Conference bookie::movies

Not much I can add to what Nina said in .0, but if you like stories where the
most *Beautiful* *Girl* in the world is *In* *True* *Love*, is forced to marry 
someone else, but gets captured by the *Strongest* *Man* in the world assisted
by the *Best* *Swordsman* in the world masterminded by the *Smartest* *Man* 
in the world, all done in great good humor, see this movie and read the book.

The cast is outstanding, the humor is wonderful, the dialog is snappy, the
effects are ok (except those which are *deliberately* bad, which are
delightful), and the whole thing is a very fun romp.

My wife and I love this movie, and my kids (boy 8 and girl 11) request it
frequently.

-- Ken Moreau

    whole transcript is at:
    
    http://web.mit.edu/mitcbf/www/princess_bride.html
    
    
    The book is really wonderful (as is the movie) ... now I have to go dig
    it out and re-read it!

    I'd never heard of this book, when people in this file
    began talking about the upcoming movie.  (OK, it was
    actually an earlier, lost incarnation of this file. :-)
    The noters were waxing rhapsodic about their treasured
    memory of this amazing book.  So naturally I went out
    and read it.  The book is WONDERFUL.  What makes it work
    so well is that the author tells you this is the most 
    beautiful girl in the world, but your IMAGINATION creates 
    the image.  So, of course, it works for you.  
    
    The movie is very faithful to the book.  The only problem
    was they had to use actual people, which can't possibly
    match everyone's mental image.  But they did a really good
    job.  It's not the "magic" quality of the book, but it's 
    very good.  
    
    Read it first yourself.  Get your kids to read it, or read
    it to them.  Then enjoy the movie as often as you like.
    
    Have fun storming the castle!
    

    Last time I saw this was at the house of a friend; he got it for his
    kids (he said) some months before. He had to step out for a minute
    during the sword fight; and though he had certainly seen it countless
    times and there were three other adults and two kids watching, he
    insisted on rewinding to the beginning of the sword fight.
    We didn't mind -- we loved this flick!
    
    I agree with everything that's been said; this movie is sheer delight
    from beginning to end! Andre the Giant does a very creditable job as
    (what else?) a giant, which surprised me until I realized that "pro
    wrestling" requires a lot of acting anyway.
    
    Do check out the KOLFAX::BOOKS conference for the topic on the book.
    One of the replies includes a letter which you get from the publisher
    in response to queries about the sequel.  The book gives you more
    depth about the story in the movie; even better, the "frame tale"
    about the father reading the book to his son while he was sick, and how
    the son later tries to find it for his son when he grows up, is
    quite well done, and funny in a way that sneaks up on you.
    
    				Jim B.

    re: -.1
>>                         Andre the Giant does a very creditable job as
>>  (what else?) a giant,                                                
    
    
    When we first saw it, my friend commented that since the giant
    character was working for Wallace Shawn, they should have called the
    sequence "My Dinner with Andre the Giant"
    
    tom

>   Do check out the KOLFAX::BOOKS conference for the topic on the book.
>   One of the replies includes a letter which you get from the publisher
>   in response to queries about the sequel.  The book gives you more
>   depth about the story in the movie; even better, the "frame tale"
>   about the father reading the book to his son while he was sick, and how
>   the son later tries to find it for his son when he grows up, is
>   quite well done, and funny in a way that sneaks up on you.
    
    Actually, the conference moved to THEBAY::BOOKS some time back.
    Press <KP7> or <Select> to add it to your Notebook.
    
    - Dave

    
    I first heard about The Princess Bride in the previous incarnation
    of this conference, rented it, and fell in love with it.  In turn,
    I introduced the movie to my roommates in college, and we ended up
    watching that movie about once a month - including once starting at
    4 in the morning.
    
    Depending upon how my tastes are running at the time, you can count the
    number of movies I like more than TPB on either one or zero hands.
    
    Joe

Just had to comment and add my praise for this film. It has some truly wonderful
moments and the cameos from Billy Crystal and Carol Kane are masterpieces of
comedy acting and timing. Have I raved enough about this film ?

Simes %^)