TJ, Joe, and Chad are here to discuss a beloved classic this week. It may have the words “Princess” and “Bride” in the title, but this is not your average and sappy Disney fairly tale. Above all, ‘The Princess Bride’ is simply one of the best, funniest, and wonderful films ever made. Also up for discussion: ‘The Maritan’ trailer — an upcoming film by Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon, the best ‘Jurassic World’ trailer to date, and how ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ should have ended.
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We’ve gotten a couple of intriguing peeks at Ridley Scott‘s The Martian in recent days, and now Fox has unveiled the first real trailer for us to enjoy.
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While I’m undoubtedly anticipating the release of Jurassic World next week, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t cautiously optimistic. From what we’ve seen in the footage so far, there’s a lot of dinosaur spectacle and action, which is the easiest way to market the film to a culture that has always been obsessed with dinosaurs. However, something just hasn’t felt right.
The folks at How It Should Have Ended previously skewered The Avengers: Age of Ultron by poking fun at one of the trailers for the Marvel Studios sequel. But now that the full film has been out in theaters for over a month, and the team has had a chance to soak it in a few times, they’re taking aim at the whole enchilada.
While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.
Critics Consensus: A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story and makes it fresh.
Domestic Total Gross: $30,857,814
Distributor: Fox Release Date: September 25, 1987
Genre: Adventure Comedy Runtime: 1 hrs. 38 min.
MPAA Rating: PG Production Budget: N/A