The Princess Bride Book to Movie Comparison
Where do I even start with The Princess Bride by William Goldman?
Okay, I’ll start off by saying this is now my third book-to-movie comparison. The first, The Neverending Story, had a point for the book being better than the movie. The second, The Last Unicorn, came in at a tie, although I didn’t particularly enjoy either.
The Last Unicorn Book to Movie Comparison
Have you ever seen The Last Unicorn? Kind of a weird/freaky/awesome 80’s cartoon that those of us from that era grew up with? Or ever read the book, written by Peter S. Beagle?
Let’s talk about the book-to-movie comparison, shall we?
The Neverending Story Book-to-Movie Comparison
The Neverending Story was a childhood favorite that carried over into adulthood. I didn’t know it was a book until my late teens, when I started working at Borders and found a copy on the shelves.
The first time I read it, I thought that the movie had done a really good job following along with the major plot points of the book — for the half that was covered, anyway.