The cure for what ails you

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2000)

Once I had the flu, and I hurt all over so badly I couldn't sleep. I was trapped on the living room couch, wondering if I'd ever recover, and the only thing that made me feel better was "The Princess Bride." I think I watched it five times that night. That was about 10 years ago, but even today I can't watch just a little of it without watching the whole thing, and I can't watch any of it without smiling. It does an end run around my pessimism and cynicism and gets right at the uncorruptible romantic inside me.