Better than a bottle of aspirin.

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2001)

I was sitting at home in a snowstorm with a fever, chills and a bit of nausea. Time to watch a movie - but which movie? I spied my copy of the Princess Bride I bought after getting my DVD a few months ago. The last time I saw this was several years ago on VHS at a friend's in monophonic. What a spectacular experience on my new Sony Trinitron with a good stereo sound system! The nuances of color are wonderful and the sound track impeccable.

I have seen this movie several times over the years, and enjoy it just as much each time. How many movies can you say that of? Still, you don't want to wear it out. My suggestion is every home should have a copy of The Princess Bride, but save it for when someone is sick, just like the book in the movie. It sure made me feel better, even though I am a grown up.
Rob Reiner and the rest of the crew deserve a lot of credit for this movie. It is one of those gems where everything seems to fall into place perfectly. Thank you!
Evidently there is at least one cynic out there, though, who was not touched by this gentle fairy tale, which is ironic considering one of the greatest cynics of all worked on this movie: Norman Lear, creator of All in the Family. I agree with "markwilson" about Titanic; if I had to watch that when I was sick, I would probably shoot myself. All I can say, Mr. MW, is if The Princess Bride doesn't cheer you up, next time you get sick, make sure you have a big bottle of aspirin, and drink plenty of tequila.