tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post547993571821009103..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: William Goldman Assistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-53503249740852423232018-11-18T09:36:21.762-05:002018-11-18T09:36:21.762-05:00Thank you, AVI. Thank you, AVI. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-54098515328960636122018-11-17T09:46:01.318-05:002018-11-17T09:46:01.318-05:00Terrific book, too, even more acid in its wit than...Terrific book, too, even more acid in its wit than the movie, but equally sweet at heart. He wrote "Marathon Man," too. And if I'm not mistaken, the screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-77931719378613796592018-11-17T00:29:00.792-05:002018-11-17T00:29:00.792-05:00Then I think you will like what I wrote in 2014: ...Then I think you will like what I wrote in 2014: https://assistantvillageidiot.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-princess-bride.htmlAssistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-77630963535662927012018-11-17T00:11:20.678-05:002018-11-17T00:11:20.678-05:00I agree with everything you said. What a classic,...I agree with everything you said. What a classic, which celebrates and is true to its genre while managing to playfully satirize it. What a majestic work, which descends even into mockery at times without ever undermining the crystal core that founded its tradition. Bishops and princes and wise men and nobles are mocked, pirates and Spaniards and giants: but never true love, never honor for one's father, never the true chivalry between brave swordsmen who respect and admire each other even in opposition. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com