I'm going to say right up front, I'm a cat person. I like dogs fine, but I love my cats. This story is about a cat. And a movie.
I had never watched the movie "The Princess Bride." My children bought a VHS tape of it years ago, but I never watched it. Occasionally it would come up in conversation with someone, and they would say, "You've never seen it?" Apparently it's a thing with some people.
Then a friend posted a photo of an adorable black kitten on Facebook along with the story of how he and his wife came to adopt it. She went out one Saturday morning to buy cat food for their two cats, and came home with this kitten. He (the kitten) had an unusually large head, so, my friend said, they named him Fezzik.
I thought the story was funny, and so I repeated it to my family. My son thought the name Fezzik was a wonderful and hilarious name. It didn't mean anything to me, so I asked if it came from somewhere. Yes, he said, Fezzik is the giant in "The Princess Bride." "Oh," I replied. "This kitten has a really large head." My son laughed even more. I resolved to watch this movie, which was attaining mythic status in my mind.
One Saturday afternoon, I sat down to watch the old VHS tape. There was Andre the Giant playing Fezzik. It was an entertaining movie, a kind of tongue-cheek swashbuckling fairy tale. And now I can say that I have seen "The Princess Bride."
Meanwhile Fezzik has grown to match his head.
I love that movie! So glad you finally were able to see it. Doesn't it make the joke about the kitten's name that much better? As soon as I heard that it was named Fezzik, I laughed out loud. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYes! Seeing the movie made the joke better and also let me see what all the fans were so enthusiastic about!
DeleteI love that movie! So glad you finally were able to see it. Doesn't it make the joke about the kitten's name that much better? As soon as I heard that it was named Fezzik, I laughed out loud. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou had me at Princess Bride!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I wore out 2 different VHS and now we each have a DVD of our own --- oh --- and one that travels in our travel trailer in case we have a rainy day.
Now that you've seen it once, I hope you'll see it again.
It grows on you!
...as you wish.... ;-)
Absolutely LOVE that movie! And thank you for reminding me to watch it again but this time WITH MY DAUGHTERS!
ReplyDeleteThis is my all-time favorite movie!!! I can recite every single line! (No one will watch it with me anymore because of it!)
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