A gentle, whimsical classic

Rating: 10/10 (24 April 2002)

I saw this film when it first came out in theatres. I was twelve at the time. In my unusually self-important childhood wisdom, I declared to all of my friends and relations that "The Princess Bride" was the best film of 1987. I suppose I was attempting to become the next Roger Ebert at the time. Now that I'm older, and I've seen many of the more seriously acclaimed films of that year, I still think I was right at the time.
Has any film ever satirized a story form(in this case, the fairy tale) while embodying that form so perfectly? And has there ever been a fight scene written so intelligently as Westley and Inigo's duel? This film is a joy from start to finish, and it is one I will treasure for as long as I live.