Last week I wrote that Holes was one of my favorite movies. My most favorite movie of all time is The Princess Bride.
Those who enjoy these type movies would have to have, I think, a childlike mind–a mind that is innocent, naive, open, nonjudgemental, frolicsome. I don’t know. Because that sounds like someone who would like science fiction that I find boring.
I could care less who wins between Superman and Batman; who avenged who, and what tape will self-destruct in five seconds. My grandchildren were gobsmacked when I went to sleep in the last Star-Wars especially since the sound never dropped below 120 decibels throughout the movie. It certainly doesn’t seem like I have a childlike mind if you have to like one of those shows to qualify.
So I can’t tell you why I enjoy The Princess Bride so much, but I do. Maybe it’s because of all the memorable one liners:
- Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!
- As you wish.
- Inconceivable!
- Never get involved in a land war in Asia.
- I’m not a witch. I’m your wife.
- Mawidge. That bwessed awangement!
- I love you was what it was but you never heard.
- There have been five great kisses since 1642 B.C. And the precise rating of kisses is a terribly difficult thing, often leading to great controversy… Well, this one left them all behind.
- When I was your age, television was called books.
- Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.
- Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high (In the book, not the movie.)
- True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. (Book.)
- Cynics are simply thwarted romantics. (Book).
- The Pit of Despair
- Get used to disappointment.
- Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world except for a nice MLT–mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich.
- They’re kissing again. Do we have to read the kissing parts?
- Have fun storming the castle.
- It’ll take a miracle.
- You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you.
- You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die.
- Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.
- It’s not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don’t even exercise.
- We face each other as God intended. Sportsmanlike. No tricks, no weapons, skill against skill.
- You mean you put down your rock and I’ll put sown my sword and we’ll try and kill each other like civilized people.
- You have a great gift for rhyme.