The Princess Bride
This is probably my favorite movie of all time. It took me far too long to actually get around to reading the book. I kind of didn't want to ruin the experience of the movie by finding out that book was even better. It turns out that the book is better, but the movie is a pretty damn good adaptation. I bought the 30th anniversary edition of The Princess Bride , which included a couple of extra introductions. These were fun to read, partially because it felt a bit like I was stripping back layers of time, and partially because William Goldman maintains that he simply abridged S. Morgenstern's classic work, which it turns out is a historical account of certain events in Florin. Goldman talks about going to the Florin history museum with his grandson, seeing Buttercup's wedding dress and Inigo Montoya's sword. He notes all the little kids, gathered around the sword, repeating that infamous line to themselves over and over. He also talks about the sequel to T...