I Wish I Were A "Princess".......

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 2004)

I heard people talking about "The Princess Bride" on "I Love The 80s: Strikes Back". I'd heard people talking about it when I was younger even. And I'd always heard the word classic when they were talking about it. Yet, I'd never seen this flick. A travesty, I know.
One day, while I was SUPER bored and doing nothing, I happened to come across "The Princess Bride" on the WE channel. I figured "Well, it's just starting. So why not?". Besides, if I didn't like it, I could just flip it, right?
Five minutes into the movie, and I'm BAWLING hysterically at the thought of Buttercup losing Westley forever at the hands of the Dread Pirate Roberts. And thus, I began the adventure that is "The Princess Bride".
This movie is a wonderfully refreshing take on the classic fairytales that everyone grew up with. It spoofs them, but it does it so well that you don't feel cheated or offended. And I just loved how the story was presented. The story is introduced as just that, a story. A grandfather comes to his sick grandson's bedside to read the book that he used to read to his own son. The fairytale of Buttercup and Westley really IS a fairytale. And what's better than that, really?
The characters, you absolutely fall in love with. Westley is simply the perfect man and one of the most perfect characters, in my opinion. Just the first utterance of the infamous line, "As you wish.", and I was just a puddle on the couch. Buttercup plays a princess you can relate to. Fezzik the Giant, lovable. And Inigo Montoya, probably one of the best characters. His story was the one that was probably my favorite out of the movie. Just awesome. I totally rooted for him the entire time he was looking for "The Six Fingered Man". Plus, he's got one of the coolest quotes of the film.
This movie is just good entertainment and is complete family fare. You can watch it with everyone and be able to enjoy it. I was laughing, I was in suspense, and I was CERTAINLY in tears more than once. The story is just so sweet and so loving, truly classic.
You will absolutely fall in love with this movie. And TOTALLY wish you were Robin Wright. It's full of everything that great stories and movies are made of.
And, believe me, you WILL trip to watch "The Princess Bride" over and over.......as you wish.