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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
Cary Elwes
4.25 AVERAGE
3.53k reviews for:
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
Cary Elwes
4.25 AVERAGE
Love the movie, so I'm sure other fans will pick this up too, as well they should. I wouldn't call myself a diehard fan, though I've seen the movie more times than I can count. That being said, I enjoyed this book, though I didn't really learn anything that I didn't know before.
A section of photos from the set are included and for any readers wondering if you get a sense of Elwes' voice coming through the ghost writer, the answer is yes. The writing had sections that got on my nerves with its gushy actor-speak in which Elwes referred to each and every person involved with the movie as remarkable, talented, and so on and so forth many times over.
Still, it's a quick read and sure to meet fans' expectations.
A section of photos from the set are included and for any readers wondering if you get a sense of Elwes' voice coming through the ghost writer, the answer is yes. The writing had sections that got on my nerves with its gushy actor-speak in which Elwes referred to each and every person involved with the movie as remarkable, talented, and so on and so forth many times over.
Still, it's a quick read and sure to meet fans' expectations.
lil back-patting at times, but neat to hear about the behind the scenes nonsense and to hear cary's impressions
The book is exactly what you would expect it to be. Even at that, I was continually surprised by the affection and gratitude expressed by the author. In lesser hands this would have been pandering, either to the cast/crew he worked with or the audience, itself. But Elwes never wavers, never betrays the conceit that this was truly, for him, a magical experience making a magical movie. So I believe him at every turn, and the book is better for it. Well done.
I loved this book, because it reminded me of all the reasons I’ve loved The Princess Bride for most of my life. It brings me so much joy to learn how much love went into making it, and now I need to do a re-watch ASAP. The book features gushing stories about Cary’s cast mates, but in particular painted a very sweet portrait of André the Giant. I would recommend this to anyone who is a devout fan of the movie; a casual fan likely wouldn’t get much out of it.
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Super fun for any Princess Bride fans. Read by Cary with guest voices from many of the key players.
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A beautifully written love-letter to The Princess Bride--the book and the film. I absolutely loved this uplifting, heartwarming insight into the making of the film. It made me appreciate the film more and fall in love with the novel all over again.
Oh my goodness! This was such a fun read to listen to! I bought the physical copy last year and added it to my massive TBR pile. Since I've been in a Princess Bride kick lately, I moved it up to the top of my pile. However, I jumped at the chance when I saw the audiobook available on Libby. And boy, what an adventure I was in!
Cary Elwes did a fantastical job in describing his experience in making the film, The Princess Bride. He recounted his memories from auditions, to insecurities during filming, his costars, and how the film impacted him. He had great stories of behind the scenes and had very touching things to say about each person involved with the film. My favorites were all the parts about Andre the Giant; I was in awe to hear about all of Cary's experiences with Andre.
What made this audiobook production the best were all of the narrators. Yup, that's an "s" at the end of narrator. Cary Elwes was the main person reading the book, since it was his memoir, but he had the people involved in the film also read out their snippets throughout the book. Cary Elwes was a natural storyteller with a talent for voices, but it was fun to hear Billy Crystal, Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Mandy Pantikin, and others, tell their experiences. I even followed along with my physical copy to see how their portions went along with Cary's memoir.
As a whole, I loved this book. I laughed many times and I was captivated every single second that the audiobook was playing. This has now become one of my favorite books to listen to!
Cary Elwes did a fantastical job in describing his experience in making the film, The Princess Bride. He recounted his memories from auditions, to insecurities during filming, his costars, and how the film impacted him. He had great stories of behind the scenes and had very touching things to say about each person involved with the film. My favorites were all the parts about Andre the Giant; I was in awe to hear about all of Cary's experiences with Andre.
What made this audiobook production the best were all of the narrators. Yup, that's an "s" at the end of narrator. Cary Elwes was the main person reading the book, since it was his memoir, but he had the people involved in the film also read out their snippets throughout the book. Cary Elwes was a natural storyteller with a talent for voices, but it was fun to hear Billy Crystal, Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Mandy Pantikin, and others, tell their experiences. I even followed along with my physical copy to see how their portions went along with Cary's memoir.
As a whole, I loved this book. I laughed many times and I was captivated every single second that the audiobook was playing. This has now become one of my favorite books to listen to!
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced