Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to tasha95 [2012-05-28 08:08:54 +0000 UTC]

thats ok

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to aletheiapax [2012-04-18 03:36:49 +0000 UTC]

That's ok!

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to Mystery-Voice [2012-02-29 07:29:18 +0000 UTC]

Thats ok

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to katherine-b [2012-01-23 23:19:46 +0000 UTC]

thats ok.

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to vervaineyes [2012-01-13 10:57:37 +0000 UTC]

That's ok.

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to eowynmaid [2012-01-13 10:58:47 +0000 UTC]

No problem. I really like the Princess Bride so...

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R [2012-01-10 23:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the welcome! Unfortunately I don't have Facebook.
Have you read the book of the Princess Bride? The book and the movie are amazing!

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BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R In reply to Cyrtsalmoonlight [2012-01-10 23:49:29 +0000 UTC]

that's alright. and yes i have read the book, i really like. i love how in depth it goes with each character; individually sharing each of their stories. i also like the short stories at the end of the book itself and the little side stories where william goldman talks about his own life and his experiences with the "book" by s. morganstern. its like a story within a story within a story. very addicting and impossible to put down!

the movie is very good, too. different from the movie but given when the film was released its understandable. plus, had they added all of that detail into the actual film it would've ran longer than the lord of the ring's movies! its also mine and my (ex)fiance's movie so it means a lot to me...people have their song, we have that movie.

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R [2012-01-10 23:56:24 +0000 UTC]

The book is really good I agree. I would love to find the actual book by Morgenstern even though he seems to ramble on a lot ( especially about the trees).
I think the ending was the way it was for the movie because William Goldman didn't the know the actual ending until he made the abridged version of the book.
It's cool after seeing the movie (so many times) and reading the book again when you can actually hear the actors' voices in your head when you read the lines that are very similar to the script.
It's sweet that the movie means so much to you.

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BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R In reply to Cyrtsalmoonlight [2012-01-11 00:26:36 +0000 UTC]

this is the direct description:
Simon Morgenstern is both a pseudonym and a narrative device invented by Goldman to add another layer to his novel The Princess Bride.[16] He presents his novel as being an abridged version of a work by the fictional Morgenstern, an author from the equally fictional country of Florin. The name may be a reference to Johann Carl Simon Morgenstern who coined the term Bildungsroman describing the genre of story.

The details of Goldman's life given in the introduction and commentary for The Princess Bride are also largely fictional. For instance, he claims his wife is a psychiatrist and that he was inspired to abridge Morgenstern's The Princess Bride for his only child, a son. (The Princess Bride actually originated as a bedtime story for Goldman's two daughters.) He not only treats Morgenstern and the countries of Florin and Guilder as real, but even claims that his own father was Florinese and had immigrated to America. At one point in The Princess Bride, Goldman's commentary indicates that he had wanted to add a passage elaborating a scene skipped over by Morgenstern. He explains that his editors would not allow him to take such liberties with the "original" text, and encourages readers to write to his publisher to request a copy of this scene. Both the original publisher and its successor have responded to such requests with letters describing their supposed legal problems with the Morgenstern estate.

In the 15th and 25th Anniversary Edition of The Princess Bride, Goldman claimed that he wanted to adapt the sequel written by Morgenstern, Buttercup's Baby, but he was unable to do so because Morgenstern's estate wanted Stephen King to do the abridgment instead. He also continued the fictional details of his own life, claiming that his psychiatrist wife had divorced him, and his son had grown to have a son of his own.

Goldman also wrote The Silent Gondoliers under the Morgenstern pseudonym.

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BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R In reply to Cyrtsalmoonlight [2012-01-11 00:25:20 +0000 UTC]

that's the humor to it! there is no REAL princess bride. s. morganstern and the ENTIRE book was written and created by william goldman himself. and trust me, he and i both looked until we discovered that it was all the same novel which, after reading once more, kinda made sense. here's the wikipedia page to the book: [link]

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R [2012-01-13 10:56:35 +0000 UTC]

My gosh...wow. He really had me convinced. Lol, this is one of those times when my jaw just drops open in amazement. What made you guys think to look all this up? Thanks for telling me ;D I would have kept on looking for a copy of 'Morgenstern's' book. How did you feel when you realised that William Goldman was the actual author?

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BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R In reply to Cyrtsalmoonlight [2012-01-13 14:31:31 +0000 UTC]

phew! you replied! for a second i thought i had offended you or something by telling you simon morgantstern wasn't real...i would've felt so awful. to be honest when i found out i sorda thought it was a joke but as i did more research i actually thought it was kinda cool. i've always liked pseudonyms whether it be in books or tv shows. there's another book that's said to be written by morganstern goldman wrote about. its called the silent gondoliers. its like his alter ego (though he says its his pen name).

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R [2012-01-16 02:02:49 +0000 UTC]

No, no, you didn't offend me. I've been so busy lately helping my mum with my siblings and everything.
It is really interesting to find out which authors have pseudonyms and pen names. Goldman played his card really well, I must say. Have you read The Silent Gondoliers?

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BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R In reply to Cyrtsalmoonlight [2012-01-16 20:53:20 +0000 UTC]

i haven't, actually. the princess bride is the only novel i have read of his but i plan on reading more of his work when i get a chance.

by the way, i'm not sure if i mentioned this but i love your icon.

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R [2012-01-17 00:21:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
I really like yours as well (including your display name) ;D

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BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R In reply to Cyrtsalmoonlight [2012-01-17 02:32:01 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i'm not sure where i came up with it but i like it!

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R [2012-01-17 21:51:18 +0000 UTC]

Out of curiosity, have you seen Stardust?

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BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R In reply to Cyrtsalmoonlight [2012-01-17 23:58:39 +0000 UTC]

i don't believe so, no. but i know of it.

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R [2012-01-18 23:58:07 +0000 UTC]

Oh, ok. If you liked Princess Bride (which you did), you'll most probably like this movie. It's a really good movie

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BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R In reply to Cyrtsalmoonlight [2012-01-19 17:46:29 +0000 UTC]

i'll have to look further into it when i get a chance. and when i get my paycheck.

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Cyrtsalmoonlight In reply to BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R [2012-01-23 23:19:27 +0000 UTC]

Ok

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