A spectacular movie for all ages!

Rating: 10/10 (12 May 2005)

This movie is filled with so many wonderful stories within on enthralling romantic adventure comedy. And that is what makes it so great. I have watched so many movies in my lifetime, but none can match the diversity of this one.
First you have your true love encounter between Buttercup (Robin Wright) and Westly (Cary Elwes) which is the basis for the duration of it. Westly sets off on his own to 'find himself' never failing in love for his princess. Meanwhile, Buttercup has been manipulated into marrying the local Prine Humperdink (Chris Sarandon) as a token to the villagers to prove his understanding of the lower class. Of course, it's really all about him. During the courtship, you can tell that Buttercup still awaits her Westly to come looking for her. This is where the many wonderful stories unfold in this romantic fantasy.
Westly comes back to find that his love has been taken by some rogue men for ransom, but there's a twist in his character at this point. He's not exactly the man he used to be. These rogue men are an odd bunch. There's Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) the philosopher, Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) the swordsman, and Fezzik (Andre the Giant) the 'strongman,' which is an understatement. Westly has to rescue his princess from this band of misfits. The outcome is one not expected.
Throughout the movie a grandfather (Peter Falk) is reading this story to his sick grandson (Fred Savage) who is sick and missing school.
Nobody can deny that this was well thought out in the way it was written. My favorite line (probably to others as well) is by Inigo who is out to "...avenge my father." This is a definite must in anyone's movie library.