The Princess Bride: Doubt then Faith and Love all around. Part 1

at 01/11/12 8:05PM *
   When the Princess Bride made it's box office debut it was a bust.  If you've seen the trailer the studio used for advertising, you are a long way toward understanding why it flopped in the theater.  But then something happened.  The advent of VHS saw an ever increasing popularity in the movie because the movie wasn't bad it was just unknown.  In fact, The princess Bride is a wonderfully told story.  The failure was not on the part of the Movie's execution but a failure of the studio to understand how to market it.  The Movie's appeal is in the superlative archetypal characters and the story of a hero's love refined by overwhelming obstacles.
  • whipsmile
    I clearly CLEARLY remember my parents renting the VHS and the family sitting down to watch it together. I had never heard of it...but for weeks later I was still saying, "My name is Jessi Collier. You killed my father. Prepare to DIE!" and then lunging at Josh with fake sword in hand.
    by whipsmile at 01/11/12 8:44PM
  • mjintexas
    I too came to love this movie through vhs. :)
    by mjintexas at 01/12/12 11:30AM
  • slave_of_jesus_jdb
    Good post!
    by slave_of_jesus_jdb at 01/16/12 10:58AM

hello

at 01/01/12 3:50AM
isnt that enough
Running away?
Stay.

Story time

at 12/23/11 5:23PM *
She slid the knife into his side seamlessly just below his heart. She sat straddled above him.
She bent over. If there were an audience for this performance they would have assumed from the gentleness of the way she brought
Her lips to his ear that they were lovers.
"When you get through this..."
She brought her full weight onto his abdomen. Fresh bursts of pain sparked in his lung causing him to catch his labored breath.
"If you get through this..." she corrected herself.
She looked passionately into his eyes searching for something, maybe only loving her reflection.
"...it will be to God's glory" she whispered.
With a wry smile she kissed him.
"You already know we are all shepherds" she said in passing as she turned to leave.

You wanna hurt me baby? Stop, cause you have.

at 12/11/11 1:04AM
I see it all in my head
Cool hands on your sweat
You wanna make me mad?
Stop.
Cause I am.

11/28/11 10:26PM

It's only when you have lost everything that you are free to do anything.