A forgotten MASTERPIECE of High Fantasy !

Rating: Null/10 (25 August 1999)

This is simply a beautiful MASTERPIECE of fantasy. This is THE perfect fantasy movie. Excellent story, brilliant and original casting, great humor, perfect set design, amazing figthing choreography, enchanting soundtrack, excellent special effects (because we don´t notice them) and a great direction from Rob Reiner setting the perfect pace for a story like this. I really liked the departure from the normal Dungeons and Dragons formula of fantasy to a more fairy tale aproach. Very original and a very brave thing to try, in a time where the movie audiences seem to think fantasy have to be something with big muscled man holding big swords and slashing people, Conan the Barbarian style.
It really bothers me when i read people saying this fairy tale type of movie is just for kids. I bet this are the same people who think a movie with lots of guns, shootings and cardboard villains are a very adult thing. Oh boy... I´m 29 and i love this movie. I can´t even believe this is a Hollywood production !
How come no more movies like this were ever made ?! Then again, in a place where things like ID4 are huge a success i can see why there is only one PRINCESS BRIDE.
PRINCESS BRIDE is a magnificent movie. Watch it along with, LADY HAWKE, LEGEND, NEVERENDING STORY and even KRULL, and you´ll be watching the best in fantasy ever made.