Very, very, very few movies are better than the book. Having watched The Princess Bride approximately 546 times, I thought it was high time to read the actual book. A few years I go, I took the leap and assumed, of course, it would be just as riveting.
Sigh. A gripping story, certainly. But the movie was far better.
Anyone who knows me well knows that The Princess Bride is my favorite movie. Of. All. Time.
It is still inconceivable to me that the book was such a far cry from the magic of the movie. After I finished reading it, I almost cried. No, wait, I actually did cry.
The book and film essentially tell the same storyline. The author writes two stories in one; one tale is a archetypal fairy tale adventure, the other one is a contemporary story of how such timeless fantasies keep us spellbound, no matter our age, location or shoe size.
The Princess Bride includes so many themes it’s hard to keep up, but that’s part of the adventure. True Love, Revenge, Giants, Poison, Brave Men, Beautiful Women, Rodents, Torture.
June 11, 2010
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It’s been a couple of weeks since the hoopla of the Tribeca Film Festival. Parties, red carpets, lines 2 miles long. All of it symbolized the fabulous-ity (?) that is the TFF. A film enthusiast – if I do say so myself – I bought my tickets WELL in advance for five films and chose [...]
May 12, 2010
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