The Princess Bride is a fantastic movie

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WIFEY WATCHDOG: Jun 25, 2012; Yeah, well I don't trust this guy. I think he regifted, he degifted, and now he's using an upstairs invite as a springboard to a Super Bowl sex romp.

Best Giraffe posted:

Just throwing this out there, if anyone has anything bad to say about The Princess Bride you can say it to my face and I will smash yours in a fit of violent rage. Thank you and good night.

prepare... to die :grin:

# ? Apr 11, 2016 03:19

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 08:03

Borrowed Ladder: May 4, 2007; monarch of the sleeping marches

Girls of a certain age love this film along with Labyrinth, so if you wanna get with them, get with these.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 03:23

WIFEY WATCHDOG: Jun 25, 2012; Yeah, well I don't trust this guy. I think he regifted, he degifted, and now he's using an upstairs invite as a springboard to a Super Bowl sex romp.

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# ? Apr 11, 2016 04:09

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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:

gently caress labyrinth that movie sucks rear end eat poo poo eat rear end with jelly gently caress labyrinth Jennifer Conley is an ugly bitch

tell us how you really feel tho

# ? Apr 11, 2016 04:20

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

Labyrinth is crap though he's not wrong

# ? Apr 11, 2016 04:20

Falun Bong Refugee: Dec 14, 2015; by FactsAreUseless

The Man Who fell to Earth is good. Hairless Bowie is weird though.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 04:22

damn horror queefs: Oct 14, 2005; say hello
say hello to the man in the elevator

thathonkey posted:

Labyrinth is crap though he's not wrong

Ya true

# ? Apr 11, 2016 04:23

Supreme Allah: Oct 6, 2004; everybody relax, i'm here; Nap Ghost

4 greatest movies in no order

The Princess Bride
Tremors
Big Trouble in Little China
Clue

Nothing ironic those are the four greatest movies in no order.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 04:33

super sweet best pal: Nov 18, 2009

Best Giraffe posted:

Just throwing this out there, if anyone has anything bad to say about The Princess Bride you can say it to my face and I will smash yours in a fit of violent rage. Thank you and good night.

I would but there is nothing wrong with the movie. Except maybe Fred Savage, but I don't count his scenes as part of the movie.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 04:58

Dr Jankenstein: Aug 6, 2009; Hold the newsreader's nose squarely, waiter, or friendly milk will countermand my trousers.

Soul Reaver posted:

This lady needs to do some weights or something, goddamn.

Also, Princess Bride is a good kids film but in my curmudgeonly old age it's too 'light' for me.

It's the kind of film that were symptomatic of the downfall of the fantasy genre in Hollywood in the late 80s. Before The Princess Bride, we had a number of 'serious' fantasy films that were created with an actual budget and considerable craft (Conan the Barbarian, The Never Ending Story, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, to name a few better-known ones).

Princess Bride however was part of the new wave "nudge-nudge, wink-wink", "we shouldn't take this too seriously as it's a fantasy film" type films, which is what basically anything but the most z-grade fantasy film became for over a decade afterwards. It's only as recently as Lord of the Rings that there's been a resurgence in big-budget fantasy films coming from Hollywood.

It's a good-natured film and I can tell the cast had a great time making it, but personally the story didn't really capture my imagination or move me in the way some of the other films above did.

Princess bride is first and foremost a comedy. It's like saying Robin Hood Men In Tights is responsible for the downfall of fantasy movies in Hollywood. Princess bride was never meant to be taken seriously. The book is even more clear about that. The book is straight up comedy.

Also just realizing how Cary Elwes' career was essentially all period pieces up until Saw.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:08

Nathilus: Apr 4, 2002; I alone can see through the media bias.

I'm also stupid on a scale that can only be measured in Reddits.

AA is for Quitters posted:

Westley got old and fat and wound up in a no budget horror movie chopping off his foot tho.

Robin got old too but not fat and now she's just a super hot milf. See: The Congress. "I look like a cross between Cinderella on heroin and an egyptian queen on a bad hair day." Yes please.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:09

GI_Clutch: Aug 22, 2000; by Fluffdaddy; Dinosaur Gum

The only thing in the movie I don't care for is the synthesized score. The synth horns just sound really bad. It kind of ruins an exciting scene when it sounds like someone is playing a cheap Casio keyboard in the background.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:09

Nathilus: Apr 4, 2002; I alone can see through the media bias.

I'm also stupid on a scale that can only be measured in Reddits.

Supreme Allah posted:

4 greatest movies in no order

The Princess Bride
Tremors
Big Trouble in Little China
Clue

Nothing ironic those are the four greatest movies in no order.

You are at least half correct. And really super correct when it comes to big trouble in little china.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:11

WIFEY WATCHDOG: Jun 25, 2012; Yeah, well I don't trust this guy. I think he regifted, he degifted, and now he's using an upstairs invite as a springboard to a Super Bowl sex romp.

Supreme Allah posted:

4 greatest movies in no order

The Princess Bride
Tremors
Big Trouble in Little China
Clue

Nothing ironic those are the four greatest movies in no order.

poo poo
piss
rear end poo poo
butt piss

actual best movies:

armageddon
corki romano
police 2
rambo

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:13

Nathilus: Apr 4, 2002; I alone can see through the media bias.

I'm also stupid on a scale that can only be measured in Reddits.

Dr. Tim Whatley posted:

poo poo
piss
rear end poo poo
butt piss

actual best movies:

armageddon
corki romano
police 2
rambo

I'm not seeing big trouble in little china there, hoss. Disqualified.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:16

Blurry Gray Thing: Jun 3, 2009

I liked the book too. It's got this gimmick where the author keeps butting in to talk about how the Full Version (the one by S. Morgenstern) was different. There's no full version, though. It's just a shtick he's doing. It sounds dumb but it's pretty funny.

The movie is good and the book is good.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:17

ZDar Fan: Oct 15, 2012

Unguided posted:

I would but there is nothing wrong with the movie. Except maybe Fred Savage, but I don't count his scenes as part of the movie.

Fred Savage sadly did not inherit his charisma from his father Randy

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:21

Doppelganger: Oct 11, 2002; Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

I like to troll people by saying "Unbelievable!" and pretend I'm quoting Wallace Shawn.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:23

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN: Jun 26, 2009

Ive only seen the remake with fran fine

# ? Apr 11, 2016 05:28

Soul Reaver: Mar 8, 2009; in retrospect the old redtext was a little over the top, I think I was in a bad mood that day. it appears you've learned your lesson about slagging our gods and masters at beamdog but I'm still going to leave this av up because i think its funny

god bless

AA is for Quitters posted:

Princess bride is first and foremost a comedy. It's like saying Robin Hood Men In Tights is responsible for the downfall of fantasy movies in Hollywood. Princess bride was never meant to be taken seriously. The book is even more clear about that. The book is straight up comedy.

Also just realizing how Cary Elwes' career was essentially all period pieces up until Saw.

I'm not trying to 'blame' the film for causing the downfall of fantasy films - just that it was symptomatic of this. The apparent need for Hollywood to inject comedy and modern anachronisms into every fantasy film for over a decade is precisely what I'm getting at.

Princess Bride was only the start of that particular downhill slide though, and it's still a feel-good film and competently made. For those interested in where the slide eventually ended up, see the "Dungeons and Dragons" movie.
Do not see the "Dungeons and Dragons" movie

Soul Reaver fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Apr 11, 2016

# ? Apr 11, 2016 06:07

flerp: Feb 25, 2014

its alright i guess

# ? Apr 11, 2016 06:17

Dr. Dogballs Jr.: Jun 9, 2014; the angriest sex machine

best part is when cary throws the rat guy off him you can see the actor quickly pull the rat head that had slipped up back down before they keep fighting

# ? Apr 11, 2016 07:13

Ride The Gravitron: May 2, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

The best part is the whole movie

# ? Apr 11, 2016 07:24

naem: May 29, 2011

Volume posted:

The best part is the whole movie

# ? Apr 11, 2016 08:31

sketch_nimrod: Apr 1, 2010

great flick!

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:35

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

I'm glad we can all set aside our differences and come to an agreement on this matter

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:53

Rex Deckard: Jul 15, 2004

Supreme Allah posted:

4 greatest movies in no order

The Princess Bride
Tremors
Big Trouble in Little China
Clue

Nothing ironic those are the four greatest movies in no order.

You are a prophet for sure. Own all 4. Can watch any one of them any time.
:hfive:

# ? Apr 11, 2016 11:57

Applewhite: Aug 16, 2014; by vyelkin; Nap Ghost

Soul Reaver posted:

This lady needs to do some weights or something, goddamn.

Also, Princess Bride is a good kids film but in my curmudgeonly old age it's too 'light' for me.

It's the kind of film that were symptomatic of the downfall of the fantasy genre in Hollywood in the late 80s. Before The Princess Bride, we had a number of 'serious' fantasy films that were created with an actual budget and considerable craft (Conan the Barbarian, The Never Ending Story, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, to name a few better-known ones).

Princess Bride however was part of the new wave "nudge-nudge, wink-wink", "we shouldn't take this too seriously as it's a fantasy film" type films, which is what basically anything but the most z-grade fantasy film became for over a decade afterwards. It's only as recently as Lord of the Rings that there's been a resurgence in big-budget fantasy films coming from Hollywood.

It's a good-natured film and I can tell the cast had a great time making it, but personally the story didn't really capture my imagination or move me in the way some of the other films above did.

Didn't Dragonheart come out post Princess Bride? If I recall, that was a "serious" fantasy film with a big budget for its time. Ladyhawke also came out after Princess Bride and it is a classic.

Also Princess Bride was great, sorry you have some kind of brain disability that prevents you from experiencing joy.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 13:37

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

GI_Clutch posted:

The only thing in the movie I don't care for is the synthesized score. The synth horns just sound really bad. It kind of ruins an exciting scene when it sounds like someone is playing a cheap Casio keyboard in the background.

It was the 80's you'll have to forgive them for that one

# ? Apr 11, 2016 14:10

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

Blurry Gray Thing posted:

I liked the book too. It's got this gimmick where the author keeps butting in to talk about how the Full Version (the one by S. Morgenstern) was different. There's no full version, though. It's just a shtick he's doing. It sounds dumb but it's pretty funny.

The movie is good and the book is good.

I actually sought out this book as a kid. I wanted to read the bizarre bits that were cut.

Also Fezzik is so much better in the book.

E: the music was Mark Knopfler from dire straights.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 15:29

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Applewhite posted:

Didn't Dragonheart come out post Princess Bride? If I recall, that was a "serious" fantasy film with a big budget for its time. Ladyhawke also came out after Princess Bride and it is a classic.

Also Princess Bride was great, sorry you have some kind of brain disability that prevents you from experiencing joy.

Ladyhawke, Princess Bride, Dragonheart (long after)
For the poster disgruntled by the modern music in Princess Bride, you'll need to mute Ladyhawke if you watch it.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 17:20

Jerry Mumphrey: Mar 11, 2004; by zen death robot
(and can't post for 4 years!)

did u guys ever see howard the duck?

# ? Apr 11, 2016 17:25

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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:

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holy gently caress doc you are treading on some DANGEROUS loving GROUND here!!!

# ? Apr 11, 2016 17:26

WIFEY WATCHDOG: Jun 25, 2012; Yeah, well I don't trust this guy. I think he regifted, he degifted, and now he's using an upstairs invite as a springboard to a Super Bowl sex romp.