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Summary: Great movie, actually does the book justice.
Review: My wife and I read the book to each other while driving cross country this summer, then we had the opportunity to see the movie. FANTASTIC!!! Love, adventure,comedy,and R.U.S.'s. And as with all good adventures, our hero gets the girl in the end.
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Summary: Amazingly breathtaking
Review: This movie is for all types of audiences. DEFINITLY a must see, and one of my personal favorites. The acting is impressive and very realisitc, and the scenes are very touching and alive. Especially the swordfighting scene between Inigo and Count Rugen. This film is for anyone who has every believed that dreams DO come true, no matter how heavily the odds are stacked against it.
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Summary: The Greatest Movie of all Time!
Review: This movie is one of the all-time greats! It combines adventure, romance and humour in a mixture that can't be beat! A must-see if ever there was one
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Summary: "My name is Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"
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Director: Rob Reiner
Format: Color
Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios
Video Release Date: March 7, 2000
Cast: Cary Elwes ... Westley
Mandy Patinkin ... Inigo Montoya
Chris Sarandon ... Prince Humperdinck
Christopher Guest ... Count Tyrone Rugen
Wallace Shawn ... Vizzini
André the Giant ... Fezzik
Fred Savage ... The Grandson
Robin Wright Penn ... Buttercup/The Princess Bride
Peter Falk ... The Grandfather
Peter Cook ... The Impressive Clergyman
Mel Smith ... The Albino Carol Kane ... Valerie
Billy Crystal ... Miracle Max
Anne Dyson ... The Queen
Margery Mason ... The Ancient Booer
Malcolm Storry ... Yellin
Willoughby Gray ... The King
Betsy Brantley ... The Mother
Paul Badger ... The Assistant Brute
Sallie McLaughlin A storybook stable boy turns pirate and rescues his beloved who is about to marry a dreadful prince. The story is told by the Grandfather (Peter Falk) to his cynical (at first) Grandson (Fred Savage). The story is a love story with all of the elements of a fantasy fairy tale. Westley (Cary Elwes), the good guy, is opposed by Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin--"My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Be prepared to die!"), at first, and then wins Westley's admiration. Another opponent who becomes a co-conspirator, is Fezzick (Andre the Giant). Buttercup/The Princess Bride (Robin Wright Penn) is the princess who needs rescuing. There is a lot of good tongue-in-cheek humor involved, and even though it is understood that this is a story told to a young boy, there is nevertheless a good level of tension involved. This is a fun movie. Joseph (Joe) Pierre
author of Handguns and freedom...their care and maintenance
and other books
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Summary: What a marvelous movie... I waited too....
Review: long to buy this movie -- my boys loved it the first time they watched it. It is timeless, a great comedy, wonderful lines.....
A great addition to our movie selection!
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Summary: Great adventure/fantasy, but may scare younger viewers.
Review: I won't bother repeating the plot as it's already been described a few times before. I will say that it's exciting, has great characters who are wonderfully acted, and a terrific music score. There are references made to such real-life people and places as Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Greenland, Spain and Australia, land of criminals. (Remember that the first Europeans sent to Australia were banished from England.) Yet, still, the story in the book that is told by the grandfather to his grandson is clearly a fantasy. Not that it matters much, though.
O.K., here's my problem with the film, or, rather, the way it is marketed as a film for people of all ages. Middle-schoolers and anyone above can handle this, but there are some scenes that will probably terrify grade-school age kids. The film's scariest scene is where Buttercup is being taken away by the mercenary/pirates and she jumps off the ship and tries to swim away, and then we hear the call of the shriking eel. As we are told by pirate captain Vizzini,"Those are the shriking eels! They always make that sound when they are about to feed on HUMAN FLESH!" Then the eel attacks, and in a moment that mirrors the JAWS films, the camera gives us a loving close-up of the creature's open mouth. (Why the writer and film makers would decide to put such a horror-movie-type moment in what is for the most part a light-hearted adventure story still aludes me.) Watch this scene with your really young'uns and they may never want to go swimming or take a bath again.
Other scary scenes are when Westly and Buttercup are in the fire swamp and Westly is attacked by a man-sized rat. And depending on the age and sensitivity of the viewer, kids may also have a problem when Westly in the torture machine and the Prince turns the dial all the way up to level 50.
If you have very young kids that you want to show a quirky, unconventional fantasy adventure story with a more contemporary flavor, you might be better off showing them ELLA ENCHANTED or one of the SHREK movies.
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Summary: Shoot me now
Review: I would have given this one star, because this movie drives me up the wall like no other. Maybe it was because my sister used to watch it all the time when she was like fourteen to eighteen. Even the best movie can be destroyed that way, and this was never good in the first place even. I think I could have nightmares about this movie, it's that bad. The acting is terrible, and it's completely fake. The princess's tumble down the hill after her love is incredibly retarded. Coming from someone who is usually a fan of stupid movies, that's pretty bad, because that puts this movie at the point of beyond stupid. If you want to see a movie that makes "Napoleon Dynamite" look like it has the greatest plot ever and is the most intelligent movie ever written, I guess you should watch this one. Yet,why would anyone want to watch this movie more than one time in their whole life?
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Summary: "This is true love - you think this happens every day?"
Review: Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride" is a love letter to the art of storytelling. It celebrates the limitless bounds of a child's imagination and the power of the fairy-tale to captivate. Yet, Reiner's film is too disjointed and cartoonish to be considered a true success.
A grandfather (Peter Falk) visits his sick grandson (Fred Savage) and treats him to a story. The story revolves around a peasant girl named Butercup (Robin Wright) who mistakenly believes her beloved Westley (Cary Elwes) has perished. Doing her best to go on with her life, she soon catches the eye of Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) who seeks her hand in marriage. Yet, unbeknownst to Butercup, she is actually to become a pawn in a sinister plan hatched by the monarch. Fortunately, the day is saved when the Dread Pirate Roberts overcomes a series of challenges to rescue Buttercup.
The most positive aspect of "The Princess Bride" is the exact same thing behind all of its problems. The film itself is essentially a live-action children's book and Reiner succeeds admirably in transferring the spirit, pacing, and mood of the grandfather's story onto the silver screen. However, the film has an uneven feel because it has replicated the format of a book too well. All of the major encounters and conflicts feel like individual chapters which undermines the narrative coherency of the film. In addition, all of the characters are basically stock figures and are devoid of emotional depth. They come across too well as simple players in a child's adventure and are all the more boring because of this. "The Princess Bride" admittedly has a sense of charm about it but all of its colorful parts do not coalesce into a noteworthy whole.
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Summary: classic film.
Review: i agree with most everyone else the movie is excellent.....i have the vhs version and plan on getting the special edition dvd as well... does that tell you anything?
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Summary: One of the greats!- 5 Stars
Review: This isnt your typical love story or typical kids movie. It is unique amongs all other movies you will see. Dont judge the film by its name , its not a chick flick , its got somthing in it for everyone. Action, Fighting, Adventure and a love story all in one. The characters are all great actors and highly enjoyable and this movie will be loved by all ages. I first saw this movie back in 88 or so when i was about 6 and i fell in love with it! It stands the test of time and is a classic. Its about a grandfather who comes to see his sick grandson one day and reads him a story called The Princess Bride. The actors are perfect for thier roles, Carey Elwes was great as the poor farm boy Wesley and Robin Wright as Princess Buttercup. All the roles in this film are played to perfection by the actors, absolutely flawless. Highly Recomended.
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