Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Mandy Patinkin
When a young boy falls ill, his grandfather pops round to visit him. To cheer his grandson up, Grandpa has brought a storybook; The Princess Bride, a tale of the love between the beautiful Buttercup a...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 26, 1999
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June 22, 2009I've heard so many positive opinions about The Princess Bride that I think I somehow expected it to be more than it actually is. It's a well-done fairy tale, but I hoped that I would find it amazing even without the nostalgic feelings that many people have for this movie from the...( read more)
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March 15, 2009one of the most clever and subtle comedies ever made, and the gold standard for films that cross genre between fantasy and comedy. others that have followed have done well, such as stardust and brothers grimm, but this will always be the standard by which such films are set agai...( read more)
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January 30, 2009William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride is a tremendous piece of comic fantasy, which, stupid though it is, is written as if it's edited from a real historical account. The editorial interrupts won't work on film, so Goldman decided to retell the story as if it's a Gran...( read more)
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December 26, 2008Funny, funny movie. And full of great adventure. I love all the performances!
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December 4, 2008"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You
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November 26, 2009This is one of those rare movies that are really timeless. It has a great cast and how could you go wrong with Andre the Giant in this? This movie has a lot of charm, laughs and should be considered a great date movie. I'm just wondering if there is anyone who doesn't like this ...( read more)
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November 22, 2009Perfect. Cary Elwes is never really talked about amongst great comedic performances, but man is it ever. The rest of the cast, and the witty script help, and director Rob Reiner keeps everything moving and it all looks pretty good, even still.
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November 20, 2009Awwwwww, after waiting for sooo long to see this....it was definately worth it!
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November 19, 2009Once Upon A Time...Yeah, it's one of those movies. One of those kind of typical fairytale films that you figured out the ending the first three minutes of the actual film.
It's a cute fairytale though. And come on...Rob Reiner directed it, so that alone should earn it a star (...( read more)
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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December 20, 2008"My name is Inigo Montoya. You Killed my father. Prepare to Die."
What an awesome scene. Now you can be Inigo Montoya at http://www.mymoviemoment.com/ -
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July 14, 2008Great movie, one of my favorites! Now there is a game out based on the movie! Check it out at www.princessbridegame.com
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November 12, 2007
LOVE this movie! I heard something about some merchandise being licensed for production (perfume and stuff) if anyone has any info on ANY merchandise, please e-mail me - mightycrumbgirl@hotmail.com - thanks :o)
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November 1, 2007I'm giving away an original The Princess Bride 20th Anniversary DVD. :D
If you're interested, details can be found in my blog: http://screensucked.blogspot.com/2007/11/great-princess-bride-dvd-giveaway.html
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