If you were to look through the custom cards I've designed to this point, it would be no surprise that I'm a fan of '80s films. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Karate Kid, Three Amigos, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science. They're all represented on Nine Pockets cardboard. And the list goes on.
But over the past two or three years, the omission of one particular '80s film has nagged at me. It's a classic, there's no doubt about that. And it checks quite a lot of boxes. The film has action, adventure, fantasy, intrigue, and comedy. The cast of characters is pretty good, too. Fred Savage, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, and Christopher Guest all have small roles. You'll even find a larger-than-life figure from the era playing a larger-than-life character named Fezzik.
Well, I'm happy to say that after some thinking and planning and designing, I've finally created a custom card for the film.
It's The Princess Bride!
It seemed to me that the characters above—Westley, Princess Buttercup, Inigo Montoya, and Fezzik—stood out as the four main characters in the film. If you're already quoting some of their lines, I can't blame you. There are lots of good options to choose from.
Speaking of which, if you figured out the subject matter of this custom card simply by reading the title of the blog post, give yourself a bonus point. It's a nod to another character in the film named Vizzini. Here's a little montage that shows him in action.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
I'd really like to use that line in real life one day. Maybe I'll take advantage the next time someone uses the word "literally" in the wrong context, over and over again, like so:
Person: OMG, I literally lost my mind when I found out Starbucks was having a sale. We all drank so much coffee that we were literally bouncing off the walls. It was literally a madhouse in there. I literally burned a hole in my wallet.
Gregory: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Heh. We'll see if I'm quick enough.
In any case, I'm very happy with the way this custom card turned out, and I hope some of the many folks who still adore The Princess Bride enjoy it, too.
How about you readers? Any Princess Bride fans out there? What's your favorite scene, or favorite line?
Share in the comment section, and thanks for reading!
9P I recently re-watched it when I was getting my hair cut I like the stories from Wallace Shawn as well Billy Crystal discussing how that Andre would Dutch Oven them or just how bad they would be afterwards & of course how many beers Andre would have the course of the day. Its sad Rob Reiner isn't around to give us anymore great films like this.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have ever watched it, but it looks like it had a star studded cast.
ReplyDelete"No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
ReplyDelete"Anybody want a peanut?"
Love the movie! Many quotable lines and one of the greatest sword fights in cinema! I read the book a few years back and was amazed how faithfully the movie was based off the book!
ReplyDelete"You seem a decent fellow... I hate to kill you."
"You seem a decent fellow... I hate to die."