Podcasts Culture Lez Geek Out!cast Episode 115: The Princess Bride: Does it Hold Up?

Episode 115: The Princess Bride: Does it Hold Up?

Published: Dec. 10, 2021, 6 a.m.

Andi and Lise revisit the 1987 cult classic The\xa0Princess Bride, a comedy/romance/ fantasy/adventure that incorporates the story-within-a-story narrative style, in which a contemporary boy (meaning 1987) is sick at home and his grandfather stops by to read him a story, which is a fairy tale that incorporates classic quest elements. Clever story, great characters, funny, and the shifting from the contemporary scene to the movie and back in parts of the film lend this film a lot of its appeal. However, there are some things that definitely don\u2019t hold up, and that\u2019s part of the discussion.\xa0

30th\xa0anniversary trailer\xa0

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Shout-outs:\xa0Lise\xa0highly recommends the animated series\xa0Arcane\xa0on Netflix, based on the game\xa0League of Legends. Discord between cities\xa0Piltover\xa0and\xa0Zaun\xa0and two sisters fight on rival sides of a war. Andi is finally reading\xa0Seanan\xa0McGuire\u2019s\xa0Ghost Road series, starting with\xa0Sparrow Hill Road,\xa0the first book in it. The main character is based on the urban legends surrounding the ghostly prom date on the side of the road; the woman in the diner;\xa0the hitchhiker. Absolutely incredible\xa0world-building.\xa0

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