The Princess Bride

[sherron0]

So, I had some young people open my mind a little today.  I attended the High School Lit group today, which was being hosted by a young man (15 or 16?) and his mom.  He picked the book, Princess Bride, because he's seen the movie enough times that he can speak all the lines with the characters.  We know this because he insisted on doing this until everyone in the room had threatened him at least once if he didn't shut up.  The movie was not as bad as I imagined. It didn't seem to know whether it wanted to be a comedy or not, and much of it felt rushed and like I was missing things.  And this was from someone who had NOT read the book.  The discussion afterward made me much more interested in the book. 

Altho, I will admit, that pretty boy that played Wesley made up for some of the fail of the movie.  And Mandy Patinkin playing vengeful was good.  However, for me, that is one of those men who has actually grown more attractive as he's aged. (like Sean Connery)

So, just one more book on the ever growing scary-tall books to be read pile.

Comments

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

It's definitely meant to be a comedy, but a very particular kind of deadpan comedy that can wear thin after a bit.

In a bit of synchronicity, I picked it up at random in the library about a week before seeing a news blurb that a movie was being made, so I don't know what the experience of seeing it without having read the book is like. But I've heard that "I feel like I'm missing something" comment before.

[phantomminuet.livejournal.com]

It's a great book, a story within a story within a story. And funny as all get out.