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grammaboodawg Immortal Oct 7 2012, 12:56pm Views: 923 Happy 25th Anniversary to The Princess Bride! INCONCEIVABLE!!! Since 1987, The Princess Bride has been one of the great escapes of the age! I remember when I first saw it... my daughters and I were so excited that a virtual unknown actress (Robin Wright) from one of our soap operas (Santa Barbara) was cast as Buttercup and did a GREAT JOB! What are some of YOU favourite quotes!? I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists Unused Scenes

Ataahua Forum Admin / Moderator Oct 7 2012, 6:26pm Views: 613 "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Gotta love a man with a goal. :D 25 years?? And it's still as good today as it was when it was made. Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..." Dwarves: "Pretty rings..." Men: "Pretty rings..." Sauron: "Mine's better." "Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak. Ataahua's stories

squire Half-elven Oct 8 2012, 3:24am Views: 598 "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Sure, that's one of my favorite quotes. But let's face it, there are hundreds of them. Goldman's screenplay, like his book, is inspired; luckily the director and actors were able to do it justice. I read the book in college, and (somewhat like my reaction to the announcement of New Line's LotR project) I doubted that a film could be made successfully... Now, 25 years later, I watch the "Chatty Duel" on YouTube about once a week, I guess. squire online: RR Discussions: The Valaquenta, A Shortcut to Mushrooms, and Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit Lights! Action! Discuss on the Movie board!: 'A Journey in the Dark'. and 'Designing The Two Towers'. Footeramas: The 3rd (and NOW the 4th too!) TORn Reading Room LotR Discussion; and "Tolkien would have LOVED it!" squiretalk introduces the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: A Reader's Diary = Forum has no new posts. Forum needs no new posts.

zarabia Tol Eressea Oct 8 2012, 4:08am Views: 636 No one would surrender to The Dread Pirate Wesley :) Love Chris Sarandon's delivery on Humperdink's line: "She is alive, or was an hour ago. If she is otherwise when I find her I shall be very put out." Miracle Max: "The King's stinking son fired me, and thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?" So, so many great lines, but also some great visual gags. I loved when Inigo calls for Fezzik to knock down a door for him so he can chase Count Rugan, but Fezzik is carrying the Man in Black who is still recovering from being "mostly dead", so Fezzik hangs him on a candelabrum (or something, I forget what it was exactly). He then goes to find Inigo throwing himself against a door and just bouncing off of it like a puppy, and then just gives it one easy (for him) bash and down the door goes. Great movie!

Ataahua Forum Admin / Moderator Oct 8 2012, 6:14pm Views: 577 "bouncing off it like a puppy" Perfect description! :D Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..." Dwarves: "Pretty rings..." Men: "Pretty rings..." Sauron: "Mine's better." "Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak. Ataahua's stories

weaver Half-elven Oct 9 2012, 4:21am Views: 549 "As you wish"... I loved the way the way they used it in the fairy tale, and as the final words of the grandfather to his grandson at the end... I have the 20th anniversary edition of the film, which has some cast interviews. Mandy Patinkin (sp?) tells a story about how he cried in the theater when he saw the film, and how he was just so moved to have been part of a story that had so much "goodness" in it. I cried the first time I saw it also, for pretty much the same reason. Happy 25th Princess Bride! Thanks for this post! Weaver

Patty Immortal Oct 9 2012, 1:33pm Views: 546 I've always felt so alone on here in my inability to love this movie. Same with Galaxy Quest. Permanent address: Into the West

grammaboodawg Immortal Oct 9 2012, 2:25pm Views: 531 *pats Patty on back* There, there... I have the same problem with Titanic. We all have to walk our own road ;) You love Tolkien... so you'll always be aces!! :D I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists Unused Scenes

Alassëa Eruvande Valinor Oct 9 2012, 2:49pm Views: 605 *Patty-patting* Well, I didn't like Galaxy Quest, either. But I love Princess Bride! Have you gotten your pirated copy of Season 3 of Downton Abbey yet? I am SMAUG! I kill when I wish! I am strong, strong, STRONG! My armor is like tenfold shields! My teeth like swords! My claws, spears! The shock of my tail, a thunderbolt! My wings, a hurricane! And my breath, death!

Patty Immortal Oct 9 2012, 3:10pm Views: 567 Hah! I've pre-ordered it from Amazon.co.uk, and it's released Nov. 5th. That's the anniversary date of my mom's death, and my sister and I view it as a gift. Permanent address: Into the West

Annael Immortal Oct 9 2012, 3:38pm Views: 554 that's how my friend feels about not liking LOTR. And yes. You're both weird. The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives. - James Hillman, Healing Fiction * * * * * * * * * * NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967

Patty Immortal Oct 9 2012, 3:40pm Views: 534 aha! You and Kyriel are the biggest fans of all! And two of my closest friends. I do feel weird. Permanent address: Into the West

Annael Immortal Oct 9 2012, 10:35pm Views: 551 and usually we do like the same things! Maybe because I spend so much of my time learning about difficult topics like neuroscience that I just need to be silly sometimes. But I also like my humor to be quick-witted & dry - not the broad toilet/sex humor that seems to pass for comedy in so many movies. I especially love movies where the lines zip by so quickly you have to watch it repeatedly to catch them all. The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives. - James Hillman, Healing Fiction * * * * * * * * * * NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967

Aunt Dora Baggins Immortal Oct 9 2012, 10:44pm Views: 547 I love it, but that's OK. I've been watching Das Rheingold all afternoon :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ettelewen Rohan Oct 10 2012, 2:30am Views: 574 "You be careful. People in masks cannot be trusted." Thanks for the link to all those great quotes, Squire! Haven't watched The Princess Bride in years, but now I'll have to dig it out again... Inigo Montoya: Who are you? Man in Black: No one of consequence. Inigo Montoya: I must know... Man in Black: Get used to disappointment. Inigo Montoya: 'kay. *LOL*

sevilodorf Tol Eressea Oct 10 2012, 3:51am Views: 519 I'm with you It just doesn't push the right buttons for me. Fourth Age Adventures at the Inn of the Burping Troll http://burpingtroll.com

grammaboodawg Immortal Oct 10 2012, 9:31am Views: 511 "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.... " ''   I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists Unused Scenes

grammaboodawg Immortal Oct 10 2012, 9:38am Views: 526 "Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.'s?" "Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."   I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists Unused Scenes

grammaboodawg Immortal Oct 10 2012, 9:40am Views: 559 "Truly, you have a dizzying intellect." "Wait till I get going! Now, where was I?" //   I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists Unused Scenes

Annael Immortal Oct 10 2012, 3:14pm Views: 804 "I have no gate key." "Fezzik, rip his arms off." "Oh, you mean THIS gate key." //   The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives. - James Hillman, Healing Fiction * * * * * * * * * * NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967