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Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

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AlmiraGulch

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I love that movie!

 

My kids (and husband!) first saw it a couple of years ago.  We went to the Fox Theater (think big, old, traditional, grand Phantom of the Opera-type place) and saw it on a big screen.  It was amazingly fun to see it that way with an entire theater full of people laughing and cheering at the same parts.  They loved it, thankfully, or I may have had to banish them all from the house. 

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I've never watched it (hiding my head in shame). What age is good for kids to watch? Wondering if this could be a family movie.

Bug watched it when he was 4 and loved it. He is a child that is rarely upset by movies.

 

Punk was 6 or 7 the first time he saw it. (And loved it, naturally!) He is a child that is frequently upset by movies.

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I've never watched it (hiding my head in shame). What age is good for kids to watch? Wondering if this could be a family movie.

 

Great family movie. I'd guess 8? 

Quote from the movie (Fred Savage was probably 10ish in this scene):

 

The Grandson: A book?

Grandpa: That's right. When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today I'm gonna read it to you.

The Grandson: Has it got any sports in it?

Grandpa: Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...

The Grandson: Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try to stay awake.

Grandpa: Oh, well, thank you very much, very nice of you. Your vote of confidence is overwhelming.

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The book is very good also.

YES!! The book is a MUST read! I'd say The Princess Bride is one of those rare gems in which both the movie AND the book are awesome, all on their own. :) The movie ran *very* true to the story, but there were things they had to leave out due to time, I imagine, that make the story even better.

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mlbuchina

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:hurray:   Welcome!

 

 

Welcome to the dark side!

(Don't worry we have cupcakes!)

 

That's what I was going to say!  LOL  Well, except for the cupcakes comment.   :D

 

I love that movie!

 

My kids (and husband!) first saw it a couple of years ago.  We went to the Fox Theater (think big, old, traditional, grand Phantom of the Opera-type place) and saw it on a big screen.  It was amazingly fun to see it that way with an entire theater full of people laughing and cheering at the same parts.  They loved it, thankfully, or I may have had to banish them all from the house. 

 

I took my mother and dds to see it this summer at the Alabama Theater.  It isn't as grand as the Fox, but same vibe.  It was a lot of fun being there with other fans.

 

On a side note, my senior year in highschool I got to see Phantom of the Opera at the Fox.  LOVED it, and the Fox is just beautiful!

 

I've never watched it (hiding my head in shame). What age is good for kids to watch? Wondering if this could be a family movie.

 

There is one curse word (Idigo calls the Six Fingered Man a son-of-a-b  )  This is towards the very end of the movie.

The grandson uses Jesus' name as an expletave once

I think there are only two somewhat scary scenes.  One being the screaming eels scene (which I think the grandfather diffuses nicely), and the other in the Pit of Despair, when The Man in Black becomes "mostly dead".  He screams loudly for an extended period of time, and writhes around on the table he is tied to.

There is one scene where someone gets stabbed with a sword a few times, but there isn't a bunch of blood and guts.  His shirt gets stained red where he is punctured.

 

If you are concerned about how your dc will handle it, you can always prescreen it.  I think you will find it a great family movie, but you know your kids and how they take certain things.  I hope you watch it and enjoy it!

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mlbuchina

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"I fear I'll never see you again."

 

"Of course you will."

 

"But what if something happens to you?"

 

"Hear this now.  I will always come for you."

 

"But how can you be sure?"

 

"This is true love.  Think this happens everyday?"

 

 

Favorite movie EVER.  I know every line, and no one will watch it with me anymore because I cannot stop saying them along with the movie.   :lol:

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mlbuchina

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A friend of mine prints copies of the script (available on-line) and hands them out to her guests; each one picks a character, and reads that part along with the movie. I have always wanted to do that, lol.

 

That is so awesome!!  I want to do that.

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ILiveInFlipFlops

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...and the other in the Pit of Despair, when The Man in Black becomes "mostly dead".  He screams loudly for an extended period of time, and writhes around on the table he is tied to.

 

This is the scene that spooked my DDthen7 when she and DDthen10 watched in the car on a long trip--and she had seen all 8 Harry Potter movies and plenty of other scary stuff by that point. She refused to watch it for awhile after that, then she would sit for it if we skipped that scene. Now it doesn't bother her (a year later), and we all love the movie.

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Grandpa: [voiceover] "As you wish" was all he ever said to her.

Buttercup: Farm boy, fill these with water - please.

Westley: As you wish.

Grandpa: [voiceover] That day, she was amazed to discover that when he was saying "As you wish", what he meant was, "I love you." And even more amazing was the day she realized she truly loved him back.

Buttercup: Farm boy... fetch me that pitcher.

[It's right over her head, so he has to stand next to her]

Westley: As you wish.

[Cut to them kissing]

The Grandson: [interrupting] Hold it, hold it. What is this? Are you trying to trick me? Where's the sports?

[suspiciously]

The Grandson: Is this a kissing book?

 

I think I may end up watching this while I fold clothes . . . . .

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Mom in High Heels

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And this is one of the reasons I adore the Hive.  This movie is one of the all time favs in our house.  We quote it ALL.THE.TIME. 

 

 

Inigo Montoya: I donna suppose you could speed things up?

Man in Black: If you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope or a tree branch or find something useful to do.

Inigo Montoya: I could do that. I have some rope up here, but I do not think you would accept my help, since I am only waiting around to kill you.

Man in Black: That does put a damper on our relationship.

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Grandpa: [voiceover] "As you wish" was all he ever said to her.

Buttercup: Farm boy, fill these with water - please.

Westley: As you wish.

Grandpa: [voiceover] That day, she was amazed to discover that when he was saying "As you wish", what he meant was, "I love you." And even more amazing was the day she realized she truly loved him back.

Buttercup: Farm boy... fetch me that pitcher.

[It's right over her head, so he has to stand next to her]

Westley: As you wish.

[Cut to them kissing]

The Grandson: [interrupting] Hold it, hold it. What is this? Are you trying to trick me? Where's the sports?

[suspiciously]

The Grandson: Is this a kissing book?

 

I think I may end up watching this while I fold clothes . . . . .

 

DH is my real life Westley.  He "As You Wish-es" me all the time.  I guess if he ever stops, I know we're in big trouble.  

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gardenmom5

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Man in Black: All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead.

Vizzini: But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

Man in Black: You've made your decision then?

Vizzini: Not remotely. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.

Man in Black: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

Vizzini: Wait till I get going! Now, where was I?

Man in Black: Australia.

Vizzini: Yes, Australia. And you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

Man in Black: You're just stalling now.

Vizzini: You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

Man in Black: You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.

Vizzini: IT HAS WORKED! YOU'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING AWAY! I KNOW WHERE THE POISON IS!

Man in Black: Then make your choice.

Vizzini: I will, and I choose - What in the world can that be?

Man in Black: [Vizzini gestures up and away from the table. Roberts looks. Vizzini swaps the goblets]

Man in Black: What? Where? I don't see anything.

Vizzini: Well, I- I could have sworn I saw something. No matter. First, let's drink. Me from my glass, and you from yours.

Man in Black, Vizzini: [Vizzini and the Man in Black drink]

Man in Black: You guessed wrong.

Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...

Vizzini: [Vizzini stops suddenly, his smile frozen on his face and falls to the ground dead]

Buttercup: And to think, all that time it was your cup that was poisoned.

Man in Black: They were both poisoned. I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder.

 

 

okay - now I have to go watch it again . . . .

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