THE PRINCESS BRIDE (PG) 

"Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles..."  I guess that says it all...  If you haven't seen this movie yet, you're really missing out on something special. The fairy tale story of Westley and Buttercup, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, and Andre the Giant (among others) provides great entertainment over and over and over again.  (I know because I've watched this movie many, many, many times and it still hasn't lost its magic.)  It's a fairy tale movie dripping with charm and blessed with a grand sense of humor.  

IMPRESSIONS

Best Line Delivery: Hallo, ma name is Inigo Montoya... (well, you know how the rest goes...)

Second Best Line Delivery: Twoo Wuvvvv...

Famous last words:  You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous...is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is this...never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!...Hahaha haha ha...ahahahahah ahahaha - thump.

Only Buttercup could pull off this line: "You can't hurt me. Westley and I are joined by the bonds of love, and you cannot track that--not with a thousand bloodhounds, and you cannot break it--not with a thousand swords, and when I say you are a coward, that is only because you are the slimiest weakling ever to crawl the earth."

Princess Bride words and phrases: "As you wish...", "Inconceivable", "Surrender!", "Humperdink", "Mawige", "My name is...", "Rodents", "I swear it will be done", "Fezzik", "True love", "The Pit of Despair", "Booooo!"

My only complaint: Peter Falk's voice constantly cutting in on narrative...

Responses from cyberspace -- thanks for the input, folks!

stansweb@hotmail.com gives this movie  stars: "This movie rules. I have the dvd and I'm seen it about 5 times this year." (3/20/01)

holly707@hotmail.com gives this movie  stars: "Isn't it wonderful that EVERYONE gives this movie 5 stars? And we are all right. It is the greatest movie of all time. Suggestion - always watch it with a group, and have at least one person who has never seen it before with you. " (11/21/00)

aragorn@dragonmount.com gives this movie  stars: "I used to think that Star Wars was my favorite movie of all time. However, I recently watched The Princess Bride again after many years. I realized that this movie has EVERYTHING: Action, comedy, drama, romance. It's the best love story ever, and certainly has the world's best love song at the end." (7/9/00)

rfksecond2@cs.com gives this movie  stars: "Good movie." (6/19/00)

Sklaw_Aras@yahoo.com says: "If you like the movie, you will love the book. It's written by William Goldman, and you must read it if you enjoyed the film." (7/21/99)

Molly gives this movie  stars: "This movie is the best movie ever made. Romace, True Love, Sword Fighting, Adventure, and a giant along with a happy ending, This movie can not get any better. It is the best movie ever made. And if one has never seen it they are missing out! Thanks for the homepage! Molly :o)" (1/30/99)

TamiSue18@aol.com gives this movie  stars: "This was the best movie that I have ever saw. The movie is so romantic." (1/30/99)

LarryLPL@aol.com gives this movie  stars: "If I didn't have children, I probably would have missed this wonderful movie. So, I guess it was worth having kids after all!!!" (1/27/99)

tricia_altoonian@juno.com gives this movie  stars: "This movie is the greatest movie ever made. It is by far my favorite." (1/12/99)

bealinda@usa.net gives this movie  stars: "I've seen the movie at least 10+ times and read the book once. I think it's a true masterpiece. I love how it captures all ages. It is one of the most funniest and romantic love stories ever made! The sardonic lingo is enthralling!" (11/17/98)

heueram@purdue.edu gives this movie  stars: "The Princess Bride, is by far, the best movie in the world." (9/28/98)

The Girl gives this movie  stars: "I love Princess Bride! Westley, Fezzic, Indigo and of course Buttercup are awesome! I've watched this movie for years and yet I still love it! See the movie now!!" (7/7/98)

LChristian@juno.com gives this movie  stars: "The Princess Bride combines classic humor with a complex story line. Anyone who has not seen this film is missing out on a wonderful experience. This movie is ideal for all audiences, capturing the younger crowd with adventure and the older crowd with comedy and romance. The Princess Bride is a movie that you cannot watch just once. Several viewings of this movie begin to reveal the depth of the humor therein. True attention to detail is what makes this one of the best films of all times. Truly a must own for every video library." (6/15/98)

Singer3695@aol.com gives this movie  stars: "I love this movie!!! It is the best movie you've ever seen!" (6/8/98)

willmatt@theremc.com gives this movie  stars: "I LOVE this movie. I laugh hysterically every time I watch it. Although I am still slightly confused about who exactly wrote the book. The movie is written by William Goldman and is supposed to be based on his book which is supposed to be an abrigded version of the book by Simon Morgenstern. I've heard theories now that it was written by students from the University of Chicago as some sort of econic policy statement. And that William wrote both books and abridged his own work to make a statement. Apparently it all gets back to money because Florin (which obviously was never a real Europeon country) which is where the story is set is actually a form of ancient Europeon currency. So is Guilder (the county Florin is the enemy of). So if anyone knows for a fact the behind the scenes story of this movies complex background let me know. But again I have to say I love the book (I read the supposed abridged version of the Morgenstern book by Goldman), and love the movie even more in a way, and highly reccomend both to anyone looking for something that will entertain people of all ages." (5/23/98)

LadyRisa1@aol.com gives this movie  stars: "This movie was entertaining, a beautiful love story without needless sex scenes, it had memorable lines, and likeable characters. This is a movie I could see over and over again without being bored." (5/18/98)

Whtiger2@aol.com gives this movie  stars: "It is still "incontheevuble" to me that not everyone has seen this movie. It is a classic." (5/14/98)

M01Tweety@aol.com gives this movie  stars: "I loved The Princess Bride. It has been my favorite movie since I was litte. I read the book and they left out some of the good parts in the book. I really think that they should have been kept in." (5/3/98)

turk@warwick.net gives this movie  stars: "A great feel good movie, perfect for almost all ages, I first saw it when I was 10. Seven years later, I still watch it every time I can." (4/25/98)

bydolem@macconnect.com has an announcement!: "My husband and I went to Universal Studios Hollywood last week. Suncoast Video has a store there. You can reserve a copy of Princess Bride for $10.99 there!!! Movie is expected to be re-released in early February 1998. PASS THE WORD!!" (12/21/97)

Lindsay gives this movie  stars: "This is the best movie I have ever seen. I've seen it 71 times and been watching it scince I was 7 or 8 years old (I still watch it know as much as I did then). It is a movie you could recomend to anyone. There is stuff in it for people who like adventure, comedy, drama and anything else. I think this movie should get aditional stars for the great cast and all the witty and comical lines in it." (11/22/97)

red@grapevinenet.com gives this movie  stars: "The princess bride is the best movie i have ever seen, i've seen it at least 6 or 9 hundred times and i still love every enchanting moment. I'd give it 6 stars." (11/13/97)

Belle347@aol.com gives this movie  stars: "I have loved this movie from the moment I saw it which was seven years ago and I finally bought the dang thing. When I went out to buy the tape I discovered that they are no longer making any more copies and I was lucky enough to get one of the last ones at Blockbuster." (11/8/97)

Apoletta@aol.com gives this movie  stars: "It was one of the best movies I have ever seen!" (9/10/97)

Laura gives this movie  stars: "This is a great movie for boys & girls, contrary to the title. It is full of not only full of romance but fighting. The film also keeps up a wry sense of humor. It has beautiful cinematography, and fairly belivible special effects. It keeps you on the edge of your seat!" (7/28/97)

D. Swanton gives this movie  stars: "This movie is a classic. "But I know somethig you do not!" is one of my favorite scenes." (6/18/97)

hdelano@hotmail.com gives this film  stars: "This is a movie everyone should see at least once! It has something for everybody. Fight scenes for the guys and a love story (not to mention Cary Elwes) for the ladies. I loved it!" (4/16/97)

W. Crawford gives this movie a  rating.  "This is the most entertaining piece of work I have ever seen."