The Princess Bride as a Litmus Test

Rating: 10/10 (28 November 2007)

I sometimes ask people I know what they think of the "Princess Bride." Most say it was a great movie. Many say they could watch it on TV over-and-over. Some say their kids had seen it on TV reruns,and the kids liked it top-to-bottom - but they hadn't seen it. Some said it was a kids movie. Some said that they watched a little of it and turned to another program. Most did not see it on the big screen but cought it on TV. I hang with them if they loved it top-to-bottom, even better if they could quote some of the dialog. I hang with them if they hadn't seen it, or, even better, if their kids had seeen it (apple doesn't drop far from the tree). However, if they had the chance, then tuned it off, I drop them. They are twisted and dangerous people. If they say they saw it, but it is a kid's movie, I pity them: they have pudding heads and unformed hearts.