Genuine classic.

Rating: 8/10 (6 December 2011)

"This is Spinal Tap", "When Harry Met Sally" and "The Princess Bride" give director Rob Reiner a trio of timeless classics. "Princess Bride" takes the classic boy-meets-girl setup and adds "Wizard of Oz"-level lines such as "life is pain, anyone who tells you otherwise is trying to sell you something" and "you keep saying that word (inconceivable)-I do not think it means what you think it means." He also adds a flawless cast including the under-appreciated Mandy Patinkin, a shockingly menacing portrayal from the normally silly Christopher Guest and the previously unusable Andre' the Giant who is somehow made to deliver an understandable and winning performance. By the turns the movie is funny, frightening, dramatic, comedic, suspenseful and whimsical. The framing device with Peter Falk and Fred Savage allows Reiner to step out when things become too intense and makes this watchable even for the younger set. In short, add this to your must see list especially if you have children.