The Princess Bride

Episode 224: The Princess Bride (1987)

Theme: Wives Choice Month

Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis kick off Wives Choice Month with a request from Patreon subscriber (and Curtis’s wife) Melissa L. They dive headfirst into the Cliffs of Insanity to discuss Rob Reiner’s 1987 fairy tale masterpiece, The Princess Bride. It’s a movie that has everything: fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles, and absolutely zero kissing (if Fred Savage has anything to say about it). Join the hosts as they break down the most polite sword fight in cinema history, the logistical issues of the Fire Swamp, and why you should never get involved in a land war in Asia.

The hosts break down:

• Westley (Farm Boy): A pirate successor who proves that "As You Wish" is the ultimate romantic flex and that building an immunity to iocane powder is a valid life skill.

• Inigo Montoya: A dedicated swordsman with a very specific introduction, a 20-year vendetta against a six-fingered man, and a liver strong enough to survive Fezzik's stew.

• Fezzik: The Brute Squad's MVP who prefers rhyming to fighting and believes that killing someone should be done in a sportsmanlike manner.

• Vizzini: A self-proclaimed genius who falls victim to one of the classic blunders and definitely needs to buy a dictionary to look up the word "inconceivable."

• Miracle Max: A bitter alchemist who teaches us that there is a big difference between being "all dead" and "mostly dead"—mostly dead is slightly alive.

Final Verdict:

Oz — Count Antonio Alfonseca

Curtis — Don't swim for at least half an hour