The Princess Bride (1987)

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2017)

The Princess Bride (1987) Starring: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, Wallace Shawn, AndrÃ© the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Fred Savage, Carol Kane, Christopher Guest, Annie Dyson, Malcolm Storry, Margery Mason, Peter Cook, Mel Smith, and Peter Falk Directed By: Rob Reiner Review It's as real as the feelings you feel You know its hard having to review a movie that most people have seen while, you haven't because this on Rotten Tomatoes top 75 fantasy films and movies that never should be remade, I agree don't remake this. In the fairy-tale adventure 'The Princess Bride', a young boy falls ill and is read a legendary bedtime story by his visiting grandfather that immediately comes to life. The story is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry the odious Prince Humperdinck. Her childhood beau Westley, now known as the Dread Pirate Roberts, attempts to save her. On the way he meets an accomplished swordsman, a super strong giant and a few bad guys to rescue Princess Buttercup. The boy being told the red the story should bother me but if your an older person, such as myself I believe it resonates because you would want to tell a magical tale such as this to your own kids or just some kid, someday. I knew that it was going to start with an Ill child being read the story before going in so that's another reason it didn't bother me so much. The story the boy is read has swashbuckling adventure and like every good fairy-tale true love. The story mostly focuses on Westley, Buttercup and Prince Humpdinck. The Princess falls for Westley who in the beginning is a farm-boy but they grew apart for five years. He is trained by pirates as he tells her when they meet again. She thought him dead for those five years and she is taken back to her castle. Speaking of Princess Buttercup I can see why Forrest Gump love Jenny so much, she is a beautiful princess. The dialogue in this movie is super great, no wonder it's one of the most quoted movies ever. "Life is a disappointment." "Anyone who says otherwise is trying to sell you something." But then there is one of my favorite lines "My name is Inigo Montyo you killed my father prepare to die." The music for this movie, I didn't notice a score for this movie. But there is a great that was nominated for Best Original Song in the 1988 Oscars. I'm of course talking about the song "Storybook Love" I gave it a listen on you-tube after I finished the movie. As I write this review I'm still listening to it, I love this song. It is now my second favorite love song right behind Bryan Ferry's "Is Your Love Strong Enough". The Princess Bride is a film that most others I know have seen, its one of the most quoted movies ever(for good reason) it's got Andre The Giant, a beautiful love song and all of these things come together to make a timeless classic and my second favorite fantasy movie of all time. I'm giving The Princess Bride a ten out of ten.