Book vs Movie Review: The Princess Bride

Title: The Princess Bride

Author: William Goldman

398 pages; Paperback (30th Anniversary Edition)

Published September 2003

5 "As You Wish" Stars

Hmmm. I don't normally say this, but I found myself  liking the movie version better than the book.

Now, hear me out. I love both the film and the book - both are magical and fantastic. It's just that I found the basic elements on the movie were complete in itself and more humorous than that on the words written on the book. Many would agree that the film version is a gem - a cult classic.

But when I got to read the book and compare it with the one I watched, I finally realized, I'd rather watch Buttercup & Westley's love story again on the big screen than dwell with the way the situations and plots were written on the book.

Suffice it to say, my imagination were really flying with colors with the movie. You gotta agree with me, the movie was really hilarious! Actually, outright Inconceivable! The story of Princess Buttercup and her true love Westley and their adventures is fun, of course, and wonderfully whimsical and inventive, but it has less heart than the movie version.

Okay enough of the comparison. Overall, I'll just say that The Princess Bride is one of the most romantic stories ever written and definitely the most charming! It made me realize about the saying, "You don't know what 'true love' is until you lose it." And then you'll want to give up everything just to have it back with you for any fraction of a second.

Best quotes and scenes of the film:

“Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all.”

Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Prepare to die!

As you wish!

Did you know that "As you wish" is said seven times (four by Westley, three by the grandfather) in the film. "Inconceivable" is said five times. And the famous line "My name is Inigo Montoya..." is said six times.