Princess Bride
‘Inconceivable!’: The stupidity of Buttercup
SARAH KADERBEK CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST I recently encountered a rare joy: showing a friend “The Princess Bride” for her first time and experiencing her first reactions, mostly “What?!” *laughter*; “Is EVERY quote from this movie?”; “Buttercup is stupid.” To all three: “Yes.” So many fantastic characters and then … Buttercup. She is so much a damsel in distress […]
