Is this a kissing book?

[tardis_stowaway]

A local movie theater does monthly showings of old favorite movies, and tonight was The Princess Bride.  I own that movie, but nevertheless I shelled out the money for the privilege of seeing it on a big screen with a bunch of other enthusiastic people.  There wasn't as much quoting along with lines as I might have expected (probably for the best), but there were big laughs all the time and also massive applause when Inigo finally finished off Count Rugen, the six-fingered man.  I adore that movie so much!  Westley's snark is a thing of beauty.

Meanwhile, on the subject of humor that has some relation to books, I recently learned of the blog Good Show Sir, which makes fun of really bad sf/fantasy book covers.  Some of the book covers are in hilariously poor taste, and the captions are often very funny (though occasionally poorly punctuated, alas). 

Also, while I suspect that almost everybody has seen it by now, if you haven't yet watched di_br's vid "Tenth Doctor:  the Musical," YOU MUST REMEDY THAT IMMEDIATELY.  It's embedded below for your convenience, or visit the vidder's LJ post here to comment in LJ or for download links.  It really does sum up Ten's era in a hilarious manner.

You're welcome.

Comments

[kitsune17.livejournal.com]

This is brilliant! I hadn't seen this previously, thank you!

I love the cut aways to Nine's reactions. Especially the rolling of the eyes with all the emo at the end. XD

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Nine definitely makes the video, especially the eyerolling and the battling the kid for the remote.

[reverendjmg.livejournal.com]

I HAVE REMEDIED THIS.

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Good for you! :D

[jlrpuck.livejournal.com]

Oh, to have the chance to see The Princess Bride on the big screen one more time! *is envious*

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

ROUS of truly unusual size! *g*

Keep your eye out for movie retrospective series, movies on outdoor screens in the summer, that sort of thing. Sooner or later, I bet you can find some chance to see it large.

[sylvansafekeepe.livejournal.com]

I've seen/read way too many of the books featured on that blog. And yet, the sheer *awfulness* of some of their covers never really dawned on me.

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

I've certainly read a fair number of those too, but I like that this blog is not judging the books by the covers, merely judging the covers themselves. Harshly. :) Having so many awful covers together compounds the hilarity.

[candrabindu.livejournal.com]

Brilliant.

(I just finished watching seasons 1-4 on Netflix, so I am finally in a position to appreciate this video.)