Older guys don't? I'm 64 and I knew about it. Do youselves a favor and watch it the next time it's on TV. It was directed by Rob Reiner and backed by Norman Lear, both of "All in the Family" fame.
The Princess Bride is one of those movies that can be watched and enjoyed by kids, but is really aimed squarely at adults, at least those with offbeat senses of humor. Cary Elwes, Mandy Patenkin, Andre the Giant, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Robin Wright and the rest of the cast give great performances. If you enjoyed the Three Stooges as a kid, the Roadrunner as a teen and Robin Hood Men in Tights later, you will love this movie.
@rickdugan: It's not primarily a kids movie; much, not not most, indeed all, of the truly funny humor is aimed squarely at adults. Not in the sense that "adult" has been coopted by the porn industry, either.
I supposed I can see where one might, at a cursory glance, mistake it for a chick flick, but *intelligent* chicks will like it for much more then the deliberately satirical "romance".
The book is even hilariouser, though the movie is surprisingly faithful.
And you're right, it is "Westley". I should have been paying attention to the damned autocorrect. :)
@motorhead: No, that's probably not it; I'm not a fan of the Stooges, either. Men In Tights is a decent parallel, but I wouldn't say that about the Stooges.
Yeah, maybe because I'm young but golly wikipedia sure makes it sound boring as fuck. And I watched/read "The Secret Garden" and "The Little Princess" as a kid and enjoyed it. I'm still a man damnit
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The technique of catching a stanky fart in ones hand and then releasing it under someones nose.
And its Westley btw, with a "t" in the middle.
The Princess Bride is one of those movies that can be watched and enjoyed by kids, but is really aimed squarely at adults, at least those with offbeat senses of humor. Cary Elwes, Mandy Patenkin, Andre the Giant, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Robin Wright and the rest of the cast give great performances. If you enjoyed the Three Stooges as a kid, the Roadrunner as a teen and Robin Hood Men in Tights later, you will love this movie.
If you didn't, well, there's no hope for you.
I supposed I can see where one might, at a cursory glance, mistake it for a chick flick, but *intelligent* chicks will like it for much more then the deliberately satirical "romance".
The book is even hilariouser, though the movie is surprisingly faithful.
And you're right, it is "Westley". I should have been paying attention to the damned autocorrect. :)
I'm not a big fan of the Stooges. Maybe that's my problem.
I know, bad pun. :-(