![]() (Note for sensitive viewers: No ROUS's were harmed during the making of this film.It's always nice to be able to show off a battle wound or two. Anyway, Westley's finally able to set the thing on fire and finish it off with his sword, but not before getting a couple of pretty bad bite marks on his arm and shoulder.Even worse than most of the vermin you'd find on the streets of New York City. SHe is such a coward I would rather die with my true love than go on and marry the Prince who only wants me because I am beautiful. A creature so large and ghastly that it's earned its own acronym. 03:57PM I apologize for my crude language, but come on Buttercup is AWFUL Okay so she finds Westley then the Prince finds them and she just asks for no harm to come to Westley and she just leaves. With two of the three terrors of the fire swamp behind them, they now only have to worry about the ROUS's-the Rodents of Unusual Size.He must have gotten in some lightning sand safety classes-along with all his other training-while he was on board that ship. Westley, a quick thinker, grabs a vine and dives in after her, somehow managing to pull both of them to safety.The fire swamp continues to be bad news, as Buttercup is swallowed up by a particularly nasty (and fast-working) patch of "lightning sand." Westley and Buttercup successfully navigate the Fire Swamp, but they are captured by Prince Humperdinck and his cruel six-fingered assistant, Count Tyrone Rugen.Seems he's only the latest in a long line of Dread Pirate Robertses.Westley: Aha Your pig fiance is too late A few more steps and well be safe in the fire swamp. As the two are making their way through the infernal (pun intended) place, Westley explains to Buttercup how he managed to escape death by becoming the Dread Pirate Roberts' valet, and later being given the title himself. Narrator: Westley and Buttercup raced along the ravine floor.It's dark as night in there, and various spots on the ground randomly decide to erupt into flame. When faced with a choice between entering a dark, dangerous swamp in which no one has ever survived and marrying a guy with a nasty sneer, Buttercup goes with the swamp. Westley and Buttercup, dashing along a ravine, spot Humperdinck approaching.Sounds like a lovely place for a honeymoon. The grandson continues to gripe about too much kissing, and the grandfather pacifies him by skipping over that bit to get to the part about the fire swamp. We know who's going to be not happy about that developmentā¦ We've gathered up some of our favorite lines to prove just that point. ![]() ![]() Westley and Buttercup, battered and bruised but happily reunited after all these years, can hardly wait to jump back into that kissing business. Directed by Rob Reiner (of Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally fame), Princess Bride and its mix of satire, adventure, and fantasy have kept us coming back for years, firmly placing it in the status of cult movie classic.A word to the wise-it's not as nice as they make it look in the brochure. Humperdinck, having seen Westley and Buttercup traveling (clumsily) in a particular direction, concludes that they are headed into the fire swamp. ![]()
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