know how kind you have all been to me and i am going to kill myself before morning...that nice...she KISSED ME!!!!
Now i beg anyone to tell what in those scenes that they cannot apply to everyday life? there is sword fighting, (spiritual battles),Romance, (bible knowledge of God towards us), Murder, (death of ourselves to sin, and true love(God's ultimate reward for us)everything we need to know about life in a few simple scenes.
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