Very entertaining

Rating: 10/10 (4 September 2007)

My 13-year-old son and I went to see this without knowing anything about it except for what we saw in the trailer. (A friend had recommended the book it is based on, but neither of us had gotten around to that yet.) So we didn't really have any expectations about it, and we LOVED this movie. We thought it was one of the best films we have seen in the past several years. The cinematography is beautiful, and the special effects are really great. It is a very good fantasy story, but is also very funny in places. (My son said it wasn't just a comedy with some fantasy elements, which he thought would have been a bad thing, for some reason). I thought both Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer turned in terrific performances. Also, it is fun to see the transformation in attitudes of both of the main characters, Tristan and Yvaine over the course of the movie. The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies, and I would agree with the reviewers who have described this as being like that film, but darker.