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April 28, 2024, 10:09:02 PM  | The Princess Bride (1987/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia
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Stars:
Cary Elwes as Westley
Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya
Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck
Christopher Guest as Count Rugen
Wallace Shawn as Vizzini
Plot:
When the lovely Buttercup is kidnapped by a ghastly gang intent on fermenting an international incident they find they are pursued by the Dread Pirate Roberts who just might be Westley, her one true love. Also after everyone is nasty Prince Humperdinck to whom Buttercup is now betrothed but who seems to care little for her continued survival. The stage is set for swordfights, monsters, and tortures - but will Grandpa be allowed to finish telling the story with all these kissy bits?
Awards:
Won:
| AFI (1987) | 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) | |
| Hugo Award (1988) | Dramatic Presentation | |
| Saturn (1987) | Best Costumes (Phyllis Dalton) | |
| Saturn (1987) | Best Fantasy Film | |
| Young Artist Awards (1988) |
| Academy Award (1987) | Best Music, Song ("Storybook Love": Willy DeVille (Music/Lyrics)) | |
| AFI (1987) | 100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000) | |
| Casting Society of America Awards (1988) | ||
| Grammy Awards (1988) | Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television (Mark Knopfler) | |
| Saturn (1987) | Best Actress (Robin Wright Penn) | |
| Saturn (1987) | Best Writing (William Goldman) | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards (1988) | Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (William Goldman) |
Extras:
- Bonus Trailers
- Scene Access
My Thoughts:
I was thinking about rewatching the movie after I recently watched Stardust, but never actually came around to it. After Peter Falk's passing I thought it was now the right time to rectify this.This is a great fairy tale movie, with a lot of fun scenes. And Peter Falk's and Fred Savage's scenes with a grandfather telling the story to his grandson, bring just the right amount of variety to it. Peter Falk's character very much reminded me of Columbo. He has the same mannerisms.
Rating:
(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 26th, 2011)
Member's Reviews
Inside Llewyn Davis, a review by Antares
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) 76/100 - If this film did one thing for me, it was to make me really miss hearing someone just play a guitar and sing. In the beginning of the film, the Coens capture a time that has long since disappeared. Unfortunately, as the story, if you could call it that, moves along, it kind of loses that tonal quality that made me think that this was going to become my favorite Coen brothers film. Maybe they should have cut the John Goodman subplot and focused on his partner's fate at the beginning, and then segued into Davis' slow descent into obscurity. At least the storyline would have had a modicum of structure to it. Maybe I'll like it better after a second viewing, which has become commonplace for me with other Coen brothers films.
Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is
(From Antares' Short Summations on June 11th, 2014)
Member's TV Reviews
Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom
 | Tenacious D: The Complete Master Works (1999/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia
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Tenacious D.
Season 1.01 The Search for Insperado
Writer: )
Director:
Cast: Jack Black (Himself), Kyle Gass (Himself), Paul F. Tompkins (Announcer)
I don't really remember how I came to the attention to Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass).
But I have listened to their first album a lot and I still think it's great. I bought this DVD because of the concert, but this little HBO series is a nice little extra. It contains a lot of the music their album.
Rating:
(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on November 10th, 2012)