The perfect movie

Rating: 10/10 (18 April 2003)

I read "The Princess Bride" for the first time when the paperback first came out. By the time the movie version was due to come out I read it again. I no longer had my old copy, so I bought a new one (The cover had been attached upside down, which I thought was cool).
There are very few books that I have read twice, let alone bought twice. I loved this book. It's a great fantasy love story, told with style and wit. And, like all great fantasies, the characters are bigger than life -- and sometimes, just a bit corny.
It's just enjoyable, first to last. Part romance, part adventure, part revenge story ("My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die") and all fun.