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Summary: Cult status movie
Review: Outrageously funny and at the same time action and drama filled movie. Great and memorable lines. This movie is already a part of our cultural literacy. One of the the problems of buying a video is that it is so much more expensive than renting. And many movies that are great to watch, are just not good the second time around. But this is ONE TO BUY. I've watched it countless times. The dialogue is both memorably and quoteable. It is destined to become a cult status movie if it isn't already.
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Summary: Drop dead funny fun for the family
Review: It's hard to come up with a movie little kids will enjoy that their parents can actually stomach sitting through. This one's a winner. It works sort of like the Winnie the Pooh stories: kids enjoy it on one level, while adults catch the stuff like puns, satire, hyperbole, double entendres, throwbacks that goes right over the kids' heads.
Every cliché of every swashbuckling romance is included in The Princess Bride, which contributes to the over-the-top hilarity - while the gentle romance that forms the core of the movie somehow manages to stay sweetly intact.
Here's the setup: Westley (a stable boy) loves Buttercup (the princess) but he's abducted and supposedly killed by evil pirates. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, er, palace, Buttercup's hand is given to an evil prince. Then Buttercup herself is abducted - and all the while, as we try to follow the various plots, there's a valiant Spanish swordfighter hovering in the background. Could it be? Could it be the stable boy out to protect the honor of his beloved?? See it yourself to discover the answer. Lots and lots of wonderful cameo roles by famous actors contribute to the overall high quality of the film.
And be sure to see it with a couple of little kids so you can enjoy it on their level, too. Top rating.
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Summary: Fun Filled Swashbuckling Adventure
Review: The movie starts out with Peter Falk visiting his grandson (Fred Savage) who is sick in bed. To help pass the time, he is going to read him the story of The Princess Bride. The story centers around a girl named Buttercup ( Robin Wright Penn). She is in love with a farmboy named Wesley ( Carey Elwes). He says that he has to leave to make his fortune so that he can return and marry her. However, a lot of time passes, and Buttercup assumes that Wesley is dead. Unfortunately, Wesley finally returns after she has already agreed to marry the evil Prince Humperdink ( Chris Sarandon). Along the way Wesley fights and eventually becomes friends with a giant played by Andre the Giant, and a very talented swordsman Inigo Montoya played by Mandy Patakin. The three use their skills to try and save the princess from making a mistake and to reunite her with her Wesley. The Princess Bride is a movie that you can watch time and time again and it will still be enoyable. In my opinion, it gets better after each time that you see it. It is an amazing tale filled with fantasy, adventure, and perhaps one of the most well executed romance stories of all time. Cary Elwes, Billy Crystal, Andre the Giant, Mandy Patakin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Peter Falk, Robin Wright Penn, and Fred Savage make up the great cast. The Princess Bride brings you adventure, fantasy, an incredible romance story, and a great cast all tied up into one unforgettable film. If there was ever a film that you needed to own on DVD, it was this one. I was extremely happy when it was re-released with the Special Edition. The special features make a very nice addition and let you see the film in a whole new light. I highly recommend this DVD!!
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This movie is soooo good. A classic princess love story....
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Summary: The Princess Bride
Review: Anyone who loves to see good prevail over evil, with a good dose of humor thrown in, will love this movie. Some scenes are a little scary for very young children, but otherwise it is a true family movie. It may not be Gone with the Wind, but it's a great movie to cuddle up and watch on a cold day. Robin Wright's beauty will take your breath away!
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Summary: Perfect Fairy Tale for Adults (and kids, too)
Review: If you have ever heard someone say - somewhat dramatically - "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." This is the movie from which that immortal line came. The Princess Bride is a bedtime story read to Peter Falk when he was a child and now he is reading it to his grandson played by Fred Savage. Savage is fantastic as he goes from enduring his grandfather's visit in the beginning to earnestly protesting plot line injustices as the storytelling progresses. The transition from Falk's bedside reading, which is only a few short scenes, to the actual story is amazing - really brings something out in the story. The story itself is of the love of Buttercup (Robin Penn) and her father's hired hand, Wesley (Cary Elwes). Costuming makes the time setting look like the Robin Hood time frame. When Wesley goes off to make a means for himself so he can come back and marry Buttercup, he is kidnapped by the Dread Pirate Roberts who takes no prisoners. Wesley assumed dead, it is arranged that Buttercup will marry Prince Humperdink (Chris Sarandon), who is a scheming prince planning to spark a war by orchestrating Buttercup's death and framing the neighboring country, Gilda. Meanwhile, Wesley turns back up and thinks that Buttercup has betrayed him. He pursues her and rescues her from Humperdinks agents, Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), Fezzik (Andre the Giant) and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin). Realizing the misunderstanding, they are freshly in love but the double faced Humperdink attempts to come between them and continue his plans for his bride's demise. It is only true love that can defeat their dire situation and some strange alliances that can defeat his plans. Billy Crystal plays a wonderful Miracle Max with Carol Kane as his wife. This is a heartwarming story that is wonderful at any age and one that you are sure to watch over and over again.
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Summary: The Princess Bride
Review: I don't know - there is something about this movie that is really
special, and makes me love it even more. Robin Wright is really good, and Cary Elwes is also very cool in his role. The Princess
Bride is the touching and humorous story of a princess who is kidnapped and her poor true love, who is thought to be dead, comes to the rescue disguised, and now the two lovers must battle
many evil villains. It's a wonder that I still don't have this in my film collection. This is excellent!
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Summary: Best message I know regarding the pleasure of books .
Review: Packed with cliches, beauty, wit, and after many viewings I still find the interchanges between the reading narrator (Mr Falk) and his ill? grandson tremendously moving and superbly acted and directed. The final line of the film spoken by Mr Falk "As you wish", in the context of the film, says more about love of grandparents for their grandchildren or indeed, the love of adults for children as they take off on their journey into the world of books and the imagination, than just about anything I know. There is much fun in between of course with great comic actors relishing the wit of the script. Much fun. Pure pleasure. To own and revisit from time to time.
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Summary: A perfect movie
Review: Great for children: giants, royalty, adventure, pirates, magic. And great for adults: hilarious humor, great cast, love, wonderful plot.
It is not quite as good as the book but is far better than most book adaption attempts. A great film for the whole family to enjoy together!
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Summary: A Loveable Fairytale
Review: This delightful fairytale is one of those wonderful childhood memories and a joy for the whole family. With a great mix of humor, blatant melodrama, loads of adventure, and a magnificent cast, "The Princess Bride" really has it all. The movie is narrated by a Grandpa (Peter Falk) telling a bedtime story to his grandson (Fred Savage.... you know, the 'Wonder Years' kid). The star of the show is Cary Elwes, who plays the simple stable boy Westley that falls madly in love with Buttercup (Robin Wright). The lovers are separated of course, and Westley is presumed dead, lost at sea. Buttercup, now engaged to the thoroughly evil Prince Humperdinck, is kidnapped by a motley band of rogues with the mysterious Dread Pirate Roberts (*coughs* Westley anyone?) in hot pursuit. The ensuing misadventures and comedy make for a memorable movie experience that can be repeatedly enjoyed. This isn't the most amazing movie ever made, but it is mostly amazing, and highly reccomended.
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