I don't get The Princess Bride.

[Drunken Irishman]

It isn't funny.

It's stupid.

Am I just missing something here?

[mcctatas]

1. that makes Zogby cry

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Good. I hope he cries all night.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. as you wish

[kwassa]

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

[jeff30997]

6. Whoa,calm down buddy !

How many fingers do you see ? Yes that's right 10,not 11. :P

[applegrove]

43. LOL. I loved all the character actors in that film. The acting was amazing. And yes it was

very funny. Isn't that enough?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. For that kind of movie, it's entertaining.

But I have to shake my head when it's tossed around as some people's favorite movie.

[Flying Dream Blues]

41. Exactly...what you said. nt

[Orangepeel]

7. Inconceivable!

:wow:

[CreekDog]

8. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

:boring: :rofl:

[CreekDog]

9. It's basically a video game, there's all these challenges the main character has to win

and then he gets the girl.

:boring:

[jeff30997]

12. Well you just described...

75% of the movies made in recent years.

[TZ]

29. BOOO. Its obviously too sophistacated for you

Its an extremely well done and clever parody of fairy tales!

[AlCzervik]

10. It's cute but it's not in my top 50.

[BarenakedLady]

11. Obviously.

Heh.

[Aristus]

13. Rest In Peace.

(People who don't get The Princess Bride are dead to me...) :+

[Drunken Irishman]

14. I'm dead to a lot of people.

[Aristus]

15. See? Give The Princess Bride another chance, and you will be resurrected in a spectacular

manner...

[skygazer]

31. That only happens when you're mostly dead

And you need Miracle Max to effect the cure.

[TheKentuckian]

16. That's disappointing.

You seemed the sort that would totally dig it.

[pokerfan]

17. As you wish

but you realize that this is the "good parts" version. You would really hate the orginal Morgenstern classic.

[RoyGBiv]

18. Okay then ...

Have fun storming the castle.

[abq e streeter]

19. I thought it was just me

I can hardly remember anything about it , except that I found it completely boring and pointless .

[leeroysphitz]

39. You would make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts. n/t

[rcrush]

20. If theres nothing else on cable and I'm really baked its pretty good.

[MrsBrady]

21. its supposed to be campy and stupid

with a little bit of fun and drama and romance.

can't help you if you don't get it. :eyes: :P

[jobycom]

22. Well, it's genius, and hilarious, so I'd say you're missing everything.

But that's okay, because being a Drunken Irishman means never having to say "I'm sorry," "I'm sober," or "I liked a film I didn't like." :)

[Drunken Irishman]

24. Ha!

Now where's my whiskey bottle?

[Skittles]

23. no, you're not missing anything

[JNelson6563]

25. There was one moment I thought was truly hilarious

And I thought there were lots of funny moments....when Inigo Montoya finally met the six fingered man, gave hi little schpeel and then the six fingered man turns and runs away. That was so unexpected, thought ir was very funny.

Julie

[Bucky]

26. No, I'm with you. I think it's supposed to be camp humor, like the old Batman tv show.

It's intentionally over-arch, with the characters stepping out of the set up and rolling their eyes at the camera. For smart people, there's Monty Python and the Holy Grail. For everyone else, there's The Princess Bride.

[Debi]

27. R.O.U.S are gonna git you.

bah...

[HughBeaumont]

28. It's OKaaaaaay . . . I wouldn't go out of my way to see it, or anything.

I only watch it because of the Montoya character and, of course, Andre the Giant.

[3.14158675309]

30. You are missing a sense of humor

that finds this particular type funny. That's all. I find it to be comedic genius and brilliant. People are different.

The world is full of disappoint. Get used to it. :P

[bikebloke]

32. I read the book many years ago...

and loved it. Hilarious. Then I finally saw the flick not long ago. It was OK.

[surrealAmerican]

33. It's a kids film.

This movie is hilarious if you're nine years old.

[charlie and algernon]

34. inconceivable!

[DarkTirade]

35. Its simultaniously a subtle spoof of the classic hero and princess tales

while being a pretty good hero and princess tale in its own right. What's not to like?

[Shell Beau]

36. I think you have to see it as a child first.

[TZ]

40. Nope. My first time seeing it was in college.

Its one of my all time favorites.

[Shell Beau]

45. I saw it as a child. If I were to watch it as an adult for the first time,

it may not have the same appeal. My husband never watched it until a couple of years ago. He didn't really get it either.

[Pacifist Patriot]

46. Same here.

Having a crush on Cary Elwes didn't hurt either.

[hamsterjill]

37. I never got it either

I worked with two people who thought The Princess Bride was the best movie ever. I watched it and didn't like it at all. I watched it twice to make sure I wasn't missing the point. Nope...

I wasn't missing the point. Sorry, but it's just a dumb movie.

[Strong Atheist]

38. I read the book in the early 80's. It was fantastic! The movie is

very good too...

[waterboy]

42. My finance and I got together because of that movie:)

Adventurous romantic classic hero saga of good overcoming evil all for true love what do you not get about it? I once heard some republicans saying they were rooting for the empire in Star Wars is it that you wanted the prince to win?

[GreenPartyVoter]

44. I love that movie. But not everyone gets all movies. "Napoleon Dynamite" was a complete bust for me.