amazing time and again

Rating: 10/10 (8 August 2005)

It doesn't suffice to call "The Princess Bride" a fairy tale; this movie is a surprise every step of the way. Here's how we might describe it: "All in the Family"'s Meathead directs an epic tale of Columbo reading his grandson a story of Forrest Gump's girlfriend in love with the slimy guy from "Twister"; the "Fright Night" vampire and one of the "Spinal Tap" guys hire a wrestler, the "Ragtime" salesman, and the guy who had dinner with Andre to kidnap the woman; one of the "City Slickers" also plays a role.
Okay, that's a silly description. But my point is, this movie is like nothing that you've ever seen. With ROUS and various political references, the whole thing is a mile a minute. The cast couldn't have been more impressive: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Andre the Giant, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Peter Falk and Fred Savage.
And some of the lines? Let me just put it like this: if you don't come away from this movie occasionally uttering "Inconceivable!" and "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!", then you must be numb.
I quite literally can't find anything bad to say about "The Princess Bride". Always emphasizing teamwork and intellect over brute force, and never degenerating into sappy love, it may be THE perfect fairy tale. As everyone wishes.