One of the most amazing movies EVER!!! 🥰🥰My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Prepare to die!!!! Patreon (full length & polls): www.patreon.com/verowak Buy me a Ko-fi (or lemonade): ko-fi.com/verowak Subscribe to the channel: th-cam.com/users/verowakreacts Follow me on Twitter and Instagram for stuff and selfies: twitter.com/verowak instagram.com/verowak/
@@weldonwin Princess Bride/Our Flag Means Death crossover. (The Dread Pirate Roberts is also probably named after a real pirate, Bartholomew Roberts, who captured 400 ships before dying in battle with the British Navy.)
I read that Fred Savage, the actor playing the young boy, was devastated when he learned he didn't have and scenes with Andre the Giant. Having wanted the part mostly because he was a fan of Andre's. When Andre learned this he randomly showed up on set just to meet the boy. And for the remainder of his life would send Fred hand written Christmas cards every year, to his "biggest" fan..
Fun fact! (Just saw Carey Elwes in person at The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes) Elwes said he told his wife that when he dies he wants “Mostly Dead” on his tombstone.
@@VerowakReacts it was a lot of fun! They showed the movie and afterwards Elwes told stories and answered a some questions from the audience. It’s a traveling show - not sure where it’s going next. Like the IMDB trivia you mentioned about the writer saying “OMG she’s on fire!” Elwes told that one too. He said the they had a fire safety briefing, but do you know who wasn’t there? William Goldman…. Later he said director Rob Reiner said, “ Bob, the book you wrote has Buttercup catch fire in the swamp. The screenplay you wrote has Buttercup catch fire in the swamp so we are having her catch fire in the swamp.
@@paratus04 I also think that when Wesley is supposed to be knocked out by the sword hilt in the swamp that he was actually knocked out by the actor holding the sword.
@@Daehawk he was. He said the stunt coordinators came up to him and said they forgot the stunt swords hoping Elwes would say it’s ok let’s use the regular ones because it would have been a half day round trip to get them. Elwes told them to talk to Reiner who decided to try and film it with the regular swords but with Guest coming down behind Elwes head so there was no contact. Guest was pretty concerned about trying this because while Elwes and Mandy had light weight fencing swords his was a solid metal broadsword. Still everyone agreed and they gave it try. The cameraman said it didn’t look quite right. So Reiner had Guest swing a little closer Still didn’t look right. So Reiner was like just a little bit closer and Guest and Elwes were feeling a bit of concern said ,”Are you sure?” And Reiner said “yup just a smidge closer” Elwes told the audience at this point, “Do you remember how the movie went black at this point? It did for me too. I woke up in the hospital with the same doctor who fixed my broken toe”, (which he broke when Andre convinced him to try out his ATV during the first week of shooting.) The doctor said, “You sure get hurt a lot don’t you”.
Hi Verowak, my son and I love The Princess Bride. When he was little I told stories to help him fall asleep. Now that he’s older, as he falls asleep, I whisper, “rest well and dream of large women”. It never fails to make him giggle as he drifts to sleep.
33:12 "We need another miracle!" Nope, we just need the same miracle. Inigo kissed Miracle Max's pill for luck, just before giving it to Westley; this explains Inigo's remarkable recuperative powers.
Mandy Patinkan said he was imagining Count Rugen as the cancer that had killed his father. He pictured himself fighting and defeating that cancer. "And for a moment, he was alive, and my fairy tale came true." Honestly gets me every damned time, even typing it up here.
According to Cary Elwes's book about The Princess Bride, while on set André the Giant once let out a 16-second fart and brought the whole production to a standstill. The set went quiet and no one said anything for several seconds afterward, until director Rob Reiner, asked, "Are you OK, André?" André replied, "I am now, boss."
I saw this in the theater in 1987, two years before I met the woman I married; it was one of my favorite movies. It was one of the first videos she and I watched together, and it became her favorite too. Whenever we would get ready to attend someone’s wedding, she would stop, look at me solemnly and say “Mawwage.”
Yes, it's so great. That's a wonderful way for the grandpa to say "I love you" to his grandson while avoiding the "mushy" stuff the kid resists. It's so sweet
41:20 Sometimes even the actors get too caught up in the moment and forget they are in a movie. One of the most famous is at the end of Star Wars Ep4: A New Hope. A triumphant Luke descends from his X-Wing after destroying the Death Star and sees Princess Leia running towards him. In the joy of the moment he shouts out "Carrie!" instead of "Leia!" They left that take in the movie.
This was known as The Greatest Hollywood Film Never Made. For ten years the script circulated through the studios until Rob Reiner finally directed it. It's brilliant!
Carey Elwes wrote "As You Wish," a book covering the whole experience of making this movie. The audio book is even better since it's read by Elwes himself and features many of the cast and crew reading their own quotes.
Which is how it should be imo. I LOVE when the actors put in so much effort so that they, themselves, can do the majority of things like this. It gives the director so much more freedom with camera angles, because they don't have to avoid the faces in the shots, because it's the real actors. Sadly, they don't do it nearly as much these days. So the fight scenes are cut to hell.
@@LucianDevine True, although a lot depends on the casting, if you cast people capable of such training then great,if you cast someone who looks the part but can hardly move then you have to resort to other options. Also many actors are working on several projects at the same time and don't always have the time to train, the likes of Keanu Reeves and Viggo Mortensen still give their all for a part.
@@xenontouchstone Naturally, which of course depends on the part being cast, the casting director, etc. I'm naturally talking about roles like this, younger roles played by younger actors/actresses, when looking the part shouldn't be an issue and mobility shouldn't be an issue. At that point, it's entirely about the actor themselves, and how much work they are willing to put in.
We saw this at the theater when it released back in '87, it did okay at the box office, pretty much a sleeper hit, especially when it hit VHS and DVD. Nearly forty years later, my friends and I still cite lines from this movie, some of the best one-liners in cinema history. Glad you enjoyed it, it's still a great movie.
Inigo Montoya was played by Mandy Patinkin. When Inigo was dueling with and eventually killing Count Rugen, Mandy has said that he fantasized killing the cancer that had killed his own father. Christopher Guest, who played Count Rugen, has said that he feared Mandy was actually trying to kill him in that scene, because the emotion was so genuine.
True story - In college, the annual homecoming drama show had a skit where our Dean of Admission, last name Montoya, popped up through a hatch with a sword on stage and said "My name is Professor Montoya, you killed my student, prepare to die." It brought down the house.
Robin Wright (Buttercup) tells a story about Andre the Giant. She says the cast went horseback riding on a day when they had a break from filming and got caught in freezing rain on the way back. She says that Andre looked over and saw her shivering and, casually, like it was the most natural thing in the world, he rested his enormous hand on her head like a hat. She says that not only did his hand both keep the rain off and warm her up surprisingly well, but the gesture made her feel safe. In the interview I saw where she told the story, she choked up a bit during the story, saying that he was a super kind person. Arnold Schwarzenegger actually has a funny story I recommend looking up about the man. Arnold says that when you went somewhere with Andre, his friends payed for *nothing,* and he liked going to really expensive places. Arnold says that he started feeling like a leech and decided that he was going to pay the next time no matter what...the rest of the video is him telling the story of the aftermath of that decision. Its really funny and rather than telling the story here, I recommend just searching Arnold's interview about Andre the Giant. He tells it better than I could.
34:05 the actor of inigo in this scene had lost his father during the shootings of the movie to cancer, he said that when he delivered that line, he felt like he was saying it to the cancer who took his father away, that is why his facial expression is so genuine and the acent isnt in his voice
i love how you connected the "Hello, My name in Inigo Montoya...", to the Game of Thrones scene with Oberon and Mountain.. Every time i watch that scene in G.O.T., those are the words he's saying in my head
I relate so hard to the giggling and blushing when Westley comes on screen. Cary Elwes is just a gem, both as an actor and a man. My favorite role of his other than Westley and Robin Hood was in a recent Netflix rom com called A Castle for Christmas where he plays opposite Brooke Shields as a grumpy Scottish Duke. The movie is cheesy as hell but also adorable and Cary is gorgeous (total dilf). He has also been in stuff like Saw, Stranger Things, Twister, Psych, Operation Fortune, Glory, and he even had a small role in the most recent Mission Impossible movie. He has had a fascinating career, playing every kind of character from Pope John Paul II to Ted Bundy. You can always trust him to pick an interesting project over a marketable one. Either way he's usually my favorite thing about whatever he's in.
I watched Mission Impossible before this, and I just went back to see what role he played. He looks so different, I never would have recognized him in a million years! Thanks for pointing that out lol It seems he's been in a lot, but I may have a hard time recognizing him as he grows older
@@VerowakReacts It's much easier to recognize him when he's using his iconic English accent. He's a talented mimic and enjoys changing his voice/dialect for different roles. When he does that, he can easily look and sound different enough as to not ring any bells. One thing that never changes, though, is that wry smirk and playful twinkle in his eye.
Inigo licked Magic Mike's pill. Maybe that's why he didn't die. His personal favorite line is the "I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it is over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life." My very favorite scene in the whole show is when the boy asks grandfather to read it again tomorrow, and grandfather looks over his shoulder and says "As you wish." It's like the whole story leads up to that end. Sometimes when my wife asks me to do something, I'll say "As you wish." And she knows what I mean.
The story is that Mandy (Indigo) had recently lost his father to cancer. So when he delivered that line, he was speaking to cancer. That's why it feels so real.
On TH-cam, there are several "films" of "TPB" cast reunions and autograph events at bookshops. Take a look for them; lots of back-stories and trivia ... AND FUN!
This is a great movie. Andre told me he was so proud of his role. His health was bad at the time. He had back surgery and it did little to help him. In the scene where Andre had to catch Robin Wright. He caught her and he fell to his knees in agony. He was a great man and the best friend a guy could ever have. Andre Rousimov was a true champion.
I remember hearing about his health issues when I was younger since I watched WWF and read up about some of the wrestlers. Andre the Giant was mentioned quite a few times
@@VerowakReacts He had back problems and his knees needed surgery. His back surgery basically failed and he was never the same. When he retired from wrestling he was heartbroken. He remained on the ranch he owned to have a private life. Knee surgery made things worse. After attending his dad's funeral he died in his sleep. I lost my best friend. I miss him to this day.
@@trintron6820 One of the few shows I can ever can watch on repeat without ever getting bored of. "My name is Shawn Spencer and this is my partner Ctrl Alt Del." 😂
Glad you enjoyed this one. It's one of my all-time favourites, and it's very re-watchable, as you say. Many reactors have wondered much the same as you did about Vizzini, and why Inigo and Fezzik didn't simply throw him overboard when he started barking at them. But you need to understand, he recruited them at the absolute lowest point of their lives. Vizzini touches on it briefly in that scene, but the novel by William Goldman goes into more detail about Inigo and Fezzik's backstories, and just how desperate they were when he found them. In fact, he probably made sure to look for strong men to hire in just such a situation, so that no matter how Vizzini treated them or what he demanded, they'd be to dependent on him to mutiny. And there was a chance for Vizzini to win that battle of wits. If you remember, Westley asked him, "Where is the poison?", rather than, "Which cup is it in?" If his opponent had been just a bit more clever, he would have realized that Westley's question left open the possibility that the poison was in both chalices, and that there was a safe option to drink from: The bottle.
A really peerless movie. No movie can match its tone and balance of unapologetic romance, adventure, and humor. Always a joy to watch a person see it and you had a great reaction!
Just having kissed the miracle pill before giving it to Wesley allowed Inigo to regain his strength after being hit by the knife. It was a powerful miracle.
I had seen this movie many times, including twice during its original release, and it wasn’t until I started watching reactions and commenters pointed it out that I got this😂
In the book, it was Inigo's father's voice in his head (and the voices of all his teachers) urging him on (and critiquing his fighting ability) that got him back up. But I like this explanation better!
It might not be the deepest film out there. But its perhaps one of the most flawlessly executed films I can think of. It achieves everything it intends to in such a wonderfully charming fashion.
My absolute favorite movie of all time. Wonderful reaction! Cary Elwes wrote a book called "As You Wish..." about this movie and the experiences they had making it. It is absolutely worth a read and you should absolutely read it. Inigo's survival was a curiosity for sure, but it is easily explained. During the scene on the castle wall he got a taste of the miracle pill, just enough to keep him from dying from his wounds, though his lifelong mission and his hallmark line gave him the drive to keep fighting. In 1990 I started dating a girl who was also a huge Princess Bride fan. We watched the movie often together, and we would quote it back and forth to each other any chance we got, working quotes into normal conversations and everything. It was great fun, at least for us, and we're still good friends today and will occasionally send each other a text of a line from the movie. She had one thing she loved doing which drove me bonkers. Anytime I was talking and said that something was possible, she would immediately quietly say "Pig" as Westley did when insulting Humperdinck. It had the unfortunate effect (unfortunate for me, wildly funny for her) of derailing my train of thought every single time, leaving me to gape at her while I tried to remember what I had been talking about. 😀
Seriously, the cutest reaction I've ever seen. You were so involved in the story that you became a character to me. I've seen this film many times, but you make it fun and almost new. Thank you for your enjoyment, it made my day. BTW - Andre carried a VHS copy of this film everywhere he went until the day he died.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the reaction!! Sometimes I get so lost in a movie, that's when I know I love the movie. That's so sweet that Andre carried around a VHS of this movie 😭
@@VerowakReacts That film meant the world to him, and even though he went through pain (he was suffering from old injuries and pressures from his weight) he had the time of his life making it. Regarding your reaction, it was the first time I've seen somebody "participate" by answering questions and making statements, where it fit spiritually and tonally. For me, you literally became a character, which I enjoyed very much. There was a "little girl" quality, which I adored, that you had watching it, and it made me feel that you moved into the story instead of just watching it. I subscribed immediately after. Thank you for that rare pleasure.
@@VerowakReacts It's very entertaining and endearing. Just makes me feel like I'm watching it for the first time again. In certain places, I anticipate how you're going to react. As a writer, it makes things fun. I always wonder how somebody would react to my stories, though I haven't tried to publish yet. Still tweaking the first book while working on the second. Thank you.
The screenwriter, William Goldman, is an absolute genius. He wrote this book for his daughters (the book actually exists - Goldman presents at his abridged version that only has the good parts and leaves out S. Morgenstern's social and political commentary.) Goldman's other true masterpiece is the western, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.
"Eh, it's kissing again. You don't wanna hear that." and "Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up." Those two are my favorite lines. The movie is an absolute classic.
No, not a birthday present for the Grandson, more likely a Christmas present! There are hints among the bedroom set decor. Regarding the ROUSes and Westley's "I don't think they exist" said to Buttercup: Westley didn't want to scare her by himself showing fear. You did a wonderful job with this reaction, Ms. V; it's an added joy to get to see the movie's highlights along with a witty, with-it viewer who appreciates the nuances of moviemaking.
They also spend the entire day reading the book: we start fairly early; we see them eating lunch around midpoint, and it must be evening or early night when Grandpa tells the boy he should go to sleep. There's a lovely YT video I wish I could find again that observes there are two love stories going on here: Buttercup and Westley; and the grandfather and the boy, who starts out complaining about grandpa coming over, and ends by asking grandpa to come back tomorrow to read the story again. (I'd argue that Fezzik and Inigo are another love story, not necessarily sexual, but a strong, loving connection).
One of the best, most wholesome films of all time. People who saw it when it came out are bringing their children to see it now. If you ever get a chance to see it in the theater, do it. it's such a wonderful experience with a crowd.
You mentioned the challenges. In traditional fairy tales, overcoming three obstacles is a very common trope/structure. In this case, we have sword, strength and wits.
Danny DeVito was originally considered for the role of Vizzini, but he was unable to do it. Wallace Shawn was cast instead, but he kept asking himself "How would Danny do this?"
Wallace Shawn was also afraid of Heights durinng the cliffs of insanity. Andre told him he would protect him and it put his mind at ease and he could do the scene.
if Vizzini was as smart as he thought, he should've realized how he was tricked, before drinking the poison; so yes, it was a battle of wits. he was outsmarted
Yep. Fantastic movie. Great reaction! And so many great lines in this! I still find myself saying some of them even after all these years. “Have fun storming the castle!”
The Bishop conducting the wedding is Peter Cook, the funniest man that has ever lived. He started the first ever comedy club, comedy genius, Audley Moore was his comedy partner, they were in a film called monte carlo or bust, very funny, they had there own tv show and made the infamous derek and clive tapes 🙂🏴
The purile double entendres in this movie make me very happy. "If I use my right it's over too quickly." - Inigo Montoya. Regarding Buttercups relationship with Prince Humperdink - "... the only joy she found was in her daily ride." One of the GOAT movies IMO.
I first saw this movie with a friend on a sneak preview weekend.. the theater was almost empty. There were scratches and lines all through the Fire Swamp scene and when we told the manager, he said he knew and he had a new print coming. He gave us passes to come back the next weekend. Now, this is 1987, way before Internet - so word of mouth was the only way sleeper movies happened... the next weekend, the theater was literally Standing Room Only. Word of mouth from the sneak was so good, everyone had to go see it. My (then future) wife saw it that summer with a friend also... but this quickly became "our movie" even though it wasn't the first movie we saw together... and still is to this day. (The first movie we saw together was an extremely predictable and forgettable RomCom called "Can't Buy Me Love" which starred a VERY young Patrick Dempsey - Dr. McDreamy from Grey's Anatomy.)
12:16 Perspective illusion! When Westley is about to charge Fezzik, he is uphill from him, and he appears taller than Fezzik. When Westly charges (downhill) and slams into Fezzik, we can see the true size difference. Fezzik is a foot taller than Westley....and much more massive!
I feel like this is one of the more universally beloved films out there. It's nearly perfect. I don't know if I could marry anyone who disliked this movie because that's a giant red flag. I love little movies like this that weren't huge box office draws but they were brilliant anyway and persisted through decades. Say Anything is another one for me; totally different genre and feel to it, but for me it was the very first smart film about teenagers in love, and managed to nail that during the Porky's 80s. Highly, highly recommended. :)
This is one of those movies that both kids and adults can enjoy (like Willow). Add in watching Vero react to it and you have the best. Her comments and laughter are just so cool (along with her pretty face and great hair). Forged in Fire even did an episode using Montoya's speech to have them construct a rapier.
This was a great adaptation of the book, written by William Goldman (who was the screenwriter who wrote Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ... Another great movie if you haven't seen it). The book, as usual, offers even more. Worth the read.
Great reaction Vero. This movie is a gem. One of the things I love about this movie is the young boy at the start is upset Grandpa is going to stay with him and read to him and by the end he loves that his grandpa stayed and told him an amazing story. A comedic story but will lesson of honor, friendships, and love. What it addresses is we sometimes forget how amazing our grandparents are..and the "As you wish" by grandpa brings tears to my eyes every time, because my grandpa was like this is a gentle and a man who had seen so much and raised my father. We don't get a lot of grandpa movies.
Watching this recorded from HBO is one of my earliest movie memories, back around 1988. It's still one of my all-time favorites. The real-life book it's based on is also fantastic.
To put Andre the Giant into "perspective " Carey Elwes is 6ft 5in and is dwarfed by Andre. Also the pose you commented on after Vizzini was dispatched was directly influenced by Andre. He had a 3 wheeler- predecessor to today's 4 wheelers. They were notoriously easy to tip Andre convinced Carey to take it for a spin , tipped it and broke his foot. When the scene was shot he was deliberately balancing on one foot hence the exaggerated pose.
I'm sure you've seen most of the trivia. I'll take a different tack and also dovetail in a movie suggestion! Christopher Guest, the guy who played Count Rugen, the six-fingered man, really bonked Cary on the head with the pommel of his sword. He had to get stitches! Christopher has been in some other cult classic movies. Namely, "This is Spinal Tap," a mockumentary about a rock band. But, I think the funnest mockumentary he made is with his old "Spinal Tap" band mates called "A Mighty Wind." It's about a folk singer convention. It's super funny and endearing. I hope you check out "A Mighty Wind!"
I was a movie theater usher at a multiplex when this movie was released, and the theater it was showing in was so sad. There were so few people in attendance. It was heartbreaking. I'm so glad it gained so much popularity in its home release. And since I see books in the background, you should know that the book is very different, but no less entertaining. 😊
Cary and Mandy spent every spare minute on set practicing their fencing, until they were so proficient that the only shot that needed a stuntman was the summersault. The albino jailer Mel Smith, began his comedy career in a tv series alongside Rowen Atkinson, and the Bishop Peter Cook gave John Cleese his break into tv. He's most famous as part of the comedy duo Pete & Dud, along with Dudley Moore.
15:23 *Vincini:* You cheated! *Westley:* 'Pirate!' 28:41 There's a scale for this sort of thing, ranging from _"I thought he was sleeping"_ all the way to _"Soot shadow on a wall"_ This is clearly a case of the former.
This was a joy to rewatch with you! 👏👏 One of my fav childhood movies --and certainly still a nostalgic fav now. I used to walk around quoting this alllll the time when I was like 12, pulled out "MY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA. YOU KILLED MY FATHER. PREPARE TO DIE" in all sorts of situations lol
Rob Reiner told Billy Crystal "forget the lines, just go for it". Billy ad-libbed the scene. Bill's 5 minutes took three days to film and required almost everyone to be banished from the set, starting with Rob. Carey Elways was replaced by the foam dummy Andre carried around. Mandy actually bruised a rib holding in laughter. In the scene where Count Rugan hits Wesley in the head Christopher Guest accidentally made contact knocking him out for real.
My experience is that when facing a left handed fencer I find the security of the cross of the 'same hand' makes choosing my left hand makes up for the lower dexterity I have in my offhand... (I can more easily switch hands (left-left) than to modify tactics to fight left-right... particularly for my favourite weapon, which is messer... though I have had enough practice to make that a less secure proposition - more recently I find that I can use the 'wrong' angles of left-right fencing to my advantage slightly more often than they cause me problems).
Hello, Lady! My contribution to the Trivia Dump, particularly about the clever writing: In the Battle of Wits, Westley gave Vizzini a fair chance - he didn't say "which cup is poisoned," he said "where is the poison?" (V was correct that he could choose neither the cup in front of him or W) and he said "and we both drink" (the bottle was still right there). After W explained that iocane was odourless and undetectable, master tracker Humperdinck took one sniff of the container and immediately said "Iocane." While at Miracle Max's, W did say "true love," but M was right when he said "to bluff." In his confrontation with H, W won the day with a bluff...
This is one of those generational movies that people grow up with, quote regularly, and watch annually. We'd always watch this in school if we had a substitute or for some random reason like the last week before summer break. I've seen this movie more times than I can count and it's still an absolute joy to watch. I love this movie so freaking much.
That was a really cool reaction. I think you outwardly expressed how many people feel when watching that movie, from the first time to the hundredth time. Couple cool videos to see relating to this movie. One is an interview Mandy Patinkin did a few years back where he talked about Princess Bride. The fencing scene was shot last amd when they had got the final shot Rob Reiner said let's do the fight again so I can get some top down camera angles. Mandy and Cary agreed. After that fight was over Rob had a saying that would signify a wrap. And when he said it for that last time Mandy was heart broken. He was crying over it in the interview. Decades later and he still misses it. Also, diring Covid, a bunch of actors recreated The Princess Bride scene for scene but they would only shoot a few scenes and a new cast would carry on. These scenes were shot on home recordings, often in their respective back yards. I remember this one actor using his own dogs as ROUS's in the Fire Swamp scenes. It's a must see for fans of this film.
In the fight between the Man in Black and Inigo, the actors practiced for several months, before they did it. And the names they dropped were all real Renaissance fencing masters.b
Billy Crystals improvs while shooting the Miracle Max scene caused Rob Reiner to direct from outside the set and Manny Patinkin to fracture a rib from hysterical laughter. True story.
Good one, Verowak! Such a charming movie. 😊 Cary Elwes is really good in Glory as well, another great movie, but very heavy. Thanks for sharing this one with us!
I really liked your reaction to this wonderful movie! This is the first time I have watched one of your reaction videos, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!! I'm now a subscriber and can't wait to see more of your reactions!!
This movie is a true gem. Just a brilliant, brilliant film. I showed this when I worked at a movie theater in HS, and it's been a favorite since. Rob Reiner is such an amazing director.
@VerowakReacts the list of his amazing films is long. This is Spinal Tap (comedy), Stand By Me (coming of age comedy-drama), A Few Good Men (courtroom drama), Misery (thriller/horror), The Sure Thing (teen/HS comedy).
That marriage sequence has actually been used for real weddings. Probably 10s of thousands of people at the least have used that hilarious monologue at their wedding.
Oh, I love this movie. The book is worth reading, too. Both the screenplay and the novel were written by William Goldman, though he used a pseudonym "S. Morgenstern" for the book, back in the day.
Sometimes I think the secret of this movie is its lack of pretense...it is EXACTLY what it is...and doesn't try to be more or less...and people sense it at a primal level. It is fun, sweet, charming, humorous and bittersweet...and never dull. It is a masterclass in storytelling contained in a single movie. We may never see another quite like it, but at least we have it to pass from generation to generation...as perfect as Casablanca or the Wizard of Oz. Some things are just treasures for the ages.
One of the most amazing movies EVER!!! 🥰🥰My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Prepare to die!!!!
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I can't image there will ever be a movie this perfect, this timeless, that it could ever be dethroned as my favorite.
i've been WAITING for you to get around to this one. this movie is your type. "grandfather's here..."
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@@lopa-u9f Krull is on my so bad it's good list and you get to see a young Robbie Coltrane and Liam Neeson.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this movie!!
The pirate ship is named Revenge, which means Indigo will still be in the revenge business. 😊
It's also the name of a real pirate ship, of the Less than Dread Pirate Captain Stead Bonnet
@@weldonwin Princess Bride/Our Flag Means Death crossover.
(The Dread Pirate Roberts is also probably named after a real pirate, Bartholomew Roberts, who captured 400 ships before dying in battle with the British Navy.)
I read that Fred Savage, the actor playing the young boy, was devastated when he learned he didn't have and scenes with Andre the Giant. Having wanted the part mostly because he was a fan of Andre's. When Andre learned this he randomly showed up on set just to meet the boy. And for the remainder of his life would send Fred hand written Christmas cards every year, to his "biggest" fan..
😭 omg that is way too sweet.
Aww Andre was such a kind person!! 😭
@@VerowakReacts Apparently so. He was loved by everyone on set according to Cary Elwes.
This is a movie you can watch over and over again😊.
The two .. indigo and Wesley … actually trained in fencing both right and left handed. They did so well that the fencing scene was made longer.
Fun fact! (Just saw Carey Elwes in person at The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes) Elwes said he told his wife that when he dies he wants “Mostly Dead” on his tombstone.
Hahaha yes!!! I hope you enjoyed the experience
@@VerowakReacts it was a lot of fun! They showed the movie and afterwards Elwes told stories and answered a some questions from the audience. It’s a traveling show - not sure where it’s going next.
Like the IMDB trivia you mentioned about the writer saying “OMG she’s on fire!” Elwes told that one too. He said the they had a fire safety briefing, but do you know who wasn’t there? William Goldman….
Later he said director Rob Reiner said, “ Bob, the book you wrote has Buttercup catch fire in the swamp. The screenplay you wrote has Buttercup catch fire in the swamp so we are having her catch fire in the swamp.
@@paratus04 I also think that when Wesley is supposed to be knocked out by the sword hilt in the swamp that he was actually knocked out by the actor holding the sword.
@@Daehawk he was. He said the stunt coordinators came up to him and said they forgot the stunt swords hoping Elwes would say it’s ok let’s use the regular ones because it would have been a half day round trip to get them.
Elwes told them to talk to Reiner who decided to try and film it with the regular swords but with Guest coming down behind Elwes head so there was no contact.
Guest was pretty concerned about trying this because while Elwes and Mandy had light weight fencing swords his was a solid metal broadsword.
Still everyone agreed and they gave it try. The cameraman said it didn’t look quite right. So Reiner had Guest swing a little closer
Still didn’t look right. So Reiner was like just a little bit closer and Guest and Elwes were feeling a bit of concern said ,”Are you sure?” And Reiner said “yup just a smidge closer”
Elwes told the audience at this point, “Do you remember how the movie went black at this point? It did for me too. I woke up in the hospital with the same doctor who fixed my broken toe”, (which he broke when Andre convinced him to try out his ATV during the first week of shooting.)
The doctor said, “You sure get hurt a lot don’t you”.
Hi Verowak, my son and I love The Princess Bride. When he was little I told stories to help him fall asleep. Now that he’s older, as he falls asleep, I whisper, “rest well and dream of large women”. It never fails to make him giggle as he drifts to sleep.
Hahaha that's amazing! I love that you have that with your son
@tehawfulestface1337 Can you stop telling your son to dream of me? ;)
@@toukie HAHAHAHA!!!!!
Stop... that is way too adorable.
I remember for a while, when my siblings and I made our way to the school bus my mom would say “Have fun storming the castle.”
33:12 "We need another miracle!" Nope, we just need the same miracle. Inigo kissed Miracle Max's pill for luck, just before giving it to Westley; this explains Inigo's remarkable recuperative powers.
Thank you for finally answering that for me
That, and the power of sheer determination
Mandy Patinkan said he was imagining Count Rugen as the cancer that had killed his father. He pictured himself fighting and defeating that cancer. "And for a moment, he was alive, and my fairy tale came true." Honestly gets me every damned time, even typing it up here.
According to Cary Elwes's book about The Princess Bride, while on set André the Giant once let out a 16-second fart and brought the whole production to a standstill. The set went quiet and no one said anything for several seconds afterward, until director Rob Reiner, asked, "Are you OK, André?"
André replied, "I am now, boss."
That's a LOT of gas buildup! 😨
I saw this in the theater in 1987, two years before I met the woman I married; it was one of my favorite movies. It was one of the first videos she and I watched together, and it became her favorite too. Whenever we would get ready to attend someone’s wedding, she would stop, look at me solemnly and say “Mawwage.”
Peter Falk ending this with 'As You Wish' is just a perfect kiss to the movie.
It's my favourite part.
I love the rest too of course, but there's that beautiful line, delivered perfectly ♥️
"As you wish."
That was a pickup in post production. ❤
Yes, it's so great. That's a wonderful way for the grandpa to say "I love you" to his grandson while avoiding the "mushy" stuff the kid resists. It's so sweet
You said: "Looks like meat is backon the menu, boys..." LOL! Best comment ever of anyone reacting to The Princess Bride
That quote fits so well in so many movies!! 🤣
41:20 Sometimes even the actors get too caught up in the moment and forget they are in a movie. One of the most famous is at the end of Star Wars Ep4: A New Hope. A triumphant Luke descends from his X-Wing after destroying the Death Star and sees Princess Leia running towards him. In the joy of the moment he shouts out "Carrie!" instead of "Leia!" They left that take in the movie.
This was known as The Greatest Hollywood Film Never Made.
For ten years the script circulated through the studios until Rob Reiner finally directed it.
It's brilliant!
I'm glad it took 10 years to find the right director!
Carey Elwes wrote "As You Wish," a book covering the whole experience of making this movie. The audio book is even better since it's read by Elwes himself and features many of the cast and crew reading their own quotes.
Oooh I'll have to check that out!!
Ah! Yes .. I didn't see your comment and just commented the same :)
I was fortunate to meet Carey at a book signing,loved the book.
Very worth the read/listen. I loved teh audio book.
Highly recommended, lots of great stories in it and Elwes’ impressions in the audiobook version are fantastic.
Both actors studied under an Olympic champion for months, they could fight with either hand and only used stand ins for the bar swing.
Which is how it should be imo. I LOVE when the actors put in so much effort so that they, themselves, can do the majority of things like this. It gives the director so much more freedom with camera angles, because they don't have to avoid the faces in the shots, because it's the real actors. Sadly, they don't do it nearly as much these days. So the fight scenes are cut to hell.
@@LucianDevine
True, although a lot depends on the casting, if you cast people capable of such training then great,if you cast someone who looks the part but can hardly move then you have to resort to other options.
Also many actors are working on several projects at the same time and don't always have the time to train, the likes of Keanu Reeves and Viggo Mortensen still give their all for a part.
The same teacher choreographed the light saber fights in Star Wars, and Errol Flynn in the original Robin Hood
@@xenontouchstone Naturally, which of course depends on the part being cast, the casting director, etc. I'm naturally talking about roles like this, younger roles played by younger actors/actresses, when looking the part shouldn't be an issue and mobility shouldn't be an issue. At that point, it's entirely about the actor themselves, and how much work they are willing to put in.
"I want my father back, you son of a bitch." gives me goosebumps every time, man
As a grandpa of a wonderful boy, the final "as you wish" by Peter Falk, gets me in the feels.
We saw this at the theater when it released back in '87, it did okay at the box office, pretty much a sleeper hit, especially when it hit VHS and DVD. Nearly forty years later, my friends and I still cite lines from this movie, some of the best one-liners in cinema history. Glad you enjoyed it, it's still a great movie.
Me, to my ETSY Shop-owning wife: "Have fun storming the post office!" as she takes her boxed, wrapped, and labeled sales for shipping.
Inigo Montoya was played by Mandy Patinkin. When Inigo was dueling with and eventually killing Count Rugen, Mandy has said that he fantasized killing the cancer that had killed his own father. Christopher Guest, who played Count Rugen, has said that he feared Mandy was actually trying to kill him in that scene, because the emotion was so genuine.
This a classic. The grandpa and at the end. As you wish. My granddad used to read to me as a kid. Thank you
True story - In college, the annual homecoming drama show had a skit where our Dean of Admission, last name Montoya, popped up through a hatch with a sword on stage and said "My name is Professor Montoya, you killed my student, prepare to die." It brought down the house.
I love that he did that! That would have been so amazing
That’s so cool! Not only that his last name was Montoya, but also just that he did that and it was a hit. Wish I’d been there to see it.😁
Robin Wright (Buttercup) tells a story about Andre the Giant. She says the cast went horseback riding on a day when they had a break from filming and got caught in freezing rain on the way back. She says that Andre looked over and saw her shivering and, casually, like it was the most natural thing in the world, he rested his enormous hand on her head like a hat. She says that not only did his hand both keep the rain off and warm her up surprisingly well, but the gesture made her feel safe. In the interview I saw where she told the story, she choked up a bit during the story, saying that he was a super kind person.
Arnold Schwarzenegger actually has a funny story I recommend looking up about the man. Arnold says that when you went somewhere with Andre, his friends payed for *nothing,* and he liked going to really expensive places. Arnold says that he started feeling like a leech and decided that he was going to pay the next time no matter what...the rest of the video is him telling the story of the aftermath of that decision. Its really funny and rather than telling the story here, I recommend just searching Arnold's interview about Andre the Giant. He tells it better than I could.
You just told the exact same two Andre stories that I bring up when I talk about him. What great illustrations of the kind of person he was.
@@ErisRising Its a good story (:
I’ve seen that interview and yes Arnold speaks so well of Andre. I wish he was still alive to see how he positively impacted so many lives.
He sat him on a shelf like a doll
Andre did the same thing on cold, not just rainy, days and night shoots to keep Robin warm when they where on location shoots.
One of if not the most quotable film ever.
Oh absolutely!! I'll be quoting this in the future for sure
It’s between this and Tombstone.
Inconceivable.
@@aTofuJunkie You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
@@LucianDevine There are plenty of great words to use in this world, I would hate for you to ruin this one.
Mandy Patinkin and Wallace Shawn were really big Broadway/theater actors. Both still working. They worked wonderfully with Andre.
34:05 the actor of inigo in this scene had lost his father during the shootings of the movie to cancer, he said that when he delivered that line, he felt like he was saying it to the cancer who took his father away, that is why his facial expression is so genuine and the acent isnt in his voice
i love how you connected the "Hello, My name in Inigo Montoya...", to the Game of Thrones scene with Oberon and Mountain.. Every time i watch that scene in G.O.T., those are the words he's saying in my head
That's what I'll be hearing too when I rewatch GoT.
When Westley was being looked at by Miracle Max, they had to use a dummy, since Billy Crystal improvised his lines and Cary always kept laughing.
I relate so hard to the giggling and blushing when Westley comes on screen. Cary Elwes is just a gem, both as an actor and a man. My favorite role of his other than Westley and Robin Hood was in a recent Netflix rom com called A Castle for Christmas where he plays opposite Brooke Shields as a grumpy Scottish Duke. The movie is cheesy as hell but also adorable and Cary is gorgeous (total dilf). He has also been in stuff like Saw, Stranger Things, Twister, Psych, Operation Fortune, Glory, and he even had a small role in the most recent Mission Impossible movie. He has had a fascinating career, playing every kind of character from Pope John Paul II to Ted Bundy. You can always trust him to pick an interesting project over a marketable one. Either way he's usually my favorite thing about whatever he's in.
I watched Mission Impossible before this, and I just went back to see what role he played. He looks so different, I never would have recognized him in a million years! Thanks for pointing that out lol It seems he's been in a lot, but I may have a hard time recognizing him as he grows older
@@VerowakReacts It's much easier to recognize him when he's using his iconic English accent. He's a talented mimic and enjoys changing his voice/dialect for different roles. When he does that, he can easily look and sound different enough as to not ring any bells. One thing that never changes, though, is that wry smirk and playful twinkle in his eye.
Inigo licked Magic Mike's pill. Maybe that's why he didn't die. His personal favorite line is the "I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it is over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."
My very favorite scene in the whole show is when the boy asks grandfather to read it again tomorrow, and grandfather looks over his shoulder and says "As you wish." It's like the whole story leads up to that end. Sometimes when my wife asks me to do something, I'll say "As you wish." And she knows what I mean.
Now that my father is gone that line “I want my father back” makes cry every time I hear it.
Cary Elwes’s book about the movie is fantastic fun.
The line delivery was so good 😭
The story is that Mandy (Indigo) had recently lost his father to cancer. So when he delivered that line, he was speaking to cancer. That's why it feels so real.
On TH-cam, there are several "films" of "TPB" cast reunions and autograph events at bookshops. Take a look for them; lots of back-stories and trivia ... AND FUN!
Me too! My father loved this movie
This is a great movie. Andre told me he was so proud of his role. His health was bad at the time. He had back surgery and it did little to help him. In the scene where Andre had to catch Robin Wright. He caught her and he fell to his knees in agony. He was a great man and the best friend a guy could ever have. Andre Rousimov was a true champion.
I remember hearing about his health issues when I was younger since I watched WWF and read up about some of the wrestlers. Andre the Giant was mentioned quite a few times
@@VerowakReacts He had back problems and his knees needed surgery. His back surgery basically failed and he was never the same. When he retired from wrestling he was heartbroken. He remained on the ranch he owned to have a private life. Knee surgery made things worse. After attending his dad's funeral he died in his sleep. I lost my best friend. I miss him to this day.
Cary Elwes in some of the episodes of the show "Psych" is pretty good. He guest stars as an art thief. Its a pretty hilarious show.
I love Psych! I still call him “Westley” every time I see him in it, though! 😂
@@trintron6820 One of the few shows I can ever can watch on repeat without ever getting bored of.
"My name is Shawn Spencer and this is my partner Ctrl Alt Del." 😂
Yes! Cary was far and away the best guest star on an already fantastic show. He was the perfect pick to play Despereaux.
Glad you enjoyed this one. It's one of my all-time favourites, and it's very re-watchable, as you say.
Many reactors have wondered much the same as you did about Vizzini, and why Inigo and Fezzik didn't simply throw him overboard when he started barking at them. But you need to understand, he recruited them at the absolute lowest point of their lives. Vizzini touches on it briefly in that scene, but the novel by William Goldman goes into more detail about Inigo and Fezzik's backstories, and just how desperate they were when he found them. In fact, he probably made sure to look for strong men to hire in just such a situation, so that no matter how Vizzini treated them or what he demanded, they'd be to dependent on him to mutiny.
And there was a chance for Vizzini to win that battle of wits. If you remember, Westley asked him, "Where is the poison?", rather than, "Which cup is it in?" If his opponent had been just a bit more clever, he would have realized that Westley's question left open the possibility that the poison was in both chalices, and that there was a safe option to drink from: The bottle.
A really peerless movie. No movie can match its tone and balance of unapologetic romance, adventure, and humor. Always a joy to watch a person see it and you had a great reaction!
Just having kissed the miracle pill before giving it to Wesley allowed Inigo to regain his strength after being hit by the knife. It was a powerful miracle.
I had seen this movie many times, including twice during its original release, and it wasn’t until I started watching reactions and commenters pointed it out that I got this😂
Ahhhh that would make sense!!! Thank you, I wouldn't have thought of that
In the book, it was Inigo's father's voice in his head (and the voices of all his teachers) urging him on (and critiquing his fighting ability) that got him back up. But I like this explanation better!
But it’s coated in chocolate! Did the powers seep through to the coating? Haha
@@mrs.manrique7411 The results speak for themselves.
It might not be the deepest film out there. But its perhaps one of the most flawlessly executed films I can think of. It achieves everything it intends to in such a wonderfully charming fashion.
One of the many examples of simple being good, as long as it is done really REALLY well!
RIP, Andre The Giant, 1946-1993
I didn't know he passed away that long ago :(
Just a couple of weeks ago I learned he was Dagoth in Conan the Destroyer. *That* really blow my mind.
Wallace Shawn (inconceivable) filmed his dinner with Andre the Giant. You can see their fascinating conversation in the film, "My Dinner with Andre".
@@robertrouse4503 Incredible film as it was, I want to see your version.
Well played @@robertrouse4503, well played.
My absolute favorite movie of all time. Wonderful reaction!
Cary Elwes wrote a book called "As You Wish..." about this movie and the experiences they had making it. It is absolutely worth a read and you should absolutely read it.
Inigo's survival was a curiosity for sure, but it is easily explained. During the scene on the castle wall he got a taste of the miracle pill, just enough to keep him from dying from his wounds, though his lifelong mission and his hallmark line gave him the drive to keep fighting.
In 1990 I started dating a girl who was also a huge Princess Bride fan. We watched the movie often together, and we would quote it back and forth to each other any chance we got, working quotes into normal conversations and everything. It was great fun, at least for us, and we're still good friends today and will occasionally send each other a text of a line from the movie.
She had one thing she loved doing which drove me bonkers. Anytime I was talking and said that something was possible, she would immediately quietly say "Pig" as Westley did when insulting Humperdinck. It had the unfortunate effect (unfortunate for me, wildly funny for her) of derailing my train of thought every single time, leaving me to gape at her while I tried to remember what I had been talking about. 😀
Seriously, the cutest reaction I've ever seen. You were so involved in the story that you became a character to me. I've seen this film many times, but you make it fun and almost new. Thank you for your enjoyment, it made my day. BTW - Andre carried a VHS copy of this film everywhere he went until the day he died.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the reaction!! Sometimes I get so lost in a movie, that's when I know I love the movie. That's so sweet that Andre carried around a VHS of this movie 😭
@@VerowakReacts That film meant the world to him, and even though he went through pain (he was suffering from old injuries and pressures from his weight) he had the time of his life making it. Regarding your reaction, it was the first time I've seen somebody "participate" by answering questions and making statements, where it fit spiritually and tonally. For me, you literally became a character, which I enjoyed very much. There was a "little girl" quality, which I adored, that you had watching it, and it made me feel that you moved into the story instead of just watching it. I subscribed immediately after. Thank you for that rare pleasure.
@@chadbennett7873 I just love stories and get immersed in them. That's the sign of a great movie to me, just being a part of it 🥰
@@VerowakReacts It's very entertaining and endearing. Just makes me feel like I'm watching it for the first time again. In certain places, I anticipate how you're going to react. As a writer, it makes things fun. I always wonder how somebody would react to my stories, though I haven't tried to publish yet. Still tweaking the first book while working on the second. Thank you.
@@chadbennett7873 All the best with getting your books published!
The screenwriter, William Goldman, is an absolute genius. He wrote this book for his daughters (the book actually exists - Goldman presents at his abridged version that only has the good parts and leaves out S. Morgenstern's social and political commentary.) Goldman's other true masterpiece is the western, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.
"Eh, it's kissing again. You don't wanna hear that." and "Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up."
Those two are my favorite lines.
The movie is an absolute classic.
There are so many great and quotable lines!
No, not a birthday present for the Grandson, more likely a Christmas present! There are hints among the bedroom set decor. Regarding the ROUSes and Westley's "I don't think they exist" said to Buttercup: Westley didn't want to scare her by himself showing fear. You did a wonderful job with this reaction, Ms. V; it's an added joy to get to see the movie's highlights along with a witty, with-it viewer who appreciates the nuances of moviemaking.
They also spend the entire day reading the book: we start fairly early; we see them eating lunch around midpoint, and it must be evening or early night when Grandpa tells the boy he should go to sleep. There's a lovely YT video I wish I could find again that observes there are two love stories going on here: Buttercup and Westley; and the grandfather and the boy, who starts out complaining about grandpa coming over, and ends by asking grandpa to come back tomorrow to read the story again.
(I'd argue that Fezzik and Inigo are another love story, not necessarily sexual, but a strong, loving connection).
One of the best, most wholesome films of all time. People who saw it when it came out are bringing their children to see it now. If you ever get a chance to see it in the theater, do it. it's such a wonderful experience with a crowd.
You mentioned the challenges. In traditional fairy tales, overcoming three obstacles is a very common trope/structure. In this case, we have sword, strength and wits.
I want to see more movies with challenges!!
On man! I'm so glad she hasn't seen this movie in the past! She's going to freaking love this.
Danny DeVito was originally considered for the role of Vizzini, but he was unable to do it. Wallace Shawn was cast instead, but he kept asking himself "How would Danny do this?"
Wallace Shawn was also afraid of Heights durinng the cliffs of insanity. Andre told him he would protect him and it put his mind at ease and he could do the scene.
if Vizzini was as smart as he thought, he should've realized how he was tricked, before drinking the poison; so yes, it was a battle of wits. he was outsmarted
Yep. Fantastic movie. Great reaction! And so many great lines in this! I still find myself saying some of them even after all these years. “Have fun storming the castle!”
Such a quotable movie, there are just so many great lines!!
The Bishop conducting the wedding is Peter Cook, the funniest man that has ever lived. He started the first ever comedy club, comedy genius, Audley Moore was his comedy partner, they were in a film called monte carlo or bust, very funny, they had there own tv show and made the infamous derek and clive tapes 🙂🏴
The purile double entendres in this movie make me very happy.
"If I use my right it's over too quickly." - Inigo Montoya.
Regarding Buttercups relationship with Prince Humperdink - "... the only joy she found was in her daily ride."
One of the GOAT movies IMO.
"that was way bigger than expected"..... thats what she said.....
the story book setting works so well with letting them get away with the silliness at times and odd settings and its just such fun.
So much fun! It's so well made, too :D
Peter Faulk is a legend
Oh, just one more thing. You are correct.
*Falk
I have loved this movie ever since it was made/created. And will ALWAYS love it. Great Post. Thank you for sharing your reactions with us.
I fell in love with this movie and will always cherish it! It's so ridiculously awesome!
I first saw this movie with a friend on a sneak preview weekend.. the theater was almost empty. There were scratches and lines all through the Fire Swamp scene and when we told the manager, he said he knew and he had a new print coming. He gave us passes to come back the next weekend. Now, this is 1987, way before Internet - so word of mouth was the only way sleeper movies happened... the next weekend, the theater was literally Standing Room Only. Word of mouth from the sneak was so good, everyone had to go see it.
My (then future) wife saw it that summer with a friend also... but this quickly became "our movie" even though it wasn't the first movie we saw together... and still is to this day. (The first movie we saw together was an extremely predictable and forgettable RomCom called "Can't Buy Me Love" which starred a VERY young Patrick Dempsey - Dr. McDreamy from Grey's Anatomy.)
I love how into the movie you got. Just the joy on your face is why this is one of my favorite movies.
I was so enthralled and enjoyed every single moment. Such an amazing movie 🤩
One of my favorites. I saw it on a big screen last year with the Philadelphia Orchestra playing the score live. Wonderful!
Oh that must have been amazing!!!
12:16 Perspective illusion! When Westley is about to charge Fezzik, he is uphill from him, and he appears taller than Fezzik.
When Westly charges (downhill) and slams into Fezzik, we can see the true size difference. Fezzik is a foot taller than Westley....and much more massive!
I feel like this is one of the more universally beloved films out there. It's nearly perfect. I don't know if I could marry anyone who disliked this movie because that's a giant red flag.
I love little movies like this that weren't huge box office draws but they were brilliant anyway and persisted through decades. Say Anything is another one for me; totally different genre and feel to it, but for me it was the very first smart film about teenagers in love, and managed to nail that during the Porky's 80s. Highly, highly recommended. :)
My favorite movie since seeing it in the theater when I was 10.
I can see why, it's just so amazing and basically perfection
I'm 47 years old and this is still my favorite movie of all time.
It's a timeless movie that is damn near perfect if not perfect
As a 23-year-old, this is one of my favorite movies as well!
This is one of those movies that both kids and adults can enjoy (like Willow). Add in watching Vero react to it and you have the best. Her comments and laughter are just so cool (along with her pretty face and great hair). Forged in Fire even did an episode using Montoya's speech to have them construct a rapier.
Always excited to see reactions to this masterpiece!
This was a great adaptation of the book, written by William Goldman (who was the screenwriter who wrote Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ... Another great movie if you haven't seen it). The book, as usual, offers even more. Worth the read.
I only know of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid because it was mentioned on Top Gear with Clarkson, Hammond and May
@@VerowakReacts watch it. Redford and Newman are great together. ... in both that and the Sting. Too many great movies!
24:16 - That's how I've always interpreted it!
I'm glad I'm not the only one 😁It really seems like it
Great reaction Vero. This movie is a gem. One of the things I love about this movie is the young boy at the start is upset Grandpa is going to stay with him and read to him and by the end he loves that his grandpa stayed and told him an amazing story. A comedic story but will lesson of honor, friendships, and love. What it addresses is we sometimes forget how amazing our grandparents are..and the "As you wish" by grandpa brings tears to my eyes every time, because my grandpa was like this is a gentle and a man who had seen so much and raised my father. We don't get a lot of grandpa movies.
Watching this recorded from HBO is one of my earliest movie memories, back around 1988. It's still one of my all-time favorites. The real-life book it's based on is also fantastic.
To put Andre the Giant into "perspective " Carey Elwes is 6ft 5in and is dwarfed by Andre. Also the pose you commented on after Vizzini was dispatched was directly influenced by Andre. He had a 3 wheeler- predecessor to today's 4 wheelers. They were notoriously easy to tip Andre convinced Carey to take it for a spin , tipped it and broke his foot. When the scene was shot he was deliberately balancing on one foot hence the exaggerated pose.
No need to exaggerate - Elwes is 6’0”. Andrew was 7’4” at his tallest. He may have shrunk an inch or so by this time.
Cary Elwes wrote a book about this movie, definitely recommend it.
I will definitely read it!
This is an all time classic. Last Tuesday I actually saved someone's life while I was at work
Oh wow, good on you for saving someone's life!! They must be very grateful to you
Maybe im the only one who noticed when I first saw this, but that was one of the greatest sword fights of all time.
It absolutely is one of the greatest sword fights ever. I've rewatched it many times
I'm sure you've seen most of the trivia. I'll take a different tack and also dovetail in a movie suggestion! Christopher Guest, the guy who played Count Rugen, the six-fingered man, really bonked Cary on the head with the pommel of his sword. He had to get stitches! Christopher has been in some other cult classic movies. Namely, "This is Spinal Tap," a mockumentary about a rock band. But, I think the funnest mockumentary he made is with his old "Spinal Tap" band mates called "A Mighty Wind." It's about a folk singer convention. It's super funny and endearing. I hope you check out "A Mighty Wind!"
I was a movie theater usher at a multiplex when this movie was released, and the theater it was showing in was so sad. There were so few people in attendance. It was heartbreaking. I'm so glad it gained so much popularity in its home release. And since I see books in the background, you should know that the book is very different, but no less entertaining. 😊
Cary and Mandy spent every spare minute on set practicing their fencing, until they were so proficient that the only shot that needed a stuntman was the summersault. The albino jailer Mel Smith, began his comedy career in a tv series alongside Rowen Atkinson, and the Bishop Peter Cook gave John Cleese his break into tv. He's most famous as part of the comedy duo Pete & Dud, along with Dudley Moore.
They look like experts fighting, it's very impressive!
15:23 *Vincini:* You cheated!
*Westley:* 'Pirate!'
28:41 There's a scale for this sort of thing, ranging from _"I thought he was sleeping"_ all the way to _"Soot shadow on a wall"_
This is clearly a case of the former.
This was a joy to rewatch with you! 👏👏 One of my fav childhood movies --and certainly still a nostalgic fav now. I used to walk around quoting this alllll the time when I was like 12, pulled out "MY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA. YOU KILLED MY FATHER. PREPARE TO DIE" in all sorts of situations lol
I'll definitely be quoting this movie too! I hope you still pull out a quote or two from time to time
@@VerowakReacts well now that it's fresh in my mind again... ☺
Rob Reiner told Billy Crystal "forget the lines, just go for it". Billy ad-libbed the scene. Bill's 5 minutes took three days to film and required almost everyone to be banished from the set, starting with Rob. Carey Elways was replaced by the foam dummy Andre carried around. Mandy actually bruised a rib holding in laughter.
In the scene where Count Rugan hits Wesley in the head Christopher Guest accidentally made contact knocking him out for real.
There really was a Dread Pirate Roberts. He was a genius and very successful. He also was a teatotaler. He did not drink alcohol.
Such a great and timeless classic. RIP Andre the Giant. He really was a legend.
My experience is that when facing a left handed fencer I find the security of the cross of the 'same hand' makes choosing my left hand makes up for the lower dexterity I have in my offhand... (I can more easily switch hands (left-left) than to modify tactics to fight left-right... particularly for my favourite weapon, which is messer... though I have had enough practice to make that a less secure proposition - more recently I find that I can use the 'wrong' angles of left-right fencing to my advantage slightly more often than they cause me problems).
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My contribution to the Trivia Dump, particularly about the clever writing:
In the Battle of Wits, Westley gave Vizzini a fair chance - he didn't say "which cup is poisoned," he said "where is the poison?" (V was correct that he could choose neither the cup in front of him or W) and he said "and we both drink" (the bottle was still right there).
After W explained that iocane was odourless and undetectable, master tracker Humperdinck took one sniff of the container and immediately said "Iocane."
While at Miracle Max's, W did say "true love," but M was right when he said "to bluff." In his confrontation with H, W won the day with a bluff...
This is one of those generational movies that people grow up with, quote regularly, and watch annually. We'd always watch this in school if we had a substitute or for some random reason like the last week before summer break. I've seen this movie more times than I can count and it's still an absolute joy to watch. I love this movie so freaking much.
It's a splendid movie that would not get old. There's just so many fun things going on, and I'm sure lots of little tidbits to pick up on rewatch
You never get tired of re-watching this movie...
19:10 did you just quote Attac of the Clones to us?
I most certainly did 😁
That was a really cool reaction. I think you outwardly expressed how many people feel when watching that movie, from the first time to the hundredth time.
Couple cool videos to see relating to this movie. One is an interview Mandy Patinkin did a few years back where he talked about Princess Bride. The fencing scene was shot last amd when they had got the final shot Rob Reiner said let's do the fight again so I can get some top down camera angles. Mandy and Cary agreed. After that fight was over Rob had a saying that would signify a wrap. And when he said it for that last time Mandy was heart broken. He was crying over it in the interview. Decades later and he still misses it.
Also, diring Covid, a bunch of actors recreated The Princess Bride scene for scene but they would only shoot a few scenes and a new cast would carry on. These scenes were shot on home recordings, often in their respective back yards. I remember this one actor using his own dogs as ROUS's in the Fire Swamp scenes. It's a must see for fans of this film.
I haven't checked out the covid version of this, but 100% will! It sounds like a blast!
One of my favorite movies, one of the best scenes is when she rolls down hill instead of sliding or walking
In the fight between the Man in Black and Inigo, the actors practiced for several months, before they did it. And the names they dropped were all real Renaissance fencing masters.b
Billy Crystals improvs while shooting the Miracle Max scene caused Rob Reiner to direct from outside the set and Manny Patinkin to fracture a rib from hysterical laughter. True story.
Good one, Verowak! Such a charming movie. 😊 Cary Elwes is really good in Glory as well, another great movie, but very heavy. Thanks for sharing this one with us!
Glory was part of my Denzel Washington poll, but it didn't win. I'll get around to it though!
@@VerowakReacts that was Denzel's fist Oscar winning role. Powerful stuff!
This is the most adorable and entertaining reaction I've ever seen. Thanks so much!
I am now a year older than Andre when he passed.
That seems so young, now. 😢
Freakin elite reaction. The edit and perfectly inserted commentary is really next level with a reaction. And you may have the best hair too
Thank you so much! I always worry about the edit :D
I really liked your reaction to this wonderful movie! This is the first time I have watched one of your reaction videos, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!! I'm now a subscriber and can't wait to see more of your reactions!!
Welcome!! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it, I absolutely adored this film, it's so adorable and great
This movie is a true gem. Just a brilliant, brilliant film. I showed this when I worked at a movie theater in HS, and it's been a favorite since. Rob Reiner is such an amazing director.
So far I've loved both Rob Reiner movies that I've seen (this and When Harry Met Sally)
@VerowakReacts the list of his amazing films is long. This is Spinal Tap (comedy), Stand By Me (coming of age comedy-drama), A Few Good Men (courtroom drama), Misery (thriller/horror), The Sure Thing (teen/HS comedy).
That marriage sequence has actually been used for real weddings. Probably 10s of thousands of people at the least have used that hilarious monologue at their wedding.
I love this! I never would have thought lol
So Wholesome 🥰 thx again Verowak
My absolute pleasure 🥰
Oh, I love this movie. The book is worth reading, too. Both the screenplay and the novel were written by William Goldman, though he used a pseudonym "S. Morgenstern" for the book, back in the day.
Your reaction to this movie is INCONCEIVABLE
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Sometimes I think the secret of this movie is its lack of pretense...it is EXACTLY what it is...and doesn't try to be more or less...and people sense it at a primal level. It is fun, sweet, charming, humorous and bittersweet...and never dull. It is a masterclass in storytelling contained in a single movie. We may never see another quite like it, but at least we have it to pass from generation to generation...as perfect as Casablanca or the Wizard of Oz. Some things are just treasures for the ages.
This movie is just fun. Love quoting it & always watch it when it's on. The priest voice kills me every time. Especially when he says Buttercup.
Absolute pure fun! Every scene was great to see