'The Princess Bride,' some reccs and 'Doctor Who' ep 2x11

[winterspel]

Last night I went to the NIH Film Festival with icajoleu to see The Princess Bride.



I had forgotten just how much I loved this film. It's always up there on my list of favorites, but it has been a while since I last saw it, and watching last night with a huge crowd on the grassy slope of Strathmore was a fabulous experience. There were those of us who knew the film well who applauded at certain moments and laughed uproariously at others. icajoleu and I kept nudging each other during all of our favorite lines:

• [Vizzini has just cut the rope The Dread Pirate Roberts is climbing up]
  Vizzini: HE DIDN'T FALL? INCONCEIVABLE.
  Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
  
  
• [Fencing]
  Inigo Montoya: You are wonderful.
  Man in Black: Thank you; I've worked hard to become so.
  Inigo Montoya: I admit it, you are better than I am.
  Man in Black: Then why are you smiling?
  Inigo Montoya: Because I know something you don't know.
  Man in Black: And what is that?
  Inigo Montoya: I... am not left-handed.
  [Moves his sword to his right hand and gains an advantage]
  Man in Black: You are amazing.
  Inigo Montoya: I ought to be, after 20 years.
  Man in Black: Oh, there's something I ought to tell you.
  Inigo Montoya: Tell me.
  Man in Black: I'm not left-handed either.
  [Moves his sword to his right hand and regains his advantage]
  
  
• Inigo Montoya: Who are you?
  Westley: No one of consequence.
  Inigo Montoya: I must know...
  Westley: Get used to disappointment.
  Inigo Montoya: 'kay.
  
  
• Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong - that's what's so funny. I switched glasses when your back was turned. Ha-ha, you fool. You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia", but only slightly less well known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian, when *death* is on the line.". Hahahahahah.
  [Vizzini falls over dead]
  
  
• Miracle Max: Have fun stormin' da castle.
  Valerie: Think it'll work?
  Miracle Max: It would take a miracle.
  
  
• The Impressive Clergyman: Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam...
  [cut to Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik]
  The Impressive Clergyman: And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva...
  [cut to the trio again]
  The Impressive Clergyman: So tweasure your wuv.
  Prince Humperdinck: Skip to the end.
  The Impressive Clergyman: Have you the wing?
  [cut to the trio once more]
  Prince Humperdinck: Man and wife. Say man and wife.
  The Impressive Clergyman: Man an' wife.
  
  
• And this is perhaps the most famous and popular sequence in the film:
  Count Rugen: [Inigo stands up after getting stabbed by a knife thrown by Count Rugen] Good heavens. Are you still trying to win?
  Count Rugen: [Inigo falls back against the wall] You've got an overdeveloped sense of vengeance. It's going to get you into trouble someday.
  Count Rugen: [Rugen draws his sword and lunges at Inigo who then forces the blade to his left shoulder. Again Rugen lunges at Inigo and the blade is deflected to Inigo's right arm]
  Inigo Montoya: [Rugen swings his sword but Inigo blocks it and then begins advancing] Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die.
  Inigo Montoya: [He falls on a table. Rugen attacks and Inigo blocks four times before he continues to advance on Rugen]
  Inigo Montoya: Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die.
  Count Rugen: [Now Rugen attacks five times and Inigo blocks every single one]
  Inigo Montoya: [Louder] Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die.
  Count Rugen: Stop saying that!
  Inigo Montoya: [Rugen attacks and Inigo blocks it and then stabs Rugen in the shoulder. Then Rugen swings his sword. Inigo ducks and stabs Rugen in the other shoulder. Then he advances quickly and they fight] Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father prepare to die!
  Count Rugen: [Rugen gets his sword knocked away and Inigo slices his cheek] No!
  Inigo Montoya: Offer me money.
  Count Rugen: Yes.
  Inigo Montoya: Power, too, promise that!
  [he slices Rugen's other cheek]
  Count Rugen: All that I have and more. Please.
  Inigo Montoya: Offer me everything I ask for.
  Count Rugen:: Anything you want. [Rugen attacks but Inigo grabs his arm and stabs Rugen in the stomach]
  Inigo Montoya: I want my father back, you son of a bitch.
  [Inigo plunches the sword into Rugen's gut and he falls down dead]

There was definitely applause after that last! Whoo hoo!

I have to mention three beautiful film picspams that koalathebear posted yesterday, for three films that I love: Last of the Mohicans (spoilery), The Constant Gardner (spoilery), and Finding Nemo (just adorable).

Also, ginger001 has made lovely icons from one of my favorite jdoramas, Long Vacation. The icons are here.

Finally, I caught up on episode 2x11 of Doctor Who yesterday ("Fear Her"), and it was an interesting episode fraught with ominous foreshadowing. Since I've already been spoiled more or less for the HUGE plot development that must happen at the end of the 2nd series, I'm a little prepared, but I was getting quite choked up at the end of "Fear Her," from the episode ending as well as from the teaser. I knew there was no way I could watch the final two episodes yesterday and be coherent, so I'm saving them for a day when I know that I'll be able to cry my head off without having to go anywhere afterwards.

ETA: AND YAY!!!! HUGE EPISODE OF SAPURI TONIGHT!!! How could I forget to mention this?