The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride is ultimately a story of love - of a grandather for his grandson, of Inigo Montoya for his murdered father and between Buttercup and Wesley. It is an old fashioned fairy tale in a sense, but its imagination, wit and humour stands it apart from convention. The characters are endearing and essential to the plot. The pace of the film changes up and down beautifully throughout and the script is a joy, playing with words and ideas. Humanity prevails in this wonderous tale, I learnt plenty from it as a child and I still watch it from time to time to remind me of the goodness w…

The Movie Mob

2022-10-08

⭐ 10

**The Princess Bride is truly a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that everyone can and should enjoy.** There is nothing quite like The Princess Bride. It’s classic, timeless, charming, clever, hilarious, well-done, and just an all-around excellent film. The Princess Bride is good, safe, fun for the whole family, filled with romance, adventure, comedy, fantasy, action, and heroism. It’s a film for everyone and can be enjoyed by all ages. This film stands as an icon because of its touching romance, hilarious satire, and unforgettable characters. If you haven’t seen this movie, do yourself a favor an…

CinemaSerf

2025-05-29

⭐ 7

Maybe not too surprisingly, a poorly young lad (Fred Savage) isn’t so keen on lying in bed being read a slushy romance about a princess by his granddad (Peter Falk) but he knows this book has been passed down through generations of the family and so decides to indulge the well-meaning gent. It doesn’t get any more scintillating for him when he is introduced to the lovelorn heroine “Buttercup” (Robin Wright) who has lost the love of her life “Westley” (Cary Elwes) and in return been saddled with the foppish “Prince Humperdinck” (Chris Sarendon). Fortunately for her, she is kidnapped by a rather…

Not what it was supposed to be, based on how many times I've seen this movie mentioned over the years. I hadn't even realized I'd never seen it, but it really wasn't all that great. A few sets with light changing angle every few seconds, a mix of British and American accents, poorly written dialogue and acting, unidimensional characters. I wonder where all the "family fun" part of the movie resides. Would not recommend. And since this is a private review, this should not appear publicly on the movie page, right? Can't find any info about that...