• soli@infosec.pub
    39·
    9 months ago

    I had this ex who was deep into D&D and really keen on similar movies to The Princess Bride from the same era, but hadn’t seen it. I suggested it for a movie night while we were sharing movies that were a big part of our childhood and got “it looks stupid, I’m not watching that”. Unironically might have been the straw that broke the back of that relationship, I ended things not long after.

  • jmiller@lemm.ee
    36·
    9 months ago

    This may be the most apt application of this meme I have ever seen, lol

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        9 months ago

        • Robin Hood: Men in Tights release date: July 28, 1993

        • Star Trek: The Next Generation “Qpid” original air date: April 22, 1991

        Oh shit, Mel Brooks dun goofed. Edit: never mind; I dun goofed.

        • teft@lemmy.world
          18·
          9 months ago

          Mel Brooks dun goofed.

          Probably not since Patrick Stewart plays King Richard in Men in Tights. Mel Brooks probably added it for the absurdity.

            • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
              3·
              9 months ago

              Yeah, it had recently come out, and he’s the only Robin Hood I can think of that spoke with an American accent. Many years later in 2010, Russel Crowe would portray Robin Hood with… an accent.

          • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            9 months ago

            Oh no, I’ve been bamboozled by inaccurate parent comments.

      • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
        132·
        9 months ago

        You poor soul. To think there’s people out there that don’t know a Dungeons and Dragons existed since the year 2000.

        • VelvetStorm@lemmy.world
          13·
          9 months ago

          No, I saw that movie in the theaters when it came out, but it was so bad. I guess I just blocked most of it out of my memory. What I mainly remember is being mad. I skipped school and got grounded to see it.

          • soli@infosec.pub
            4·
            9 months ago

            Yeah this one of those movies that is like designed to be memory holed. I remember it being the subject of a bad movie night with friends, but all I remember is Jeremy Irons hamming it the fuck up. Literally nothing else about the movie.

          • ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works
            3·
            9 months ago

            If you think this one’s bad, you should check out the other D&D movies. I watched them all in release order once. I was impressed how much worse each subsequent movie could be, until we get to the breath of fresh air that is the most recent film.

  • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
    191·
    9 months ago

    I was genuinely hoping it would be “the gamers: dorkness rising” but princess Bride is okay.

    • Lamps@lemm.ee
      15·
      9 months ago

      The Honor Among Thieves DnD movie that came out last year I think. I liked it, a fun movie that actually got some laughs out of me

    • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      91·
      9 months ago

      What the other comment said. It was surprisingly entertaining and worth watching.