I believe that he was taken prisoner with a Poetic License.
Ummm, the reputation was that he never left survivors, not that he never took prisoners. This type of life-or-death matter is the kind of nitpick that you simply cannot neglect when discussing this novel/film among us acolytes of Unca Cecil.
In other words: Never go in against a Cecilian when DEATH is on – waitaminute, I’ve used this joke before, haven’t I?
My apologies. Do carry on.
You’ve committed one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is, “never get involved in a board war on the SDMB.”
Nitpick: Sicilian.
Only after Westley spoke of his true love’s beauty. And it’s reasonable to assume that the “current” DPR was already seeking a worthy replacement so he could retire in luxury.
Yeah, one may not advertise for that.
Whoosh!
NO! He never left survivers, as you said. Westley begged for his life and the pirate before him was looking to retire, so he granted it to Westley, only Westley. What is Inigo going to do?
And the other is, “Never enter into a contest which your enemy has designed and prepared.”
The whole point of Roberts’ reputation is so ships will surrender to him without a fight – obviously they wouldn’t if he had a reputation for killing people afterwards.
Did anyone else notice that Alan Smithee’s posts captured the exact tone of the book/movie? Is Alan perhaps William Goldman/S. Morgenstern incognito??
Loved the posts, by the way…
Something about Westley intrigued Cummerbund (The former DPR) and so he decided since he’d never had a valet, Westley could try the job… until tomorrow, when the DPR would most likely kill him.
Personally, I think Cummerbund had actually gone soft, and was afraid of the job becoming “work, work, work, all the time…” so passed it on to Westley and shipped off to Patagonia.
Absolutely. And ditto.
Standard warfare through the ages. Mongols, Romans, etc. If you surrender first, we might let you live (or we may just sell you off into slavery). If you make us fight, we’ll kill the lot of you.
It’s hard to believe that Westley learned in (how many years? two, three?) how to beat Inigo, who’d been training most of his life.
My hubby didn’t know Patagonia was a real country either.
Fear of Death is quite an incentive, and there is nota much money in the Revenge Business.
And of course, Westley is much more cool, despite Inigo’s hair.
:rolleyes:
Cavies come from Patagonia.
It is obviously a Real Country.
Thanks for the kind words.
Interesting theory. Sounds plausible to me.
I hope I make it to 83 and still post on the Dope.
:rolleyes:
I’ve been incognito so long, I can’t remember who I am! 
He is so sure, He’ll bet his life on it! (as others had already done)
I feel bad for saying this, because IANAC* and I really have no professional expertise in this field, BUT…
My major nitpick with the film is that, while I love the work and recomend it to everyone, every time I see it I feel that they blew the reveal with the ROUS.
IMHO, they should have delivered the line “ROUS?! I don’t even believe they exist!” and the following ROUS attack out of the blue, without much preamble (beyond some talk of the fire swamp threats, including ROUS).
Instead, this exchange is preceded by a ROUS wandering in front of the viewers, I suppose to occupy us while Westley and Buttercup are deeply involved in lightning sand. Westley is actually dubiously eyeing a ROUS when he delivers his line avowing disbelief in their existence, I suppose to be gallant. :dubious: This makes the whole thing seem less funny to me.
Glad to have that off my chest. I do feel bad saying this, as the movie was great, and everyone in it is much funnier than me…
*I am not a comedian