Princess Bride, The: Count Tyrone Rugen (Christopher Guest)

Hello Count Rugen I think you play a great part in the movie and want to email you.

HELLO MY NAME IS INDIGO MONTOYA YOU KILLED MY FATHER PREPARE TO DIE!!!!

You are aware there is an edit button, so you don't need to post 3 times in space of 10 mins?

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/29/2007 12:08PM by Matt.

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Bruno! Yes, yes, Lovely to hear from you too! No, no, ze vitness? Do not worry! I haff taken care of ze vitness. Yes, yes. Shoot him? What, ar-are you stupid? No, no I am not going to blow ze plane up! I... haff put snakes... on ze plane.

A really satisfying death, I must say.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2006 08:30PM by Mr Mouseburger.
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Mr. Briggs Inc.
Re: Princess Bride, The: Count Tyrone Rugen (Christopher Guest)
March 16, 2006 10:24PM

Pretty short review for such a powerful death (no offense Bluffer) I watched this last night and something occurred to me, no one but the main heroes know that Humperdinck did anything wrong, he could go back to ruling the kingdom and even start the war and resume pursuing Westley with nary a care.

This actually comes up at the end of the book. You might like to have a look at that.

I'm not sure if it's worth noting but the wounds Montoya inflicts on Rugen in this one fight are the wounds that Rugen inflicts on Montoya over the course of the film (and before, of course). I liked this touch.

There is another bit of poetry that bears mentioning here.

As Inigo deflects Rugen's blows, he shifts one to the left and one to the right, but not completely. Rugen's sword pierces his left and right arms, just below each shoulder.

When Inigo begins to recover his strength, he pierces Rugen's left and right arm in the same manner, apparently purposely delaying the fatal blow. When he asks Rugen to offer him money and beg for his life, he gives Rugen cuts across his cheek, mirroring the humiliating cuts Rugen gave him in his youth.

Finally, his fatal blow to Rugen is a stab wound through the gut, mirroring the wound Inigo received from Rugen's thrown dagger just moments ago.

Inigo's is a quest of vengeance. Vendetta. He pays back every wound he received, and in taking Rugen's life, avenges the life that was taken from him. (Both his father's life, and, in a sense, his own lost life, as he gave his life completely to the quest of revenge.) Beautiful poetry there.

You dont get many sword fights in theese present days. I enjoyed the movie and this scene.