William Goldman, writer of The Princess Bride has passed (1 Viewer)

[Torgo]

https://m.ign.com/articles/2018/11/16/princess-bride-writer-william-goldman-dead-at-87

 

[livefromDC]

Inconceivable. Thank you, William Goldman. May you rest in peace.

 

[peglegpeet13]

One of my favorite movies of all time. I can't think of a day where I don't quote a line from that movie. Rest in piece.

 

[superchuck500]

RIP William Goldman.

I ended up having two girls, but my wife and I decided that we were going to name our baby (either one) Westley if it was a boy - and for no other reason than we love Princess Bride and like the name.

 

[gpupil]

Sleep well, and dream of large women.

RIP

 

[El Caliente]

Will be watching this one with the kids tonight.

 

[Torgo]

Ha Ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders-the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia"- but only slightly less well- known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"

 

[St. Chris]

Maybe he is only "mostly dead"?

One of our favorite movies.

 

[livefromDC]

RIP William Goldman.

I ended up having two girls, but my wife and I decided that we were going to name our baby (either one) Westley if it was a boy - and for no other reason than we love Princess Bride and like the name.

Should get her to agree to Inigo Montoya. Think of the potential. The life long devotion to killing your enemies could be immensely useful.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

but also:
"is it safe"?
and deepthroat
and "I can't swim" "are you crazy? the fall will probably kill ya"

 

[superchuck500]

I saw this boat (small yacht really) in a marina in Hilton Head a few years ago. I still have the pic because it’s so awesome.

 

[zeetes]

aww. one of the very, very, very, very, (yeah, you get the idea) few movies that my wife and i truly enjoyed together. it has romance, drama, and action. fork yeah.

plus andre is in the top five of awesomist people ever.

 

[zeetes]

plus it had forking colombo and the wizard. idiots. that makes it top 5 of all time.

 

[zeetes]

i am so upset that i am hyperventilating. you monsters!

oh yeah, that for anyone does not like film. to siberia i say.

 

[Saintman2884]

This man would've certainly won a battle of wits with great, philosophical minds like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Eminent, classical ancient Greek philosophers who's theories on government, life, mortality, civic authority and responsibility influenced modern Western politics and philosophy. Even though Socrates probably was perceived by some ancient Athenians(and other Greeks living in other polis) as a intelligent arse and egotistical elitist constantly walking up to people who were busy doing their jobs or in middle of doing more important things and asking them highly subjective, multi-faceted questions on the spot probably also aware they weren't capable or knowledgeable enough to answer most of his questions beforehand. Socrates in our modern era would probably be arrested for panhandling, or disturbing the peace or public harassment if he did 20% of the things today in most modern cities that he did in ancient 5th century BCE Athens. He was an aggravating, frustrating pain in the arse which is probably the intention he wanted regardless. I do admire, however, his unwavering conviction and passionate arguments he made in Socrates Apology where he defended himself from trumped-up charges brought against him by his enemies, the Sophists, in an Athens that was decimated, humiliated, angry and under Spartan occupation after the Peloponnesian War. The charges against Socrates were ludicrous even for an ancient reader's mindset but he handled the dangerous and fatal charade well even suggesting his form of punishment after he was convicted. When the jury still ordered him to commit suicide, he could've escaped and run for his life into exile but he didn't and took hemlock although Plato and several other of his followers pleaded for him to reconsider and wept bitterly as he committed suicide.