Favorite Princess Bride character?
October 29, 2007
So this weekend I was wearing my awesome Inigo Montoya shirt and and it got me thinking about what an awesome movie the Princess Bride is. I then began to wonder who my favorite character was and to be honest it’s pretty hard decision. I mean really. Inigo is very cool…”Hello, my name is…” but there were so many great characters. Westley, The Impressive Clergyman (classic), Fezzik, Miracle Max… on of my favorite lines is then the Grandpa (Peter Falk) says to the Grandson (Fred Savage), “Your very smart. Shut-up.” So what do you think? I have a poll..either here or on my sidebar asking the simple question “Who is your favorite Princess Bride Character?” I have a pretty lengthy list but if you want someone listed who I left out then let me know and I will be glad to take care of it. The quotes are listed purely for the sake of laughter and reference, so enjoy.
Comments are welcome and votes are appreciates.
Who is your favorite Princess Bride character?
- Valerie (Max’s Wife) - “I’m not a witch I’m your wife.” (3%, 5 Votes)
- The Impressive Clergyman - “And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva…” (5%, 8 Votes)
- Fezzik - “You just shook your head… doesn’t that make you happy? ” (21%, 34 Votes)
- Prince Humperdinck - “I don’t think I’m quite familiar with that phrase.” (1%, 1 Votes)
- Inigo Montoya - “There’s not a lot of money in revenge.” (62%, 100 Votes)
- Vizzini (The Sicilian) - “INCONCEIVABLE!” (18%, 29 Votes)
- The Grandpa - “Your very smart. Shut-up.” (4%, 7 Votes)
- The Albino - “Until they kill you, yeah.” (2%, 4 Votes)
- Buttercup - “You can die too for all I care.” (3%, 5 Votes)
- Westley - “Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.” (18%, 29 Votes)
- Miracle Max - “Your first story was better.” (9%, 14 Votes)
- Count Rugen - “Good heavens. Are you still trying to win?” (1%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 161
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October 30th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Miracle Max and his wife:
Max - “Stop saying that name witch!”
Wife - “I’m not a witch I’m your wife. HUMPERDINK HUMPERDINK HUMPERDINK!”
Classic.
Oh and “mostly dead”
October 30th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Nice call slim. I considered adding Valerie (Max’s wife)…
Miracle Max: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only mostly dead. There’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there’s usually only one thing you can do.
Inigo Montoya: What’s that?
Miracle Max: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.
great stuff. Thanks!
October 30th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Inigo all the way. I have seen the movie and read the book multiple times, and the only flaw is that Inigo loses to Westley. I like Inigo so much more, cared so much more about his story, that I don’t like that the only Wizard alive, that studied 20 hours a day for 10 years, is beaten by a guy that studied for 3-5 years.
It’s supposed to establish just how awesome Westley is, that he can beat a guy as good as Inigo, but I just didn’t buy it. It offended me aesthetically.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
DCB,
You know I felt the exact same way when reading the book (which is much better than the move, but isn’t that usually the case with books?). I mean he is a Wizard, and I don’t think Goldman/ Morgernstern(joke) was saying look Westley is a bad-ass so much as saying that fighting for love there was greater than Inigo’s motive (hired-gun/revenge)….now if someone needs a tissue after that I’m sure I have one here somewhere…
October 31st, 2007 at 7:57 am
My favourite character in the book is the narrator/writer (Goldman or Goldberg or Goldblum, whatever his name was). But for the movie, I gotta pick Fezzik.
October 31st, 2007 at 9:29 am
thanks for the comment whatigotsofar. I have always found it interesting the way the grandpa in the movie kind of took the place of the narrator in the book. In fact, you’ve inspired me to pull the book back out and take another read.
November 9th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
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March 30th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
What about Wesley’s as you wish?
April 8th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Emma…
Westley’s “Ask you wish” was a great line, but I felt “Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.” was much funnier… plus I use that all the time.
July 27th, 2008 at 5:26 am
The Clergeman IS SO THE BEST in this film of course i love all the characters But the guys is so so funny,
“MWAWICH MWAWICH IS WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER TODAY” I want a T-shirt with this on I love the range of t-shirts available but i would love to have one of him
July 30th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Allyce,
Thanks for the visit and comment…I once saw a t-shirt with the Impressive Clergyman, I’ll keep looking to see if I can locate!
August 16th, 2008 at 12:16 am
I can’t believe Count Rugen only got 2 votes!
“Get some rest. If you don’t have your health you … don’t have anything.”
“This is for posterity, so try to be honest.”
And his most memorable …
“STOP SAYING THAT!!”
August 18th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
@Heleen
Rugen did have some great lines. I would have honestly expected more than two votes as well.
August 25th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I read the book on holiday and decided that, while Westley is an amazing hero and Fezzik is very endearing, I love Inigo ‘You killed my father, prepare to die’ Montoya. Don’t know why, he’s just awesome!
October 27th, 2008 at 7:33 am
Everyone is missing the greatest quote of all:
Fezzik: ‘Anybody want a peanut?’ Even now I’m giggling…
October 27th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
No more rhymes now, I mean it!