Princess Bride-- A fantastical enjoyed ADVENTURE

Rating: 7/10 (20 September 2005)

"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Those words will trigger one of two things for a person, either massive confusion or the amusing fairytale, The Princess Bride.
Alan, a young boy, is sick in bed with the flu playing video games. The last thing he wants is his grandfather reading him some "mushie story with kissing." Reluctantly, Alan agrees to let his grandfather read The Princess Bride to him, a novel that has been read in Alan's family from generation to generation. Alan expects an everyday story with your usual Prince, Princess, villain, rescue, and romance. But this book had a lot more to offer, yes, including "kissing" (as said by the grandfather to Alan) The strength of true love is essentially the makeup of the storyline for The Princess Bride. A beautiful girl named Buttercup falls in love with her farm hand, Westley. It's the perfect relationship till Prince Humperdinck picks Buttercup to become "Princess Buttercup," which she resents. Suddenly, another complication occurs—Buttercup is unexpectedly kidnapped by a group of three evil villains, "The Sicilian, The Spaniard, and The Turk" in which Westley must battle to win back his one and only love. At the same time, Prince Humperdinck also sets off to look for his soon to be "Princess Buttercup." Will Westley save his soul mate before the Prince can interfere? Is Buttercup going to become royalty? Only true love is to decide how this one-of-a-kind fairytale concludes.
Whether you are looking to watch a movie for an adventure, a mushie love story, or just for laughs, The Princess Bride is for you. This movie is suitable for the whole family has been classified under many categories, including, comedy, romance, drama, adventure, and even fantasy. Not only is it a well-written screenplay and has been rated over 8/10 stars by most movie critiques but it has been nominated for five awards and has won five other awards, some including the "People's Choice Award" and the "Saturn Award." In addition, this movie also features a dynamic cast. The entire cast did a remarkable job in making this fairytale realistic (to an extent). One example is about how the combat (sword fights, flips, tricks, etc.) scenes were well done and rehearsed. They kept the viewers on the edge of their seats through every "clink" of a sword and "swoosh" from a flip. Another is how the make-up and costumes in the movie added a great effect to the cast of characters, especially to the older, more mystical characters featured, such as Miracle Max and his wife. The 1987 release of The Princess Bride shows viewers that this movie making process took time and consideration, along with an amazing cast, and a hard working crew, creating a story that's to be a great audience pleaser.
Three evil villains, a cruel Prince, a beautiful bride, a hero, Cliffs of Insanity, a Pit of Despair, and so much more chaos and adventure—no one has ever had to fight this hard for true love.