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I was so annoyed with this book that it actually turned me off to even watching the movie again! The constant interruptions to the story were incredibly irritating, I found his constant narrative about his own personal life to be both intrusive and annoying, and then (view spoiler) I didn't find it funny or creative at all! I was s
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I'll keep this short and sweet. The Princess Bride is every bit as wonderful as the movie. Wait? Shouldn't I be saying that the other way around? It seems like the movie has far surpassed the popularity among the masses over the book. I grew up wearing down my VCR copy of The Princess Bride. I think it was a tie between this movie and The Dark Crystal that caused utter grief and annoyance to my Aunts for the AMOUNT of times I had to watch it. I was a child wi ...more
Dear Reader,
I'll keep this short and sweet. The Princess Bride is every bit as wonderful as the movie. Wait? Shouldn't I be saying that the other way around? It seems like the movie has far surpassed the popularity among the masses over the book. I grew up wearing down my VCR copy of The Princess Bride. I think it was a tie between this movie and The Dark Crystal that caused utter grief and annoyance to my Aunts for the AMOUNT of times I had to watch it. I was a child wi ...more
I'm the kind of person that tends to read the book before watching the movie. The Princess Bride is no exception. I have never seen The Princess Bride (a fact that twists the hearts of multiple people I know). I've heard about it, of course, but I never thought that I'd be interested in it. But it popped up on Netflix and so I decided that I should watch it and so I decided to read the book first. And I was kind of underwhelmed.
Where to start? I didn't like Buttercup. She was just brainless and ...more
Where to start? I didn't like Buttercup. She was just brainless and ...more
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