'No,' says the boy. 'You could read a little bit more, if you want.'
"He's hooked," Rae grins back, leaning on Autor's shoulder. "And he doesn't even know it. Isn't that always the way, with the best books?"
Trying to find his place, the grandfather murmurs through the tense scene previously shown, "All right, all right. Let's see. She was in the water, the eel was comin' after her, she was frightened, the eel started to charge her...', his dry voice overlaying the images of Buttercup's fear and the teeth of the eel. "...and then!"
Fezzik, wielding an oar, hits the eel with a solid and final WHUMP, and lifts Buttercup out of the water and into the boat.
As Vizzini fusses, Rae tries to stop snickering. "Oh man. That sound effect. All that tension and build-up, and then! WHUMP."
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Date: 2015-11-08 07:25 am (UTC)"He's hooked," Rae grins back, leaning on Autor's shoulder. "And he doesn't even know it. Isn't that always the way, with the best books?"
Trying to find his place, the grandfather murmurs through the tense scene previously shown, "All right, all right. Let's see. She was in the water, the eel was comin' after her, she was frightened, the eel started to charge her...', his dry voice overlaying the images of Buttercup's fear and the teeth of the eel. "...and then!"
Fezzik, wielding an oar, hits the eel with a solid and final WHUMP, and lifts Buttercup out of the water and into the boat.
As Vizzini fusses, Rae tries to stop snickering. "Oh man. That sound effect. All that tension and build-up, and then! WHUMP."