I love how the script is very over the top but can be very serious at the same time. there is no doubt that this is one of the greatest films of all time.
@@libertyresearch-iu4fy apparently princess diaries is also better than the book but I hear that was also not a very hard thing to do since the book princess diaries was so bad
@@SteveRogers0768 honestly can't read your tone through the text so i could be missing it completely, but it's all like made up lmao. It's called an abridged version but there is no original version, that I'd the original version. The countries he says he visited in it don't exist, the author he claims he's abridging from doesn't exist, etc. It's all pretty great imo and is one of my favorite books and movies
clearly, you've not worn enough capes in your life. Unless you like being choked when you sit, tuck the cape. Sadly, the statistical deviation of people who wear capes AND like being choked vs those who do not is alarmingly high.
I had a similar story with what I learned from a fellow security guard, he taught me that the best way to get someone to back down or to instill fear is to make your warning quick, but clear and full of conviction. Monologuing usually does nothing, and can often be seen as an empty threat. That's part of why the prince kept telling him he was bluffing. It was only until he got up and told him to drop his sword without even blinking that the prince sat down immediately.
Burn notice had the same thought process during an interrogation scene. Their words were "Pain perceived is pain gained" while Bruce Campbell cuts his thumb and pouts blood on a dude
Westley, the true embodiment of chivalry. Dedicated, noble of heart, virtuous of soul and honor bound in aiding and freeing his lady love. He is my hero and this scene symbolizes just that
Westley knew how protective of his ego and appearance that Humperdink was. He was fully aware of how much he'd rather die than lose his vanity, and he took full advantage of that.
Interestingly enough, a reviewer pointed out how Westley's actions toward Humperdink near the end was a way of using mercy in a cruel fashion. How often do you see people do that
It's strangely common in modern media. It happens twice in the new doctor who where instead of killing big spiders with a gun (because guns bad) they lock them in a saferoom to starve to death. And instead of killing an assassin they lock the assassin in a stasis chamber that leaves him aware and in an abandoned ship forever.
i love it how he kept a serious face while saying all of this. if it was me I'd be smiling and laughing while I was saying making the opponent not take me seriously.xD
@@madelinestraumanis219 At least two, since there's a cutaway to Humperdink and then it cuts back to Westley with his head angled a bit differently. My guess would be closer to five, just for good measure.
The princess bride is the best movie in the 80s and its still is.oh and the Dear god what is that thing part is really cool when Wesley said "DROP YOUR SWORD!"
Probably why it is one of the very rare movies that has NOT been remade or had a sequel done. And that is as it should be. Why mess with perfection? lol
This scene is a great reminder of how a proper score can make a scene. Silence until the softly rising cords as Wesley stands and the resolution as his sword comes to height. 👌 freaking perfect
Impossible. Only the greatest of saving throws could hope to defeat a charisma score of that magnitude. The prince had a 5% chance of success, at BEST.
Around 12 years ago, I was a kid when I watched this movie on a normal tv channel and I became so obsessed with it that I even searched for it in pages where you type stuff and people tell you details about movies. It was successful although took me around 2 years to actually find the name of the movie but I was extremely happy when I found it. All of a sudden, it pops up here again and reminds me of all the hard work I endured 🤣🤣 to find this masterpiece.
Quinn Sinclair best Halloween costume idea ever and guess who’s giving out candy this year! Guess who’s going to be keeping it all because of this most horrible, beautiful most wonderful idea!
Wrong! Your ears you keep and i'll tell you why: so that every child who has seen your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out Dear God, what is that thing will echo in your perfect ears. That, is what to the pain means
after watching this masterpiece of a scene, i've realised that you can insult someone a lot better without using curse words.. not a single curse word but words like this can cut much deeper.. i love it :'D
Honestly, I think that this is one of Cary Elwes' best moments in acting. He shows true talent in this scene. He stares at him so intently, and he never takes his eyes off him, he keeps the exact same expression on his face, showing everyone watching how cruel(for good reason) he can be. His acting is amazing, I can't really do a proper job explaining what i mean. However I hope you get the idea.
I was telling my friend about this because she hasn't seen the movie (I know, that will be shortly remedied) and when I finished she looked at me and said, "You sounded very scary just then"
Don't we all girl don't we all... True love like that... And he's pretty cute too except for the mustache (I don't do mustaches sorry too itchy when you get kissed :p)
It works so long as the person being intimidated can both hear/perceive and understand you. While it can be done through voice, sound, or body language, if they weren’t paying attention to begin with, it loses a bit.
Thank you for this video. It saved me much trouble in describing a fight to the pain to a friend who has yet to see the movie. Also, now I believe I have convinced her to see the movie.
I would say this sceen and the "Hello, my name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepair to die" with Christopher Guest are my faves. And the beginning when he poisened the "Inconcievable" guy!
i_ ship_it I was in a theatre type club as a kid and we were doing auditions and this was the scene, when we were figuring out the roles for that time everyone was using a script. But I however recited the whole insult from Wesley’s side and next thing you know the entire room just goes silent
One of the greatest movies ever. It's a shame a movie of this caliber could never be duplicated. And the fact they never made part 2 is absolutely a crying shame.
1. I am a true movie lover - this is the greatest; written, directed, acted, camera-worked, i.e. top to bottom of all time. 2. To the poster; thank you! But, to say it is the best scene... Wow! Even I can't declare my fave! It is the most emotional!
My writing Professor let us watch part of this movie in our class today do demonstrate a method of writing, and this was one of the three scenes we watched. Best...class...ever.
I think it's pretty epic when Westley stands up, points the sword at Humperdink, and says, "Drop. Your. Sword." Basically he's saying, "I'm more awesome than you'll ever hope to be."
Whenever I get mad, I quote this guy XD and my friends never know where its from and they try looking it up and its just my thing~ Love it! Good job bro ^^
@happylmc This is definitely one of my absolute favorite scenes from the movie. I'm SOOO glad you posted as much of it as you did. The rest of the scene was funny too, with the "I knew he was bluffing!! *mutters* I knew he was bluffing." ... but, I think the video was ended perfectly. It built up to a climax "Drop. Your. Sword." and was punctuated by the *clank* of the sword to the ground. Perfect cadence. Great job and thank you so much! =)
I love how he never blinks throughout the entire insult.
I never noticed that until you pointed it out
Intimidating thousand yard stare.
I noticed that too, great direction there.
mymymaichun you mean Wesley, right?
How does he DO that?!?!?!?
"That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me."
"It won't be the last."
SAVAGE
Its not even that hard of an insult, what are you, 12?
*Proceeds to call him a pig and a miserable vomitous mass*
Gotta make good on that word!
@@nefariousvii5255 thats something a 12 yo would say
He said "it will be the last" not won't
When I met Chris Saradon (Humperdink) in person, I gave him that same remark, and he thought the line was "Baboon" but he took it as a compliment.
I love how the script is very over the top but can be very serious at the same time. there is no doubt that this is one of the greatest films of all time.
The book is great too, but this is probably one of the few movies that is actually better than the book ... slightly.
@@libertyresearch-iu4fy apparently princess diaries is also better than the book but I hear that was also not a very hard thing to do since the book princess diaries was so bad
You do realize the book and the screenplay were both written by the same person, William Goldman?
@@commanderkeen3787 yes.
@@SteveRogers0768 honestly can't read your tone through the text so i could be missing it completely, but it's all like made up lmao. It's called an abridged version but there is no original version, that I'd the original version. The countries he says he visited in it don't exist, the author he claims he's abridging from doesn't exist, etc. It's all pretty great imo and is one of my favorite books and movies
"I think you're bluffing." "It's possible, pig, I might be bluffing." "It's conceivable you miserable, vomitous mass."
Inconceivable!
@@wolfgang5o1 As you wish.
@@SyzygyNoon anyone want a peanut?
@@ticcitoby6179 Are you implying that I’m well-trained?
*Roll for intimidation*
“Dear God, what is that thing?!”
Me when I heard that someone in Hollywood was thinking of rebooting this classic.
@Nathan Morgan Right? Enough, already....
1:29
I dunno... I wouldn't have thought a title like "The Princess Bride" would be very marketable
@Nathan Morgan Would they do it justice? It's conceivable, but I don't think so...
@@HazarTulum I'm pretty sure it was one of those movies that was popular only after it was released from theaters.
Now that is a poker face
Lol
It helped he was just back from being mostly dead and couldn't do facial expressions yet.
blueeyedjewel
Agreed
Jack Jones 😂🤣 exactly!
Westley: Why won't my arms move?!
Fessik: You've been mostly dead all day.
He didn’t even blink the entire time.
The whole damn movie was the best damn part of the movie.
Exactly!
This comment!!
the only time i ever saw this was in 5th grade
And the only thing even better is the book.
Read it! It`s even more awesome.
But I actually came here to write the same comment.
That's exactly what I was going to say!
I love how the prince picks up his cape (or whatever) when he's going to sit down.
lol Well, if one is to surrender, one must be classy about it. :D
It's equivalent to a dog tucking its tail between its legs
Me too, it's a great visual gag and I don't think most people notice it.
It’s his sleeves not a cape
clearly, you've not worn enough capes in your life. Unless you like being choked when you sit, tuck the cape. Sadly, the statistical deviation of people who wear capes AND like being choked vs those who do not is alarmingly high.
"...I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog-faced buffoon."
One of the best insults ever. LOL
"...I think that may be the first time a man has dared insult me."
Moral of the story: fear is the most powerful weapon. Westly learned it from Roberts, it's not what you can do: It's what they think your capable of.
I had a similar story with what I learned from a fellow security guard, he taught me that the best way to get someone to back down or to instill fear is to make your warning quick, but clear and full of conviction. Monologuing usually does nothing, and can often be seen as an empty threat. That's part of why the prince kept telling him he was bluffing. It was only until he got up and told him to drop his sword without even blinking that the prince sat down immediately.
Burn notice had the same thought process during an interrogation scene. Their words were "Pain perceived is pain gained" while Bruce Campbell cuts his thumb and pouts blood on a dude
Fear is a very powerful emotion though love is the pinnacle of all emotions
@@CBMOA agreed but much too difficult for many to wield and fewer still to master.
you're*
When the bard is paralyzed and tries to stall for time until he can succeed on on his saving throw.
Quadraxis My best friend loves DnD and The Princess Bride, and he almost threw my phone reading this, thank you. 💕
Yes perfect example!
Westley, the true embodiment of chivalry. Dedicated, noble of heart, virtuous of soul and honor bound in aiding and freeing his lady love.
He is my hero and this scene symbolizes just that
Also, a bit of a sadist, considering he would rather have his enemies living in agony instead of merciful death.
Quinn Fletcher I think it was all he could do to delay the prince from killing him and he created a perfect tailored torture for the sheltered prince
I like Inigo better... but yeh. Wesley’s awesome.
@MewSn0wk1tty he spent three years with Roberts, not ten.
He’s also a fucking Roast God. Hitting the Prince with some scathing one-liners.
I love it when 5 seconds later Westley stumbles and Humperdink says "I knew he was faking!"
“I knew he was bluffing! I knew he was- ...bluffing.”
"It's conceivable" is the icing on the cake that is this speech.
Haha yes!
rogue: I intimidate the prince
GM: roll for intimidation
rogue: natural 20
GM: ....alright how do you want to do this?
Oh boy.
I see someone is a fan of Critical role and Matt Mercers style of DM'ing lol
@@nomadjensen8276 also reminds me of Brennan Lee Mulligan's (from Dimension 20) style of dm-ing when someone gets a nat 20
That... that's my line of thought 1:1
Is Westley a rogue though?
Until Westley stood up, I forgot Buttercup was still in the room.
Leela Cupcake -with all of the other amazing actors, I forget she’s in the movie at all HAHAHA.
@@munkeybutt even though she's the title character?
David Ray - yup exactly
I guess that's how good the speaking lines in this scene were!
@@DavidRay_40 Yes.
Westley knew how protective of his ego and appearance that Humperdink was. He was fully aware of how much he'd rather die than lose his vanity, and he took full advantage of that.
"You warthog faced buffoon"
LOL
That is an insult to warthogs!
"That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me."
@@rhaegostheskydragon1760 but it won't be the last
@@jyow-xe7pw
"To the pain means that the first thing you is your feet, below the ankles. Next your hands, at the wrists. Next, your nose."
@@rhaegostheskydragon1760 and then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time. A mistake I don't mean to duplicate TONIGHT.
"Drop. Your. Sword."
*clang*
"Have a seat."
*picks up his dress and sits down*
Interestingly enough, a reviewer pointed out how Westley's actions toward Humperdink near the end was a way of using mercy in a cruel fashion. How often do you see people do that
It is the greatest punishment, to live in pain
It's strangely common in modern media. It happens twice in the new doctor who where instead of killing big spiders with a gun (because guns bad) they lock them in a saferoom to starve to death. And instead of killing an assassin they lock the assassin in a stasis chamber that leaves him aware and in an abandoned ship forever.
@@jonsimpson6240 TF ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT I DIOT?!?! S TFU M ORON!!!
Its Batman's entire flaw.
i love it how he kept a serious face while saying all of this. if it was me I'd be smiling and laughing while I was saying making the opponent not take me seriously.xD
"Take 87... really Cary, you've gotta try not to laugh this time. We're running out of film..."
@@Commanderziff I do wonder how many takes this took. I mean very rarely do people get it on the first take.
@@madelinestraumanis219 At least two, since there's a cutaway to Humperdink and then it cuts back to Westley with his head angled a bit differently. My guess would be closer to five, just for good measure.
The princess bride is the best movie in the 80s and its still is.oh and the Dear god what is that thing part is really cool when Wesley said "DROP YOUR SWORD!"
ever1024 what about Terminator?
RAAAAUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Probably why it is one of the very rare movies that has NOT been remade or had a sequel done. And that is as it should be. Why mess with perfection? lol
@@CeltycSparrow Perfection hasn't stopped Disney before.
This scene is a great reminder of how a proper score can make a scene. Silence until the softly rising cords as Wesley stands and the resolution as his sword comes to height. 👌 freaking perfect
If he just stabbed him on the bed, whilst ignoring the insult, it would have been an easy kill.
Do you attend mass at Our Lady of Just Don't Freakin' Get It?
How honourable.
Impossible. Only the greatest of saving throws could hope to defeat a charisma score of that magnitude. The prince had a 5% chance of success, at BEST.
The king was a coward and a vain one at that. That was the whole point.
@@josephmanno4514 To quote a certain Mexican from a certain movie,"When you're going shoot, shoot; don't talk"
"Drop. Your. Sword."
-promptly drops his sword-
"Have a seat."
Westley successfully made an utter fool of Humperdinck.
Truly one of the classics. Well written and well rehearsed by the entire cast, including the late Andre the Giant.
Mandy has also passed on
@@hydewhyte4364no he didn't lol
@@user-pi3hd2bt3fSeems you're right ... then who the hell am I thinking of? Someone similar from one of those CIS ripoff shows.
@@hydewhyte4364 i mean
The the guy who wrote the book/ script writter died in 2018 if that helps
Everyone else was quite young to have died already
This is how me and my sister insult each other 😂
Every sibling can relate.
It's possible, _pig_
*my sister and I
This is seriously one of the best movies of all time
Around 12 years ago, I was a kid when I watched this movie on a normal tv channel and I became so obsessed with it that I even searched for it in pages where you type stuff and people tell you details about movies. It was successful although took me around 2 years to actually find the name of the movie but I was extremely happy when I found it. All of a sudden, it pops up here again and reminds me of all the hard work I endured 🤣🤣 to find this masterpiece.
Dear god what is that thing, Halarious
4 years too late, but its « hilarious »
Can someone cosplay as a victim of “To the Pain”?
Quinn Sinclair best Halloween costume idea ever and guess who’s giving out candy this year! Guess who’s going to be keeping it all because of this most horrible, beautiful most wonderful idea!
This dude is an idiot, who the fack can't spell recommend?
I'm 100% doing that for halloween next year
Yeah lemme just stab out my eyes real quick
grabs the guy to the left: "He volunteers!"
Wrong! Your ears you keep and i'll tell you why: so that every child who has seen your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out Dear God, what is that thing will echo in your perfect ears. That, is what to the pain means
It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever.
after watching this masterpiece of a scene, i've realised that you can insult someone a lot better without using curse words.. not a single curse word but words like this can cut much deeper.. i love it :'D
Has a lot more oomph to it if you call someone a 'fell-faced, worm-eaten clump of festering flesh' than if you call them a 'motherf***er,' doesn't it?
Am I the only one who wasn't listening to a thing wesley was saying and just basically staring at the god-like face?I can't be the only one right?
I do both.
i remember having a crush on him watching this as a kid 😂
I was listening to him and practicing those awesome insults
It’s called multitasking
Cary Elwis aged like a fine wine
At 1:28 you will hear one of the greatest insults of all time. Imagine if Cary had said this when he was on Psych.
Despereaux saying anything Westley said would have been amazing.
Honestly, I think that this is one of Cary Elwes' best moments in acting. He shows true talent in this scene. He stares at him so intently, and he never takes his eyes off him, he keeps the exact same expression on his face, showing everyone watching how cruel(for good reason) he can be. His acting is amazing, I can't really do a proper job explaining what i mean. However I hope you get the idea.
I was telling my friend about this because she hasn't seen the movie (I know, that will be shortly remedied) and when I finished she looked at me and said, "You sounded very scary just then"
"That might be the first time in my life that a man has dared insult me"
well, maybe to your FACE...
GamrDan damn, what an old comment. time flies
"It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever" LOL love that line!
I love how everytime he finishes a sentence, he throws in an insult just for good measure.
"Dear god what is that thing"
- Me when I saw that moustache
That moustache is absolutely dashing, how dare you.
I wish I had a Westley in my life
Same.
Don't we all girl don't we all...
True love like that... And he's pretty cute too except for the mustache (I don't do mustaches sorry too itchy when you get kissed :p)
Stephanie Whitaker oh my gosh I don't like that mustache but he it's just so cute
Stephanie Whitaker oh my gosh I don't like that mustache but he it's just so cute
hannah kennedy
Yeah but, to be honest cant imagine him without a mustache
I've always loved how he grabbed his sleeves and ran over to sit down. Always makes me laugh.
Can't help but laugh at that line and delivery. so good.
Officer: "Sir have you been drinking tonight?"
Me: "it's possible, pig"
lol why doesn't this have more likes?
Intimidation is a better weapon than any sword or cannon. Cause unlike those, this will work in any situation
Ender41948 I can't hear a word you say over the sound of cannon firing,my dear.
Batman knows that all too well 😂
only if you remember not to cut off your opponent's ears.
It works so long as the person being intimidated can both hear/perceive and understand you.
While it can be done through voice, sound, or body language, if they weren’t paying attention to begin with, it loses a bit.
"but first thing's first"... I'm the realest
Dear god, This is magnificent. I NEED to see this film again.
I never caught it before, but Wesley says “it’s conceivable”, and that’s hilarious!
Greatest. Bluff. Ever.
Never play cards against that man!
An amazing ending to a great movie. And anyone who disagrees can duel me to the pain.
+20 intimidation check for critically awesome performance!
"Drop! Your! Sword!" Love it!
Thank you for this video. It saved me much trouble in describing a fight to the pain to a friend who has yet to see the movie. Also, now I believe I have convinced her to see the movie.
I would say this sceen and the "Hello, my name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepair to die" with Christopher Guest are my faves. And the beginning when he poisened the "Inconcievable" guy!
Truly, one of the best movies of all time! Both comic and dangerous, heartwarming and sincere. It is everyone’s dream adventure!
There are no bad scenes in this movie. It's perfect from beginning to end.
I personally hated the ROUS scene because Buttercup was just standing there fully useless while her lover was being eaten alive
Bold of you to choose any single scene as the best scene when every single scene is the best scene.
I can recite this perfectly from memory not even joking
i_ ship_it I was in a theatre type club as a kid and we were doing auditions and this was the scene, when we were figuring out the roles for that time everyone was using a script. But I however recited the whole insult from Wesley’s side and next thing you know the entire room just goes silent
The way he rolls his eyes in disgust at the insult is effortlessly hilarious
"Wallowing in freakish misery forever"😂😂😂
“Have a seat.” The king rushes to sit. I'm dead hahaha
Love this scene
this, with no doubt, the best mvoie of all time
" It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever."
HAHA
TIMELESS! AND GORGEOUS.
I love the entire dialogue “you miserable vomitous mass”
i bought it on dvd last week, will always be my favourite childhood film , maybe one of my adult ones too ;) ;) classic film , we can agree! :)
this is my favorite seen to its one of the most funniest scenes in the movie!
Best comeback IN HISTORY of movies.~
"To the death!"
"NO! To the PAIN!"
XD
One of the greatest movies ever. It's a shame a movie of this caliber could never be duplicated. And the fact they never made part 2 is absolutely a crying shame.
2:24 the exact moment when humperdink pees himself XD
loved that part!
rofl man I love this. One of the most insulting and oddly empowering monologues ever XD Just can't beat Westley
1. I am a true movie lover - this is the greatest; written, directed, acted, camera-worked, i.e. top to bottom of all time. 2. To the poster; thank you! But, to say it is the best scene... Wow! Even I can't declare my fave! It is the most emotional!
Old Merlin (BBC) and Wesley would get along splendidly.
I couldn't agree more! This is my FAVORITE scene of the movie. I love this speech.
"It is possible, pig. I might be bluffing." LMAO
That is so my favorite bit in the film, the insults are priceless. The sort of one Edmund Blackadder comes out with xD
dear god, what is that thing? holy crap, that one line made the movie. also "it'sssss inconshivable
In 2021 that is still the most amazing bluff, threat, and burn I have ever heard!
FACTS
"I'll be sure to use small words so you'll be sure to understand, you wart hogged faced bafoon:
Best. Line. Ever.
Buffoon. Sorry.
My writing Professor let us watch part of this movie in our class today do demonstrate a method of writing, and this was one of the three scenes we watched. Best...class...ever.
"then again....maybe I have the strength after all"
OWNED haha
fav movie
"wallowing in freakish misery forever"
classic :')
I don't know if I thought it was the best scene in the movie, but it was definitely right up there!! I loved every inch of this film!
I think it's pretty epic when Westley stands up, points the sword at Humperdink, and says, "Drop. Your. Sword." Basically he's saying, "I'm more awesome than you'll ever hope to be."
this is by far one of my greatest childhood film ever
18 people are miserable, vomitous masses.
They are in freakish misery
Dear God what are those things ^_-
Make that 31 miserable, vomitous masses XD
Yet over 4 years hence that number has only doubled. Shows that good taste in classic movies still exists to this day.
And doubled yet again. The movie's decent, this scene is rubbish.
You know Westley is badass when he can defeat his enemies by standing up at them. This is possibly one of my favorite movie moments ever.
this is just one of the scariest threat you can make actually o_o....pretty inventive too!
This will bring a smile to your face for sure
If they ever remake this movie everyone involved deserves this punishment.
The only acceptable remake is a Broadway musical.
@@castlegarden2999 That would be amazing!
Whenever I get mad, I quote this guy XD and my friends never know where its from and they try looking it up and its just my thing~ Love it! Good job bro ^^
lol that part tho it got the prince's loyalness and dropped his sword and sat down
@happylmc This is definitely one of my absolute favorite scenes from the movie. I'm SOOO glad you posted as much of it as you did. The rest of the scene was funny too, with the "I knew he was bluffing!! *mutters* I knew he was bluffing." ... but, I think the video was ended perfectly. It built up to a climax "Drop. Your. Sword." and was punctuated by the *clank* of the sword to the ground. Perfect cadence. Great job and thank you so much! =)
Too bad you don't have the part when he says, "I knew he was bluffing."
radconserv68 I knew he was bluffing >:D I knew he was 0-0...bluffing
We have this movie at home and watch it when we can. My favorite parts of this movie is the as you wish. Such an awesome movie.