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Royalty
by JE De Matteo
Super
This is one of
my favorite books of all time. In
fact, after I finished my first read I
found a note in the back of the book by
the author, William Goldman. He
offered a part of the original manuscript
that wasn't included in the book if you
sent a SASE. This was a paperback
that was not new when I got my hands on
it, but, mostly not expecting anything in
return, I sent away for it. I
figured he was just carrying on the joke
of the book (which really doesn't come
through as well in the movie). To my
great surprise, a couple of weeks later I
got a number of pages (an number-in other
words this was so long ago that I don't
really remember much of this story), maybe
4 or 5. It was great. And I
got a lot of respect for William Goldman
for following up on it. Thanks
Bill.
Rob Reiner did a
great job with the film; he obviously
liked the book. The movie is done in
a tongue in cheek fashion that
follows the feel of the book to a
tee. The casting was great: who else
could play the grandfather but Peter
Falk. Vizzini the Sicilian, the
Dread Pirate Roberts, Inigo Montoya (my
name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my
father prepare to die! I ran around saying
that for months after I read the book and
then again after I saw the movie), Fazzik,
not to forget Miracle Max and Valerie.
Get this DVD, you'll love it: The
Princess Bride (Special Edition)
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An
Unbridled DVD
by Michael Flanagan
DVD Update
The Princess Bride
DVD is a happy surprise in every way.
The “As You Wish” documentary
contains new interviews with the cast, and
the hilarious and touching moments
therein.
From Mandy Patinkin’s anecdote
about using Inigo’s quest on his own
need to bring his father back (plus, he
says the line, which is just cool)
to a tribute to Andre the Giant, this
documentary is everything you could want
in a half hour tribute to a film.
The only thing missing is Carol
Kane, who is missed in the interviews.
Cary Elwes’ home
video of the making of the film is
entertaining, but too brief.
The best aspect of that section is
Elwes and Wright-Penn’s comments about
making the movie.
Finally, my favorite
part of most DVDs, including this
one—the commentary.
I was greatly surprised with Rob
Reiner’s commentary track.
On When Harry Met Sally, he
barely spoke, and when he did it wasn’t
very interesting.
On Bride, he’s funny,
informative, and entertaining as only
Meathead could be.
I don’t know who gave him
commentary lessons, but I’m glad they
did.
The second separate commentary
track is all William Goldman, the author
of the book as well as the screenplay, not
to mention other films like Maverick,
Misery, and Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid. Goldman gives very interesting tidbits, not just about the
movie and the book, but about other
movies.
And for those usually annoying
moments of silence on commentraries,
Goldman apologizes, saying, “I’m
sorry, I have to watch this.”
And with a film like The
Princess Bride, who can blame him?
Film: HUGE.
DVD: Also HUGE. Order this
great DVD: The
Princess Bride (Special Edition) DVD
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