Mia loved THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@meliakelle]

DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS STORY: It’s kind of anti-climatic. But I had a friend growing up and my family was very close with her, and their last name was Roberts. But we always called her dad “Dread Pirate” for fun, and he dressed as “Dread Pirate Roberts” for Halloween one year, as a pun on their last name. Years later I understand the reference 😂

[@popcornroulettereactions]

I love all the people who got to the end of this reaction and it was like Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse and our audience is like… hey that didn’t get resolved! 🤣 I’ll have to pin this comment now, haha, to help everyone get closure.

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Hi Amelia 🥰

[@DravenGal]

@@popcornroulettereactions Did anyone ever tell you you look like Tara Reid? I enjoyed your reaction! This is one of the most perfect movies ever made. Cary Elwes is so young here, it's almost hard to believe he's the same guy from the first Saw movie (who cuts off his own foot) and the boyfriend in "Liar Liar" among many other roles. It was his first role, I believe. So, in 1999 I went to England with a student group to study Shakespeare, and when we were in Stratford Upon Avon, we saw a couple plays with the Captain of The Guard ("Oh, you mean THIS gate key!"). The man's name is Malcolm Storry, and he was really nice, he came and talked to our group. He was in a Ben Johnson play called "Volpone" (which means "fox") that we went to see, so I got him a little pewter fox. He liked it so much! I have a picture of him kissing me on the cheek! 💙

[@TheRealRedAce]

@@DravenGal Not Cary's first role, but very early in his career. Later, I remember him as the bad guy/arrogant rival in "Twister" and the star of "Robin hood, Men In Tights".

[@DravenGal]

@@TheRealRedAce True. But he filled out quite a bit (as do most of us). Still very handsome though. 💙

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

Andre The Giant said this was one of his most proud achievements. He absolutely loved how the movie came out

[@Daehawk]

Everyone treated him nicely. He always said he appreciated that..

[@jordanmc9015]

Sad it wasn't an immediate hit.

[@meliakelle]

He’s definitely a huge part of why Princess Bride is what it is today. The movie would be incomplete without him. It makes me so happy to know he had such a wonderful time with it.

[@Wayne-745]

It was said in the bts that in the scene of them climbing the Cliffs of Insanity, the short leader of the 3 ( sorry I forgot his name) was very afraid of hights. ATG stroked his head and said in a soft voice, "Don't worry, it will be ok. I'll take care of you. Everything will be ok". After that the short guy was calm and I cool.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Apparently he had an early VHS copy of it (back when owning a VHS copy of a movie was a big deal) and he'd bring it on the road when he went on touring WWF shows. And he'd rewatch it constantly and force his wrestler friends to rewatch it too. Apparently the year this movie was released "Leaping" Lanny Poffo had seen it like 14 times or something.

[@stephanginther9051]

Robin Wright (Buttercup) tells a really wholesome story about this movie. She says that one day when they had a break from filming, the crew went horseback riding and got caught in freezing rain on the way back. She says Andre noticed her shivering and rested his hand on her head like a hat. She says that not only did it both warm her up and keep her dry surprisingly well, but the gesture made her feel safe and protected. She listed that as an example of how sweet he was.

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

I saw her tell that story once. She got choked up while telling it so it obviously meant alot to her

[@stephanginther9051]

@@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm Looking back, I think she choked up a bit in the interview I saw where she told it too. Yeah, he really had an effect on her.

[@joealfer]

Mandy Patankin, the actor who portrayed Inigo Montoya, tells the story of attending the premiere with his wife. Halfway thru the movie,his wife looks over at him and notices that Mandy is crying openly and uncontrollably. “Why are you crying, this movie is wonderful?” His wife asked. “I can’t believe I’m in a movie this GOOD!” He replied.

[@charlize1253]

One of the most beloved, iconic, and quoted movies ever. When this was in theaters, for weeks everyone was saying "inconceivable!", "as you wish," "my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father prepare to die," and "have fun storming the castle." So happy to see that KZbin watchers are keeping it alive.

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

Except they cut the shit out of the climactic battle between Inigo and the 6-fingered man. How do you cut out, "I want my father back, you son of a bitch..." It was a bit disappointing.

[@indiecab9593]

When Peter Falk (the grandpa) was the grandson’s age it would have been in the 1930’s-SO NO TV’s Yet!!

[@Gerhardium]

I was thinking that, and also how when I was Fred Savage's age the men "grandpa's age" were First World War vets who remembered when cars first came to town and the first time they saw an airplane.

[@numbersasaname2291]

Heck, the world didn't turn from black-and-white to color until the late 1960s. I remember watching "Petticoat Junction" one season and it was B/W, then the next it was in color and the sisters had changed. Of course, that was only on Earth. When the moon landing occurred, space was still in black-and-white. 😂

[@neutrino78x]

Wikipedia says the first black and white TV broadcasts occurred in 1928 under station W2XB, which later became WRGB. So there would be people who had TVs by the late 1930s. Radio was probably more common until the end of WW2. 🙂

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

@neutrino78x An analogy would be that cell phones existed in the 80s. A select few had one. They didn't start becoming common until the late 90s and didn't become ubiquitous until the mid 2000s.

[@indiecab9593]

@@neutrino78x corporate executives only not in use by the public no broadcast TV station

[@lautz73]

60 year old man and not ashamed to admit this is 1 of my all time favorites.

[@meliakelle]

Absolutely no shame at all! It’s a wonderful movie for any age!

[@michaelcarrillo7859]

58 - Same!

[@rendalconstantineau1680]

No shame in that at all my friend.

[@kossowankenobi]

That last "as you wish" gets me every time. I miss my grandparents. You may recognize Carol Kane from Taxi. She's a legend.

[@meliakelle]

I saw once Taxi years ago, so I think you’re probably right. And I agree 💔 both of my grandfathers were gone by the time I was 12. I wish I had gotten to spend more time with them both.

[@TheRealRedAce]

@@meliakelle As explained in the movie, "As you wish" means "I love you". Thats what the grandfather was really saying at the end.

[@shainewhite2781]

RIP, Andre The Giant, 1946-1993.

[@RichardM1366]

He was and will always be a true to life super hero!

[@meliakelle]

A real-life true legend ❤️

[@christopherjohns1566]

He was so humble and down to earth. Andre said the thing he loves the most was when he visited his home town in France. He would spend the day on the local café, playing cards and shooting the breeze with his old friends.

[@edwinrollins142]

God I love this movie. It's one of those few movies that you can in a way call "perfect", and it still holds up after all these decades.

[@edwinrollins142]

And when I say "perfect", i just mean that practically every aspect of it, the writing, directing, casting, acting, cinematography, choreography, design, editing, pacing, narrative and characterization, the jokes and their delivery, the moments of tension, excitement, and action, the soppy love scenes, the themes and messaging, all of it, are just done to best of everyone's ability, and all together in a way that just works so well. Just an A+++ grade in every metric. It's just a masterclass example in moviemaking. And it's not even a paticularly complex or deep movie, altho some of its themes and messaging can be important, and it can also be regarded as a kind of meta-commentary on fairy tales and romance stories. And it's also not some kind of major grandiose production either, altho it's in a way a star-studded production. But it's just overall a relatively simple story with modest production, just done in a way that is supremely effective and that everyone involved clearly put their heart into. It knows what it is and what it's trying to do and it does it all the way. It makes me think of those occasional lesser known off-broadway or other smaller theatrical productions that are just passion projects for the people involved and that are done to great critical acclaim.

[@dupersuper1938]

Mandy Patinkin tears up watching the movie at the premier. Some one (I want to say his wife?) asked him what was wrong and he replied something like "I've always wanted to be in a movie like this".

[@samuelvincent557]

@@dupersuper1938 Mandy Patinkin's scene where he kills Count Rugen is, especially powerful. He said that he imagined he was fighting the cancer that had just recently killed his Father, so that moment where he says, "I want my Father back, you son of a bitch!" that look of rage and anger is real. It chokes me up everytime I see it.

[@AndrewSmoot]

My favorite behind-the-scenes moment is when Mandy Patinkin is remembering Andre. Andre was asked what his favorite part of the experience filming The Princess Bride was, and Andre replied, "Nobody looks at me." Andre being so large, was stared at and treated as a spectacle and not as a person, almost everywhere he went, but, filming The Princess Bride people treated him as a person who just happened to be seven foot four inches tall.

[@AndrewSmoot]

Yet another behind-the-scenes tidbit, Andre's back was so bad from injuries from both carrying himself around and his wrestling career, that Robin had to be attacked to cables that supported most of her weight when she dropped into Andre's arms at the end of the movie.

[@AndrewSmoot]

They had televisions when the grandfather was the grandson's age, but, they were prohibitively expensive, so, they weren't widespread.

[@rendalconstantineau1680]

He was such a wonderful person.

[@scapevelocity]

I read the book years before they made it into a movie. And when I heard it was being made, I was scared they'd screw it up. Then I heard that Rob Reiner was directing, and I couldn't wait! The book is amazing, and the film is every bit as good. During the 2020 campaign in the middle of Covid, most of the cast got together on Zoom and gave a live reading of the screenplay, with wonderful replacements for actors who had passed on. It was a fundraiser for a soup kitchen in L.A., and they followed it with reminiscenses from the cast and director. It was all wonderful, and showed how much they all loved working together.

[@peterwhy8032]

Was that Zoom meeting recorded?

[@scapevelocity]

@@peterwhy8032 It was! I just found it on KZbin under the title Princess Bride reunion and table read. By the way, I was wrong. The cause for the event was to support Wisconsin Democrats. I think I had it confused with a Community table read from around the same time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5eopKqBgtaYasU

[@peterwhy8032]

@@scapevelocity Thank you very much; I'll look at it later today.

[@PatCoppock]

"You keep using that word. i don't think it means what you think it means". Best line in the movie I wish that line would of been shown.

[@roystoyscomics1361]

Vizzini: "Inconceivable!" Inigo: "You keep saying that word, but I do not think it means what you think it means."

[@Bill_the_curious]

I LOVE that line. Just the right touch of 'innocent' cynicism.

[@anyviolet]

28:47 Welcome to the Princess Bride fan club. We're always happy to have new members. I don't know a single person who's seen this movie -- and I know over a hundred - who doesn't count this as one of their very favorites. This is a pretty much perfect movie.

[@bp-ob8ic]

BITD, I taped this off of Showtime. It was my go-to for "dinner and a movie". Most ladies I knew had not seen it, and were captivated. There will be a ton of spoilers in the comments, but once you know Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits did the music, you will be mad that you didn't already know that. Carol Kane and Billy Kristal were brilliant in their limited roles. 3 generations of my family will throw quotes from it in in just about any situation. What a great movie.

[@mithroch]

I saw this when it first came to video in the late 80s... and it has been a favorite of mine ever since. The grandfather turning and saying "As you wish" gets me every time.

[@justwondering5651]

That last scene with grandfather saying "As you wish" is the best scene in the whole movie. You can't change my mind. Often when my wife asks me to do something, instead of OK I say As you wish, and she knows exactly what I mean.

[@mithroch]

@@justwondering5651 100% agree. In fact... a part of me wants to believe that the entire movie is a set up for that line.

[@abrahamsimmons9203]

Another story that Mandy Patanki(Indigo) tells is when they were filming the scene with the cliffs of insanity( to which had a fork lift to lift them up on bicycle seats), go to find out that Wallace Shawn(Vizinni) was scared of hights and every time they lifted an inch Wallace would freak out badly. Andre then started lightly petting Wallace Shawns head saying “ Its ok Boss, ill take care of you. Its ok Boss, ill take care of you”. Wallace stared into Andre’s eyes and they were able to do several takes and Wallace was chill….ask anyone who has meet Andre, he was a teddy bear and a heart of gold and sorely missed

[@FeaturingRob]

- The screenplay was by William Goldman, who was both a novelist and a screenwriter, and he adapted this from his own novel. He wrote the novel after asking his two little girls what kind of bedtime story they wanted. One asked for a story about a princess, the other wanted one about a bride. Goldman had already won two Oscars for Best Screenplay before writing the novel in the mid-1970s. He won Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men. - The six-fingered man, Count Rugen, is an actual titled peer of the British Empire. Christopher Guest, who is an actor-writer-director, and has worked with Rob Reiner many times, is the 5th Baron of Haden-Guest. He is also married to Jamie Lee Curtis. The other Reiner-Guest movies: This Is Spinal Tap (he co-wrote it and played Nigel Tuftnel) and A Few Good Men (as Dr. Stone). - Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya) had lost his father to cancer before making the film. When he says, "I want my father back, you son of a b----!"...he was saying that to the cancer that killed his father. - During lockdown, many, MANY stars made small TikTok-style videos of scenes from the film, and they were compiled into a single video on KZbin. Some of the best ones are: Charlize Theron as Fezzik in the holocaust cloak saying "I am the Dread Pirate Roberts", Paul Rudd as Westley in bed berating Humperdinck, a grown-up Fred Savage reprising the Grandson opening the video, Hugh Jackman as Humperdinck, introducing Buttercup, Pedro Pascal as Inigo doing rhymes with Fezzik, Diego Luna as Inigo and Jack Black as Westley before the duel....there are so many it's ridiculous and hysterical, and this list is merely a taste...but the most moving is the end between the Grandson and Grandpa, with the film's director Rob Reiner as the Grandson and his father Carl Reiner as the Grandpa. Carl passed shortly after the video was made, and was a legend in his own right. This is the link to it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGrWYqyLaNN6obM - One of the best behind-the-scenes accounts of the making of the film is As You Wish by Cary Elwes...it is a wonderful read! He tells about getting cast as Westley, the filming, stories about Andre the Giant, and what the movie has done for his life. If you get a chance, read it!

[@padfolio]

Goldman said he wrote Fezzik with Andre in mind.

[@Groovy-z3x]

You can tell who Billy Crystal is in this by his voice. He called his wife a witch.

[@susanzenonian5085]

As You Wish as an audiobook is a delight as well, read by Cary and some surprise cameos. :)

[@FeaturingRob]

@@susanzenonian5085 I rarely listen to audio books, but I may need to track a copy down.

[@UTU49]

@@FeaturingRob Thanks for posting. I want to check out these things.

[@McShaganpronouncedShaegen]

It feels like I have watched this a million times and I loved it every time.

[@robby1816]

My granddaughter & I farewell each other with "Have fun storming the castle".

[@NarwahlGaming]

I ruined one of my dispatchers' wedding nights because I told him to have fun storming the castle. He and his new wife were laughing too much to... erm... storm the castle. 😂

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

I don't even know how many times I've seen this movie at this point. Dozens, probably. It never gets old.

[@christinabrown8399]

Peter Falk (the grandfather) was born in 1927, the same year that television was invented. In 1946 there was a total of 6000 television sets in households in the United States. By 1955 about half the country had television sets. So when Peter said when he was Fred Savage’s (the grandson) age, television was called books, chances are extremely high that he was telling the literal truth. I enjoyed the reaction!

[@CoastalNomad]

Great Reaction..... Everyone comments about how "Over the Top" this movie is and how useless Buttercup is.... Reminder, You are watching this from the Imagination of an 8 year old boy who is listening to a story....... The Grandfather is best known for his role "Columbo" a Detective TV movie series in the 1970's... The Grandson was the lead from the TV show "Wonder Years"...... Fesik is played by Professional Wrestler Andre the Giant, He Past Away to Young at Age 46..... The Cliff-Top Duel was practiced by Wesley & Indigo, through-out the filming and one of the last things filmed..... And is considered one of the best filmed duels in movie history, and all but the gymnastic flips is the actual actors..... When 6-Fingered Man hit Wesley on the Head, it was a real hit and put the actor for Wesley in the hospital.... The Director had to leave the set when Filming the Miracle Max scenes cause the Actor Billy Crystal kept making him laugh.... If you notice, when Indigo delivers the line "I want my Father Back...." the actor drops the spanish accent, one reason is he was channeling how he felt about loosing his Father to Cancer.....

[@edwinrollins142]

Also, i personally feel like the portrayal of her as a physically helpless "damsel in distress" is in a way an intentional use as a trope, as a kind of meta-fairy tale, but it's done in a way that does not necessarily detract from the strength of her character that is demonstrated in other scenes.

[@ChristopherGlymph]

Westley and Inigo were trained by Olympic champions, who also taught sword fighting to Darth Vader and the Jedi in Star Wars. They got so good at the fencing that they finished the fight too quickly and the director had them add more fighting to the scene to fill the allotted time.

[@TheRealRedAce]

Christopher Guest originally didn't hit Westley convincingly because he didn't want to hurt Cary Elwes. They did a re-shoot and Cary told him to actually hit him to be more convincing. So he did, but accidentally too hard. When Cary slumped to the ground unconscious, he wasn't acting!

[@bluebear1985]

When I first saw it in the credits, it kind of surprised me of who did the music for this film. Mark Knopfler was originally known as the lead singer for the rock band Dire Straits, who were known for songs such as "Sultans of Swing", "Walk of Life", and "Money for Nothing". He did a great job with this.

[@hostiablegamusino549]

Mark Knopfler did a great job with the music on this film. But it was not his first time. He had made already music for other films: "Local Hero", "Cal", "Comfort & Joy". After this film he made some other soundtracks

[@BattleAngelFan99]

Andre the Giant was a friendly gentle good-natured giant. I wish he were still with us. Maybe the world wouldn't be going so down-hill.

[@blakewalker84120]

1:45 "I'm pretty sure they had television when they were your age." Weeeellll... I think that would be true if this movie were made now. Or even 20 years ago. The actor who said "When I was your age television was called books" Is Peter Falk. He was born in 1927. The actor playing the boy is Fred Savage who was 10 years old at the time of filming this movie. So Peter Falk was 10 years old in 1937. The first television broadcast was in 1939, when Peter Falk was 12. Maybe he had TV at that moment - only a few thousand had been sold in the US, all in New York City, but he's from the Bronx so maybe he did. Even so, he was 12 at the time, which is 2 years older than Fred Savage in the movie. So technically, Grandpa is right here, at least based on the ages of the two actors.

[@stephanginther9051]

Yeah, TV's were _invented_ in the 1910's I believe, but no one really had them except the uber rich until the 40's, and it wasn't until the mid 50s that joe average could afford one. Even then they were a luxury item that a lot of families went without. it wasn't until the 60's that most homes had one.

[@stevemiller6923]

@@stephanginther9051 Yep. We got our first TV in 1962, when I was 8 years old. Wonderful day.

[@platinumspider7859]

Not to mention he's playing a character older than himself.

[@stephanginther9051]

@@stevemiller6923 I bet that was exciting ( :

[@barbarapacker5722]

@@stephanginther9051 TV was invented the same year Peter Falk was born, but would be nearly 30 years before they were considered household items.

[@asterix7842]

Amelia, Peter Falk was born in 1927, so when he was 11 years old in 1938, it was still a few years to go before the television was invented.

[@christinabrown8399]

Actually, I googled it. Television was invented in 1927. In 1946, only 6000 sets were in American households.

[@UTU49]

​@@christinabrown8399 Wow, 6000 is not very many. That would be 120 per state on average. It seems that TV became ubiquitous in the 50s, so many TVs were made and sold between 1946 and the mid 50s.

[@yelljal2764]

Andre The Giant always said that he loved working on this movie more thank anything else. He said it was the first time in his life that he felt like a real person, and not just some larger than life spectacle.

[@stonecoldku4161]

Billy Crystal (the Miracle Max) was so taken with Andre, he and a writing partner of his wrote a movie called My Giant for Billy and Andre to star in together. Unfortunately, Andre passed away before they could make it together. I believe Billy Crystal did end up making it with another person but I don't think it did very well.

[@mostlyharmless1]

I am old enough that I did play Oregon Trail in school on a Texas Instruments computer! And no, the Grandpa is old enough that there was no TV when he was a kid, he was a kid in like the 1940's.

[@misterkite]

I played on an Apple II (in school). We also really enjoyed Agent USA.

[@TobyBaker-hz3rw]

Yes Peter was born in 1927

[@TigerGreene]

Can you imagine watching this for the first time when you were 9? A whole generation of us were raised on this classic!

[@eddiecollison]

20:16 Your reaction to the pain machine going to 50 was pretty visceral. Great reaction!

[@lifelover515]

Well done Amelia. Your reactions are free of over-reaction, unlike some, and very natural. So many plusses here: the lively script (William Goldman). the direction (Rob Reiner), the inspired casting (Andre the Giant and numerous cameos including British comedy legends Peter 'mawwage' Cook and Mel 'the machine' Smith) Not least is the glorious soundtrack by UK guitar legend Mark Knopfler, with the theme 'Storybook Love' sung by the late Willy De Ville. Apparently it began as a story for Goldman's two young daughters. One wanted a princess, the other a bride. As for my own daughters, it was a great family fave growing up.

[@johnbarry1712]

There is a funny story about Andre the Giant during filming of this movie: Andre broke wind for 16 seconds straight...as in a 16-second long fart. Rob Reiner asked if he was okay, because no one had ever heard that before. Andre then said, "I feel much better now, boss!".

[@meliakelle]

I found the clip of that story here on KZbin 😂 iconic

[@EarlBiggs]

Their is another story of Wesley riding Andre's 4 wheeler

[@canadianicedragon2412]

Part of the reason for the... images we see, like the "cliffs of insanity" is all of this is actually happening in the mind of the boy. And it is THE feel good movie. Watching this always puts one in a better mood.

[@BlackavarWD]

Another movie where we see the story through the eyes of a child is... *The Fall* It's so beautiful, I wish more people saw it. 😊

[@pickthestickup]

Any time one of my large group of cousins catches a cold or a flu, someone in our group chat will always say, "EYYYY HOW'S THE SICKIE?" It's guaranteed.

[@0okamino]

Since it’s a group chat, I guess you’re safe from any cheek pinching. 😄

[@meliakelle]

I want to replace my car horn with just a clip of Andre going “Everybody MOVE!”

[@randallshuck2976]

The sword fight in the ruin was one of the final scenes. Elwes (Westley) and Patinkin (Inigo) practiced fencing every available moment under the instruction of a Olympic coach so they were very good. Good reaction. This was a favorite of my wife and kids. Nice that you enjoyed it.

[@jamiewilson9280]

The actress of Princess Buttercup is also the actress of Jenny from Forrest Gump

[@SchulzEricT]

Of course she did, it's a virtually perfect movie. It's impossible to recommend movies like The Princess Bride because it is a singular movie, but some that are at least tangentially similar that I'd recommend for Amelia: -A Knight's Tale (a fun adventure with some heart) -Walk Hard (also a perfect movie) and maybe not-so-similar but other recommendations: -Who Framed Roger Rabbit (I know Nicolette has seen it but in my experience few have; fun, funny, incredible writing, legendary movie) -Mr Right (highly underrated action/RomCom with Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick) -Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang -Lucky Number Slevin (excellent, witty, funny dialogue, very well-written noir-ish movies with an excellent cast/performances... I think I like Slevin a bit better but KKBB is a bit more of an outright comedy, is probably a bit of a safer choice for a viewer whose tastes I'm not terribly familiar with yet. Both would work with the crime channel if you wanted.)

[@themidsouthcyclist8880]

You can watch it a thousand times over, like we who saw it back in the 80s, and it still won't be enough. I'm glad I found this channel because of this movie.

[@nicholasstockbridge5702]

This is one of my favorites. I rewatch this often. Its also a movie ill watch when not feeling good

[@kenpullig1652]

One of the more interesting things about the movie is the large number of quotes that remain memorable today. If you are a true fan it is impossible to say any of them without speaking like the character. The movie may not have been a blockbuster hit in the theaters but it is a great example of 'catching lightning in a bottle'. It will remain timeless.

[@TheRealRedAce]

Not originally a blockbuster, but has since become very successful.

[@greggroberts9730]

Perhaps my favorite movie and have watched it many times. When people ask me what it’s about I simply say “It’s about True Love, the kind that comes along once in a century”

[@McShaganpronouncedShaegen]

Your reactions are so much fun to watch. You have full body reactions to stress and it is endearing to no end. Thank you I am looking forward to more on your part.

[@davidcorriveau8615]

Peter Falk (the Grandfather) was born in 1927. Television (as a concept) made one of its first appearances in the 1939 NY Worlds Fair. So when he was a kid there would have been no TV (Radio and Books plus Film). It wasn't until post WW2 1950's that TV's started to reach private homes in the US.

[@alansorensen5903]

You're right. Television was invented in the 1920s. But it didn't become a popular consumer product until the 1950s. I was 8 when our town first received signals in 1958. I'm 75 now. Peter Falk would be 94 now. I doubt he'd even heard of TV before he was 20 or 25. I live in the boonies and he lived in NYC, though, so I could be off a few years.

[@Alexandertg1955]

About Grandpa and TV, Grandpa is played by Peter Falk. He was born in 1927. When he was 10 it was the middle of the Great Depression. No commercial TV broadcasts for another decade at least. TV didn't really catch on until the 1950's. Color TV when I was 12. Or about 1967. In fact we had the first color RCA TV in our neighborhood.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

26:31 "He left the same marks that he has!" Not just on his cheeks, but also the wounds to each of his upper arms (from when Inigo deflected the Count's two attempted killing blows) and the one to his abdomen (from the thrown dagger). All 5 wounds were a match!

[@dachannien]

I always considered the last one to be through the heart, since that's what Count Rugen did to his father.

[@ronweber1402]

@@dachannien Too low to be the heart he stuck it through his guts possibly hit the descending aorta.

[@guitarman8462]

Same director of " MISERY " - " This Is Spinal Tap " and many more famous movies.

[@thewolfofwallstreet627]

I honestly feel like this is the perfect date movie for almost any couple in my opinion. It literally has almost everything you'd want from a movie, while still being family friendly enough to where you could still show this to your kids if you wanted to as well. Overall, I love this movie, as it's one of the few romance stories that I can't think to find much wrong with it other than it can be formulaic, but it works towards this film's advantage. And, it still leaves you with enough surprises to keep you guessing, as I think in most stories that Humperdink would've been killed off, for example. Great reaction, as i can't wait to check out more of your content.

[@criminalcontent]

watch amelia watch princess bride?... as you wish

[@0okamino]

I find that to be absolutely, totally, and in all other ways… very conceivable, actually.

[@torontomame]

I saw this movie on a date with a girl, back when it was first released in theaters. (Being a gay man I always get a look of surprise when I say that. So I point out that it was a very very long time ago and I was only 21, so practically a kid. 😄) But the point is it was brand new and no one yet knew anything about it. That was one of the very few times I was at a regular Saturday night screening of a movie (not a premiere or film fest or anything) where the audience burst into applause at the end. I've watched it countless times, and I love it even more now than I did then. ❤

[@stevenwoodward5923]

Not surprised, Love transcend sexual orientation

[@0okamino]

And you can still say you found a long-lasting love on that date. 😉

[@cristonsloan]

Kinda weird that you felt the need to include the whole gay part when it had absolutely nothing to do with the point you were trying to make. Like, Zero. You even admitted it by stating that that the actual point came after that. Why is it that so many gay people are so obsessed with making their sexuality a part of every conversation they have? If it is completely natural and normal, then why do you need to focus on and call attention to it so much? I am not trolling here, I am genuinely asking the question. Straight people Never just arbitrarily mention that they are straight when they are giving an anecdote. Do you not see that, by needlessly inserting your sexual preference where it has no place in context of the narrative you are delivering, you are completely undermining your assertion that it is natural and normal?

[@mikefoster6018]

I saw this in the cinema last weekend. The audience loved it and clapped at the end.

[@edwardmeade]

Everybody makes fun of Humperdinck's name, but Englebert Humperdinck (not the English singer Arnold Dorsey who used his name) was a real guy who wrote operas in the late 1800s.

[@supremedream1764]

Fun fact: Carrie Fisher and Meg Ryan were considered to play Princess Buttercup. Both ended up working with Billy Crystal and director Rob Reiner on When Harry Met Sally (1989).

[@Bill_the_curious]

Once in a while if I see teenagers wandering the book aisle in a store I walk up and politely say, "These - are called booooks". It does get a laugh.

[@r.e.tucker3223]

Directed by Rob Reiner. Somewhere in the multiverse, Carroll O'Connor is saying, "Good job, Meathead."

[@matthewkendall5235]

The "I am not left handed either" is a classic line :) I have you the phrase "As you wish" quite a number of times in my life - to my wife - out of love and to folks at work who ask for impossible things - it's a very adaptable line that often prompts the requestor into thinking about what they just asked...

[@irishinnj72]

André the Giant's had serious problems with his back due to years of accumulated injuries from wrestling. Because of this he really couldn't lift much of anything heavy. Robin Wright had to be attached to wires in the scene where Buttercup jumps from the castle window into Fezzik's arms because he couldn't support her himself. I'm guessing they must have done the same during his fight scene where Wesley was on his back.

[@IWDTC]

Great reaction Amelia.. best message was at the end of the film when the grandfather mentions to the grandson "as you wish".... basically telling him I love you. Now that my friends is how you finish a movie...😉

[@meliakelle]

I was so engrossed in the movie and storyline that I kept forgetting the grandfather was telling his grandson the story! It’s quite captivating! You’re absolutely right, this movie is flawless. 5 stars across the board for everything.

[@davidvawter5442]

When Inigo fights Count Rugen, the cuts on the face are not the only payback injuries, if you notice, he stabs in in the left shoulder, the right bicep, and finishes with the stab wound to the stomach, exactly matching the wounds he had.

[@Alcagaur1]

Mandy Patinkin said, despite the stunts here, his only serious injury was bruised ribs from repressing his laughter at pretty much everything Billy Crystal said in the Miracle Max scene.

[@dachannien]

As it turns out, Christopher Guest accidentally knocked Cary Elwes unconscious with his sword hilt in the "you have six fingers on your right hand - someone was looking for you" scene, which is what appears in the movie.

[@kunaak]

28:14 the actual look of disappointment wondering if that was the end. I think I've seen this movie about once a year for most of my life. It's just a comfortable relaxing movie. Great for rainy days.

[@BlackavarWD]

I can honestly say I've never heard anyone say "Get on with the kissing, Grandpa!" 😂😂

[@swish007]

its funny how every generation that comes up goes into this movie not expecting much because it's "old" but always end up singing its praises. this is one of those movies that truly IS timeless

[@jamiewilson9280]

Have fun storming the castle!

[@dupersuper1938]

When I was a kid my aunt and uncle had a satellite dish - back when that was still a big deal - and they sent us a bunch of movies on VHS. There were a bunch of good ones, but I watched Princess Bride, Ghostbusters and Spaceballs CONSTANTLY for quite some time.

[@user-EricWatson55]

This was known as "The Greatest Hollywood Film Never Made". The script circulated through the studios for ten years before Rib Reiner finally directed it.

[@chri.s.0]

Theres lore that goes with these kinds of films, you have to say it to first time watchers, eg viggo breaking his toes when kicking the ork head in LOTR. So heres two for this masterpeice. 1. Mandy patinkin lost his dad to cancer shortly before or during the filming (cant recall) so when getting his revenge in the film he imagined he was killing the cancer that killed his dad 2. Andre was in constant agonising pain due to his gigantism, so he used to drink as painkillers didn't work, one occassion he drunk so much in the evening he fell asleep in the resturant, but being so big noone could move him so they covered him with a table cloth and let the man sleep there.

[@EarlBiggs]

Also another small thing Robin Wright had to be made lightweight for Andre to catch her because of his Disorder

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. This movie is for everyone boys and girls it is such a great movie. This movie is based on a book. The scene with Wesley and the six finger man when the six finger man hit him in the head was real and the actor who plays Wesley had to go to the hospital. There was real spark between the main actors in real life Westley and Buttercup that's why it works. Andre the giant used his big hands to protect Robin Wright (Buttercup ) head when she was cold on the set. You should also see Lady Hawk, Wilow, The Never Ending Story and Labyrinthine 1986.

[@robrichards8074]

This is a great movie that had the perfect cast, with Andre The Giant making his big screen debut, Its really a comfort film that you can watch with any generation. The musical score for film was written and performed by the iconic Mark Knoffler of the band Dire Straits.

[@body_by_depuy]

Inigo's actor (Mandy Patinkin) had lost his father to cancer. When he was fighting Count Rugan, he was imagining that he was fighting the cancer. When he says "I want my father back, you son of a bitch" he was saying it to the cancer. He even loses his accent when he says it.

[@0okamino]

Christopher Guest even says Patinkin was genuinely scary in that performance as well.

[@damnimcooltom1]

That is the most powerful line of the movie for me, especially since the death of my father.

[@body_by_depuy]

@@damnimcooltom1 The line just has so much weight to it. The whole movie is fun, fantasy adventure...except for that line. It has gravity.

[@leif712009]

My wife and I had matching license plates for years that read, “As you wish.” Nice rendition of a spoon full of sugar btw!

[@steveg5933]

Quite possibly the most perfect movie. Need to laugh? Check. Want to cry? Bingo. Pirates? Gotcha. Giants? Yup. Sword fights? Covered. Columbo? Where was I? Castles? Several. Miracle Max? Good Luck! Revenge? Inconceivable!😅 Cary Elwes wrote a book about the behind the scenes of the making of the movie. Short read but really great! "Inconceivable! Inconceivable tales from the making of The Princess Bride Bride."

[@stephenhart1776]

Glad you did this, it's one of my favorite films. And as a side note, you're a real beauty, Amelia. Truly gorgeous.

[@livingandthriving]

I'm always delighted to see people discovering this gem. So glad you enjoyed it. Re: Wallace Shawn, he's voiced a couple of characters in Pixar films (Rex from the Toy Story series and Mr. Huph aka Bob's boss from The Incredibles). He also had a recurring role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and he's guest starred on a bunch of other shows. So you've probably seen and/or heard him somewhere before.

[@curtisberard7831]

"Fezzik, tear his arms off." Loved how ot was said so casualky. Like a daily occurrence.

[@garylee3685]

Peter Falk (Grandpa) was born in 1927, so they didn't have television when he was Fred Savage's age.

[@3DJapan]

I did play Oregon Trail in school. Can't tell you how many times I died of dysentery.

[@meliakelle]

My teacher at the time had to make a rule where we couldn’t name anyone from our wagon party after her. She was never harsh about it, but I think she was tired of her 4th graders announcing “Mrs. Smith has dysentery” to the rest of our computers class.

[@WolfHreda]

For reference as to how perfect and beloved this movie is, you're the fourth reaction to it I've watched in a row today, and I've quoted every line. Every single time.

[@NarwahlGaming]

I do the same. I'll watch right down the recommendation wall all day. 😂 Yesterday was reactions to 'Eastbound and Down' by Jerry Reed.

[@WolfHreda]

@@NarwahlGaming good song. Not quite as good as 'Amos Moses', but still good.

[@martinhafner2201]

Carol Kane was Lotka's wife in the Taxi series and played character parts in dozens of comedy movies. She was the beautician in Joe Versus The Volcano who gave Joe his makeover before the voyage. If you haven't seen that one, it is comedy/romance/adventure gold.

[@AdamFishkin]

Trying to think of fun facts that don't come up as often in comments to reactions. So here's a few: A lot of the crew (i.e. the makeup artists) were borrowed from Saturday Night Live, either during the show's summer break or on parts of the weekday when overlap was minimal. Additionally, actors Christopher Guest (Count Rugen) and Billy Crystal (Miracle Max) had done stints in the SNL cast. This film was funded by Norman Lear, the producer of the CBS sitcom All in the Family ... and directed by Rob Reiner, one of that show's main cast members. William Goldman (who wrote the book AND the screenplay) first pictured it as a project to be directed by Rob's father Carl Reiner, who was a legendary TV writer for the Sid Caesar and Dick Van Dyke shows. The problem is that Goldman spent so long fighting to get a distributor for the film version that by 1986 Carl didn't have the energy anymore. But by then Rob had gained acclaim for This Is Spinal Tap, The Sure Thing, and Stand By Me. The book is just as wacky as the film, with a fake author responsible for a book-within-the-book that Goldman abridges to only contain "the good parts". It also doesn't have an ending ... just a commentary on how Goldman *thinks* it would end.

[@ericules5558]

I remember when Oregon trail first came out, the computer teacher bought some for the entire class to play after typing lessons among a ton other games. Back in 1997 or so. The grandpa is supposed to be almost 80 I think in the book which puts his child hood in the 1910s which i think is before the Scots invented the tv and Americans made it to where you can listen and watch at the same time instead of having to choose. The quicksand is fake in this one, cause real quicksand is fine grains of sand mixed with water usually. Love Andre Rousimoff, he is such a sweetheart, world's worse off without him. Nicest person you'd ever meeting aside from my aunt Kathy before cancer claimed her. During the cliffs of insanity, Wallace Saun I think it is that plays Vincinie. He was utterly mortified of heights and almost couldnt the the rope scene. I mean it was a supernova sized freak out. Until Andre started petting his head and reassuring him and singing to him softly then Wally just instantly calmed and that's why he has that face when their climbing and he said inconceivable. That was directly after he had to calm him. It worked like a charm it was amazing to see. A harness had to be set up to hold the weight of everyone because Andre's back was getting worse and couldn't hold much weight anymore like he could in his 20s and early 30s. Also the fire swamp scene with the giant rodents almost had to be cut from the scene because the police detained the two little people that played the rats. They couldn't get anyone else in time to replace them nor with the experience of working the hard and tail while crawling. They detained them because they were speeding and almost were arrested until they proved they worked at the studio and had to be there for the shoot and it was the only that scene could be filmed. Cant remember why though, I think something to do with time constraints and something else, sorry its been quite a while so j don't remember. The scene Fezzik was dunking Inigo, he almost knocked him out accidentally from how hard his forehead was hitting the water. Left a big red mark lol. My all time favorite movie along with beauty and the beast, tmnt 1-3 braveheart and even with some of its inaccuracies. Always been a romantic at heart even as a kid.

[@wiseoldman53]

I played Oregon Trail on an Apple IIe (Apple 2E) computer when I was a kid. A lot of those games were fun. Great reaction!

[@gilcori1234]

I have absolutely no idea how many times I've watched this movie, and I've never grown bored/tired with it. It's one of the best, most quotable movies ever, and the performances by all of the actors are just stunning.

[@timkeller2128]

Amelia has such a beautiful singing voice! 😊

[@DravenGal]

Andre the Giant was a famous wrestler. By all accounts, he was an extremely nice guy. He died not long after this movie came out, or it may have been just before. 😥 The Princess Bride is actually a book too, I read it not long before the movie came out. It's really good, and has quite a few details the movie didn't use, but because the author wrote the screenplay, the movie is not lacking at all.💙

[@daisypooch4034]

In case you did not realize it. But Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wrote and performed the soundtrack for this film. He's an amazing guitarist and artist!!

[@Flastew]

This movie has always been a must watch, great acting, scenery and story. Very cool reaction and you surprised me with your great singing voice ( a spoon full of sugar).

[@martinhafner2201]

Peter Falk was born in 1927. When he was 12, that would be around 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Commercial television would have been about 16 years away. So yes, television was books and radio in 1939.

[@jamesburnett6247]

One of a kind movie. Brilliant in every regard.

[@meliakelle]

I never doubted the hype, but I 100% understand it now. I’m honestly surprised it doesn’t have more awards.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Amelia hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@meliakelle]

As you wish!

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

1:55 TV wasn't a common commercial endeavor until after WWII. Early TVs before the war were very very expensive with very limited programming. TV for regular people was actually radio and movie theaters when grampa was a boy.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

There is a scene in 'Back to the Future' that kind of shows something about television in the '50s.

[@todderickson2435]

Oregon Trail!! Amelia, how are you old enough to know that classic game? 😊 Thank you for watching one of the best movies in the history of EVER! I will never get tired of watching this timeless gem. Having Andre the Giant in it makes it infinitely better. What a wonderful human being! Reportedly he was in pain almost every day of shooting, because his condition was getting so bad, yet he absolutely nailed his part. Amelia, I thoroughly enjoy watching your reactions. You're a beautiful person who has meaningful things to say without getting annoying or too talkative. Keep up the great work! 😊

[@timsmith8489]

The movie is set around 1987. Television was invented in 1927, and it was another 20 years or so before it started to become widespread in the US. That means in 1987 most people over 50 would not have had a television in their childhood home when they were the age of the kid. For people over 70 in 1987 television was not yet invented when they were the kid's age.

[@linkcurry5235]

You'll love this movie like everyone else does!!! ❤

[@robertrochette2904]

5:30 " That's an interesting insult " It is highly conceivable that i nearly spilled my chocolate milk all over the place at this precise moment.. 😄

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

The writer of the book and the screenplay (who is quite an accomplished screenwriter BTW) asked his two young daughters what his next book should be about. One said a princess, and the other said a bride. 3:58 I would like to hear your dread pirate Roberts story when you get a chance.

[@TJMiton]

this is an all time movie. it holds up amazingly well and just never gets old.

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction!! This is indeed such a rewatchable, perfect movie! I've seen it at least once a year, every year, since it first came out - so over 35 years ago! Watch it on the regular with my family. Now as an aging dad, the boy's grandpa's last line always gets me teary - as you wish, which means, I love you! Cheers!