Read the book

Rating: Null/10 (30 January 1999)

I read the book first; a smart move as it turns out. The book is full of swashbuckling heroes and daring rescues and stunning miracles and sly humor. The book is extraordinarily entertaining. But the movieÂ…. Lots of people seem to like this film. But compared to the book (how shall I put this delicately?), the movie sucks. Buttercup looks only like a pretty girl, not the hypnotizing beauty of the book. Fezzik looks only like Andre the Giant, not the world-class strongman of the book. And Westley looks like a wimp. A wimp. A total wimp. The great hero Westley is a wimp wimp wimp. Even his mustache is a joke, and it makes me sick to look at it. I hate this movie. Please read the book.