I Must Not 'Get It'

There's nothing to "get". It's not a surreal movie. It's about whether one finds it funny and endearing, and if so, how much. I thought it was just O.K.

Same with "You killed my father, prepare to die."

Thank you, I'm not the only one that's completely confused as to why people love this film.

It's a combination of several things, I think.

First, this is a clean movie. There's no sex, drugs, language, nudity, violence, or gore (beyond a small amount of blood when the ROU attacks Westley, but all we see is a blood-smeared shoulder -- unlike today, where we would see every inch of skin being shredded, muscles torn, and enough blood to satisfy a Dracula movie, and that's before you add the blood-curdling screams of agony). That's very refreshing for a lot of people.

Second, the movie is extremely well-written. Yeah, it's cliché *now*, but at the time, this type of dramedy was unusual (actually, it still is, but more attempts at it are being made -- mostly badly, I might add). It isn't so much that it's memorable and quotable (which it is) as it is that the dialogue is actually *understandable.* No one mutters, grumbles, hisses, talks with cotton in their mouth, etc.

Third, this movie is *fun.* Yes, it's predictable -- but that's part of the charm. You don't have to worry about the main character dying or being permanently disabled or actually being the bad guy. The hero gets help because he's a good guy, the heroine has a moment of doubt but still maintains her stance, and the bad guys get theirs. It's a movie you can enjoy because you don't have to worry about a 'clever twist' to 'liven things up.'

Fourth: Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.

And if you read this, agree with it, even, and still don't 'get it,' then you won't. And that's okay. The world is full of movies and doubtless you like one that I don't get. Long live differing tastes!!!

Lots of people in their 30s like this one because they saw it when they were kids, me, I'm just seeing this now for the first time and I didn't care for it. Some of the dialogue was funny and the action scenes at times were entertaining but I found the whole thing to be forgettable. I guess you had to see this one as a kid to like it

I was watching it on Netflix and I was convinced I was looking at the wrong movie since I've always heard how great it was. I really really don't get it.I didn't laugh once. It's so corny. The acting is poor. Its just a horrible movie in my opinion. Enjoyed Ever After much more.

Those that dislike this film must be jaded and dead inside, a by product of the mess that media has become today. If you have a heart, have loved someone and have a loving family then one cannot help but adore this movie.

I guess I don't "get it" either.

I recently made the mistake of going onto an IMDb forum and asking what was so special about a movie people were raving about (full disclosure, it was the movie Arrival, and I called it pretentious art house crap). Two mistakes we perhaps are both making:

1) people generally on the IMDb boards default to being nasty. And I definitely got ripped for not liking that pretentious art house crapfest called Arrival (yes, I'm still annoyed about wasting my money on it!)
2) there really isn't a way to answer the question "why do you like this but I don't?" I tried to do it on the Sherlock board recently and realized that even if I KNEW the other person I wouldn't be able to bridge the understanding gap.

Hard to say why I like TPB so much. Funny, great taglines, the right actors, the perfectly cheesy sets: it all worked for me. I could understand someone not liking it though.